2024 Passes SOLD OUT

Both our Full Conference Passes and Next Generation Passes sold out in less than 15 minutes! If you were unable to purchase, you can still join the waitlist or learn more about more ways to get involved.

Celebrating our 30th Anniversary

Thirty years ago, the founders of the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference sat around a kitchen table and dreamt up what would become today’s premier literary conference. Over the last three decades, more than 500 poets, playwrights, historians, novelists, journalists, musicians, and more have graced the stage at SVWC.

We hope you will join us as we celebrate this momentous occasion.

2024 Presenters

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Clarissa Ward
David Miliband
Judy Blume
Justice Stephen Breyer
Jonathan Eig
Andrea Elliott
John Vaillant
Ayana Mathis
Jean Hanff Korelitz
Paul Muldoon
Pamela Paul
Anne Lamott
Maggie O’Farrell
Jeffrey Rosen
Tommy Orange
Vinson Cunningham
Drew Gilpin Faust
Tiya Miles
Jeffrey Goldberg
Kaveh Akbar
Erik Larson
Jeffrey Brown
Ruth Reichl
Evan Osnos
Rabbi Sharon Brous
James Shapiro
Margaret Atwood
Alejandra Campoverdi
Dennis Lehane
Niall Ferguson
Firoozeh Dumas
Kristin Hannah
Padma Lakshmi

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Your support ensures that we can continue to bring today’s leading writers and thinkers to the Sun Valley community, maintaining the same high standard of quality, intimacy,  connection, and community outreach that we have for almost 30 years.

We are grateful for any and all contributions—please consider joining our family of donors today.

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2024 Book Releases

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Is it your first time to the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference? If so, welcome! We couldn’t be more excited to have you join us. We recommend checking out our First Timer`s Guide blog for important information, tips and tricks, and ideas for how to get the most out of your experience in Sun Valley. Read the guide at the link in bio.⁠

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Javier Zamora, born in El Salvador in 1990, experienced separation from his parents due to the Salvadoran Civil War. Raised by his grandparents, he migrated to the US at nine. His poetry collection “Unaccompanied” and memoir “SOLITO” explore his journey. Javier is a Radcliffe Fellow at Harvard and holds numerous fellowships and awards for his literary work. During one of the 2023 panels at the SVWC, Javier Zamora explains the idea that survivors often question why they were able to make it through the trials and tribulations that they face. Watch the full video on our website to learn more (link in bio).

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