Retreat Speakers: 1985 to Present

Retreat Speakers: 1985 to Present

Peggy Hanchar
1985
Allison Hart
1986

w/a Jennifer Greene, Jill Colby

Donna Winters
1986

In addition, Peggy Hanchar returned in 1986.

Rosanne Bittner
1987

In addition in 1987, Mary Turner (w/a Lynn Turner) presented. (not pictured)

Lass Small
1988

w/a Cally Hughes

In addition, Anne Kolaczyk, w/a Andrea Edwards (not pictured)

Gail Oust
1989

w/a Elizabeth Turner

Lucy Naylor Kubash
1989
Sharon De Vita
1990

Not pictured Lucy Taylor.

Suzanne Guntrum
1991
Sherrill Bodine
1992

Not pictured, Elaine Sima and Alison Hart

Pat Pinianski
1993

w/a Patricia Rosemoor and Lynn Patrick

Also, Linda Sweeney (not pictured)

Debra Dixon
1994

This year included a panel with Leila Davis, Lucy Naylor Kubash, & Marjorie Pregitzer

Joan Shapiro
1995

In addition we hosted Nancy McLann, bookstore owner and president of the Love Designer's Writers' Club

and Virginia DeWeese, Associate Editor of Rendezvous Romance eReview Magazine

Suzanne Brown
1996

Also, Marian Edwards, 

Neither are pictured.

Emilie Richards
1997

Also, Connie Laux, w/a Kylie Logan and Casey Daniels

Lindsay Longford
1998

w/a Jimmie Morel

Allison Hart
1999
Debra Dixon
2000

Also, Linda Kichline, owner and senior editor, ImaJinn Books

Betrina Krahn
2001
Eileen Dreyer
2002

w/a Kathleen Korbel

Ruth Ryan Langan
2003
Elizabeth Bevarly
2004
Karen Witmor-Gow
2005

w/a Elizabeth Grayson

Merline Lovelace
2006
Julie Kistner
2007
Cindy Dees
2008
Thea Devine
2009
Joann Ferguson
2010
Cindy Dees
2011
Eileen Dreyer
2012
Christie Ridgway
2013
Darynda Jones
2014
Rita Clay Estrada
2015

Co-Founder RWA

Christie Craig
2016
Katharine Ashe
2017
Jennifer Probst
2018
Lyssa Kay Adams
2019
COVID Pandemic
2020 - No retreat
Laurie Schnebly Campbell
2021 - Online
Tracy Brogan
2022
Tina Radcliffe
2023
Narelle Todd
2024
S. E. Smith
2024