See the complete and up-to-date 2024 Schedule & Program below. Within the grid, click on individual time blocks for full details and descriptions, and filter talks in the top right corner.
Conference Schedule
2024
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“Wonderful conference. Such a gift to the spirit.”
– Chris G., SVWC Attendee
Program
2024 Writers & Presenters
Be Inspired.
Niall Ferguson
Kaveh Akbar
Vinson Cunningham
Dennis Lehane
John Vaillant
Jonathan Eig
David Miliband
Margaret Atwood
Justice Stephen Breyer
Maggie O’Farrell
Jeffrey Rosen
James Shapiro
Alejandra Campoverdi
Mikhail Zygar
Ayad Akhtar
Rabbi Sharon Brous
Erik Larson
Kristin Hannah
Anne Lamott
Drew Gilpin Faust
Paul Muldoon
Tiya Miles
Ayana Mathis
Abraham Verghese
Judy Blume
Padma Lakshmi
Jean Hanff Korelitz
Firoozeh Dumas
Clarissa Ward
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“Expertly programmed and executed with precision, expertise, and great love of literature, of community, of writers and readers… it continues to get even better—however implausible that might be!”
– Nicole K., SVWC Attendee
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