Surrey International Writers’ Conference

OCTOBER 21—26, 2026

SURREY, CANADA

The Surrey International Writers’ Conference is a workshop-based conference with a focus on development of skills and industry-based knowledge. Whether you are a beginning writer or widely published, this is the place to hone your skills, learn more about markets, and network future sales. SiWC runs annually the third weekend in October, Friday through Sunday.

Faculty (previous): Xio Axelrod, Shashi Bhat, Sara Blaydes, Shane Book, Elizabeth Boyle, Finnian Burnett, Stacey Chomiak, Sean Cranbury, Naomi Davis, kc dyer, Hallie Ephron, Minister Faust, Diana Gabaldon, Sheree L. Greer, Farah Heron, Crystal Hunt, Steven James, Andrea J. Johnson, Susanna Kearsley, Mary Robinette Kowal, JM Landels, Sara Leach, Kate MacIntosh, Mahtab Narsimhan, Cecily Nicholson, Loghan Paylor, Erin Roberts, Renée Sarojini Saklikar, Michael Slade, Faye Snowden, Robin Stevenson, Aren X. Tulchinsky, Iryn Tushabe, Holman Wang, Jonathan Whitelaw

Genres Offered: Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction

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