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UPCOMING EVENTS:
Event: LTUE #44
Date & Time: Thursday – Saturday, Feb 12 – 14th, 2026
Location: Provo Marriot
Description: LTUE is a three-day academic conference on all aspects of creativity with a general focus on science fiction and fantasy. Comprised of panels, presentations, and papers on writing, art, literature, film, gaming and other facets of speculative fiction, LTUE is a place to learn all about life, the universe, and everything else you love. Whitney will be on eight panels and will have a table (with books and a limited selection of Fiction & Filament inventory) at the Mass Signing event on Friday the 13th, at 7pm. While the conference requires registration, Friday’s Mass Signing Event is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Event: StoryCon
Date & Time: Friday-Saturday, February 25th-26th, 2026
Location: Salt Palace Convention Center (100 S W Temple St, Salt Lake City)
Description: StoryCon is the largest writing conference in Utah, open to adults, teens, and tweens. It combines the fun of a national book festival with the education and guidance of a serious writing conference, with Brandon Sanderson as this year’s featured speaker. While ticket sales for the conference has ended, you can still visit Whitney and other vendors in the Exhibit Hall, which is open FREE to the public. You’ll find Whitney at the Fiction & Filament table (Booth #417).
Event: LDSPMA Masterclass Series
Date: Tuesdays from 6:30-8:30, March 10th, 17th, 24th & April 7th, 14th, and 21st, 2026
Location: Zoom
Description: “Write, For These Words Are True and Faithful”: Writing Nonfiction with a Doctrinal Emphasis is a 6-week online masterclass Whitney will be teaching through LDSPMA. Registration is open now, and closes February 28th. Details about the masterclass (as well as a link to register for the class at 40% off its usual price) can be found here.
Event: BYU Women’s Conference
Date & Time: April 29, 30-May 1, 2026
Location: BYU Campus, Provo (UT)
Description: For women of all ages, this conference is three incredible days filled with engaging topics and speakers, meaningful connections, and inspiring music—all prayerfully selected to uplift and inspire you. Whitney will be teaching the workshop “Write the Things of God: A Record of His Goodness”, though the specific date and time of her workshop is not available yet. Registration is open now.
Podcasts and Interviews Whitney has been a guest for:
Host John Kirkman and I discuss some different times and way the Savior has comforted me in my life. We also discuss my book, “Types, Shadows, and Casseroles: Finding Christ in Your Daily Life” and John puts me on the spot with an impromptu “find the symbolism in this object” challenge.
The Book Drop Mic Podcast
Author Jason Wright and I discuss Types, Shadows, and Casseroles: Finding Christ in Your Daily Life and the story of how the book came to be. (Click image to access podcast.)
I share a story that is also featured in Types, Shadows, and Casseroles: Finding Christ in Your Daily Life but get to go into deeper detail and discussion about how God is aware of us all and sometimes the things that seem to be going wrong are blessings in disguise.
Verses & Visions Podcast
Host Cassidy Beck and I discuss discuss my diverse writing career, how motherhood shapes my creativity, and the importance of embracing personal paths to success. I also talk about imposter syndrome and how my faith influences my work–not just in my religious nonfiction but in my secular fiction as well.
Listen as we discuss why I write short stories, the advantages of a background in screenwriting, and why I have no problem writing dark mermaid stories one day and books about Jesus the next.