| Saturday, May 2, 2026 (9am-5pm)Join us on May 2, 2026, for the 14th Terroir Creative Writing Festival at the Stoller Family Estate Experience Center, located at 16161 NE McDougall Road in Dayton. It will be a day of inspirational talks and workshops on craft and the writing life, led by regional authors and publishing professionals, with sessions on fiction, poetry and nonfiction and a panel on self-publishing. Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, author of the biography Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist, will give the morning keynote address, titled “What I Learned About Writing from Lin-Manuel Miranda.” To pay by check, click to download: 2026 TCWF Early Registration Form.pdf |
More about the Festival
The aim of the festival is to build a stronger literary community in our area by encouraging and spotlighting local writers while making connections with the larger writing and publishing community. You don’ t have to be a writer to attend. Anyone interested in writing, reading, and the literary life will find something to enjoy. The festival is open to anyone age 14 and up.
Photographer Karen Olson will offer free headshots for attendees who want one for their book jacket or other publication. To request a time slot (first come, first served), email Emily at: emilygrosvenor@gmail.com.
The 2026 festival is supported by:
Other contributors include: Stoller Family Estate, Effloro Pilates and Wellness Studio; Provender Press;
Imprint Media Lab; Angela Grace Custom Publications; Stantec Consulting;
Dr. Adam Diesburg, DDS; Luminaire Press; and Big Box Returns of McMinnville.
2026 Session Descriptions and Speaker Bios
Click to Download: Session Descriptions and Speaker Bios 2026.pdf
Past speakers
Since the first Terroir Creative Writing Festival in 2010, we have hosted both emerging and established writers from across the region.
These include Ursula K. LeGuin, Molly Gloss, Jean Auel, Tracy Daugherty, Kim Stafford, Paulann Petersen, Omar Al Akkad, Ellen Waterston, Judith Barrington, Henry Hughes, Fonda Lee, Chelsea Cain, Willy Vlautin, C. Morgan Kennedy, Andrea Stolowitz, Steve
Duin, Laura Stanfill, Emily Grosvenor, Joe Wilkins, Barbara Drake, and many more.
With 10 to 15 speakers each year, many outstanding authors have shared the secrets of their craft, offered encouragement, and read their work.
Terroir Writing Festival Updates
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