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Writer's Digest Annual Conference Keynote Speaker 2024: Steven Rowley

New York Times-bestselling author Steven Rowley joins us in Cincinnati this October as the Annual Conference keynote speaker.

All week long across our social media, we've been giving clues as to who this year's keynote speaker will be at the Writer's Digest Annual Conference. The Annual Conference offers more than 30 sessions over three days of education, fun, and networking. You can’t go wrong with the Writer’s Digest Annual Conference in Cincinnati from October 17–20, 2024. Writers of all backgrounds and experience levels will sharpen their skills and find inspiration in the words of experienced mentors.

We're thrilled to announce that this year's keynote speaker is New York Times-bestselling author Steven Rowley!

Writer's Digest Annual Conference Keynote Speaker 2024: Steven Rowley

About Steven Rowley

Steven Rowley is the New York Times bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus, a Washington Post Notable Book of 2016, The Editor, named by NPR as one of the Best Books of 2019, The Guncle, a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist for 2021 Novel of the Year and winner of the 22nd Thurber Prize for American Humor, The Celebrants, a TODAY Show Read With Jenna Book Club pick, and The Guncle Abroad (2024). His fiction has been published in 20 languages.

Steven will be speaking on Friday, October 18, followed by a book signing.

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Read the July/August Interview with Steven Rowley

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In the July/August 2024 issue of Writer's Digest magazine, Steven Rowley chats with editor Michael Woodson about balancing humor and heart and his new release, The Guncle Abroad.

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