June 2025 Conference

Our June 2025 Conference will be held at Cedar Lakes in Ripley, WV, June 6 through June 8, 2025. Confirmed speakers so far are:

Colleen Anderson
Karen Salyer McElmurray
Burke Allen
Diane Tarantini
Kate Long
Tobi Doyle
Sheila Redling
Donna Kathryn Kelly
Kathleen Guire
Rhonda Browning White
Renee Nicholson
Tim Huguenin
Natalie Homer
Mike Dittman
John Burroughs

Pitch sessions will be held by Patty Thompson of Redhawk Publications.

Our banquet keynote speaker is New York Times bestselling author Homer Hickam, author of Rocket Boys (the basis for the major motion picture October Sky), Carrying Albert Home: The Somewhat True Story of a Man, his Wife, and her Alligator, and the Rocket Boys sequel, Don't Blow Yourself Up: The Further Adventures and Travails of the Rocket Boy of October Sky.

Youth track instructors are:

Emily Patterson
Travis Vandal

Here is the full list of presenters' sessions and biographies.

Conference registration opens March 17. Lodging for Cedar Lakes is handled directly through them - here is their lodging reservation form.

Pricing info:

3-day weekend package - standard member, $150
Silver member 3-day weekend package, $140
Gold member 3-day weekend package, $135
3-day weekend package - NONMEMBER, $175
2-day weekend package (Fri/Sat or Sat/Sun) - any member level, $130
2-day weekend package (Fri/Sat or Sat/Sun) - NONMEMBER, $155
Friday only - member, $90
Saturday only - member, $115
Sunday only - member, $80
Friday only - NONMEMBER, $115
Saturday only - NONMEMBER, $140
Sunday only - NONMEMBER, $105
Saturday only - YOUTH TRACK for grades 6-12, includes lunch, $55