Kauai Writers Conference

The 2025 Kauai Writers Conference was held from November 10 to November 16 at the Royal Sonesta Resort on Kalapaki Beach in Kauai, Hawai‘i. The event featured a three-day conference, master classes, one-on-one agent sessions, and publishing consultations for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. Participating writers included poets Jonathon Medeiros and Tim Seibles; poet and fiction writer Rachel Eliza Griffiths; fiction writers Janelle Brown, Grant Faulkner, Patti Callahan Henry, Sadeqa Johnson, Christina Baker Kline, Jean Kwok, Ariel Lawhon, Rebecca Makkai, Paula McLain, Priya Parmar, Steven Rowley, John Searles, Curtis Sittenfeld, Danielle Trussoni, and Meg Wolitzer; fiction and creative nonfiction writers Joshua Mohr and Liz Moore; fiction writer and memoirist Jeanine Cummins; and creative nonfiction writer Laura Lentz. Participating publishing professionals included agents Amy Collins (Talcott Notch Literary Services), Samantha Fabien (Root Literary), Aram Fox (Massie McQuilkin & Altman), Susan Golomb (Writers House), Ryan D. Harbage (Fischer-Harbage Agency), Kirby Kim (Janklow & Nesbit Associates), Cecilia “CeCe” Lyra (P.S. Literary Agency), Wendy Sherman (Wendy Sherman Associates), and Sabrina Taitz (WME Books). The cost of the three-day conference, which included lectures, performances, and small-group craft workshops, was $795; individual master classes were $795 each. One-on-one agent sessions and publishing consultations were available for $95 each, and a ticket to the beachfront luau on November 15 was $129. Meal plans, which covered breakfast and lunch each day, ranged from $270 to $595. Lodging was available at the conference hotel for discounted rates on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration was rolling through November 10. Visit the website for more information.

Accessibility accommodations included ground-floor event spaces; accessible sidewalks, pathways, and doorways; accessible public bathrooms; and accessible parking. Writers contacted the resort at (808) 245-5050 for additional accessibility details.