2026 SWC: Room Five

Panel
Room Five
11:00am- 50 minutes

Jacob Hubbard, K.A. Bledsoe

For this panel, we would discuss what it is like to attend the Tucson Festival of Books as a vendor, strategies on promoting/marketing your book, and strategies getting into book festivals.

Panel
Room Five
4:00pm- 50 minutes

Jenn Labuz

You leave a conference feeling energized, inspired, and ready to tackle any project—only to hit a slump as soon as you return to your daily routine. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to bridge the gap between conference hype and real-world action. Together, we’ll identify your key action steps, create a personalized schedule to stay on track, and explore effective strategies to keep you focused and motivated as you transition back into your routine.

Panel
Room Five
9:00am- 50 minutes

Ron Dungan, Adrienne Miles

Good writing is not inspired. The best writers work every day. Certainly, some days are better than others. But most successful writers look at their craft as a job, and like every job, it’s important to show up to work. This is true for both fiction and nonfiction. 

Tips on how to revise your work. 

Panel
Room Five
3:00pm- 50 minutes

Anna Jones, Ben Manning, Sean Doyle

Brick Cave Media's editorial team shares their philosophies and practices in editing, be it novels, poetry and more. Open discussion of editorial style and how "house rules" can vary from press to press.

Panel
Room Five
1:00pm- 50 minutes

Bruce Davis, Sharon Skinner

Childrens Books, Adult works, Nebulas, Hugos, you name them. A discussion around the books that are winning awards.

Panel
Room Five
2:00pm- 50 minutes

Adrienne Miles, Sharon Skinner, Bruce Davis

Having been or currently being in service to your country, can that service turn around and serve your writing? Adrienne, Bruce and Sharon talk about the ways that theur respective service has entered their writing careers.