EP 79) Writer Peggyann Kennedy joins Jon Meyers to discuss what they learned at WriterCon 2025. With over 300 attendees (such as Peggyann) and over 60 speakers (such as Jon Meyers), we thought we'd share the benefits that anyone attending next year can enjoy. It would be impossible to list every highlight and every connection we made, so we talked about a wide array of experiences. Finally, we both reflected on the event's remarkable positivity.WriterCon Contest Winners 2025CHILDREN’SHM: Sheila Gunlock: Sea Odyssey AdventureHM: Suzanne Clement: Mind-Travelers1 st Runner-Up: Tamiko Nesbitt: Homeless and AloneWINNER: David Corbly: Pierre the Potty-Mouthed PirateYOUNG ADULTWINNER: Shari Heinrich: Want a S’more?INSPIRATIONAL1 st Runner-Up: Joyce Hanewinkel: Listening with My Heart and My EyesWINNER: Shelley Malicote-Stutchman: When Social Media PraysNONFICTION1 st Runner-Up: Richard Kimlinger: Two Creative Minds AgreeWINNER: Shelley Levisay: Deadly DysfunctionMEMOIRHM: Greg Blovits: Fish RulesHM: Jane Speheger: Ebenezer1 st Runner-Up: Hannah Muoa: A Pop-Up PupuseriaWINNER: David Barnett: KomorebiPLAY/SCREENPLAYHM: Jonathan Sweet: One-Eyed JaxHM: Sheila Gunlock: Oh God…OH GOD!1 st Runner-Up: Mark Mulkerin: The Secret Life of MarshmallowsWINNER: Ryan Brandt: Zombie The MusicalPOETRY1 st Runner-Up: Tamiko Nesbitt: My Daddy’s SmileWINNER: Peggyann Kennedy: AcheFLASH FICTION1 st Runner-Up: Zachary Noland: EssaysWINNER: Kyra Walters: Divinity and SinFICTIONHM: Peggyann Kennedy: The Attic1 st Runner-Up: Susan Starling-Nye: When In Doubt, Wear RedWINNER: Regina Mullennix: The Yule King’s CursePUBLISHED YOUNG READERSWINNER: Ta’Shay Mason: Let’s CelebratePUBLISHED NONFICTIONHM: Aubrey Green: Grief Explored1 st Runner-Up: Josh C Jones: America If You Can Keep ItWINNER: Henry Rausch: SubmergedPUBLISHED POETRY1 st Runner-Up: Aubrey Green: Yearly ExamWINNER: Kelley Morris: When the Glass BreaksPUBLISHED FICTIONHM: Betsey Kulakowski and J.B. Caine: The Veil of Secrets1 st Runner-up: Marty Ludlum: At First I Was AfraidWINNER: R.J. Johnson: Malicious Magick#amwriting #memoir #author #writingconference #serialOUR HOSTS GET OUT OF THEIR BUBBLEPeggyann Kennedy joins a new in-person writing group.Jon Meyers went to a webinar hosted by Athens State University in Alabama which featured Friend of the Show Ashley Hargrove.YOU RESPOND!Misty L. Butler and the mental health benefits of being near water.CALL TO ACTIONWatch this Episode of Gomer Pyle, whose story is it? (And why.) • Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.: Season 1, Episode 4:... Answer in the comments under the YouTube video -- or on fb, X, or IG.THE FINAL ACT: Peggyann Kennedy plays Career Index Card -- but Jon Meyers realizes he was doing it backwards.UPCOMING APPEARANCESJON MEYERS, WRITERFEST, NOVEMBER 21-22, 2025BELMONT UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE, TNhttps://www.writerfestnashville.com/JON MEYERS, WRITERCON, SEPTEMBER 4-7, 2026THE CONFERENCE CENTER IN THE HISTORIC SKIRVIN, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKhttps://writercon.com/conference/.........AFFILIATE LINKS: Emily Brooks and Jon Meyers, WRITE ANYWAY: https://amzn.to/4erbV3GPlus, WRITE ANYWAY, is now available on Kindle Unlimited: https://amzn.to/3ScKS2JEMILY'S BOOKShttps://amzn.to/4gAUfERJON MEYERS'S BOOKShttps://amzn.to/4pxus4JPURPLE POMODORO TIMERYou can purchase it here: https://amzn.to/4jn89LzMOOD OCTOPUShttps://amzn.to/4jTc6I9Our Bookshop…https://bookshop.org/shop/write-bette...Our Patreon… / writebettertogether CONNECT WITH US:www.instagram.com/WriteBetterTogetherwww.facebook.com/writebettertogethernowwww.X.com/WriteBetterTgtrCONNECT WITH EMILY BROOKS: www.emilybrookswriter.comCONNECT WITH S. MATISKOWebsite: https://smatisko.wordpress.com/CONNECT WITH JON MEYERS: www.jonmeyersscripts.comDavid Corbly, OpenDoorCreations.com, website creation and/or website upgrading.
