

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 2026 WCoNA Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 04:30 pm – Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us at the premier writers conference dedicated to the literature of northern Appalachia as we bring you our region’s foremost professionals on the craft of writing.

For the third year in a row, we return to the beautiful campus of Saint Francis University nestled in the heart of the Allegheny Mountains in Loretto, PA.  

NEW FOR 2026⁣
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?Expanded book sale open to the public⁣
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? Friday night panel featuring poets from Keystone Poetry, edited by Marjorie Maddox &amp; Jerry Wemple⁣
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?Keynote Speaker, Todd Davis winner of the Midwest Book Award and Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Prize⁣
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WHAT TO EXPECT⁣
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? 25+ craft sessions, panels, and workshops specific to northern Appalachia writers⁣

? Networking with 120+ authors, editors, and publishers from northern Appalachia⁣

? Practical, down-to-earth conference for writers across genres and disciplines, uniting academics, working writers, and aspiring writers together under one conference⁣
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- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/loretto/2026-wcona-writers-conference-of-northern-appalachia/200029339076845
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, business, conferences, workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 49

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://tinyurl.com/2026-WCONA?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=loretto-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Loretto
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: JFK Auditorium
- **lat**: 40.50667
- **long**: -78.63899
- **full address**: JFK Auditorium, 117 Evergreen Dr, Loretto, PA 15940-9704, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia (https://allevents.in/org/writers-conference-of-northern-appalachia/23377570)

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 04:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** JFK Auditorium, 117 Evergreen Dr, Loretto, PA 15940-9704, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, business, conferences, workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 2026 WCoNA Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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