Attendees include literary agents and editors from publishing houses around the country, and writers from Texas and other states.
The conference offers its attendees the opportunity to meet with a literary agent for one-on-one pitch sessions, and its education program typically features more than fifty writing classes.
Its keynote speaker was The New York Times- and USA Today-bestselling romance author Jodi Thomas.
[6] The keynotes this year were bestselling multi-genre author Jonathan Maberry and literary agent Donald Maass.
Its keynote speakers were horror, fantasy and suspense author Christopher Golden and veteran journalists Tara McKelvey and Thomas Kunkel.
[12] 2017: The 10th anniversary event featured the theme "InTENsify" and focused on rededicating oneself to one's writing goals.
Its keynote speakers were science fiction and fantasy author Rachel Caine and memoirist and popular blogger Stephanie Klein.
The keynote speaker was multi-published young adult science fiction author Scott Westerfeld.