Annual Conference

Join us for the 37th Annual NINC Conference!

September 23 – 26, 2026 | TradeWinds Island Grand Beach Resort | St. Pete Beach

The conference presented by Novelists, Inc. (NINC) is a unique experience that brings together multi-published, professional authors who publish traditionally, independently, or both. Speakers are selected from the top echelons of the industry, and the conversations and networking opportunities rise far above what you’ll experience anywhere else.

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Registration is open through July 31, 2026.
There will be no late registration.

Conference Registration is available only to NINC members who are up-to-date on their dues, their assistants and approved Industry Guests. If you would like to apply to attend as an industry guest, click here.

Registration will be limited to 450 attendees total.

NINC makes every reasonable effort to accommodate attendees with special needs, but we may not have the means to accommodate every request.

Member Registration

$680

NINC members in good standing will receive an email that contains details on registration at least a week prior to the opening date.
Your membership must be up-to-date and paid before you register for the conference. If you have not renewed your membership and paid your 2026 dues, please do so before you register for the conference.
Only fully accepted and approved members who have paid their dues will be permitted to register for the conference.

Assistant Registration

$690

Assistant registration will be limited to allow as many members as possible to attend.
To attend NINC as an assistant, you must assist a NINC Member in good standing who is attending the conference this year.

Industry Guest Registration

$730

Only approved Industry Guests may attend NINC.

Cancellation Policy

Registrants who cancel before JULY 31, 2026 will receive a refund of 80% of the amount paid regardless of where they live. If you do not live in the United States, and your country’s borders are closed or it has restricted travel to the U.S., you will still only receive an 80% conference refund. No refunds will be issued after July 31, 2026, except for instances of medical emergencies:

In the event You, or a member of your immediate family living in your household: (i) dies; (ii) has a non-elective surgery or medical procedure performed within 1 week of the conclusion of the conference; (iii) You have not been medically cleared for travel due to surgery or procedure and You provide written verification of the same from your treating physician; or (iv) You receive a cancer diagnosis after the cancellation deadline.

A member of your family or other person not living with you who needs your assistance does not constitute a medical emergency for purposes of this cancellation policy.

Please do not abuse this provision. Thank you!

NINC 2026 Speakers

Speakers are being added as they are being booked. Stay tuned for more announcements!

Dave Chesson

Dave Chesson is the creator of Kindlepreneur.com, a website devoted to teaching advanced book Marketing which even Amazon KDP acknowledge as one of the best by telling users to “Gain insight from Kindlepreneur on how you can optimize marketing for your books.” Having worked with such authors as Orson Scott Card, Ted Dekker and more, his tactics help both Fiction and Nonfiction authors of all levels get their books discovered by the right readers. He’s also the founder of Publisher Rocket, a book marketing software, and Atticus.io, a book writing and formatting software.

Thomas Dean Donnelly

Thomas Dean Donnelly has been a professional screenwriter for over 30 years. In that time he has written on projects that have grossed over a billion dollars worldwide. He has adapted the classic works of writers such as Ray Bradbury, Clive Cussler, Stan Lee, and Robert E Howard. He’s worked on franchises from Voltron to Uncharted, and from Marvel’s Doctor Strange to The Walking Dead. His feature credits include Sahara starring Matthew McConaughey, and Conan the Barbarian. During the Hollywood writers strike he wrote his first novel: YEAR OF THE RABBIT, followed by YEAR OF THE HORSE, and YEAR OF THE SERPENT, all spy thrillers.

Heather Hildenbrand

Heather Hildenbrand is a money & mindset coach for authors who are tired of feeling stuck and ready to manifest their own happily ever after. She helps her clients drop their limiting beliefs so they can step into who they really are and create the life of their dreams.

She is a certified life coach, a Reiki master, and basically an obsessed expert for all things manifestation and mindset.

You can find out more about Heather at www.manifestyourhea.com.

Joanne Spence

Joanne Spence, DMin, is an author, yoga therapist, and educator whose work bridges mental health, physical well-being, embodiment, and death awareness. She is the author of three widely used books on trauma-informed yoga and is launching her fourth book, How to Die Well: A Practical Guide for the Living, in 2026. With more than twenty-five years of experience as a yoga teacher and therapist, Joanne specializes in nervous system regulation, stress resilience, and practices that support psychological, physical, and spiritual well-being. She teaches nationally and internationally, helping people live with greater clarity, compassion, and courage.

Questions?

Email the Conference Team.