The purchase order for this year’s Writers Cantina T-shirts will be sent next week — get your orders in! This year’s T-shirts display the Writers Cantina logo on a navy Gildan polycotton tee, available in sizes S through XXXL, for twenty bucks a pop! Order now, and we’ll have them waiting for you at the …
Jarom Strong has always wanted to be a writer. The earliest memories he has are of dictating “Bionicle” fan-fiction to his mother when he was five. While he has grown since then his tastes have not, and he is still endlessly fascinated by distant, imaginary worlds. Today Jarom lives in Utah with his wife and …
Sean Ricks, a writer and artist who coincidentally will be giving a presentation at Writers Cantina on map creation for your fantasy world, is feeling the urge to do more maps than his current projects call for. So he’s put out an open call! If you need a map for your book, he’ll do it …
Jonna Hayden, Production Manager of Raconteur Press, is a retired Costume Designer and Clothing Historian who spent the better part of 40 years in SF fandom collecting authors. She began her love of SF as a Navy brat, reading Heinlein Juveniles and spending her formative years hanging out on the West Coast Convention Circuit. She …
E.L. Dawn has a passion for writing and a love of fantasy worlds. She is officially publishing her debut novel Ethereal Intervention: Fall From Heaven in January of 2026. She has successfully made 6 completed manuscripts in the span of a year. She prides herself on making detailed outlines for each manuscript and creating believable …
With a BA in Drama from the University of Washington, Nancy Frye hit the ground at graduation working in costume shops at the UW, Seattle Opera and others. While driving a wagon at a Civil War reenactment, she met her future husband who introduced her to the wacky world of film and TV work. This …
Want to see who we’ve got lined up as presenters and panelists? There still might be some few adds and subtracts, but this is the list of our current line-up. Spotlight posts coming soon!
Were there panels or presentations from 2023 or 2024 that you want to see again — either the same presentation from the same presenter, or the same panel topic with a possibly different lineup? Let us know below in the comments!
This year’s T-shirts display the Writers Cantina logo on a navy Gildan polycotton tee, available in sizes S through XXXL, for twenty bucks a pop! Order now, and we’ll have them waiting for you at the check-in desk!
Registration for Writers Cantina 2025 is now open! Sign up for Friday, July 25th and Saturday, July 26th (or either one separately) for five bucks less per day than paying at the door! Plus, sign up ANY number of children (3-12) to accompany you for a flat five bucks! Register here!