JUNE 18-23, 2017

January 11, 2017 Early Bird Registration   $575--full conference! Through February 15  Register here. Improve your craft. Find your tribe. Make lifelong connectionsSpend your conference week beachside at the charming Santa Barbara Hyatt. We're pleased to announce that the very talented Catherine Ryan Hyde has been added to our list of speakers for SBWC 2017. She's an alumna of this conference with 32 published novels and counting. Her latest is Say Goodbye for Now.Another alumna and longtime friend of the conference, the charming and funny Fannie Flagg, will honor us by speaking opening night. Her most recent novel is The Whole Town's Talking. Over the past 45 years, SBWC has created a learning environment that can transform talented writers (beginners included) into bestselling authors ... well, that and a lot of hard work on the part of the authors. One of the best things about the Santa Barbara Writers Conference is the faculty. Our teachers cover a broad range of genres. The 2.5-hour workshops allow time for learning craft, as well as getting individualized feedback on your work. Early bird registration is open now. Please call 1-888-421-1442 and say you are attending the Santa Barbara Writers Conference to get the discounted rate. On February 1, we'll open registration for meetings with agents. You must already be registered for the conference to signup. Since its origins in 1972, SBWC has given writers an oasis of time, place and focus to hone craft and connect with mentors, agents and publishers. The Santa Barbara Writers Conference Scrapbook, a history of the conference written by founder Mary Conrad and longtime friends of SBWC, Y. Armando Nieto and Matthew J. Pallamary, is now available on Amazon. There is a documentary film of the same title debuting at the SBWC in June. The film and the book are labors of love, and both reflect the special nature of this conference. New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore says: "I went into the Santa Barbara Writers Conference a foundering insurance man and came out a writer. I wouldn't have made it without the camaraderie and enthusiasm for the craft I found there."  We invite you to be a part of this ongoing literary legacy. I hope to see you June 18-23, 2017. Grace Rachow SBWC Director