Cosmopolitics 2026 (S.B. Women’s Political Committee): Leading California Forward
COSMOPOLITICS 2026: Leading California Forward The Santa Barbara Women’s Political Committee’s signature gathering on Saturday, September 19, from 11:30 AM
Mar Monte Hotel
FestForums® 10th Anniversary
FestForums®, the premier North American B2B conference for festival producers, organizers, and industry leaders, will return to the beachfront Mar
Author Platform Panel at SBWC
Author Platform Panel Nancy Klann-Moren, moderator Lisa Angle, Rachel Sarah Thurston, Melinda Palacio, Stephanie Barbé Hammer, Rick Shaw Santa
Nonfiction Panel at SBWC
Nonfiction Panel Matthew J. Pallamary, moderator Hendrika de Vries, Sandy Pearl, Connard Hogan, Cherie Kephart, Lorissa Rinehart, Suzanne Jill Levine
Novel Panel at SBWC
Novel Panel Trey Dowell, moderator Nicholas Deitch, Frances Pettey Davis, David Starkey, Max Talley, Marlo Faulkner Santa Barbara Writers Conference’s
Agents Panel at SBWC
Agents Panel Norm Thoeming, moderator Andy Ross, Charlotte Gusay, Dana Newman, Elizabeth Kracht, Jacklyn Saferstein-Hansen, Steven Hutson Santa Barbara Writers
Fiction: 5 Genres Panel at SBWC
Fiction: 5 Genres Panel Karen K. Ford, moderator Jesse Krenzel, Anita Perez Ferguson, Jann Winford, Ginger Swanson, Stephanie Barbé Hammer
Poets Laureate Panel at the SBWC
Poets Laureate Panel George Yatchisin, moderator Perie Longo, David Starkey, Paul Willis, Chryss Yost, Enid Osborn, Melinda Palacio Santa Barbara
Author Talk: Fannie Flagg
Fannie Flagg’s literary origin story is intertwined with Santa Barbara Writers Conference, where she was a writing contest winner some
Author Talk: Adriana Trigiani
Adriana Trigiani is New York Times bestselling author of 21 titles, including The View from Lake Como (2025), The Good
