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]