MEET OUR 2025 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Bethany Jett & Jessica R. Patch
Bethany Jett is an associate literary agent with the C.Y.L.E. agency, as well as a multi-award-winning author, and a marketing strategist who earned top honors in her master’s program, where she earned her MFA in Communications focusing on Marketing and PR. Her motto is “Teach as you go,” which she lives out as the co-owner of Serious Writer, a company that teaches and empowers writers and authors. Bethany is married to her college sweetheart, and together they’re raising 3 teen sons and their Pomeranian Sadie. Connect with her at BethanyJett.com.
Jessica R. Patch is a Publishers Weekly bestselling author known for her dry wit and signature twists whether she’s penned a romantic suspense, a cold case thriller, or a small-town romance. She’s also the contributing author of ten devotions in Guideposts’ “Every Day with Jesus.” She attended Central Bible College where she met her husband, who is an ordained minister. They live in the Mid-South with their spoiled Shetland Sheepdog since officially becoming empty nesters. You can get “Patched in” at jessicarpatch.com.
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
Attendees will have a chance to sign up for one-on-one appointments with an impressive list of industry professionals including literary agents Bethany Jett, Julie Gwinn, and Tamela Hancock Murray.
Other appointments are available with publisher Victoria Duerstock; editors Cherie Cowel, Kathy Cretsinger, Rachel McRae, and Dell Self; fiction authors Johnnie Alexander, Patricia Bradley, Loretta Eidson, Marji Laine, Jessica Patch, and Deborah Sprinkle; nonfiction writers Twila Belk, Tim Bishop, Shirley Crowder, Tracy Crump, Harriet Michael, Tammie Polk, and Delores Topliff, and poet William Hill.
One-on-one appointments signups will begin Saturday, March 15, at 8 a.m. Besides one-on-one appointment, attendees will have opportunities for fellowship during the meal time, the Meet & Greet, and at the bookstore.
Tuition assistance is available.
Click here to learn more about the Elisa Sides Scholarship and the Jeb Bridgeman Scholarship
Early Bird Registration
Online registration for the 2025 Mid-South Conference is open. You may pay online via PayPal or by mail with a check. The early bird price for a complete day of training, which includes Saturday lunch and the Friday night Meet & Greet, only costs $119.
Early Bird registration ends February 14, 2025 at midnight.
Our 2025 conference will present opportunities for attendees to learn from top-notch professionals in the writing industry. Workshops will be led by more than a dozen authors, editors and agents. Click below to meet our faculty and learn about the workshops.
Friday Workshops
Get the most from your MSCWC registration! These three-hour workshop intensives are held simultaneously, from 1 to 4 p.m., so those who register for Friday will be able to choose one of these classes for a modest additional fee. Learn more by clicking the button below.
Our Location
MSCWC will be held again this year at Central Church of Collierville, Tennessee. Click this link to visit the church’s beautiful website. We are so grateful the church has opened their doors to our conference. We know it will be a blessing to attendees.
Friday Night
Meet & Greet 5:30-7:30 pm
Pizza dinner!
Don’t miss the opportunity to network and fellowship with faculty and other conference attendees at our Friday night Meet and Greet from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The pizza dinner is included in the price for paid registrants. You may also bring a guest for only $5 per person, payable at the door. Excellent conversation and an amiable atmosphere are free! It’s a must-do event!
helping communicators develop their talents for God's glory
Lodging
Mid-South Christian Writers Conference has a block of rooms at a special rate of $119 per night at the Fairfield Inn, 10290 Collierville Road, Collierville, TN, 38017.
Note: Use the button below to reserve a room at this discounted rate.
Thursday, February 20th, is the last day to register at this special rate.
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