Upcoming Events

We're so lucky to have Tim Wynne-Jones as one of our January Kickoff speakers, along with his wife, Amanda Lewis, who is also an award-winning author. This virtual celebration will kick us off and into a New Year of Writing. There will be giveaways, writing prompts and contests, and just a whole lotta fun.

WIFYR book club is an extension of the Writing & Illustrating for Young Readers conference. Our book club is open to all writers (and readers). It is FREE and you do NOT need to be registered for the conference to take part in the book club. Learn more >

Presenter: Laura Shovan

Book: A Place at the Table

Save the date! Join us for our free online event featuring several writers whose lives have changed because of their hard work and a little nudge from WIFYR. Ernest Robertson, Morgan Iverson, Alan Markham, Bruce Luck, and Maggie Peterson will talk about their road toward publication/finding an agent, and what worked for them.

Registration will open soon. Event details subject to change.

WIFYR book club is an extension of the Writing & Illustrating for Young Readers conference. Our book club is open to all writers (and readers). It is FREE and you do NOT need to be registered for the conference to take part in the book club. Learn more >

THIS MONTH'S AUTHOR & BOOK

Presenter: Amanda West Lewis

Book: These Are Not the Words

WIFYR book club is an extension of the Writing & Illustrating for Young Readers conference. Our book club is open to all writers (and readers). It is FREE and you do NOT need to be registered for the conference to take part in the book club. Learn more >

THIS MONTH'S AUTHOR & BOOK

Presenter: Tim Wynne-Jones

Book: War at the Snow White Motel and Other Stories

WIFYR book club is an extension of the Writing & Illustrating for Young Readers conference. Our book club is open to all writers (and readers). It is FREE and you do NOT need to be registered for the conference to take part in the book club. Learn more >

THIS MONTH'S AUTHOR & BOOK

Presenter: Alan Markham

Book: Spy Sisters Verses Snake Ten-Fangs [Coming March 2026]

WIFYR book club is an extension of the Writing & Illustrating for Young Readers conference. Our book club is open to all writers (and readers). It is FREE and you do NOT need to be registered for the conference to take part in the book club. Learn more >

THIS MONTH'S AUTHOR & BOOK

Presenter: Janette Rallison

Book:  We Are Never Getting Together [Coming April 2026]

Mark your calendars for our 2026 Writing & Illustrating for Young Readers Conference! It will be held in Draper, Utah on June 15-19, 2026. Join our newsletter to keep up to date with announcements regarding the conference and to join us for monthly events with our amazing WIFYR community. Registration opens January 1st.