Save the Dates! July 19 – 21, 2025

Thirty years ago, the founders of the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference sat around a kitchen table and dreamt up what would become today’s premier literary conference. Over the last three decades, more than 500 poets, playwrights, historians, novelists, and musicians have graced the stage at SVWC, including novelists Alice McDermott and Hernan Diaz, poets Naomi Shihab Nye and Rita Dove, and longtime friend of the Conference, Frank McCourt. “Thirty years is a long time,” writes SVWC Associate Director Anne Taylor Fleming, “but it feels as if we have kept our soul intact.”

Stay tuned for ticket sales, single event tickets, free community speakers, free livestreaming, free Pavilion lawn talks, a special 30th Anniversary celebration, and more! If you haven’t already, join our email list for important updates at svwc.com/subscribe