We’re changing things up for 2025!
Thursday Night Dinner Options:
First, there’s a pizza party option from ACFW! We’ll break off into separate groups based on your genre of writing. This is a fun way to connect with other writers in your own genre. After pizza, there will be a hosted discussion and lots of fun, focused on the various genres.
If pizza isn’t your thing, you may also do dinner on your own. At the hotel, there’s Q Street Perk, which offers light bites, salads, sandwiches and pastries, plus fresh brewed coffee, of course. Or the on-site restaurant is the Terrace Grille & Lounge, offering contemporary cuisine, and favorites like burgers, flat breads, steak and more.
Whether you join in for the pizza party or do dinner on your own, you’re welcome to join the fun of the genre group gatherings after the pizza party.
Friday Night Milestones Dinner:
Friday night will be a special night at the conference, because it’s the Milestones Dinner. In previous years this has been on Thursday night, so we wanted to give you a heads up about the change.
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. This is a wonderful night of celebration and encouragement.
And don’t forget Saturday Night: It’s the ACFW Awards Gala. We’ll announce with winners of the Carol Awards, Genesis Contest, plus Agent and Editor of the Year and more. It’s a very special evening to wrap up ACFW’s national conference. Don’t miss it.
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