There’s no place like home! And if the DMV is yours, you may want to cultivate a writing life here. In this panel, moderated by Stefan Fatsis (Unabridged), you’ll hear from Richard Peabody (the founding editor of Gargoyle Magazine/Paycock Press), Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. (54 Miles), and 11th Archivist of the United States Colleen J. Shogan (author of the Washington Whodunit series) about doing just that!

Don’t miss your chance to meet these and other pros during the 2026 Washington Writers Conference on May 1-2 in Rockville, MD. Registration ends TODAY, so REGISTER NOW!