We are pleased to invite the community to join us for our series of free 2025 Pavilion Lawn Talks.
We want our local community to enjoy all that SVWC has to offer, which is why we have opened up select Pavilion Talks for FREE seating on the lawn of the Sun Valley Pavilion. Bring a picnic, blanket, and low-back chair and join us July 19-21 to hear from some of our country’s most inspiring minds.
Select presentations will be broadcast live to the large jumbotron on the Pavilion lawn. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis—no ticketing or registration is required. You can browse our Bookstore Tent to purchase books by each author and join us for book signings following the talk. If you would prefer to watch from inside the Sun Valley Pavilion, we have tickets available for select talks. We recommend signing up for our email newsletter to receive important updates and information about these events.
A complete schedule of available talks will be announced as we get closer to the event.
2025 Presenters
Be Inspired.

Sonia Purnell

Liz Moore

Oren Cass

Evan Osnos

Jonathan Blitzer

Dan Jones

Colum McCann

Admiral James Stavridis

Edward Luce

The Improvised Shakespeare Company

Claire Keegan

Max Boot

Yael van der Wouden

Wright Thompson

Nayantara Roy

Ocean Vuong

Griffin Dunne

Safiya Sinclair

Clara Bingham

Vivek H. Murthy, MD

Meenakshi Ahamed

Erling Kagge

Abraham Verghese

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Sloane Crosley

Ruth Reichl

Carl Hiaasen

Paola Ramos

Andre Dubus III

Rachel Eliza Griffiths

Theodore H. Schwartz

Todd S. Purdum
PLEASE NOTE:
Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please no high-backed chairs. By attending any Sun Valley Writers’ Conference event, you agree to our attendance & photo policy.