Our Speakers

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Speakers

Speakers are still being added for the 2026 conference.

Special Guests

William Martin

Historical Fiction |
#1 NYT Bestseller

A.N. Caudle

Dark Fantasy

Lou Berney

Crime Fiction |
Edgar Award Winner

Courtney Whims

Romantasy |
Dragon Fantasy

WRITERS

Candace Kade

YA | Sci-Fi | Screenplay

JB Caine

YA Paranormal | Fantasy

Kelley Morris

Poetry

Kelsey Humphreys

Romance | Humor

RJ Johnson

Science Fiction

Forest Jones

Non Fiction | History

Betsey Kulakowski

Paranormal Thrillers

Marty Ludlum

Mystery

Bob Saenz

Screenwriting

Lauren Smith

Romance | Fantasy | Romantasy

Laurel Thomas

Women’s Fiction

Lara Bernhardt

Women’s Fiction

Bill McCloud

Poetry

Jude Bayton

Mystery

Dani Pettrey

Romance | Thriller | Inspirational

Jerry Bennett

Comics

Tamara Grantham

Fantasy | YA

AGENTS

Kristina Lennon

Agent
Focused Artist

Rita Rosenkranz

Agent
Rita Rosenkranz Literary Agency

Kathy Green

Agent
Embolden Media Group

Jen Babakhan

Agent

Books & Such Literary Management

Vicky Weber

Agent
Creative Media Agency

Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong

Marsal Lyon Literary Agency

Katharine Sands

Agent
Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency

Abby Saul

Agent
The Lark Group

Hunter Strickland

Agent
Focused Artists

PUBLISHERS

Charles J. Martin

Literati Press

Janene MacIvor

Harper Collins |
Thomas Nelson

Kadey Bernhardt

Admission Press

TwylaBeth Lambert

Fawkes Press

Aubrey Green

Editor |
eMerge Magazine

AUTHOR ASSISTANCE

Ralph Bernhardt

Author Photography

Kathleen Kaiser

Writers & Publishers Network

Jesse Ulrich

Audiobook Recording

Sydney Pruett

Therapist | Character Development

Cameron Sutter

Plottr

Desiree Duffy

Marketing

Dave Duffy

Marketing

Amy M. Le

QuillHawk Publishing

Michele Chiappetta

Two Birds Author Services

J. Hall

Podcasts

Jason Maddox

Branding | Design

Ana Maddox

Marketing | Branding

CONFERENCE HOSTS

William Bernhardt

WriterCon Programs

Rene Gutteridge

Writing Momentum