Where You'll Find LJ
The 2026 Erma Bombeck Conference!
Lori is thrilled to be returning to the faculty of this year's Erma Bombeck Writers Conference, March 26-28, 2026 in beautiful Dayton, Ohio. The conference is the only workshop in the country devoted to both humor and human interest writing. In 2019, The Writer magazine named the workshop the best in Ohio and "THE conference for humor writers." In 2010, "CBS Sunday Morning" used the workshop as a backdrop for a Mother's Day piece about Erma's legacy. In the past two decades, keynoters have included the likes of Dave Barry, Gail Collins, Phil Donahue, Cathy Guisewite, Art Buchwald, Leonard Pitts, Roy Blount Jr., Amy Ephron, Liza Donnelly, Lisa Scottoline and Nancy Cartwright, to name a few. More information about this incredible conference here.
The 2026 San Miguel Writers Conference and Literary Festival
Lori is so excited to join the incredible faculty and featured writers at the San Miguel Writers Conference and Literary Festival February 11-15, 2026. The conference is a bilingual and tri-cultural experience, bringing together the literary communities of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. San Miguel is a World Heritage Site that has been a gathering place for artists and writers since the 1930s. It is an entire town of restored eighteenth century buildings, and a Mecca for artists and writers from all over the world. If you'd like to register for the conference, visit here.