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Upcoming Events

Experience WIFYR All Year

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Writing & Illustrating for Young Readers has an amazing community where writers can connect all year long. Never miss out on an event!

* All events subject to change 

Events

January Book Club

January 27, 2026

6:30 - 7:30pm

Online

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

This is What Happened

February 19, 2026

6:30 - 8:30pm

Online

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.

February Book Club

February 24, 2026

7:00 - 8:00 pm

Online

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

March Ahead Retreat [Virtual]

March 27, 2026

8am to 5:30pm

Virtual

Agents, Editors, Authors will speak about the writing industry. More information to come!


Choose to attend either Friday, March 27 (online) or Saturday, March 28 (in person) in Orem, UT. Classes are the same for both days.

March Ahead Retreat [In Person]

March 28, 2026

8am to 5:30pm

Orem, UT

Agents, Editors, Authors will speak about the writing industry. More information to come! Cost is $99.


Choose to attend either Friday, March 27 (online) or Saturday, March 28 (in person) in Orem, UT. Classes are the same for both days.

March Book Club

March 31, 2026

7:00 - 8:00 pm

Online

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

April Book Club

April 30, 2026

7:00 - 8:00 pm

Online

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]

May Book Club

May 26, 2026

7:00 - 8:00 pm

Online

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]

2026 WIFYR Conference

June 15, 2026

to June 19, 2026

Draper, UT

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.

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