Category: Events

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!

Once again, we’re happy to welcome the Good Vibes Grill food truck on both Friday and Saturday, from morning until after lunchtime! One of the few complaints we’ve heard about our venue, the beautiful Utah Cultural Celebration Center, is that it’s a bit of a jog to anywhere to eat.  We do, of course, pride …

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Unofficial WC Attendee Range Day on Thursday, July 16th for local attendees or those who are coming into town early, who want an excuse to turn money into noise… Lee Kay Public Shooting Range 6000 W 2100 S (accessible from the frontage road on 2100 South) Salt Lake City, UT 84128 They have a brief …

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Thanks to the generosity of Writers Cantina attendees, we have been able to replace the old Little Free Library on the grounds of the Sunset City building.  The original library had been a service project by the church youth group of a congregation which has since been disbanded, leaving it with no official sponsor; it …

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Thanks to all who attended and made Writers Cantina 2025 a great social event for writers near and far! The dates for the 2026 Cantina will hopefully be announced later this week. In the meantime, get all democratic up in our faces with this survey on this past weekend!

Once again, we’re happy to welcome the Good Vibes Grill food truck on Saturday! One of the only complaints we’ve heard about our venue, the beautiful Utah Cultural Celebration Center, is that it’s a bit of a jog to anywhere to eat.  We do, of course, pride ourselves on plentiful snacks and foodstuffs in the …

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Remember to bring your pile of used paperbacks to Writers Cantina, and go home with a different pile of used paperbacks! Friday rules: Don’t take more books than you brought. Saturday rules: No set limits, just don’t be a jerk. Obviously, we don’t expect out-of-state attendees to bring another piece of luggage completely stuffed with …

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Update: Disappointing as it may be, Invictus Armored Combat will not be able to join us at Writers Cantina this year.

Invictus Armored Combat is a sports team that gets in full steel medieval armor (anywhere from 50-100+ pounds of armor) and fights, MMA style, with medieval weapons like swords, axes, and maces (all blunted and with safety standards). As a special event, Invictus has offered to do a live demonstration of medieval armored combat at …

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