Conference Schedule

Free breakfast at the hotel included in your hotel room rate.

CE 01: Title: : Colorado AB CE 02: Title: : Illinois CE 03: Title: : Oklahoma CE 04: Title: : Kansas A-C

Make face-to-face connections with ACFW members from your area. Tables will be designated by zones for this buffet-style meal. Swap stories and contact information, share local research interest, and establish friendships or the beginnings of new ACFW local chapters.

Address by Tosca Lee

WS 01: Colorado AB WS 02: Illinois WS 03: Oklahoma WS 04: Kansas A-C

WS 05: Colorado AB WS 06: Illinois WS 07: Oklahoma WS 08: Kansas A-C

WS 09: Colorado AB WS 10 : Illinois WS 11: Oklahoma WS 12: Kansas ABC

Milestones Celebrations Dinner. ACFW will bestow another honor for member novelists whose careers have reached significant publishing milestones. This special recognition will be awarded to novelists who have reached landmarks of 25, 50, 75, 100, or 100+ published novels (traditionally, QIP*, or a combination), and they will receive a beautiful ACFW pin marking that accomplishment. Pins will be reserved based on criteria determined during authors’ registration for the conference. An author must be present at the Thursday night dinner at the conference in September to receive their pin. As stated earlier, pins are awarded for book titles in increments of 25, rereleases not included. This is not only an honor, but a photo opp that will resonate throughout the industry.

Meeting with the Zone Coordinator, Zone Directors, Area Coordinators, and Chapter Presidents

Come bask in worship music. Bring your laptop, tablet, or paper to write as you are inspired.

Free breakfast at the hotel included in your hotel room rate.

Start your day off with morning worship and don't miss all of the daily announcements!

Large books signing for all authors with books in the bookstore. Will be open and advertised to the public!

WS13: Colorado AB WS14: Illinois WS15: Oklahoma WS16: Kansas ABC

WS17: Colorado AB WS18: Illinois WS19: Oklahoma WS20: Kansas ABC

Rehearsal for all Carol Award and Genesis finalists

WS21: Colorado AB WS22: Illinois WS23: Oklahoma WS24: Kansas ABC

Finalists WITH card allowed to enter at 5:30pm. MUST Have Ticket to Enter

We will begin book pickup and bookstore close-out on Sunday morning, beginning at 9:00 am. To expedite your pickup, please bring your inventory sheet, and be prepared to sign the accounting/inventory sheet. Please do not attempt to box the books yourself, as staff requires certain information and counts and will box your books. Books will NOT be available for pickup prior to Sunday morning at 9:00 am. IF your flight is prior to that, you MUST notify the staff at cd@acfw.com and ct@acfw.com prior to August 14, 2025. If books are not picked up by Sunday at 11:00 am, they will be considered donated to hotel staff.

Pick up your registration packet

Deep Dive with Angela Hunt

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By invitation only: A private reception to honor all contest finalists, as well as other award recipients, special guests and speakers, and sponsors.

This session is designed not only to orient you to the conference but also help you meet others, all while having some fun.

Official opening of the conference given by CEO, Colleen Coble Prayer and Worship Introduction of the Lifetime Achievement Recipient by Cynthia Ruchti Address given by Lifetime Achievement Recipient by Robin Jones Gunn

Opt-in inclusion of a pizza party (ticket required) 6:30-7:30, followed immediately by a fun night focusing on mystery/suspense/thriller

Opt-in inclusion of a pizza party (ticket required) 6:30-7:30, followed immediately by a fun night focusing on contemporary and romance

Opt-in inclusion of a pizza party (ticket required) 6:30-7:30, followed immediately by a fun night focusing on historical fiction/historical romance

Opt-in inclusion of a pizza party (ticket required) 6:30-7:30, followed immediately by a fun night focusing on sci-fi/fantasy/allegoric

Opt-in inclusion of a pizza party (ticket required) 6:30-7:30, followed immediately by a fun night focusing on YA/Middle Grade

Welcome to the 2025 ACFW Conference! Come pick up your registration packet.

Authors who have already signed up to have their books in the bookstore....bring your books and your inventory sheets, as well as any promotional materials you may have purchased packages to exhibit to the bookstore.