2026 Meetings and Events
Chapter Meetings are held every second Tuesday at 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
St. George Library, 88 W 100 S, St. George, UT 84770
Jan 31.
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Write On Winter Conference (to take place of our January meeting)
Feb 10.
6:30 - 7:45 PM
Chapter Meeting: Intimacy, Consent, and Sex in Fiction with Rachael Bush.
St George Library.
March 10.
6:30 - 7:45 PM
Chapter Meeting: Crafting Story from Life Experience with Dorothy Allred Solomon.
St George Library.
April 14.
6:30 - 7:45 PM
Chapter Meeting: Author Member Night.
April 18.
9 AM - 6:15 PM
SLC Pre-Quill Conference.
May 12.
6:30 - 7:45 PM
Chapter Meeting: TBD with Lucy Tayco Price.
June 9.
6:30 - 7:45 PM
Chapter Meeting: TBD
July 14.
6:30 - 7:45 PM
Chapter Meeting: Networking as a Writer / Conference Prep.
TBD
Pitch Practice. Are you ready to pitch your manuscript to an agent or editor? Join us to perfect your pitch!
Aug 6-9
See schedule
SLC Quill's Conference.
Aug 11.
6:30 - 7:45 PM
Chapter Meeting: Quills Conference Recap.
Sep 8.
6:30 - 7:45 PM
Chapter Meeting: TBD
TBD
Writers Retreat
Oct 13.
6:30 - 7:45 PM
Chapter Meeting: TBD
Nov 10.
6:30 - 7:45 PM
Chapter Meeting: TBD with Julie Wright.
Dec 9.
TBD
Annual Holiday Party
Past Events:
2025
Jan 14. 6:30 pm
Chapter Meeting: Literary Agents: Finding, Vetting, and Pitching with Claudine, Sara, and Sheena.
Feb 1. 9:30 am
Write On Winter Conference (to take place of our regular meeting).
March 11. 6:30 pm
Chapter Meeting: An Author's Guide to Audiobooks with Jen Bigbie.
March 29 10-6pm
SLC Pre-Quill Conference.
April 8. 6:30 pm
Chapter Meeting: Member Author Night.
May 13. 6:30 pm
'Scene Blocking' with Joe Gordon.
June 10. 6:30 pm
'Screenplay Adaption Workshop' with Wendy Womack.
July 8. 6:30 pm
Member Pizza Pool Party RSVP Here
July 26. 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Pitch Practice. Are you ready to pitch your manuscript to an agent or editor? Join us to perfect your pitch!
Aug 7-10
SLC Quill's Conference. More info here!
Aug 12. 6:30 pm
Chapter Meeting: Quills Conference Recap.
Sep 9. 6:30 pm
'Second Skins: Writing from What We Wear' - A generative writing exercise with Cindy King, Ph.D.
Sep 26-27
Writers Retreat in Pine Valley. More info here!
Oct 04. 2-6 pm
Write In (Join us for a writing session) Smiths Marketplace on Mall Drive, St George
Oct 07. 6:30 pm
'Tackling Subjects that are Personal and Difficult to Share' with Lora Stead
St. George Library
Oct 14. 6:30 pm
'We Need to Talk: Writing Authentic Dialogue' with Wendy Womack
St. George Library
Oct 20. 6:30 pm
'How to Successfully Fail: At your First Attempts' with Joe Gordon
St. George Library
Oct 29. 6:30 pm
'From Reading to Writing' with Sara Flannery Murphy
St. George Library
Nov 10. 6:30 pm
MONDAY: Creating Goals with Aligned Creativity with Liz Anderson
Dec 9. 6:00 pm
Annual Holiday Party
2024
Jan 9
Critique Workshop
Feb 3
Winter Writing Conference (to take place of our regular meeting)
March 12
'Nature to prose' with Shaunna Goldberry
April 9
Submitting to the Quills Contest and Intro to Kindle Direct Publishing
May 14
Panel Experts: Do I need an agent? With Lora Stead, Sheena Blankenagel, and Claudene Discalia
June 11
'Overcoming Common Writing Hurdles Workshop' with Sheena Blankenagel
July 9
'How to write a villain your readers will love to hate' with Joe Gordon
July 13
Writers Summer Brunch - 10AM at Farmstead Bakery (food not included)
Aug 13
Quills Recap - Best take-aways from the Quills Conference
Sept 10
'Defining Your Story's Stakes: Bringing Necessary Tension Through Character Goals' with local published author Sara Flannery Murphy
Sept 27-28
Writing Retreat in Pine Valley - Click here for details
Oct 8
"Hack Your Writing: Techniques to Amp Up Your Writing" with author Linne Elizabeth Marsh
Oct 12
Saturday Writing Workshop: Jumpstart your writing dreams - 10:15 AM to 1:20 PM at St George Library - Click here for details
Nov 12
Author Tom Garrison on Guerrilla Marketing for Writers
Dec 10
Annual Holiday Party
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