"Security":
Fall 2026
Conference Schedule

"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you." - Psalm 32:8-9 NIV

RegisterPresenters
Monday, October 26 - Friday, October 30
PIC registrants can access the full line-up of pre-recorded and live sessions via the FALL 2026 CONFERENCE ACCESS page in the menu by using the registration passcode provided.

Sessions labeled "BONUS WORKSHOP" require a separate registration and fee. All sessions can be viewed at the times indicated.

All sessions will be recorded. Recordings will be accessible to registrants until December 15, 2026. Bonus workshop recordings will be available to bonus workshop attendees only.

All times are Eastern Daylight Time; times and sessions are subject to change; times are approximate though we are committed to starting all sessions promptly.

Monday

Conference Sessions

9 AM
Welcome
‍Worship Music - Tammy Iroku
Devotions - David Dinkins 

9:30 AM
Joyce Dinkins Keynote: Free and Secure

10:30 AM
Randy Petersen - Write What People Want to Read

10:30 AM (BONUS WORKSHOP)
Linda Washington and Joyce Dinkins - Go, Know, GrowTM Digital Proposal Workshop
- Separate preregistration required for this 5-session class (LIVE)
- Capacity: 10 persons, first-come, first-served
- Prerequisite: paid conference participants submit a query, one-sheet, or proposal draft in advance with registration for this class by 10/5/26

11:30 AM
Nancy Gavilanes - Writing Through Your Wilderness Seasons: 7 Tips

12:00 PM Networking Lunch (LIVE)
Guest: Global Christian Family Books publisher Stephanie Carter - Free to Write: Essential Insights to Equip and Encourage Christian Writers of Color

1:30 PM
Patricia Raybon - The Deep Dozen: 12 Craft Secrets of Writing That Sells

1:30 PM (BONUS WORKSHOP)
Randy Petersen - Writing Nonfiction Small-Group
- Separate preregistration required for this 3-session class (LIVE)
- Capacity: 5 persons, first-come, first-served
- Prerequisite: submit by October 5 a 1-2 paragraph bio and a writing sample of 300-1000 words (a piece--or part of a piece--the writer wants feedback on)

2:30 PM
‍Toria Keyes - Devotional Writing Workshop

3:30 PM (BONUS WORKSHOP)
Sharon Norris Elliott - Storyboarding Your Adult Nonfiction Book
- Separate preregistration required for this 5-session class (LIVE)
- Capacity: 10 persons, first-come, first-served

3:30 PM
Sharon Norris Elliott - Just Say Tocsynop: Manuscript Writing; TOC and Synopsis

Publishers Speak: What to Pitch?
Baker/Revell

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Tuesday

Conference Sessions

9:00 AM
Welcome
Worship Music: Tammy Iroku 
Devotions: David Dinkins 

9:30 AM (BONUS WORKSHOP)
Edwina Perkins - Building Blocks of a Great Story (Fiction)
- Separate preregistration required for this class (LIVE)
‍- Historical and contemporary, 2-session writing workshop
- Capacity: 10 persons, first-come, first-served
- Prerequisite: submit fiction writing sample

9:30 AM
Marcus Costantino - Artificial Intelligence, Writing, and Life

10:30 AM (BONUS WORKSHOP)
Linda Washington and Joyce Dinkins - Go, Know, GrowTM Digital Proposal Workshop
- Separate preregistration required for this 5-session class (LIVE)
- Capacity: 10 persons, first-come, first-served
- Prerequisite: paid conference participants submit a query, one-sheet, or proposal draft in advance with registration for this class by 10/5/26

10:30 AM
Xochitl Dixon - Children's Picture Books, and Rhyme

12:00 PM Networking Lunch (LIVE)
‍Guest: author and agent Dorena Williamson

1:30 PM (LIVE)
Pierce VanDunk - What Do You Do When Editors Edit You?

2:30 PM (BONUS WORKSHOP)
Lisa Crayton - Securely Focused: Writing Themed Devotions
- Separate preregistration required for this 2-session class (LIVE)
- Capacity: 15 persons, first-come, first-served

2:30 PM (1-ON-1 APPOINTMENTS)
Scheduled 1-on-1 appointments with conference presenters (LIVE)
- Conference preregistration required
- Duration: 15 minutes per appointment
- Final appointment slot is 4:15
- 2 appointments available to each attendee, first-come, first-served

3:30 PM (BONUS WORKSHOP)
Sharon Norris Elliott - Storyboarding Your Adult Nonfiction Book
- Separate preregistration required for this 5-session class (LIVE)
- Capacity: 10 persons, first-come, first-served

Publishers Speak: What to Pitch?
Cook Media Global, David C Cook
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Wednesday

Conference Sessions

9:00 AM
Welcome
Worship Music: Tammy Iroku
Devotions: David Dinkins

9:30 AM (BONUS WORKSHOP)
Edwina Perkins - Building Blocks of a Great Story (Fiction) (LIVE)
- Separate preregistration required for this class
‍- Historical and contemporary, 2-session writing workshop
- Capacity: 10 persons, first-come, first-served
- Prerequisite: submit fiction writing sample

9:30 AM
Linnae Klutchko - Fantasy Writing, Revising Your First Page
- Submit your first page for feedback during and following conference.

10:30 AM
David Dinkins - Secure

10:30 (BONUS WORKSHOP)
Linda Washington and Joyce Dinkins - Go, Know, GrowTM Digital Proposal Workshop
- Separate preregistration required for this 5-session class (LIVE)
- Capacity: 10 persons, first-come, first-serve
- Prerequisite: paid conference participants submit a query, one-sheet, or proposal draft in advance with registration for this class by 10/5/26

12:00 PM Networking Lunch (LIVE)
Guest editor, author, and agent: Sharon Norris Elliott, AuthorizeMe Literary

1:30 PM
Xochitl Dixon - Children's Writing, and Rhyme

1:30 PM (BONUS WORKSHOP)
Patricia Raybon - Mastering the Memoir
- Separate preregistration required for this 1-day class (LIVE)
- Capacity: 20 persons, first-come, first-served

2:30 PM (1-ON-1 APPOINTMENTS)
Scheduled 1-on-1 appointments with conference presenters (LIVE)
- Conference preregistration required
- 2 appointments available to each attendee, first-come, first-served
- Duration: 15 minutes per appointment
- Final appointment slot at 4:15

3:30 PM (BONUS WORKSHOP)
Sharon Norris Elliott - Storyboarding Your Adult Nonfiction Book (LIVE)
- Separate preregistration required for this 5-session class
- Capacity: 10 persons, first-come, first-serve

Publishers Speak: What to Pitch?
InterVarsity Press

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Thursday

Conference Sessions

9:00 AM
Welcome
Worship Music: Tammy Iroku
Devotions: David Dinkins

9:30 AM
E. Danielle Butler

10:30 (BONUS WORKSHOP)
Linda Washington and Joyce Dinkins - Go, Know, GrowTM Digital Proposal Workshop
- Separate preregistration required for this 5-session class (LIVE)
- Capacity: 10 persons, first-come, first-served
- Prerequisite: paid conference participants submit a query, one-sheet, or proposal draft in advance with registration for this class by 10/5/26

10:30 AM
David Dinkins - AI Panel

12:00 PM Networking Lunch (LIVE)
Guest: author and agent Edwina Perkins, Harambee Creative Founder

1:30 PM
Margot Starbuck - Find Your Readers

1:30 PM (BONUS WORKSHOP)
Randy Petersen - Nonfiction Writing Small-Group
- Separate preregistration required for this 3-session class (LIVE)
- Capacity: 5 persons, first-come, first-served
- Prerequisite: submit by October 5 a 1-2 paragraph bio and a writing sample of 300-1000 words (a piece--or part of a piece--the writer wants feedback on)

2:30 PM
Lisa Crayton - Revision and AI

2:30 PM
1-ON-1 APPOINTMENTS
Schedule with conference presenters (LIVE)
- Conference preregistration required
- Duration: 15 minutes per appointment
- Final appointment slot for the day is 4:15
- 2 appointments available to each attendee, first-come, first-served

3:30 PM (BONUS WORKSHOP)
Sharon Norris Elliott - Storyboarding Your Adult Nonfiction Book
- Separate preregistration required for this 5-session class (LIVE)
- Capacity: 10 persons, first-come, first-serve

Publishers Speak: What to Pitch?
Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group

Free to Write Sneak Peeks
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Friday

Conference Sessions

9:00 AM
Welcome
Worship Music: Tammy Iroku
Devotions: David Dinkins

9:30 AM
Xochitl Dixon - Magazine Writing

10:30 AM (BONUS WORKSHOP)
Linda Washington and Joyce Dinkins - Go, Know, GrowTM Digital Proposal Workshop
- Separate preregistration required for this 5-session class (LIVE)
- Capacity: 10 persons, first-come, first-served
- Prerequisite: paid conference participants submit a query, one-sheet, or proposal draft in advance with registration for this class by 10/5/26

11:00 AM
Aurora Gregory - One Book, Three Topics: Turning Your Manuscript
into Multiple Talk Topics

12:00 PM Networking Lunch (LIVE)
Guest: publisher Katara Patton, UMI Inc.

1:30 PM (BONUS WORKSHOP)
Randy Petersen - Nonfiction Writing Small-Group
- Separate preregistration required for this 3-session class (LIVE)
- Capacity: 5 persons, first-come, first-served
- Prerequisite: submit by October 1 a 1-2 paragraph bio and a writing sample of 300-1000 words (a piece--or part of a piece--writer wants feedback on)

1:30 PM
Victoria McAfee - Succeeding at Curriculum Writing

2:30 PM (BONUS WORKSHOP)
Lisa Crayton - Securely Focused: Writing Themed Devotions
- Separate preregistration required for this 2-session class (LIVE)
- Capacity: 15 persons, first-come, first-served

2:30 PM (1-ON-1 APPOINTMENTS)
Scheduled 1-on-1 appointments with conference presenters (LIVE)
- Conference preregistration required
- Duration: 15 minutes per appointment
- Final appointment slot is 4:15
- 2 appointments available to each attendee, first-come, first-served

3:30 PM (BONUS WORKSHOP)
Sharon Norris Elliott - Storyboarding Your Adult Nonfiction Book
- Separate preregistration required for this 5-session class (LIVE)
- Capacity: 10 persons, first-come, first-served

5:00 PM (LIVE)
Closing
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Publishers Speak: What to Pitch?
Publishers Global Christian Family Books, Tyndale House Publishers, Zondervan

Free To Write Sneak Peeks

Final session recordings will be accessible to registrants at publishingincolor.com until Dec. 15, 2026.

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“This conference was groundbreaking. Every keynote, workshop, one-on-one, lunch conversation, business card exchange, and photograph taken broke up the soil in my writing that had begun to dry out and harden. I emerge from this conference with fresh soil ready to be tilled and cultivated to bear fruit.”
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“I thank God that my book proposal landed in front of editors more polished . . . I have you to thank . . . The feedback I received through Publishing in Color helped me to refine my submission. . . . I’m just grateful . . .”
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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers.

When can I register for the next conference?

Registration is now open.

For how long can I access conference content?

We make recorded conference content available for at least one month after the conference ends. Fall 2026 content will be available until December 15, 2026. And 1-on-1 appointments are scheduled at conference speakers' discretion.

How do I get appointments with conference presenters?

When you pay your registration fee to attend the conference, you will afterward receive a code to access and request appointments at the site. Each paid registrant requests two appointments with two different presenters. Appointments are first-come, first-served and are scheduled at speakers’ discretion following the conference week. Consider in advance the publishing mission of the speaker you request and their organization, the categories they are acquiring content for, the status of your writing and/or book proposal, your pitch, and  questions you plan to pose.  

How do I apply for a needs-based scholarship to attend Publishing in Color?

Apply with the request form at this site under Scholarships. Please be prepared to share why you need one, along with accurate contact information for our response. You can see more scholarship information here [[link to scholarship information page]].

How do I know about and join the virtual sessions and workshops?

Access the conference schedule in advance of conference week; the final schedule is subject to change. Access to the video and zoom links becomes available the week before the conference starts. All sessions are scheduled Eastern Time. You can access on a mobile or computer.

How are conference speakers selected?

Conference speakers are part of Publishing in Color’s network of professional relationships. For more information, contact us at Publishing_In_Color@proton.me

How do I write a book proposal or get help with one?

Answer: We provide free book proposal formats for adult nonfiction and children’s book proposals here and at your request {[link to Go, Know, Grow page on site]].

For a first-read of your completed proposal by an expert editor, with summary comments provided for you, make your request by email to Publishing_In_Color@proton.me

In-depth proposal development services and editing work is quoted on a project-by-project basis; starting at $95. Additional services provide consulting, expert ghostwriting, copyediting, and proofreading by an expert. These services are available through the PIC network through trustworthy, experienced professionals, who are independent of Publishing in Color.

We’re always grateful to share the names of trusted professionals with you for your personal publishing project so that you can receive a price quote from them for your project..

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