Pavilion Talk Tickets
Tickets for select SVWC Pavilion Talks inside the Sun Valley Pavilion will be available for purchase on our website as we get closer to the event. See our lineup of 2025 writers & presenters, including all-stars like Doris Kearns Goodwin, Ocean Vuong, and Colum McCann. We recommend signing up for our email newsletter for important updates and ticket sale information.
Questions? Email [email protected].
2025 Presenters
Be Inspired.

Abraham Verghese

Theodore H. Schwartz

Dan Jones

Edward Luce

Erling Kagge

Griffin Dunne

Meenakshi Ahamed

Jonathan Blitzer

Carl Hiaasen

Clara Bingham

Todd S. Purdum

Sloane Crosley

Admiral James Stavridis

Oren Cass

Rachel Eliza Griffiths

Vivek H. Murthy, MD

Safiya Sinclair

Wright Thompson

Colum McCann

Ocean Vuong

Nayantara Roy

Yael van der Wouden

Andre Dubus III

Paola Ramos

The Improvised Shakespeare Company

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Evan Osnos

Max Boot

Sonia Purnell

Claire Keegan

Ruth Reichl

Liz Moore
PLEASE NOTE:
- There will NOT be a Will Call desk with paper tickets in the Bookstore Tent.
- The purchase confirmation email/attachment/link IS your ticket and you will need it for entry. We recommend either printing out and bringing the e-ticket with you or taking a photo of it on your phone or saving the email to show when you arrive.
- Please go directly to the Pavilion main staircase entry (West side) with your e-ticket(s). We will be scanning tickets/QR codes there.
- Doors open for entry 30 minutes prior to each talk.
- By attending any Writers’ Conference event, you agree to our photography terms: “During the course of the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference, we will be filming, photographing, and recording the overall experience, including all sessions and any Q&A that is included. This is primarily for our marketing and distribution of content. Please be aware that by attending the Conference you consent to allow the Conference to use your likeness and voice in recordings, films, and tapes in our marketing materials and all media, now and in the future, waive any rights with respect to such use, and release the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference from any liability pertaining to such use.”
- Events may be livestreamed.
- Passes are required of all participants for attendance. Please respect the attendees and supporters of our nonprofit event—anyone without a pass will be asked by security to leave the site. You may visit our website or our Information Desk in the Bookstore Tent to learn more about other options for enjoying SVWC content.
- The views, opinions, and positions expressed by SVWC speakers and attendees at the Conference are the speakers’ and attendees’ own and do not necessarily reflect those of SVWC, its founders, board members, staff, or volunteers.