

The Central Oregon Writers’ Conference, October 17-19, 2025, at the beautiful River House Lodge will help you get where you want to go as a writer, not to mention, the conference will be so. much fun!
Register by July 1 and save $50. If you apply the discount code: COWG2024, you will save an additional $25—that’s $75 in savings if you act soon!
PLEASE NOTE: On the shopping cart page, the banner will appear as the Southern California Writers’ Conference (tech glitch they haven’t been able to fix). BUT the cart will list your item(s) as COWC. Rest assured, you are paying for the Central Oregon Writers’ Conference.
Here are a couple of session descriptions to whet your appetite include:
Setting the Mood with Place and Purpose
Workshop leader: Kathryn (Kat) Mattingly, accomplished author and writing instructor. Setting, location, is more than just backdrop—it’s a powerful tool for establishing atmosphere and reinforcing narrative grounding. Here, we’ll distinguish the “what” from the “who,” the how, and the why.
Soul Therapy: Sculpting Your Memoir’s Story
Workshop leader: Cherie Kephart, accomplished author and writing coach who specializes in memoir (see bio on website). Writing a memoir is a journey beyond words. In this workshop, we will explore the fears that block us, the truth behind our intentions for writing our stories, how to discover the real message we are communicating, what to focus on, what to let go of, and how this entire experience transforms us.
The cart banner will be fixed by the first week in July, but if you wait until the website is perfect, you’ll miss out on your $50 discount, so register NOW!
Carpool with your writing friends [or grab a quick flight to the Redmond airport]. Enjoy a beautiful room at the Riverhouse Lodge on the Deschutes River—maybe share it with a friend. This conference will be an experience to remember.
The organizers can’t wait to see you there!