Kauai Writers Conference

NOVEMBER 2—8, 2026

LIHUE, HI

The Kauai Writers Conference offers keynote talks by distinguished authors, one-on-one workshops led by literary agents, editors, and other publishing experts, and intensive master classes to inspire writers of fiction, narrative nonfiction, memoir, screenplays, and poetry, and help all conference participants find their path to publication.

Faculty: Rumaan Alam, Kwame Alexander, Regina Brooks, Julia Cook, Nicholas Delbanco, Jennifer Franklin, Sam Hiyate, Christina Bake Kline, Jean Kwok, Kevin Larimer, Megha Majumdar, Rebecca Makkai, Michael Maren, Paula McLain, Joshua Mohr, Priya Parmar, Elizabeth Rosner, John Searles, Dani Shapiro, Lisa Sharkey, Steven de Souza, Lisa Unger, Chris Whitaker, Meg Wolitzer

Genres Offered: Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Screenwriting, Poetry

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