Thanks to the generosity of our 1632 mini-con guests we are placed to announce that a seat at the 1632 banquet Friday evening will be available to workshop attendees at no extra charge. This will be an opportunity to talk with 1632 authors and editors. This offer is only available to workshop participants who purchase seats before January 27th.
FenCon is happy to announce our Writers Workshop for 2025
The workshop will be conducted by international bestselling author Kevin Ikenberry. Kevin is known best for his Protocol War series, and his Peacemaker novels. His short fiction has appeared internationally across various publications and anthologies. Kevin also regularly teaches classes for aspiring writers. We welcome Kevin and all our writers workshop participants to our 20th FenCon!
The workshop will focus on critical building blocks of writing: story structure, character development, and creating tools for writing. The schedule for the workshop is:
| Day | Start Time | Stop Time | Description |
| Thu, Feb 13 | 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM | History and Basics of story structure |
| Fri, Feb 14 | 9:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Character development and emotional resonance with a short homework assignment |
| Sat, Feb 15 | 9:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Guided work session to put together items discussed in two sessions as a start for each participant's next project |
| Sun, Feb 16 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Short wrap-up on what was covered as well as their homework assignments from Friday evening |
Participants are required to submit a writing sample of about 1000 words for critique upon registration. Submissions are to be sent to workshop@fencon.org.
Sales of Writers Workshop participant slots will continue until February 1st.
Pre-registration for the workshop is required, as well as a FenCon XX membership. The workshop price is $65 and the workshop registration link is here. FenCon memberships may be purchased here. The membership limit for this workshop is 20 members.