Time today with a couple of our Guests of Honor!

LTUE doesn't OFFICIALLY begin until tomorrow, but the Marriott is hopping already! We've had personal time with our experts in masterclasses, Matt Dinniman's holding a public book signing tonight, vendors are prepping their wares and our volunteers are setting everything up. Off to a great start!

Yessss! LTUE is nearly here! Masterclasses Wednesday, everything else in the Universe starts Thursday.

Eschler Editing feedback FREE at LTUE! Editors from the award-winning Eschler Editing team will be offering LTUE attendees free, professional feedback on the first chapter of their works-in-progress! More details and signups here: tinyurl.com/Eschler-at-L...

LTUE is just one week away! Be aware that Masterclass and Artist Alley registrations will soon be closing, so don't wait any longer to get your spots. Register here: shorturl.at/MxQQF

LTUE is next week! There are still a very few spots available to meet one-on-one with John Goodwin, president of Galaxy Press and host of the acclaimed Writers of the Future podcast. Signups will be closed after this weekend, so get in there now! ltue.net/john-goodwin/

LTUE access notice: University Avenue has lane closures the bridge just south of the Marriott is being rebuilt. UDOT says to expect a minimum of ten minutes' delay. Provo bus routes will change slightly, but bus stops at Center Street remain open. Details: udotinput.utah.gov/universityav...

Don't miss M. Todd Gallowglas at LTUE!

LTUE is only 13 days away! Master classes are only 12.

Meet LTUE spotlight guest Sandra Tayler! She'll have a master class on structuring your life around your writing as well as a kaffeeclatsch, a presentation about motivation, and will be on panels about life balance, culture, and merchandising during LTUE. What a busy expert! www.sandratayler.com

LTUE Parking Alert! Free parking in downtown Provo is in shorter supply than ever before. Don't panic, here's a map with plenty of locations near the Marriott. The free ones tend to require a short walk, so plan your parking in advance. You can find the map here too: ltue.net/parking/

Heads up! We aren't the only event whose people stay in the Provo Marriott during LTUE, and rooms for Friday night are almost gone. Reserve your room with the special LTUE rate by January 28! tinyurl.com/LTUE-Marriott

PLEASE VOLUNTEER! LTUE can't happen without our volunteers' help with panelist and attendee registration, customer service, record-keeping, and more. Earn day passes or symposium memberships to use or share with a friend. Sign up here: ltue.net/volunteer/ Email [email protected] with questions.

The amazing Jenny Rabe is coming to LTUE as a spotlight guest! Can't wait to hear from her! After going on over 150 first dates, Jenny says she feels qualified to write about heartbreak, new crushes, and old flames. Writing about love is what she does best. www.jennyrabe.com

Esther Candari will be a spotlight guest at LTUE 44! Esther is a fine artist and painter, known for exploring multiracial identity, faith, and culture in her work. She also ventures into illustration, creating art for Brandon Sanderson’s Isles of the Emberdark series. www.hiilanifinearts.com

APOCALYPSE FIRST AID, back for more LTUE fun this year! Thursday 7:00 pm (2 hours) Learn advanced medical skills and then apply them in a simulated apocalypse setting! Limited room is available for this presentation so signup is encouraged at shorturl.at/gS24R

“What would happen if a dragon opened a bank?” Questions like this are the seeds that drive Max Florschutz to craft worlds, characters, and adventures. Known for his “Axtara” series, he also wrote the UNSEC Space Trilogy and Jacob Rocke Mysteries. Find his works, short and long, at maxonwriting.com.

Get ten minutes one-on-one with John Goodwin, president of Galaxy Press and host of the acclaimed Writers of the Future podcast! This superstar is offering free career counseling sessions on writing, publishing, and podcasting to LTUE. Slots fill up quickly – register now at: shorturl.at/HMHHj

It's been a while since we introduced one of our Spotlight Guests. We're so pleased to have Tricia Levenseller, #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of YA and adult romantasy joining LTUE 44! See more at tricialevenseller.com

LTUE - THE BEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK! Who else brings you three days, multiple best sellers and a Disney director for only $90? LTUE - $90 for 3 days Other Utah conferences (you know who you are): $159 for 2 days $160 for 3 days $305 for 3 days $500 for 4 days Get your membership: shorturl.at/l0dkv

We can't wait to hear from our LTUE Toastmaster, Emily Goodwin! Emily, VP of Public Affairs for Author Services, Inc., Los Angeles, has been in book publishing since 2007, including the international Writers & Illustrators of the Future Contests.

Heads up! Ads for the LTUE program book are due TOMORROW, January 15. Ads are a fabulous (and inexpensive) way to reach your target audience and show your support for LTUE.

VOLUNTEER AT LTUE - WE NEED YOU! Volunteers bring LTUE to life. They help with registration, customer service, record-keeping, and more. You can earn day passes or LTUE memberships too! Volunteer here: ltue.net/volunteer/ Questions? Email us at [email protected] Image: www.freepik.com

Did you miss the chance to score a ticket to Matt DInniman's public book signing on February 11? You can still see him! He'll be doing a Q&A the next day, Thursday, February 12 at LTUE. Your LTUE membership gets you in. Register for LTUE here: shorturl.at/6lM7W

Meet Peter Orullian, LTUE 44 spotlight guest! Fantasy author, composer, and performer, he's published epic fantasy novels and novelized chart-topping concept albums. Lately, he's been collaborating with Brandon Sanderson on The Strata Wars series. www.orullian.com www.symphonynorth.com

LTUE 44's awesome writing spotlight guest: CLINT JOHNSON Clint teaches creative writing and composition at Weber State. He's the author of the middle grade novel Green Dragon Codex (Wizards of the Coast) and short works in Every Day Fiction and Deep Magic. See more www.clintjohnsonwrites.com

Much Thanks to DJ Butler for hosting LTUE co-chair Joshua Mayne on Gopher Wood Lounge. Watch and get hyped for LTUE in February! www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9uY...

LTUE's Editing Spotlight Guest is Suzy Bills: editor, author, former BYU faculty in editing/publishing. She started her writing/editing business in 2006. In 2021, the University of California Press published her book, The Freelance Editor's Handbook. For more, see: writingandeditingbysuzy.com

It's high time to announce LTUE 44's spotlight guests! The gaming track is thrilled to have Robert J Defendi, one of the writers of Savage Seas for the game Exalted. He’s worked on Spycraft, Shadowforce Archer, the Stargate SG-1 roleplaying game and so much more. www.robertjdefendi.com

You've heard of Brandon Sanderson? Here's what he has to say about LTUE. Come to LTUE 44, February 12-14, 2026 at the Provo, UT Marriott Hotel youtu.be/DpPbnVb_KZ4

Visual Creators - blow your fans away at LTUE 44! Art Exhibition submissions are open now. Apply here: tinyurl.com/mw7wvvsy For more details and rules, visit: ltue.net/art-show/ Image credit: Alison Johnstun, LTUE 2025 winner, used by permission.

Take the day before LTUE to immerse yourself in masterclasses with amazing experts! Regster here: ltue.net/masterclasses/ You have to choose between Matthew Bockholt, DJ Butler, M. Todd Gallowglas, Adam Heesch, Jason Kristopher, Wulf Moon, and Sandra Tayler. Space is limited, sign up NOW!

LTUE 2026 Vendor Room Applications are LIVE! Apply for a Vendor room spot now here: shorturl.at/wXW8q LTUE 2026 will run Feb. 12th through Feb. 14th, 2026 at the Marriott in Provo, UT. Tables cost $200 each, are reserved for the entire symposium. and include 1 symposium membership each.

LTUE 44 Call for Panelists (and Presenters) is open until September 27! Apply here: ltue.net/be-a-panelist/

HEADS UP LTUE WRITERS - Submit your work SOON for an upcoming anthology! Thanks to Kevin J. Anderson of Western Colorado University for the opportunity to get our community’s work out to readers. Submission guidelines are here: wordfirewestern.moksha.io/publication/...

LTUE 44 has its third outstanding Guest of Honor! Matt Dinniman is a writer, artist, and musician (well, he’s a bass player) from Gig Harbor, WA. He is the author of several books, including the New York Times bestselling Dungeon Crawler Carl series. For more: mattdinniman.com Photo: Toby Dinniman

LTUE 44 will have amazing spotlight guests - announcing Orson Scott Card, the author of the Hugo and Nebula award-winning Ender's Game! Visit his website to see more, including his contemporary fantasy, biblical novels, American frontier fantasy, poetry, plays and scripts. www.hatrack.com

LTUE 44 Spotlight Guest Michael Todd Gallowglas! A man known by his friends to be a bit too clever for his own good, he has both mainstream and alternative publications. He’s a storyteller/educator with over 20 books including novels, short story and poetry collections, and nonfiction books.

We are so pleased to announce our next Guest of Honor for LTUE 2026, Charlie N. Holmberg. She is a Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author of fantasy and romance fiction. She writes contemporary romance under C. N. Holmberg. Visit her at www.charlienholmberg.com.

Next week's BTUE is gonna be GREAT! Howl's Moving Castle, hosted by Chris Jones - see the event page for more! www.facebook.com/events/10663...

Announcing LTUE 2026 Guest of Honor, Disney's Legendary RON CLEMENTS! His book, "Making Disney Magic . . . from a Mermaid to Moana: Tales of a Disney Animation Director" is available for preorder now. Release date, January 2026.

Join us Wednesday, April 30th at 8PM MDT on youtube.com/@ltuevids for BOOKS, the Universe, and Everything: our live, online book club by professionals, for you! This month Jay Boyce, Ashlee Higbee, Cameron Hopkin, and Jessica Guernsey will talk about Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman!

The 2025 Annual Meeting and Symposium for the Costume Society of America at Loyola Marymount University, June 1 through 4, with keynote speaker Ruth E. Carter, costume designer for Black Panther! For more information on this fantastic opportunity: www.costumesocietyamerica.com/upcoming-sym...

Join us Friday the 28th at 7PM MDT on youtube.com/@ltuevids as we continue BOOKS, the Universe, and Everything: our live, online book club by professionals, for YOU! This month we will talk about Starship Troopers with Michael F. Haspil, Jared Quan, and Ethan Sproat! Image

LTUE NEEDS YOU! (It's not too late) You can have a big impact on Utah's premier Science Fiction and Fantasy Symposium in 2026 by joining the organizing committee. Baby dragons and first-time astronauts welcome! You don't need experience, just excitement. Start with this short survey. t.ly/QX--f

LTUE 43 was pretty great, right? PLEASE help us make LTUE 44 even better! Take our quick survey and let us know what you think, feel, and want. Fill it out here: t.ly/lbdRP

What a weekend! Thanks everyone and see you next year!

A rollicking, awesome day 1 in the bag! Tallyho day 2!

We're off and running! LTUE 43 Master Classes are launched! Here, a once in a lifetime chance to learn the STORY CODE from its creator, Katherine Farmer.

How you gonna get your Genius Knighted? Come to LTUE sessions and learn from the masters! The Symposium starts Thursday, but Master Classes are tomorrow. Here's an interactive schedule that's mobile friendly: t.ly/JORNQ