2026 Conference Participant Application – WriteHive Annual Conference

2026 Conference Panelist Application

Do you want to be a panelist, presenter, or workshop host for the 2026 WriteHive Conference? Awesome! Please fill out the form below and we’ll get back to you as quickly as we can.*

If you are applying on behalf of an organization, please note that within the bio portion and we will reach out for further details. Generally, we suggest one person per organization per panel/event, unless it is an event specifically arranged by the organization.

Please note that you will be receiving emails from either contact@writehive.org or admin@writehive.org. Remember to check your spam folder.

The official dates are July 10 – 12, 2026. Panels and presentations are often pre-recorded, so attendance the day of is not required, although recommended. We typically allow attendees a chance to ask questions, and it’s always a bonus if the presenter is available to answer. If not, let us know if we can forward questions to you. Videos and podcasts used for the event will be later archived on our YouTube channel.

Panels are video recorded via Zoom. Use of a logo is accepted. Audio-only formats are also possible if preferred. Presentations and workshops can be via video, audio, or text formats.

This Year's Panels, Presentations, and Workshops

A Few Strange Things: The World of an Unreliable Narrator
A Matter of Perception: Creating or Minimizing Distance in POVs
Ask the Expert Roundtable
Aspec Love: Putting the A in Romance
Authors as Reviewers and Bookbloggers
Check Your Bias: Reading and Editing Mindfully
Cozy Stories and Why They Matter
Crafting a Killer Opening
Elevator Pitch Workshop
Fantasy as Social Commentary
Futurism in Fantasy
Healthy Agent-Author Relationships
How to Choose an Editor
How to Find the Right Home for Poems and Short Stories
How to Level Up Your Self-Editing Skills
How to Research for Historical Fiction
How to Use Commissioned Art for Book Promotion
How to Write Effective Anti-heroes and Anti-villians
If I Could Turn Back Time: What We Wish We Knew Before Publishing
In This Economy? How to Fund Writing on a Shoestring Budget
Lawyers on Copyright Law
Live Edit Presentation
Master Class on Writing Dystopian Literature
Media Literacy
On Indie Book Stores by Booksellers
Painting the Scene: How to Describe with Voice and Clarity
Planning the Past: How to Create a Successful Prequel
Poetry Open Mic
Popular Poetry: Why the Forms Work and What’s Next
Predicting the Future: Where Science Fiction Could Explore Next
Pro Secrets for Book Signings
Query Letter Workshop
Read Anything: 3 Min ‘Karaoke’ Open Mic
Red Flags to Watch for Before Signing Contracts
Representation Matters: Bridging Creative Gaps
Roundtable: Romance with a Capital R
Roundtable: Thrillers and Suspense
Small Press Roundtable
Staying Safe While Marketing
Tone/Word Choice workshop (game)
Trains are Awesome: Transportation in Fiction
Ways to Protect Your Stories from AI
What to know about Ingram and Draft2Digital
What to Know about Political Writing
What Writers Should Know about Libraries from Librarians
Writing Scripts for Comics and Graphic Novels

Participant Information

First Name *

Last Name *

Name to be Used for Panel (Displayed on Website and used in Marketing). If different than above.

How is your name pronounced?

Email Address *

Pronouns *

Are you over the age of 18 *YesNo

Are you interested in partcipating as: *An AuthorIndividualPart of an organization

Author

Are you interested in purchasing a live reading slot? (One hour slots on our Author Stage are $30) *YesNo

WriteHive will have a bookshop on the conference site. If you would like your book(s) included, please include links here:

Organization Information

Organization Name *

Organization Website *

Quick Description of Organization *

Area(s) of Interest

Other Participant

Query/Pitch Event

Which publisher/agency do you acquire for? *

Do you have an MSWL that we can include?

Sessions are typically scheduled in 1.5 hour time blocks, broken into five pitch/query slots with a small break between each slot. How many sessions are you willing to offer during the conference? *

Would you prefer to hold the session(s) via Zoom or Discord? *ZoomDiscordNo preference

Are you comfortable speaking alongside people you've never met? *YesNo

Please briefly describe your relevant experience *

Which of the following are you comfortable doing? *Live Audio/Video Event(s)Pre-Recorded Audio/Video Event(s)Text Events(Select All That Apply)

Are any accommodations necessary to ensure you have a complete experience?(Please note that requiring accommodations DOES NOT disqualify you from participating.)

Availability

Please Select Your Timezone *

Do you have any conflicts during the weekend of the conference (July 10 - 12th)? *No, I am available for the duration of the conferenceYes, I have an existing conflict.

When are you unavailable? *

Events can take 6-9 hours to prepare for and participate in during the months of March-June/July. Are you willing and able to commit to that length of time? *YesNo

Please provide your typical availability to help arrange recording times. *

Conference Materials

Please provide a bio/description that you would like for us to use for the event: *

Please provide links to your relevant social media accounts and/or website *

Please provide a photo or logo we can use for the event if you are chosen as a participant. *

(Max 3 files; must be jpg or png and at least 300x300 and 300ppi)

Please provide the book cover or logo that you would like for use to incorporate into the participant Zoom background.

(Max 3 files; must be jpg or png and at least 300x300 and 300ppi)

Is there anything else we should know?

Do you have any literary colleagues that you believe would be interested in participating in the 2025 WriteHive Conference?Please provide name and contact information

Would you like a copy of your responses emailed to you?Yes

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*Application does not guarantee placement onto panels.

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