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06/14/2026
✍️ Writers, this is your invitation.
The Chuckanut Writers Conference returns June 25–27 in beautiful Bellingham, Washington, bringing together writers, agents, editors, publishers, and industry professionals for three inspiring days of learning, connection, and creativity.
Whether you're working on your first manuscript or your fifth, you'll find workshops, keynote presentations, networking opportunities, and conversations designed to move your writing forward.
Sidekick Press is proud to partner with Village Books and Chanticleer Reviews to help bring this incredible event to our writing community.
📅 June 25–27, 2026
📍 Bellingham, WA
Your next chapter might begin here.
05/26/2026
Writers, this is your sign to get out from behind the screen and into the room. ✍️
At the 2026 Chuckanut Writers Conference, you’ll find:
📚 Workshops that challenge and encourage your craft
🌊 A stunning Bellingham backdrop full of mountain air and creative energy
☕ Meaningful conversations with fellow writers and presenters
📝 Opportunities for agent consultations and pitch feedback
Because writing may happen alone… but growth rarely does.
Join Sidekick Press-
June 25–27, 2026 🌲
Bellingham, WA
🌲 Writers, readers, dreamers, note-takers scribbling ideas in the margins of your lives… come join us at the 2026 Chuckanut Writers Conference!
Sidekick Press is thrilled to be part of this inspiring weekend filled with workshops, keynote speakers, conversations, creativity, and community.
Whether you’re polishing a manuscript, starting from scratch, or simply longing to be surrounded by people who understand the strange magic of writing, Chuckanut offers a place to learn, connect, and refill your creative spirit.
✨ Inspiring presenters
✨ Meaningful networking
✨ Agent consultations
✨ Beautiful Bellingham as your backdrop
Come say hello, discover new books and authors, and spend a weekend celebrating the written word with us.
📅 June 25–27, 2026
05/12/2026
✨ Four unforgettable voices. One inspiring weekend. ✨
The 2026 Chuckanut Writers Conference keynote lineup is stacked with wisdom, honesty, grit, and poetry:
📚 OPENING KEYNOTE
Emily Nemens
Water, Water Everywhere: Wellsprings, Rivers, and Floods in our Writing
🔥 FRIDAY PLENARY
Brendan O'Meara
Rage Against the Algorithm: How to Build a Lasting Author Platform without Social Media
✍️ SATURDAY PLENARY
Sonora Jha
Wake Up, and Other Daily Writing Practices in a Time of Madness
🎤 CLOSING KEYNOTE
Derek Sheffield
Equipment for Living: On the Necessity and Nature of Poetry
From craft to courage to surviving the modern writing world without selling your soul to the algorithm gods, this year’s conference promises inspiration that lingers long after the notebooks close.
Join Sidekick Press
🌲 June 25–27, 2026
📍 Bellingham, Washington
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2950 Newmarket Street, Suite 101/329
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| Monday | 9am - 5pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 5pm |
| Friday | 9am - 5pm |
