Every April, the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC) brings working authors to Bellingham, WA for a weekend of masterclasses, workshops, panel discussions, networking, and the annual Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBA) ceremony to celebrate the best books of 2026!
This year, CAC26 featured a masterclass with New York literary agent Donald Maas and best-selling author and keynote speaker, Avanti Centrae.
The work leading up to the conference can be chaotic and exhausting, but that is long forgotten once our Chanticleer authors arrive. Every year I enjoy seeing friends I’ve made from past conferences, and I always meet a few new friends, too!
For a full rundown of the weekend’s events, check out the blog post I wrote on the Chanticleer Book Reviews’ website here!
