Just confirmed: 2027 dates!
Just barely received: Confirmation that Writers Cantina 2027 will again be held at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center, on July 9-10, 2027! Mark your calendars before it gets filled in with those stupid family reunions!
Presenter spotlight: David J. West
UPDATE: David J. West will be unable to join us because he’ll be OUT FIGHTING FRICKING FOREST FIRES. Prayers are appropriate. David J. West writes dark fantasy and weird westerns because the voices in his head won’t quiet until someone else can hear them. He is a great fan of sword & sorcery, ghosts and …
Presenter spotlight: Lyn Worthen
Winner of the Diamond Quill (2022), and Silver Quill (2019, 2020) awards from the League of Utah Writers for her multi-author anthologies, Lyn Worthen is a freelance editor, published author, and full time writer. Lyn has been reading since before she can remember, and began her career as a freelance writer and editor sometime in …
Pre-Registration Deadline!
Just a reminder that pre-registration for WC26 closes tomorrow night (Saturday 7/11) — after that, you’ll have to pay at the door, it’ll cost $5 more per day, and you’ll have to write your name on your nametag yourself! Pre-register here.
Presenter spotlight: Stanley Wheeler
Stanley Wheeler has been a vacuum cleaner salesman, window washer, construction site lackey, cow milker, farmhand, customer support representative, software documentation writer, law clerk, lawyer, and is currently a deputy prosecuting attorney in Idaho who writes books and short stories. His novels include the Tomahawks and Dragon Fire series (Threading the Rude Eye, Power to …
Presenter spotlight: Scott William Taylor
Scott William Taylor writes Sci-Fi, Steampunk, and other fun genres. He lives at the top of Utah (latitudinally, not by elevation). In addition to writing fiction Scott is also an awarding winning screenwriter. He enjoys writing, photography, and attending writing conventions. [He is also the might Second-in-Command workhorse of Writers Cantina, stepping in to make …
Maps and floorplans!
What would Writers Cantina be without a different floorplan each year? But hey, that means we’re growing, so it’s a good problem to have! For those unfamiliar with the Utah Cultural Celebration Center, here it is in third-person omniscient viewpoint: The Google pin on the west side shows the UCCC’s main entrance, but the big …
Presenter spotlight: Daniel Swenson
Daniel Swenson resides within the lofty snow covered peaks of the Rocky Mountains with his family in Utah. He and his family enjoy hiking, kayaking, pickle ball, riding bikes, playing outdoors and game nights where both family and friends play different board and card games. For the past twenty years Daniel has been refining his …
Presenter spotlight: Sandy Petersen
Sandy got his start in the game industry at Chaosium in 1980, working on tabletop roleplaying games. His best-known work from that time is the cult game Call of Cthulhu, which has been translated into many languages and is still played worldwide. He also worked on many other published projects such as Runequest, Stormbringer, Elfquest, …
Planning to participate in the Pitch Panel?
Alexander Rob, Jana S. Brown, DJ Butler and Joe Monson will be reviewing manuscript pitches at their panel on Saturday at 3pm. Submit your pitch for them to evaluate here!