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What is WriteOnCon?

WriteOnCon is a virtual kidlit writers conference, dedicated to making quality industry, craft, and writing life content accessible and affordable to a broad audience of writers and illustrators.

WriteOnCon is about empowering people from all places and backgrounds to tell their stories. WriteOnCon provides the tools and an opportunity to learn from agents, editors, and published authors and illustrators.

Founded in 2010 and revived in 2017 by a new team, WriteOnCon continues to grow and thrive as a repository of knowledge and incubator of community.

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  • Additional access time (+3 weeks)

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  • Access to feedback sessions

  • Access to live events

  • Additional access time (+3 weeks)

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  • Additional access time (+3 weeks)

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Critique Boutique

From July 15 to December 31, you can purchase critiques on your manuscript pages or submission materials from industry professionals, including agents, editors, and traditionally published authors. You do not need to have attended WriteOnCon to buy a critique!

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Over 80 Speakers & Guests!

Susan Azim Boyer

Susan Azim Boyer

Susan Azim Boyer Susan Azim Boyer writes young adult fiction featuring Iranian American heroines (whom she *never* encountered growing up),…

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Michal Leah

Michal Leah

Editor

Michal Leah Michal [me-CALL] Leah is a marketing manager and editor at Good Story Company. An advocate for inclusion, she…

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Tracy Badua

Tracy Badua

Author

Tracy Badua Tracy Badua is a Filipino American author of books about young people with sunny hearts in a sometimes…

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Jennifer Nielsen

Jennifer Nielsen

Author

Jennifer Nielsen Jennifer Nielsen is the New York Times Bestselling Author of several books for young readers. She lives in…

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Jessica S. Olson

Jessica S. Olson

Author

Jessica S. Olson Jessica S. Olson claims New Hampshire as her home, but has somehow found herself in Texas, where…

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Mari Costa

Mari Costa

Author

Mari Costa Mari is a Luso-brazilian goblin who comes out of a magical hole in the ground every few months…

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Karina Evans

Karina Evans

Author

Karina Evans Karina Evans studied English at the University of Delaware before going into a career in the entertainment industry.…

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Amélie Wen Zhao

Amélie Wen Zhao

Author

Amélie Wen Zhao Amélie (yes, like the movie!) has adored putting pen to paper since she was in kindergarten. Born…

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Stacy Stokes

Stacy Stokes

Author

Stacy Stokes Stacy Stokes is a lifelong lover of stories, a former improv comedy geek, and a marketing professional by…

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Katrina Moore

Katrina Moore

Author

Katrina Moore Katrina Moore writes and teaches in New Jersey. Her mission is to create books that children will hug…

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Alysa Wishingrad

Alysa Wishingrad

Author

Alysa Wishingrad Alysa Wishingrad once had a whole different career working in theater, tv, and film, but nothing could be…

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Gail Carson Levine

Gail Carson Levine

Author

Gail Carson Levine Gail Carson Levine has written twenty-five books for children. Her best-known is Ella Enchanted, which won a…

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Amanda Rawson Hill

Amanda Rawson Hill

Author

Amanda Rawson Hill Amanda Rawson Hill is the author heartfelt middle grade books and picture books, including YOU’LL FIND ME,…

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Benjamin Klas

Benjamin Klas

Author

Benjamin Klas Benjamin Klas lives in Minnesota with his partner and their son. His first novel, Second Dad Summer, won…

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Sarena and Sasha Nanua

Sarena and Sasha Nanua

Community Liaison

Sarena and Sasha Nanua Sarena Nanua and Sasha Nanua are twin sisters living in Ontario, Canada. Born on Diwali ten…

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Whitney Gardner

Whitney Gardner

Author

Whitney Gardner Whitney Gardner is an author and cartoonist who spends most of her time hidden in the Pacific Northwest…

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J.C. Davis

J.C. Davis

Author

J.C. Davis J. C. Davis is an unrepentant book addict who always has a spare book on hand in case…

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Kalynn Bayron

Kalynn Bayron

Author

Kalynn Bayron Kalynn Bayron is the bestselling author of CINDERELLA IS DEAD and THIS POISON HEART. She is a classically…

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Rosiee Thor

Rosiee Thor

Author

ROSIEE THOR Rosiee Thor began her career as a storyteller by demanding to tell her mother bedtime stories instead of…

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Carolyn Tara O’Neil

Carolyn Tara O’Neil

Author

Carolyn Tara O’Neil Carolyn Tara O’Neil grew up in a tiny New York City apartment filled with thousands of books.…

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Josh Funk

Josh Funk

Author

Josh Funk Josh Funk is a software engineer and the author of books like the Lady Pancake & Sir French…

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T.P. Jagger

T.P. Jagger

Author

T.P. Jagger T. P. Jagger is the author of the Hide and GEEK series. HIDE AND GEEK (book 1) released…

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Cassandra Newbould

Cassandra Newbould

Author

Cassandra Newbould Cassandra Newbould is the author and editor of Every Body Shines, an intersectional, feminist YA anthology celebrating bodies…

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Terry Catasús Jennings

Terry Catasús Jennings

Author

Terry Catasús Jennings Terry Catasús Jennings is a Cuban-American writer who immigrated to the United States after her father was…

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Lara Willard

Lara Willard

Editor (Freelance)

Lara Willard Lara Willard is a neurodivergent freelance comics editor and art teacher with an MFA in writing for children…

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Alyssa Colman

Alyssa Colman

Author

Alyssa Colman Alyssa Colman is the author of THE GILDED GIRL, which Publishers Weekly called “a thoughtful and imaginative exploration…

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Maya Prasad

Maya Prasad

Author

Maya Prasad Maya Prasad is a South Asian American author, a Caltech graduate, and a former software engineer. She currently…

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Priyanka Taslim

Priyanka Taslim

Author

Priyanka Taslim Priyanka Taslim is a writer, teacher, and lifelong New Jersey resident. Having grown up in a bustling Bangladeshi…

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Caitie Flum

Caitie Flum

Literary Agent | Liza Dawson Associates

Caitie Flum Caitie Flum joined Liza Dawson Associates in July 2014 as assistant and audio rights manager. She graduated from…

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Kate Albus

Kate Albus

Author

Kate Albus Kate Albus writes middle grade historical fiction. Her first novel, A Place to Hang the Moon (Margaret Ferguson…

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Lucy Christopher

Lucy Christopher

Author

Lucy Christopher Lucy is a multi-award-winning and bestselling writer for young adults, children, and adults. Her work is psychological and…

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Crystal Frasier

Crystal Frasier

Author

Crystal Frasier Crystal Frasier is a girl from small-town Florida who now has twenty years’ experience writing for comics, fiction,…

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Patricia Nelson

Patricia Nelson

Literary Agent | Marsal Lyon Literary

Patricia Nelson Patricia Nelson has been a literary agent with Marsal Lyon Literary Agency since 2014, representing all genres of…

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Ronni Davis

Ronni Davis

Author

Ronni Davis Ronni Davis lives in Chicago with her husband Adam and her son Aidan. By day she copy edits…

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Megan Clendenan

Megan Clendenan

Author

Megan Clendenan Megan is the co-author of Design Like Nature: Biomimicry for a Healthy Planet and Fresh Air, Clean Water:…

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Stephanie Cooke

Stephanie Cooke

Author

Stephanie Cooke Stephanie Cooke is an author and editor based out of Toronto, Canada. She is the writer of ParaNorthern…

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Payal Doshi

Payal Doshi

Author

Payal Doshi Payal Doshi has a Master’s in Creative Writing from The New School, New York. Having lived in India,…

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Claire Kann

Claire Kann

Author

Claire Kann Claire Kann is the author of several novels and an award-winning online storyteller. In her other life she…

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Katryn Bury

Katryn Bury

Author

Katryn Bury Katryn Bury wrote her first mystery at the age of six, and has been writing ever since. She…

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Sally Engelfried

Sally Engelfried

Author

Sally Engelfried Sally Engelfried is a writer of middle grade novels and a children’s librarian. She lives in a warehouse…

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Beth Revis

Beth Revis

Author

Beth Revis Beth Revis is a NY Times bestselling author with books available in more than 20 languages. Her most…

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Emily S. Keyes

Emily S. Keyes

Agent | Fuse Literary

Emily S. Keyes Emily S. Keyes is the founder of Keyes Agency, LLC. Previously she worked at Fuse Literary as…

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Vanessa Torres

Vanessa Torres

Author

Vanessa Torres Vanessa L. Torres is Mexican American author, an adventure seeker, and mom to a flashlight-under-the-covers-reader. When she’s not…

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Amy Wilson

Amy Wilson

Editor

Amy Wilson Amy Wilson is an editor with Good Story Editing whose secret joy is finding the perfect comp titles.…

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Gail D. Villanueva

Gail D. Villanueva

Author

Gail D. Villanueva Gail D. Villanueva is a Filipino writer and graphic artist based in the Philippines. She is the…

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Kaela Rivera

Kaela Rivera

Author

Kaela Rivera Kaela Rivera writes about the folktales of her Mexican-American and British parents from the mountains of the Wild…

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Saadia Faruqi

Saadia Faruqi

Author

Saadia Faruqi Saadia Faruqi is a Pakistani American author, essayist and interfaith activist. She writes the children’s early reader series…

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Nora Raleigh Baskin

Nora Raleigh Baskin

Author

Nora Raleigh Baskin Nora Raleigh Baskin, a 2001 Publisher’s Weekly FLYING START, is the author of fifteen novels for young…

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Ryan Dalton

Ryan Dalton

Author

Ryan Dalton Ryan Dalton is author of THIS LAST ADVENTURE and the TIME SHIFT TRILOGY. He splits his time between…

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Lisa Ramee Moore

Lisa Ramee Moore

Author

Lisa Ramee Moore Lisa Moore Ramée was born and raised in Los Angeles and now lives in Northern California, with…

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Rebecca Kim Wells

Rebecca Kim Wells

Author | Bookseller

Rebecca Kim Wells Rebecca Kim Wells writes books full of magic and fury (and often dragons). Her debut novel Shatter…

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Sarah Allen

Sarah Allen

Sarah Allen Sarah Allen is a poet and author of books for young readers. Her first book, WHAT STARS ARE…

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Jennieke Cohen

Jennieke Cohen

Author

JENNIEKE COHEN Jennieke Cohen is a Filipina-American author of young adult historical fiction. Her debut novel, DANGEROUS ALLIANCE, was a…

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Leslie Vedder

Leslie Vedder

Leslie Vedder Leslie Vedder (she/her) is the indie bestselling author of THE BONE SPINDLE. She grew up on fantasy books,…

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Jessica Vitalis

Jessica Vitalis

Author

Jessica Vitalis Jessica Vitalis is a Columbia MBA-wielding writer specializing in middle grade literature. An American expat, she now lives…

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Melanie Conklin

Melanie Conklin

Author

Melanie Conklin Melanie Conklin grew up in North Carolina and worked as a product designer before she began her writing…

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Marcie Colleen

Marcie Colleen

Author

Marcie Colleen In previous chapters Marcie Colleen has been a teacher, an actress, and a nanny, but now she spends…

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Claire Swinarski

Claire Swinarski

Author

Claire Swinarski Claire Swinarski is the author of multiple books for both kids and adults. Her writing has been featured…

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Rachel Menard

Rachel Menard

Author

Rachel Menard Rachel Menard is an author of strange and fantastical stories for teens. Her short fiction has been featured…

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Joanna Ruth Meyer

Joanna Ruth Meyer

Author

Joanna Ruth Meyer Joanna Ruth Meyer is the author of the critically-acclaimed ECHO NORTH and its upcoming companion novel WIND…

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Katherine Field Rothschild

Katherine Field Rothschild

Author

Katherine Field Rothschild Katherine Rothschild, PhD, is a Lecturer in the Program in Writing and Rhetoric at Stanford University, a…

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Gabrielle Byrne

Gabrielle Byrne

Author

Gabrielle Byrne Gabrielle is the author of two middle grade fantasies; Rise of the Dragon Moon (Macmillan, 2019) and The…

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Jocelyn Rish

Jocelyn Rish

Author

Jocelyn Rish Jocelyn Rish is a writer and filmmaker who loves researching weird and wonderful animals and sharing what she…

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Debbie Dadey

Debbie Dadey

Author

Debbie Dadey If you see an author in fins or polka-dots, it’s most likely Debbie Dadey! She is the author…

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Jasper Sanchez

Jasper Sanchez

Author | The (Un)popular Vote

Jasper Sanchez Jasper Sanchez is a transmasculine author from the heart of Northern California wine country. He earned his BA…

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Emma Kress

Emma Kress

Author

Emma Kress Emma Kress is a writer and educator living with her family in Saratoga Springs, NY. A graduate of…

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Sonja Thomas

Sonja Thomas

Author

Sonja Thomas Sonja Thomas writes stories for readers of all ages, often featuring brave, everyday girls doing extraordinary things. She’s…

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Anna Staniszewski

Anna Staniszewski

Author

Anna Staniszewski Born in Poland and raised in the United States, Anna Staniszewski grew up loving stories in both Polish…

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Jules Machias

Jules Machias

Author

Jules Machias I’m the author of the middle-grade novels BOTH CAN BE TRUE (June 2021) and FIGHT + FLIGHT (June…

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Lee Edward Födi

Lee Edward Födi

Author

Lee Edward Födi Lee Edward Födi is an author, illustrator, and specialized arts educator. His books include Spell Sweeper (HarperCollins),…

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Janae Marks

Janae Marks

Author

Janae Marks Janae Marks is an author of middle grade novels. Her debut From the Desk of Zoe Washington is…

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Elisa A. Bonnin

Elisa A. Bonnin

Author

Elisa A. Bonnin Elisa A. Bonnin was born and raised in the Philippines, after which she moved to the United…

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Jess Rubinkowski

Jess Rubinkowski

Author

Jess Rubinkowski Jessica Rubinkowski grew up in the fields of Illinois beside a haunted house. A fan of never sitting…

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Judy I. Lin

Judy I. Lin

Author

Judy I. Lin Judy I. Lin is the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of the Book of Tea duology. She…

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Sylvia Liu

Sylvia Liu

Sylvia Liu grew up with books and daydreams in Caracas, Venezuela. Once an environmental attorney protecting the oceans, she now…

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Julie Abe

Julie Abe

Author

Julie Abe Julie Abe writes magical adventures for readers of all ages, including the EVA EVERGREEN, SEMI-MAGICAL WITCH middle grade…

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Mary Kole

Mary Kole

Author | Freelance Editor

Mary Kole Former literary agent Mary Kole founded Mary Kole Editorial in 2013 and provides consulting and developmental editing services…

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Natasha Ngan

Natasha Ngan

Author

Natasha Ngan Natasha Ngan is a writer and yoga teacher. She grew up between Malaysia, where the Chinese side of…

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Claire Winn

Claire Winn

Author

Claire Winn Claire is a science fiction and fantasy author whose debut YA sci-fi novel, City of Shattered Light, released…

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Hannah Carmona

Hannah Carmona

Author

Hannah Carmona Hannah is an award winning and bestselling author of “Anita and the Dragons,” “Dazzling Travis,” and “Beautiful, Wonderful,…

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