Summer Writers Conference

Siloam Springs Writers Guild hosts this conference each year. Our goal is for the event to be both informative and entertaining. We focus on topics that will help sharpen your writing skills. We hope you’ll consider joining us this year!

Our 2026 conference will be held on Saturday, July 18th at First Baptist Church in Siloam Springs, AR.
Our theme this year is “Engaging Your Readers.” We are hoping the topics discussed will help you to write things your readers will not want to put down. We will also have a breakout session where attendees can choose between a writing/editing workshop and a session on publishing.
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PAST SUMMER WRITERS CONFERENCES:

JULY 19, 2025 “ELEMENTS OF STORYTELLING”
Speakers: M. Carolyn Steele, Merle Davenport, Daniel Mason

JULY 20, 2024 “WHAT DO WE REMEMBER?: WRITING MEMOIRS AND AUTOBIOGRAPHIES”
Speakers: M. Carolyn Steele, Michael Ross, Cheryl Ellicott

JULY 22, 2023 “MISSION OR MUSE: WHAT DRIVES YOU TO WRITE”
Speakers: Dr. Paul Linzey, John McPherson, Sharon Rose Gibson

JULY 23, 2022 “MAKING PEACE WITH MARKETING”
Speakers: RJ (Rebecca) Thesman, Kent Wyatt

JULY 27, 2019  “CULTIVATING YOUR IMAGINATION”    
Speakers: Linda C. Apple, Elece Hollis, Dennis Patton, Erin Marshall

JUNE 16, 2018  “CHASING THE DREAM: THE ROAD TO SUCCESS!”    
Speakers: Patsy Watkins, Jennifer McMurrain, Carolyn Steele, Roy Lessin

JULY 7-8, 2017  “FANNING THE FLAME: KEEPING THE PASSION ALIVE”    
Speakers: Paul Linzey, Dennis Patton, Traci Manos