Conference Details

Conference Schedule

For the current conference schedule
and session descriptions, click here.

Please note: this is a tentative schedule, and while most sessions are confirmed, instructors and classes are subject to change (schedule updated  March 3, 2026).

Add-ons

This year, we have two limited-admission classes available for an additional fee. When seats sell out, admission to these classes will close. 

1. How to Sell 1000 Books a Month with Susan Neal, $50 add-on

Option 1 (Pre-Conference TUESDAY 6/09/26): only 15 spots left as of March 6
Option 2 (During-Conference, 2-part class): only 22 spots left as of March 6

2. Hands-on Book Proposal Workshop, Continuing Class with Bob Hostetler and Larry Leech $30 add-on and requires pre-work.

Please note: This class is currently FULL. If you’d like to be on the waitlist in case spots open up, please take the online course (link in next paragraph) and email admin@christianwritersinstitute.com with WAITLIST (in caps) in the subject line. 

Attendees must complete Steve Laube’s course, Elements of an Effective Book Proposal, and begin working on the book proposal. The course is $29.99 (unless you already have it in your CWI account). This workshop is intended to provide personalized help with areas of a book proposal in progress. Get as far as you can on your own prior to the conference and arrive ready to work. If you aren’t ready, you may stay in the class to listen and work on your proposal, but those who’ve worked hard before the conference to build pieces of their book proposal on their own will get priority. To be clear: For this class, we expect you to have put in effort (as though working for Jesus, yes?) ahead of time. (And trust us, you’ll get so much more out of it this way.)

PRICING

Full Conference

The following registrations WITH lodging are available now. This is the same cost as purchasing a registration and room separately, just combined in one ticket to make the registration process easier. If you choose one of these two tickets, you do NOT need to purchase an additional room. Rates go up May 1; register now. 

SINGLE Room + Registration (includes Meals) $1029 
SHARED Room + Registration (includes Meals) $929 

The following Commuter (no lodging) registration pricing will be in effect for the June 2026 event. Meals are included but lodging is NOT included in commuter registration. If you need a multi-gender room (family members only), choose the Commuter ticket and add the room(s) you require. 

  1. Regular Registration: $729 March 5–May 1
  2. Late Registration: $769 May 2–June 1
  3. Full Registration: $849 begins June 2

The full conference fee includes all sessions, all meals, plus two (2) fifteen-minute meetings with a faculty member. No rebates for unused meals or unattended events.

Starting June 2, one-on-one meetings are not guaranteed due to faculty schedules. Anyone registering after May 29 will need arrange meetings after you arrive at the conference.

Single-Day Fee

The single-day fee (for Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday) includes all sessions for that day and all meals. $299 until June 1. June 2 and following, $325. Single night rooms are not available. 

Meals

All meals from lunch on Tuesday, June 9 through breakfast on Saturday, June 13 are included in the full conference registration fee. Meals are provided by Cafe Bon Appétit, the award-winning Wheaton College Cafeteria in the Anderson Commons. 

ALLERGY INFO: please be sure to fill out the allergy form here.
Wheaton’s dining facilities do an amazing job with allergy accommodation but they can only help if you fill out the form. 🙂 

ON-CAMPUS Rooms

If you would like to stay on campus, please either choose a ticket that includes lodging (see above) or choose a commuter ticket plus room. 

Full conference (not per night):

  • shared double or triple room: $200 per person
  • single room: $300
  • mixed-gender shared family suite: $500 (double occupancy)

Includes Tuesday through Friday nights, June 9-12, 2026.

When arriving on Tuesday, room check-in is from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. If you need to arrive later, please arrange with someone staying in the dorm to pick up your key. If you don’t know anyone at the conference, email admin@christianwritersinstitute.com and we’ll help connect you. 

You must register by Monday, May 25, 2026, to reserve an on-campus room.

OFF-CAMPUS Hotels

These local hotels have offered a limited number of rooms at a discounted price. Please let them know you’re attending a conference on the Wheaton campus.

Alternately, you can use the Wheaton hotel portal page found here to search other hotels that provide discounts for Wheaton events: 

Wheaton Hotel Portal

CANCELLATION POLICY

Cancellations are subject to the following:

85% refund if cancelled before 4/1/26
50% refund if cancelled before 5/1/26
No refunds available after 5/1/26

Rather than cancel, you may donate the ticket to a writer in need of a scholarship, which incurs no fees. 100% of the original ticket amount goes to the scholarship.

One-On-One Meetings

One-On-One meetings with faculty will be 15 minutes long. Check the conference schedule above for times they will be held, Wednesday-Friday. Meetings will be scheduled using an online registration system starting in March, 2026. Meetings can also be arranged on-site at the Meetings table. Those registering after May 29 will need to schedule meetings in-person after arrival.

Editing, Prayer, and Advisory Meetings

We will have a limited number of slots for editing help, prayer, and non-teaching-faculty advisory meetings. Prayer and meetings with an editor will require sign-up on site. Some of the advisory meetings may require on-site sign up as well. They will NOT count against your two faculty meetings.

Scholarships

Each year, the Write the Publish Conference offers a limited number of scholarships to those who have a financial need and would not otherwise be able to attend the conference.

Click the “Scholarships” button in the top menu of the home page for more information.

If you’d like to donate to help a writer who might not otherwise be able to attend, we’d be very grateful (and so will the writer). 

Donate Here