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.
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Wright Thompson

Rachel Eliza Griffiths

Ruth Reichl

Colum McCann

Yael van der Wouden

Jonathan Blitzer

Griffin Dunne

Edward Luce

Abraham Verghese

Oren Cass

Clara Bingham

Sloane Crosley

Carl Hiaasen

Todd S. Purdum

Erling Kagge

Theodore H. Schwartz

Vivek H. Murthy, MD

Admiral James Stavridis

The Improvised Shakespeare Company

Salman Rushdie

Liz Moore

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Paola Ramos

Evan Osnos

Ocean Vuong

Max Boot

Safiya Sinclair

Nayantara Roy

Dan Jones

Andre Dubus III

Meenakshi Ahamed

Sonia Purnell
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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#SVWC2025 is just TWO DAYS AWAY! Don`t miss these three jam-packed days full of conversations with the country`s leading writers, policymakers, poets, innovators, and experts. Join us on the Pavilion Lawn for select talks (FREE, no registration or ticketing required—just remember to bring a low-back chair or blanket and an umbrella for shade). Or you can livestream events from home (FREE at svwc.com/livestream). Learn more at svwc.com/free.
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TONIGHT at 5:30pm, we have prize-winning author Sonia Purnell speaking at The Community Library! In-person registration for this talk is currently full, but you can livestream the event for free at the link in bio (no registration required)!
Thanks to our partners, @thecommunitylibraryketchum!
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“SVWC is unquestionably the best writers conference I have ever attended.”
– Rebecca Donner, SVWC 2022 Presenter