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Saturday, October 3
 

8:30am CDT

Read & Critique
Saturday October 3, 2026 8:30am - 9:20am CDT
Room 4
Read a short piece of your writing, then get feedback from published writers and industry professionals. 
Speakers
avatar for John Bartell

John Bartell

John Bartell is a past president of the Fort Worth Poetry Society and of the DFW Writer’s Workshop. His poems can be found in various journals, including The Orchards Poetry Review, Canyon Voices, The Loch Raven Review, Horror Writers Association Poetry Showcase X and XI, and... Read More →
avatar for Brooke Fossey

Brooke Fossey

Brooke Fossey was once an aerospace engineer with a secret clearance before she traded it all in for motherhood and writing. She’s a past president and an honorary lifetime member of DFW Writers’ Workshop. Her work can be found in numerous publications, including Ruminate Mag... Read More →
avatar for Helen Dent

Helen Dent

Helen Dent's career as a writer began at age nine, when her grandfather paid her a dollar a page for what turned into quite a lengthy story. She studied monster theory (among other things) in graduate school, taught English at a Chinese university, and toured the Scottish Hebrides... Read More →
Saturday October 3, 2026 8:30am - 9:20am CDT
Room 4
  Read & Critique

9:30am CDT

So Here's My Problem: FIction
Saturday October 3, 2026 9:30am - 10:20am CDT
Room 4
Everyone gets stuck. Ask published writers and industry professionals how they’ve worked through similar problems.

We have several So Here’s My Problem sessions, each covering a different topic.
This one focuses on Fiction.
Speakers
avatar for Dana Swift

Dana Swift

Dana started making up fantasy worlds when she was eleven years old and hasn’t stopped since. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where she earned degrees in English and Advertising. Dana currently lives in Austin with her husband and her two dogs whose... Read More →
avatar for Katie Bernet

Katie Bernet

Katie is The New York Times, USA Today, and #1 Indie bestselling author of Beth Is Dead. She’s an award-winning creative director and a long-standing member of the DFW Writers’ Workshop. As the oldest of three sisters, she’s a diehard fan of Little Women.... Read More →
avatar for Sarah Mensinga
avatar for Andy C. Naranjo
Saturday October 3, 2026 9:30am - 10:20am CDT
Room 4
  Read & Critique

10:30am CDT

Read & Critique
Saturday October 3, 2026 10:30am - 11:20am CDT
Room 4
Read a short piece of your writing, then get feedback from published writers and industry professionals. 
Speakers
avatar for Mark Dye
avatar for Larry Enmon
avatar for Blair Lovern

Blair Lovern

Blair was a reporter when newspapers roamed the earth. Now he writes silly ghost stories.
Saturday October 3, 2026 10:30am - 11:20am CDT
Room 4
  Read & Critique

11:30am CDT

So Here's My Problem: Indie Marketing
Saturday October 3, 2026 11:30am - 12:20pm CDT
Room 4
Everyone gets stuck. Ask published writers and industry professionals how they’ve worked through similar problems.

We have several So Here’s My Problem sessions, each covering a different topic.
This one focuses on Marketing for Indie Authors.
Speakers
avatar for Russell C Connor

Russell C Connor

Russell C. Connor has been writing horror since the age of five. His short fiction has appeared in such publications as Black Petals Magazine, Alien Skin, Burial Day, Sanitarium, Beware the Dark, and the Stupefying Stories Showcase, as well as the anthologies Roadkill: Tex... Read More →
avatar for Kay Goodnight
avatar for Matthew Rollins
avatar for Shawn Warner
Saturday October 3, 2026 11:30am - 12:20pm CDT
Room 4
  Read & Critique

2:10pm CDT

Read & Critique
Saturday October 3, 2026 2:10pm - 3:00pm CDT
Room 4
Read a short piece of your writing, then get feedback from published writers and industry professionals. 
Speakers
avatar for Leslie Lutz
avatar for Moon Abbas
Saturday October 3, 2026 2:10pm - 3:00pm CDT
Room 4
  Read & Critique

3:10pm CDT

So, Here's My Problem: Querying
Saturday October 3, 2026 3:10pm - 4:00pm CDT
Room 4
Everyone gets stuck. Ask published writers and industry professionals how they’ve worked through similar problems.

We have several So Here’s My Problem sessions, each covering a different topic.
This one focuses on Query Letters.
Speakers
avatar for Rosemary Clement
avatar for Sally Hamilton
avatar for Lauren Lanza Osias
avatar for Rebecca Seifert

Rebecca Seifert

Rebecca Seifert is an author living in Dallas, Texas, and the 2026 DFW Writers’ Conference Director.
Saturday October 3, 2026 3:10pm - 4:00pm CDT
Room 4
  Read & Critique

4:10pm CDT

Read & Critique
Saturday October 3, 2026 4:10pm - 5:00pm CDT
Room 4
Read a short piece of your writing, then get feedback from published writers and industry professionals. 
Speakers
avatar for Karoline Chapman
avatar for A Lee Martinez
avatar for Sarah Mensinga
Saturday October 3, 2026 4:10pm - 5:00pm CDT
Room 4
  Read & Critique
 
Sunday, October 4
 

9:00am CDT

Read & Critique
Sunday October 4, 2026 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Room 4
Read a short piece of your writing, then get feedback from published writers and industry professionals. 
Speakers
avatar for Laura DuPuy
avatar for ChristaCarol Jones
avatar for Hayley Bell Parker
avatar for BJ Sloan
Sunday October 4, 2026 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Room 4
  Read & Critique

10:00am CDT

So Here's My Problem: Fiction
Sunday October 4, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 4
Everyone gets stuck. Ask published writers and industry professionals how they’ve worked through similar problems.

We have several So Here’s My Problem sessions, each covering a different topic.
This one focuses on Fiction.
Speakers
avatar for Moon Abbas
avatar for A Lee Martinez
avatar for Kayla Olson
avatar for Brian Tracey
Sunday October 4, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 4
  Read & Critique

11:00am CDT

Read & Critique
Sunday October 4, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 4
Read a short piece of your writing, then get feedback from published writers and industry professionals. 
Speakers
avatar for Dana Swift

Dana Swift

Dana started making up fantasy worlds when she was eleven years old and hasn’t stopped since. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where she earned degrees in English and Advertising. Dana currently lives in Austin with her husband and her two dogs whose... Read More →
avatar for Katie Bernet

Katie Bernet

Katie is The New York Times, USA Today, and #1 Indie bestselling author of Beth Is Dead. She’s an award-winning creative director and a long-standing member of the DFW Writers’ Workshop. As the oldest of three sisters, she’s a diehard fan of Little Women.... Read More →
avatar for Lauren Lanza Osias
avatar for Sally Hamilton
Sunday October 4, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 4
  Read & Critique

1:40pm CDT

So Here's My Problem: Querying
Sunday October 4, 2026 1:40pm - 2:30pm CDT
Room 4
Everyone gets stuck. Ask published writers and industry professionals how they’ve worked through similar problems.

We have several So Here’s My Problem sessions, each covering a different topic.
This one focuses on Query Letters.
Speakers
avatar for Brooke Fossey

Brooke Fossey

Brooke Fossey was once an aerospace engineer with a secret clearance before she traded it all in for motherhood and writing. She’s a past president and an honorary lifetime member of DFW Writers’ Workshop. Her work can be found in numerous publications, including Ruminate Mag... Read More →
avatar for Leslie Lutz
Sunday October 4, 2026 1:40pm - 2:30pm CDT
Room 4
  Read & Critique

2:40pm CDT

Read & Critique
Sunday October 4, 2026 2:40pm - 3:30pm CDT
TBA
Read a short piece of your writing, then get feedback from published writers and industry professionals. 
Speakers
avatar for Matthew Rollins
avatar for Brian Tracey
avatar for Caitlin Jacobs
Sunday October 4, 2026 2:40pm - 3:30pm CDT
TBA
  Read & Critique

3:40pm CDT

So Here's My Problem: Fiction
Sunday October 4, 2026 3:40pm - 4:30pm CDT
Room 4
Everyone gets stuck. Ask published writers and industry professionals how they’ve worked through similar problems.

We have several So Here’s My Problem sessions, each covering a different topic.
This one focuses on Fiction.
Speakers
avatar for BJ Sloan
avatar for Laura DuPuy
avatar for Mark Dye
Sunday October 4, 2026 3:40pm - 4:30pm CDT
Room 4
  Read & Critique
 

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