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Faith Hope & Love Christian Writers

Faith Hope & Love Christian Writers

Conference Schedule

Faith, Hope & Love Christian Writers’ Conference
Phoenix, Arizona, September 26 – 28, 2025


Friday

9:00 – 9:45 – Masterclass Registration (Amphitheater)

10:00 – 12:00 – Adv. Craft Masterclass Part 1

12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch

1:00 – 3:00 – Adv. Craft Masterclass Part 2

3:30 – 5:30 – Conference Registration

5:30 – 6:30 – Pizza Dinner

6:30 – 7:00 – Welcome

7:00 – 8:00 – Keynote – James Scott Bell – Storytellers Save the World

Saturday

8:15 – 8:30 – Registration

8:30 – 9:10 – Pastry Breakfast, Devotional, Prize Drawings 

9:20 – 10:10 – Expert Presentation: Treatment Plan – Medical Details in Fiction

10:20 – 11:10 – Writing in the Age of AI 

11:20 – 11:50 – Spotlight on Love Inspired, Harlequin

12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch & T-Shirt Drawing

1:00 – 5:00 – Editor & Agent Appointments

1:10 – 2:00 – Workshop Sessions 

  • Option 1 – Adv. Marketing, Part 1
  • Option 2 – Writing What You Don’t Know

2:10 – 3:00 – Workshop Sessions

  • Option 1 – Adv. Marketing, Part 2
  • Option 2 – Ten Ways to Add Depth to Your Characters

3:00 – 3:30 – Break

3:30 – 4:20 – Workshop Sessions

  • Option 1 – The Art of Cover Design
  • Option 2 – Sweet & Swoony: Writing Clean Romantic Scenes that Sizzle

4:30 – 5:20 – Workshop Sessions

  • Option 1 – Formatting Uncertainty . . . And Some Clarity
  • Option 2 – Antagonism: The Grit that Makes the Page-Turning Pearl

5:30 – 6:30 – Dinner

6:45 – 7:45 – Indie chat with Misty Beller

8:00 – 9:00 – Harlequin Author Party (Harlequin authors only)

Sunday

9:00 – 9:30 – Breakfast Bagels

9:30 – 10:15 – Worship & Devotional

10:30 – 11:30 – My Alabaster Box – Let God Guide Your Writing Dream

11:30 – 11:50 – Wrap Up

12:00 – 1:00 – Retreat Lunch

1:00 – 5:30 – Retreat

If you have questions, email the conference co-chairs:
Pamela Tracy at [email protected]
Karen Witemeyer at [email protected]


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