Florida WritersCon 2025 Curated Workshop Tracks 

October 17 to 19, 2025 • Hilton Orlando/Altamonte Springs

Find Your Focus. Fuel Your Craft. Forge Your Path.

At Florida WritersCon 2025, we've organized our diverse workshop offerings into Curated Tracks—themed collections of sessions designed to guide you through the aspects of writing and publishing that matter most to you.

What Are Workshop Tracks?

Think of them as guided pathways through the conference—each one spotlighting a key area of the writing life including craft, publishing, marketing, legal, and AI.

While you're free to attend any session you choose, these tracks help you identify workshops that align with your current goals and creative interests. Allowing you to build a personalized schedule and navigate the conference with focus and intention.

How to Use the Tracks

Browse workshops by track to:

  • Dive deeply into a specific theme
  • Build a personalized learning experience
  • Navigate the conference with intention
  • Connect with peers walking similar creative paths

Our Workshop Tracks

The Craft and Creativity Track: From Idea to Page

Perfect for writers looking to sharpen their craft, this track explores the essential elements of storytelling—voice, character, structure, and creative discovery.

  • Voice: Rarely Analyzed, But Critically Important – Shutta Crum
  • Moods, Motifs and MacGuffins – Victor DiGenti
  • What Writers Can Learn from Pixar – Victor DiGenti
  • Start Small and Save that Novel for Later – Thomas Smith
  • Inhabiting Your Character through their Eyes – David Poissant
  • Flash Fiction: Writing Short! – David Poissant
  • Journaling to Heal, Grow, and Create – Sylvia Whitman

The Paths to Publishing Track: Navigating Your Options from Page to Platform

Whether you’re pursuing traditional publishing, exploring independent routes, or evaluating alternative formats, this track offers insights and strategies to navigate the publishing landscape with confidence.

  • Creating a Synopsis that Shines – C.I. Jerez
  • The Power of the Premise: A Hook that Works – C.I. Jerez
  • How NOT to be Published – Thomas Smith
  • Get Published with Duotrope & Submittable – Shutta Crum
  • Behind the Editor's Desk at a Literary Magazine – Sylvia Whitman
  • Which Publication Pathway is Right for You? – Olivia Zugay

The Author Marketing Track: Build Your Brand, Reach Your Readers

Discover strategies for connecting with readers, establishing a compelling public presence, and landing on bookshelves (and in stores!). This track explores branding, reader engagement, book design, and effective marketing techniques.

  • How to Find and Hook Your Readers – Heidi McIntyre
  • Crafting an Authentic Brand and Platform – Heidi McIntyre
  • Mastering Book Marketing: Funnels & Promos – Olivia Zugay
  • How Genre Impacts You and Your Plot – Valerie Willis
  • Help! How Do I Land on the Bookshelf? – Valerie Willis
  • Book Design: All the Front and Back Matters - Valerie Willis

The Legal Track: Rights, Rules & Industry Insight

This track offers essential guidance to help you protect your creative work, understand your rights, and make informed decisions in an ever-evolving industry.

  • Stay Out of Legal Trouble – Ava Doppelt
  • Protect Your Rights – Ava Doppelt

 The AI Track

Whether you’re AI-curious or cautiously skeptical, this 3-part series is designed to empower you to write smarter, stay authentic, and keep your voice at the heart of every story. More details coming soon! 

 

Ready to chart your course?

Join us October 17–19, in Orlando for a weekend of inspiration, education, and community.

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