Latest Past Events

2022 Writers Festival, Mystery » How to Write a Mystery

Virtual

Join SDWF host Anastasia Hipkins and listen in on a conversation between Lee Child, Laurie R. King, Neil Nyren, and Frankie Y. Bailey about How to Write a Mystery, based on the new handbook of the same name from Mystery Writers of America. Edited by multi-award-winning NYT bestselling authors Lee Child and Laurie R. King, […]

Free

2022 Writers Festival, Screenplay Writing » Writing for the Screen

Virtual

Producer and screenwriter, Carlos de los Rios hosts an honest conversation about the state of movies and television with a panel of professional producers and writers, including Los Angeles movie and television producer, Lee Caplin (producer of Columbia Pictures’ Ali, starring Will Smith and HBO’s True Detective), screenwriter Tony Griffin (Drop Zone with Wesley Snipes), […]

Free

2022 Writers Festival, Keynote Author, On Writing » Writing the Page-Turning Novel with Jeniffer Thompson

Virtual

Join festival co-founder and host of The Premise podcast, Jeniffer Thompson, as she moderates this lively discussion about secrets and questions, pacing and plot twists, riveting yet relatable characters, and chapter-ending hooks that force your hand to turn “just one more page” until you find yourself at the end of the book. Featuring: Bill Clegg, […]

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