Kauai Writers Conference

The 2024 Kauai Writers Conference will be held from November 11 to November 17 at the Royal Sonesta Resort on Kalapaki Beach in Kauai, Hawai‘i. The event features a three-day conference, master classes, one-on-one agent sessions, and publishing consultations for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers. Participating writers include poets Billy Collins, Panio Gianopoulos, Rachel Eliza Griffiths, and Marie Howe; fiction writers Jane Green, Lauren Groff, Sadeqa Johnson, Mary Beth Keane, Christina Baker Kline, Jean Kwok, Laura Lentz, Paula McLain, Joshua Mohr, Priya Parmar, Tom Perrotta, Amanda Eyre Ward, and Meg Wolitzer; fiction and nonfiction writers Nicholas Delbanco, Mark Kurlansky, John Searles, and Jess Walter; and nonfiction writer Zibby Owens. Participating publishing professionals include Lisa Sharkey (HarperCollins); agents Ryan D. Harbage (Fischer-Harbage Agency), Barbara Jones (Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency), Kirby Kim (Janklow & Nesbit), Lisa Leshne (Leshne Agency), Andy Ross (Andy Ross Literary Agency), Wendy Sherman (Wendy Sherman Associates), Andrea Somberg (Harvey Klinger Literary Agency), and Michelle Tessler (Tessler Literary Agency); and editors Dawn Davis (Simon & Schuster), Leigh Haber (Leigh Haber Literary Management), Kevin Larimer (Poets & Writers, Inc.), Heidi Pitlor (Heidi Pitlor Editorial), Brooke Warner (She Writes Press), and Kara Watson (Simon & Schuster). The cost of the three-day conference, which includes lectures, performances, and small-group craft workshops, is $795; individual master classes are $795 each. One-on-one agent sessions and publishing consultations are available for $95 each, and a ticket to the beachfront luau on November 16 is $129. Meal plans, which cover breakfast and lunch each day, range from $270 to $595. Lodging is available at the conference hotel for discounted rates on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is rolling through November 10. Visit the website for more information.

Accessibility accommodations include ground-floor event spaces; accessible sidewalks, pathways, and doorways; accessible public bathrooms; and accessible parking. Contact the resort at (808) 245-5050 for additional accessibility details.