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.
Presentation
Room Four
3:00pm- 50 minutes
What makes a great film? What makes for a dud? Why does anyone’s opinion matter? Do YOU have what it takes to be a movie critic? Join a discussion about how to analyze a film and then write about it, with Nerdvana Media’s ‘film influencer’ and Phoenix Film Critics Society board member, Bob Leeper.
Panel
Room Three
3:00pm- 50 minutes
A book coach can be a valuable part of your team. Learn about how they work in support of your writing and what questions to ask when you engage a coach for suopport.
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.
Panel
Room Four
2:00pm- 50 minutes
With the days of Lost in Space and Swiss Family Robinson long past, can good fiction still be created around the family dynamic? Bledsoe explores the subgenre and how she has navigated it with The Kelton Chronicles.
Panel
Room Three
2:00pm- 50 minutes
Brick Cave Media will accept pitches for Science Fiction and Fantasy manuscripts during this session. Authors should prepare:
- A 2 minutes verbal pitch
- A one page summary
- Their first three chapters available to provide if asked.
Each pitch will be timed to 5-7 minutes, and pitches will be taken ONLY during the panel time. Authors are strongly encouraged to review the press' Manuscript Submissions page prior to attending.
Panel
Room Five
1:00pm- 50 minutes
Childrens Books, Adult works, Nebulas, Hugos, you name them. A discussion around the books that are winning awards.
Panel
Room Three
1:00pm- 50 minutes
In December of 2017, I went with a friend to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Walk in Phoenix. One of the speakers at the event noted our community is like a patchwork quilt. And it hit home because in late 2017, I was feeling empty and lonely. I was single, childless and over forty. So, I decided to make a change.I set a New Year’s Resolution in 2018 to meet one new person a week or 52 new friends. This book is the diary of that journey. All profits from this book will be donated back to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Panel
Room FourRoom Four
4:00pm- 50 minutes4:00pm- 50 minutes
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here. It is a very hot and debatable topic. But is it all negative? Does AI offer opportunities for the publishing industry?
Subcategories
2026 Panel List
Welcome to the 2026 Sonoran Writers Conference Panels Schedule. Below is a complete list of all the panels being offered this year. A long list, but you can also break it down into smaller lists.
Lists by Room
SWC this year utilizes FIVE rooms of programming, all producing great opportunities to improve your writing. Visit the Panels listed by room:
ROOM ONE | ROOM TWO | ROOM THREE | ROOM FOUR | ROOM FIVE
Lists by Time
Get the smaller lists of the panels that are staring at a given time. This make planning much easier.
- 9:00AM Start
- 10:00AM Start
- 11:00AM Start
- 12:00PM Start
- 1:00PM Start
- 2:00PM Start
- 3:00PM Start
- 4:00PM Start
Lists by Presenter
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