57th Annual UND Writers Conference, "Fables & Futures"
Join us in-person and online for the 57th Annual UND Writers Conference, "Fables & Futures" — March 25–27, 2026.
Conference Information & Registration
All UND Writers Conference events are free and open to all, both in-person and online.
Please bookmark this page and stay tuned for information about our 2026 conference, including our pre-conference events in partnership with the Grand Forks Public Library and registration for in-person and online events!
Featured Authors and Reading List
We are excited to share that the UND Writers Conference will feature George Saunders, Maria Dahvana Headley, Megan Kamalei Kakimoto, Anna Maria Hong, Ananda Lima, Amber Sparks, Roque Raquel Salas Rivera, and artist Beatriz Cortez during our "Fables & Futures" conference. Our lineup of authors and artists will also be joined by literary agent Penelope Burns, to provide our attendees with an inside look at the publishing industry.
Learn more about this spring's dazzling lineup of featured guests—and add their books to your reading list this spring!
Conference Location and Accessibility
All events are free and open to the public. In-person events during the three-day literary festival will be held in UND's Memorial Union, an accessible facility. Live-captioning is provided during the live-streamed events. Read more about accessibility and accommodations at the UND Writers Conference.
Parking for the 57th Annual UND Writers Conference
The official parking location for the UND Writers Conference is the parking ramp at the intersection of University Avenue and Columbia Road.
The UND Writers Conference is pleased to provide parking for our community members, off-campus guests, and alumni for all three days of the conference, exclusively in the parking ramp. (UND faculty, students, and staff will need to park in their regularly designated lots.)
Conference Donors and Support
Support for the UND Writers Conference comes from the Estate of Alice Lillian Carlson, the Kemen/Randall Family Writers Conference Endowment, the John Little Memorial Endowment, the Jackie McElroy-Edwards and Tom Edwards Writers Conference Endowment, the Myers Foundation, and all our individual donors.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed during the UND Writers Conference or on its website do not necessarily reflect those of the University of North Dakota or any of our sponsors/donors.