Live Watch Party at The Argyros
While both our Full Conference Passes and Special Series Pavilion Passes have sold out, there are still more ways to participate in SVWC 2025! Come join our Live Watch Party in downtown Ketchum July 19-21—we will broadcast select content directly to the theater screen at The Argyros. Passes are $25 per day. Click below to buy now or go to svwc.com/watchparty for the schedule of speakers.
2025 Presenters
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Colum McCann

Ocean Vuong

Vivek H. Murthy, MD

Safiya Sinclair

Oren Cass

Liz Moore

Theodore H. Schwartz

Meenakshi Ahamed

Todd S. Purdum

Andre Dubus III

Dan Jones

The Improvised Shakespeare Company

Jonathan Blitzer

Wright Thompson

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Max Boot

Sloane Crosley

Clara Bingham

Ruth Reichl

Paola Ramos

Sonia Purnell

Nayantara Roy

Erling Kagge

Edward Luce

Evan Osnos

Abraham Verghese

Griffin Dunne

Yael van der Wouden

Rachel Eliza Griffiths

Admiral James Stavridis

Claire Keegan

Carl Hiaasen
Free Events & Community Programming
It is one of SVWC’s foremost goals to make the Conference and its content as accessible as possible, especially to students, teachers, and our local community. We have opened our doors each year, both virtually and in-person, with free Pavilion lawn talks, free livestreaming, free talks at The Community Library, as well as free online audio and video recordings (including our very own podcast) in our digital media library. This year, we are also offering Special Series Pavilion Passes and a Live Watch Party in downtown Ketchum. We invite you to join in and get inspired. For all the ways you can get involved for free, visit svwc.com/free.
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Passes are ON SALE NOW!
This July 19-21, select talks will be broadcast to the large theater screen at The Argyros during our Live Watch Party. Join fellow Wood River Valley booklovers for this fun and festive viewing party in downtown Ketchum. Passes are just $25 per day, on sale now at svwc.com/watchparty. Learn more at the link in bio!
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Registration for our free Community Speaker Series talks filled up quickly this year! But you can livestream both Sonia Purnell (July 16) and Ruth Reichl (July 22) directly from @thecommunitylibraryketchum website—no registration required. Visit svwc.com/community-speaker-series for more info (link in bio). And of course, stay tuned for all the other ways to get involved this year by checking out svwc.com/free.
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“SVWC is unquestionably the best writers conference I have ever attended.”
– Rebecca Donner, SVWC 2022 Presenter