{"id":23053,"date":"2026-02-18T16:48:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T23:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=23053"},"modified":"2026-02-21T16:50:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T23:50:41","slug":"sun-valley-writers-conference-announces-new-pass-lottery-system-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/18\/sun-valley-writers-conference-announces-new-pass-lottery-system-for-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Sun Valley Writers\u2019 Conference Announces  New Pass Lottery System for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Lottery Sign-Ups Open Now through February 24<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nThe Sun Valley Writers\u2019 Conference (SVWC) announced today that it is introducing a new pass lottery system for its 2026 Conference, responding to years of unprecedented demand. \u201cWe\u2019re honored by the extraordinary enthusiasm for SVWC,\u201d said Marketing &amp; Communications Manager Kate Elgee Haase. \u201cEach year, far more readers want to attend than our venues can accommodate. The new lottery system creates a calmer, fairer, and more inclusive way for everyone to participate.\u201d<br \/>\nThe lottery is now open at svwc.com\/attend, with entries accepted through February 24 at 5 p.m. MST. On February 25, names will be selected at random by database software, using encoded entries, and those chosen will be invited to purchase passes. Selected participants will receive an email with a secure purchase link and will have a limited time to complete their transaction. Those not initially selected will automatically be added to a waitlist pool, with additional drawings held as passes become available.<br \/>\nPass Options<br \/>\nFull Conference Pass ($1,100): Includes access to all Pavilion talks, breakout sessions, book signings, Q&amp;As, meals, and the closing reception on the Pavilion lawn.<br \/>\nNext Generation Pass ($550, ages 35 &amp; under): Offers full Conference access at half price, making SVWC more accessible to students and educators, emerging writers, young readers, and more.<br \/>\nSVWC will also offer Special Series Pavilion Passes and Live Watch Party passes for select events, along with a wide range of free programming.<br \/>\nImportant Dates<br \/>\nLottery Open: Now through February 24 at 5pm MST<br \/>\nLottery Drawing: February 25<br \/>\nPurchase Window: February 25 to February 26 at 8pm MST<br \/>\nPasses are sold online only. For assistance, participants may contact info@svwc.com or call 208-726-5454.<br \/>\nFor full details and to enter the lottery, visit svwc.com\/attend.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lottery Sign-Ups Open Now through February 24 The Sun Valley Writers\u2019 Conference (SVWC) announced today that it is introducing a new pass lottery system for its 2026 Conference, responding to years of unprecedented demand. \u201cWe\u2019re honored by the extraordinary enthusiasm for SVWC,\u201d said Marketing &amp; Communications Manager Kate Elgee Haase. \u201cEach year, far more readers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":479,"featured_media":23054,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","_pvb_checkbox_block_on_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,84,86,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-event","category-in-brief","category-ketchum","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/479"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23053"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23055,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23053\/revisions\/23055"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}