COST: Early Critique Workshop registration is only $305! ($350 after May 1st)
WHEN: July 24 – July 26
WHERE: Fairfield Inn and Suites, Bremerton, WA. Special Group rates are available using this link: Book now!
WHY: Our Three-Day Critique Workshop is an opportunity for you to submit the first 4000 words of your novel, short story, or whatever project you are working on, for critique in a group of up to 8 peers led by an industry professional. While we are always looking for ways to expand our horizons, this particular workshop still tends to focus on sci-fi & fantasy. Even if you write in other genres, you can still benefit from our workshop but please be aware that much of the material is from a SFF lens.
Our critique groups are a great way to polish up those first pages and first chapter. Submissions are due six weeks before the event via our Discord server. Discord login information can be found in your Welcome email after you register.
There will also be an opportunity to pitch to an agent, as well as one-hour workshops and panel presentations on craft, querying, the publishing industry, and more. Optional casual gatherings provide opportunities to get to know other writers as well as authors, editors, and agents.
We hope you’ll join us!
REGISTRATION: Critique Workshop early registration is now OPEN! Register Today!
SCHOLARSHIPS are available for marginalized writers and writers in need. Please email info@cascadewriters.com to apply.
GROUP LEADERS & SPEAKERS
- Author Daryl Gregory (Group Leader)
- Author Maquel A. Jacob (Group Leader)
- Author Curtis C. Chen (Group Leader)
- Author Kat Richardson (Group Leader)
- Author Shiv Ramdas (Group Leader)
Daryl Gregory is a Seattle writer whose novels and short stories have been translated into a dozen languages and have won multiple awards, including the World Fantasy, Shirley Jackson, and Crawford awards, and have been nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, Edgar, and other awards. His latest novel is When We Were Real (4/2025).
His seven other novels include Revelator, Spoonbenders, and Pandemonium. Other books include the novellas The Album of Dr. Moreau and We Are All Completely Fine, and the collection Unpossible and Other Stories. He also teaches writing and is a regular instructor at the Viable Paradise Writing Workshop. Return to Speakers list
Maquel A. Jacob has had a passion for the written word since the age of seven, reading everything she could get her hands on which included encyclopedias and the thesaurus. At twelve, she had her first encounter with a Stephen King novel and was hooked. She became inspired to write her own brand of fiction. Combining multiple genres is her way of keeping things interesting. Always ready to learn new things, her search for knowledge never ceases. So far she has an Accounting degree, a Business Administration degree, became a certified Nail Technician via Cosmetology school and studied Digital Film and Video at the Art Institute of Portland. She is a huge Anime fan, loves a great bottle of wine and rocks out to heavy metal music. Green and lush Oregon is where she currently resides spinning imaginary worlds in her head while daydreaming. Learn more about Macquel A. Jacob at her website here: https://majacobauthor.com/. Return to Speakers list
Once a Silicon Valley software engineer, Curtis C. Chen (陳致宇) now writes stories and runs puzzle games near Portland, Oregon. He’s the author of the KANGAROO series of funny science fiction spy thrillers and has written for the Realm originals Echo Park, Ninth Step Murders, and Machina. Curtis’ short fiction has appeared in Playboy Magazine, Aliens vs. Predators: Ultimate Prey, Daily Science Fiction, and elsewhere. His homebrew cat feeding robot was displayed in the “Worlds Beyond Here” exhibit at Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum. For more info, check out his website: https://curtiscchen.com/. Return to Speakers list
When she’s not writing or being a freelance fiction editor and writing coach, Kat Richardson paints watercolors, and wanders through the mountains of Western Washington in a trailer with one hound dog and a husband—it’s even her own husband. Along the way she has been a builder of paper automata, journalist, editor, actor, singer, diamond expert, Renaissance Faire performer, and watercolor hobbyist. Her latest novel, Storm Waters—a historical fantasy noir—was released by Fairwood Press in November, 2024. She’s also the author of the Greywalker paranormal detective novels, one award-winning SF Novel, a slew of short stories, and a few unspeakable things that live in an electronic trunk. Trust me: it’s better that way….. Return to Speakers list
Additional speakers to be announced – watch this space for developing information
CONTACT: send questions to Zan Ross info@cascadewriters.com
