EVENTS ARCHIVE

Thursday, August, 22, 2013

Sun Valley Writers Conference, Sun Valley, Idaho, Aug. 22-26

The Experience

SVWC is a festival of ideas and literature with some of the most extraordinary writers and thinkers in the world, the most generous audience one is ever likely to encounter – close to 1,000 people, a good number of whom wield considerable influence in business, politics, media, and entertainment circles, but all of whom love to read – in one of the most breathtakingly beautiful places in the American West. The conference started 18 years ago and is now considered by many to be the best literary festival in the U.S.

“. . .Our expectations were high, but the reality was so much better — more gracious, more interesting — than we could have imagined.” JAMES FALLOWS, a national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly and author of CHINA AIRBORNE.
“In my opinion, this year’s conference was one of the best times ever available to humankind. . .” NAOMI SHIHAB NYE, author of seven collections of poetry, including her most recent TRANSFER.

Speakers/Participants


Liaquat Ahamed

Liaquat Ahamed

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Peter Bergen

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BROWN, Jeffrey - Credit Robert Severi

Jeffrey Brown

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BILLY COLLINS - Credit Steven Kovich

Billy Collins

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Neal Conan

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WADE DAVIS

Wade Davis

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PETER DUCHIN

Peter Duchin

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Dumas, Firoozeh

Firoozeh Dumas

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EAGLEMAN, David - Credit Sharon Steinmann

David Eagleman

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Gretel Ehrlich

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Gillian Flynn

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AMANDA FOREMAN - Credit Derry Moore

Amanda Foreman

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ALEX GANSA - Credit Stephen Lovekin-Showtime

Alex Gansa

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HOWARD GORDON - Credit © Brigitte Sire/Corbis Outline

Howard Gordon

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ALEKSANDAR HEMON

Aleksandar Hemon

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Johnson, Craig

Craig Johnson

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JOHNSTON, Bret Anthony - Credit Stephanie Diani

Bret Anthony Johnston

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KARPELES Eric - Credit Michael Sell

Eric Karpeles

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McCHRYSTAL, Stanley - Credit James Loizou

General (RET.) Stanley McChrystal

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W. S. Merwin - Credit Tom Sewell

W. S. Merwin

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J. R. MOEHRINGER - Credit Donna Svennenik

J. R. Moehringer

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KEVIN POWERS

Kevin Powers

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AUSTIN RATNER

Austin Ratner

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ROSENBERG, Jacob - Credit MRZ

Jacob Rosenberg

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WILL SCHWALBE

Will Schwalbe

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MARIA SEMPLE - Credit Leta Warner

Maria Semple

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Mona Simpson

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WALTER STAHR - Credit Ron Kaplan

Walter Stahr

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Strobe Talbott - Credit Katherine Lambert

Strobe Talbott

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SIMON WINCHESTER

Simon Winchester

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Jessica Yu

Jessica Yu

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FULL ARCHIVE