SAGA 2026 Genre Fiction Writing Conference

The SAGA genre fiction writing conference returns home to Charlotte in 2026!

SAGA is the best place for commercial genre fiction writers east of the Mississippi. If you write science fiction, fantasy, horror, romance, mystery, thrillers, or any mashup of these, you NEED to be here. It's three days of fun, networking, and learning, all in the lovely Hilton University City in Charlotte, NC.

ALL registered SAGA attendees will have the opportunity to participate in one free pitch session with one of our guest publishers or editors. Or if you're not quite ready to pitch yet, you can sign up for a one-on-one mini mentoring session with one of our amazing faculty. Additional pitch or mentoring sessions will be available for a small fee.

Get your manuscript critiqued by a professional author, editor, or publisher! Our faculty will be offering manuscript critiques as well. Submit the first 20 pages of your manuscript, and for a nominal fee,one of our editor/publisher faculty will help you polish it to a jewelry store shine!

Learn from professional writers, cover designers, marketing directors, agents, and editors. Find out what makes books sell better, and what makes your book stand out in the slush pile and on the bookstore shelf!

Past faculty includes Richard Kadrey, Faith Hunter, Gail Z. Martin, Maurice Broaddus, Jody Lynn Nye, A.J. Hartley, and more! Learn from award-winning writers, New York Times best sellers, and experts in marketing and brand creation. If you want to build a career as a writer, without breaking your budget, SAGA is the place for you!

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