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

- photo by Terry Manier.

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

Visit his website: mtoddgallowglas.com/gallowglas/

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.

Charlie N. Holmberg

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...

Here's a link to his book: shorturl.at/Jc7bi

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!
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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 2025 Feedback Survey Hello wonderful friends, and thank you for attending LTUE 2025. We, the organizing committee, are already looking forward to LTUE 2026, and would love your feedback on how we did this year. All answer...

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

On the brink of LTUE 43: Masterclasses are TOMORROW and the Symposium starts Thursday!

We're so excited to have Cameron Hopkin as our LTUE Gala Banquet Toastmaster. He'll also be presenting at several other sessions. For more about Cameron, visit: ltue.net/guests-2025/

You can find his entire schedule on the LTUE Interactive Schedule here: ltue.net/schedule/

A promotional card for the Life, the Universe, and Everything symposium #43 - "Knight Your Genius." with guest presenter Bryan Young. Held February 13-15, 2025 at the Provo Marriott Hotel and Convention Center -- LTUE.net for more info - the card includes a headshot of the fiendishly handsome writer Bryan Young and fantasy art with a knight and a princess on a white horse.

I'm doing some book signings and BattleTech games this weekend and one next, but next weekend at @ltuesymposium.bsky.social officially kicks off my convention season for 2025 and it's going to be a busy one. I hope to see everyone.

I’ll be at @ltuesymposium.bsky.social February 13-15 moderating a panel about #HayaoMiyazaki, leading a memorial for Melva Gifford, releasing the latest LTUE Benefit Anthology, signing books, and teaching moderators.

I’ll be at a hall table just outside the Boardroom. Come and say hello!

It's been a while, so you may have forgotten who our awesome guests of honor will be. We can't wait to hear from Paul Durham, Jennifer A. Nielsen and Isaac Stewart next week!

For more about each of them, visit: ltue.net/guests-2025/

Who cares about Friday? Is it LTUE yet? Just ONE WEEK to go! (Feb. 13-15)

Register here: t.ly/4ny3h

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ARK Press, launched on January 10, will be celebrating their beginnings at LTUE!

Come to the Launch Celebration gathering on Thursday, Feb. 13th, from 7 to 9 pm in the Provo Marriott Hotel.

Also, three ARK editors will be hearing Pitch sessions during LTUE. Sign up now at t.ly/4ny3h

VOLUNTEER AT LTUE - WE NEED YOU!
You can be our Knight in Shining Armor at LTUE 43 Next Week!

Click here to volunteer during the symposium: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
Please email volunteers@ltue.net if you have any questions.
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Take a Master Class the day before LTUE!

Morning:
Learn how to structure a fantastic fight scene with martial arts expert and writing coach Christine Nielson.

Afternoon:
Workshop your fight scene through seven simple steps.

Additional fee required. Register here: t.ly/4ny3h