Writing Conferences
Writing Conferences, Workshops, Retreats, Centers, Residencies &
Book & Literary Festivals
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Most recent update: March 11, 2010
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The Kenyon Review Writers' Workshop
Intensely creative, pushing you beyond what you thought you were capable of achieving—you eat, sleep, drink, breathe writing. And all around you are your fellow writers and instructors, cheering you on, encouraging you, word by word.
June 19-26, 2010
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Tin House Summer
Writers Workshop
The Tin House Summer Writers Workshop is a weeklong intensive of workshops, seminars, panels, and readings led by the editors of Tin House magazine and Tin House Books and their guests – prominent contemporary American writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
July 11-18, 2010
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Winter
Poetry & Prose Getaway
NOT YOUR TYPICAL WRITERS' CONFERENCE. Energize your writing with challenging and supportive workshops that focus on starting new material. Advance your craft with feedback from our award-winning faculty.
January 14-17, 2011
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Algonkian Writer Conferences
Algonkian increases your odds of becoming a published author by showing you how to inhabit that upper percentile taken seriously by pros in the publishing business.
Year-Round, locations vary
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Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference
The Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference provides the faculty, connections, and tools necessary to set poets with a book-length (including chapbook-length) manuscript on a path towards publication.
Year-Round
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Alabama
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Montevallo Literary Festival
Readings and workshops with noted writers.
April 23, 2010
Slash Pine Poetry Festival
From website: Bringing national and regional poets together for a two-day extravaganza of poetry, [t]he festival highlights the public and democratic nature of creative work, refusing to privilege one form or aesthetic over another, and presenting diverse voices in non-traditional, communally-accessible spaces.
April 23-24, 2010
The Alabama Writers' Conclave
Annual conference of the oldest writers' organization in continuous existence in the United States.
July 16-18, 2010
Alaska
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Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference
From website: Held in Homer, Alaska, this nationally recognized writing conference features workshops, readings and panel presentations in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and the business of writing.
June 11-15, 2010
Wrangell Mountains Writing Workshop
From website: The week's activities include craft talks, seminar discussions and critiques workshops led by [the] visiting writer, along with field excursions, and daily writing circles.
July 17-24, 2010
Alaska Writers Guild Workshop
Annual workshop where writers can spend two day with authors, agents, editors, publishers and marketing professionals.
September 11-12, 2010
Arizona
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The Grrls Literary Activism Project
We are young women OR female-identified OR trans individuals ages 14-18 participating in Kore Press' Grrls Literary Activism Project. We explore issues, find our voice, write, read out loud, take photographs, and present our words and ideas to the public.
February 3 - April 28, 2010
Tucson Poetry Festival
Each year the Tucson Poetry Festival hosts readings, panel discussions and other literary events based on themes.
April 2-3, 2010
University of Arizona Poetry Center /
Summer Residency Program
From website: Since 1994, the Poetry Center’s Residency Program has offered emerging poets, fiction and non-fiction writers a month-long opportunity to develop their work.
June 1 - August 31, 2010
Wrangling with Writing
From website: a two day Writers' Conference featuring expert speakers on topics of professional interest to writers of every genre.
September 24-26, 2010
Casa Libre en la Solana
From website: Casa's primary service is to provide writing suites furnished especially to serve the needs of writers and scholars who desire private writing space.
Year-Round
Northern Arizona Book Festival
From website: The purpose of the Northern Arizona Book Festival, is to promote the union of literacy and the fine art of literature in a meaningful and relevant way to the people of Northern Arizona and the greater Southwest.
2010 dates TBA
The Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing
From website: The Piper House and its grounds offer a vibrant, nurturing environment in which writers, faculty, students and community members exchange ideas and share an appreciation for literature and writing.
On hiatus for 2010
Arkansas
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Arkansas Literary Festival
From website: Founded in 2004, the Arkansas Literary Festival introduces readers to nationally & internationally recognized authors' work, as well as the work of emerging writers. By hosting workshops & other events, the Festival strives to serve all levels of readers.
April 8-11, 2010
California
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Big Sur Writing Workshops
From website: We combine exceptional faculty, who enjoy aiding writers, with the beauty and magic of Big Sur, wonderful meals and a wine reception to provide an ideal retreat for children's book writers
March 5-7, 2010
International Women's Writing Guild
Early Spring in California "Voices" Conference
March 12-14, 2010
Weekend of Poetry
From website: All poets - from aspiring beginners to published sages - are welcome to join us for a weekend of workshops, seminars, and readings.
March 12-14, 2010
Women's Literary Festival
From website: A celebration of women writers promoting literacy, diversity, and social justice in partnership with the Santa Barbara Public Library.
May 1, 2010
Fisherman's Wharf Writers Conference
From website: Beside the San Francisco Bay, aspiring authors will study and apply the most effective techniques of craft and style while also learning the necessary facts about the publishing market.
May 12-16, 2010
Book Passage Children's Writers &
Illustrators Conference
From website: The Conference will cover all aspects of writing and illustrating for children—from developing ideas to honing skills to finding a publisher.
June 8-11, 2010
Santa Barbara Writers Conference
From website: SBWC is proud to have been helping writers become better writers for over 35 years.
June 17-23, 2010
Voices Writing Workshop @ USF
From website: Nurturing developing writers through the traditions, perspectives, and aesthetics of writers of color since 2000. Has a series of week-long conferences.
June 20-26, June 27 - July 3, 2010
Idyllwild Arts: Summer Writing Programs
From website: The mission of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation is to promote and advance artistic and cultural development through education in a beautiful, natural environment conducive to positive personal growth.
July 12-23, 2010
Squaw Valley Community of Writers
From website: Our goal is to assist writers to improve their craft and thus move them closer to publication.
July 17-24, August 7-14, 2010
Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference
From website: Has a strong tradition of great authors and teachers. It covers everything mystery writers need - from developing ideas and writing skills to finding a publisher.
July 22-25, 2010
Napa Valley Writers' Conference
From website:The Conference has remained a place to convene for fellowship, serious work with a focus on craft, and a week spent beside the hills and vineyards that have made the Napa Valley famous.
Application deadline: March 1 - May 1, 2010
July 25-30, 2010
Mendocino Coast Writers Conference
From website: The Mendocino Coast Writers Conference is committed to writing for social change.
July 29 - August 1, 2010
Santa Barbara Summer Poetry Workshop
From website: Poetry, writing, crafting, and discussion in a setting of inspiration and respect.
August 7-9, 2010
Book Passage Travel Writers &
Photographers Conference
From website: The Conference offers an array of workshops, panels, and evening activities. There are many hours of informal interaction between faculty and students during lunch and in discussions.
August 12-15, 2010
The Pacific Coast Children's Writers Workshop
From website: Creating a publishable novel is a multi-layered challenge, requiring intuition and dedication. Join us—learn fiction-crafting from the masters. Our experts will show you how to propel your novel from page-turner to published success!
August 20-22, 2010
Central Coast Writers' Conference
From website: 32 workshops covering fiction, nonfiction, memoirs, freelancing, poetry, writing for children and screenwriting.
September 17-18, 2010
East of Eden Writers Conference
From website: Our goal for the conference is for everyone who attends to get what they needed to take their writing to the next level, whether that means beginning to write a little poetry, getting a first novel published, or marketing published work. [Biennial]
September 24-26, 2010
Southern California Writers' Conference - L.A.
From website: The SCWC provides veteran and emerging talent authoritative guidance to help distinguish material that is ready for market consideration.
September 24-26, 2010
The Creativity Workshop - Carmel
From website: We will explore ways to expand our creativity through a series of exercises including guided visualization technique, automatic drawing and writing, map making, memoir, and storytelling.
November 5-8, 2010
San Francisco Writers Conference
From website: Conference will feature nearly 100 agents, authors and editors in a stellar set of opportunities for writing advancement. Attendees have access to more than fifty "how to" sessions, panels, and workshops taught by authors you know and love.
February 18-20, 2011
Algonkian Writer Conferences
Algonkian increases your odds of becoming a published author by showing you how to inhabit that upper percentile taken seriously by pros in the publishing business.
Year-Round
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Women Writing the West Annual Conference
A conference devoted to literature and writers writing about women in the west. Hosts workshops and seminars for craft, marketing, publishing and publicity. Also hosts the annual WILLA Award.
2010 dates TBA
Central Coast Book & Author Festival
From website: The Central Coast Book & Author Festival began in 1999 as a celebration of books and libraries. The festival includes exhibits by authors and publishers, book sales and signings, workshops and lectures, children’s activities, and entertainment.
2010 dates TBA
Litquake
From website: Litquake is a San Francisco literary festival with heart, guts and a taste for the wilder side of the literary world.
2010 dates TBA
Jack London Writers Conference
Sponsored by the California Writers Club. Spend two days with successful authors and teachers. Agent and speaker appointments available. There is also a contest available for participants.
2010 dates TBA
Tomales Bay Writers' Workshop
From website: The event brings aspiring writers into close community with award-winning, nationally-known poets and writers, and respected editors and agents for five days of intensive conversation about craft.
2010 dates TBA
Writers Studio at UCLA Extension
From website: What's the Writers Studio, you ask? An intense gathering of writers and their mentors (our distinguished Writers' Program instructors) immersing themselves in their writing for four days in Westwood Village.
2011 dates TBA
Southern California Writers' Conference - San Diego
From website: The SCWC provides veteran and emerging talent with authoritative critique to help distinguish those manuscripts that are ready for market consideration.
2011 dates TBA
Colorado
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Aspen Winter Words
From website: Billed as "Apres Ski for the Mind," Winter Words is comprised of one-of-a-kind events, brining authors of all genres to Aspen throughout the winter season to share their words, wit, and wisdom.
January - March 2010
Northern Colorado Writers Conference
Enjoy an editors panel, networking, trade show, workshops and seminars with authors and others in the publishing world.
March 26-27, 2010
AWP Conference
From website: Each year, AWP holds its Annual Conference in a different region of North America in order to celebrate the outstanding authors, teachers, writing programs, literary centers, and small press publishers of that region.
April 7-10, 2010
Pikes Peak Writers Conference
From website: To promote and produce literary events, provide an educational forum for the study of the craft of writing, serve and promote the literary arts and demonstrate the relevance of those arts to contemporary life and culture.
April 23-25, 2010
Writing Away Retreats
From website: [A] destination vacation for you and your muse. Aiming to serve writers who need to get away and focus on their projects, we offer maximum feedback with minimal interruptions. Providing ample time to write, discuss your goals, dreams and projects with like minded creative individuals is what we do best.
May 6-10, 2010
Naropa University Summer Writing Program
From website: Participants work in daily contact with some of the most accomplished and notoriously provocative writers of our time, meeting individually and in small groups, so that both beginning and experienced writers find equal challenge in the program.
June 13 - July 11, 2010
Aspen Summer Words Writing Retreat &
Literary Festival
From website: Aspen Summer Words is a five-day celebration of words and ideas.
June 20-25, 2010
Scribes & Scribblers Creative Writing Camps for Kids
From website: We invite young writers to romp through different lands and discover words, pictures, and stories while making new friends.
June 20-25, 2010
Lighthouse Writers Workshop
From website: Our workshops are designed to be a place where writers can learn the craft, engage in productive discussion, and be inspired by others.
Year-Round
Connecticut
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Sunken Garden Poetry Festival
From website: Since 1992, audiences have enjoyed verse and music among the fragrant blooms of Hill-Stead’s Sunken Garden. Festivities include a plein air café and bookstore and meet-the-poet opportunities.
June 9 - August 4, 2010
Wesleyan Writers Conference
From website: The Wesleyan Writers Conference welcomes new writers, established writers, and anyone anyone interested in the writer’s craft.
June 17-21, 2010
Washington D.C.
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Hurston / Wright 3-Day Writers' Workshop
From website: Each class is instructed by a professional who not only knows about writing, but how to teach writing. Whether published or unpublished you will be provided with peer review, instructor feedback, and a community of writers in which to share ideas and solutions.
Application deadline: February 5, 2010
March 5-7, 2010
Split This Rock Poetry Festival
From website: The festival will explore and celebrate the many ways that poetry can act as an agent for change.
March 10-13, 2010
Washington Writers Conference
From website: Experts explore topics ranging from finding your voice to writing poetry in the digital age to maximizing commercial writing. Many panelists touch on writing in the Internet era. Literary agents crack open doors for writers aspiring to publish.
June 12, 2010
Algonkian Writer Conferences
Algonkian increases your odds of becoming a published author by showing you how to inhabit that upper percentile taken seriously by pros in the publishing business.
Year-Round, locations vary
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The Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival
From website: During eleven days of live events, Washington DC-area book lovers can get inside the minds of both emerging and established writers.
2010 dates TBA
Delaware
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Writers at the Beach
From website: "Writers at the Beach" is Delaware’s largest writing conference, bringing to Rehoboth nationally-known writers from across the US, as well as participants from nearly two-dozen states.
March 26-28 2010
Florida
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Tallahassee Festival of Books & Writers Conference
From website: A full day of practical information for experienced and aspiring writers. Tips on how to fine tune your craft, and how to get your masterpiece published.
March 20-21, 2010
Robert Frost Poetry Festival
From website: The festival will feature poetry and haiku workshops, poetry and haiku readings, art & film events and an international poetry and haiku contests.
April 11, 2010
The Anhinga Writers' Studio Summer Workshops
From website: Choose an in-depth course of study in mainstream fiction, mystery, romance, poetry, or narrative nonfiction. Meet with literary agents and editors. Learn from the pros about [. . .] the business of writing.
July 28-31, 2010
Miami Book Fair International
From website: Miami Book Fair International welcomes hundreds of thousands of book lovers who attend readings and discussions featuring prize-winning, best-selling and emerging authors from the U.S. and around the world.
November 14-21, 2010
Key West Literary Seminar
From website: Each January the Seminar explores a different literary theme through lectures, panel presentations, readings, informal gatherings, and discussions. 2011 theme will be The Hunger Muse.
January 6-16, 2011
Atlantic Center for the Arts
From website: Atlantic Center for the Arts is a nonprofit, interdisciplinary artists' community and arts education facility dedicated to promoting artistic excellence.
Year-Round
The Studios of Key West
From website: Imagine attending some of the most innovative artists' workshops amidst swaying palm trees and turquoise waters.
Year-Round
FIU/Hutchinson Island Writers Conference
From website: With its fabulous beaches just across the Intracoastal Waterway, Hutchinson Island is a beautiful venue for our program which offers intensive, friendly, hands-on workshops and discussions intended to help writers at all stages of development.
2010 dates TBA
Sanibel Island Writers Conference
From website: The conference is open to any aspiring writer who wants to create new work or refine a project already in progress.
2010 dates TBA
Other Words
From website: A Conference of Literary Magazines, Independent Publishers, and Writers, will be sponsored by the Florida Literary Arts Coalition and Flagler College.
2010 dates TBA
Writers in Paradise
From website: The tranquil seaside landscape sets the tone for this informal gathering of writers, teachers, editors, and literary agents.
2011 dates TBA
Palm Beach Poetry Festival
From brochure: Work with one of our critically acclaimed poets in a workshop. Enjoy and learn from readings and special events.
2011 dates TBA
Georgia
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Edgewood Arts Writer Residency Program
From website: Over the course of the year, Edgewood will offer a competitive fifteen-week residency to six young writers, aged 20-28. We will host two writers at a time in three residency periods: fall session, spring session, and summer session.
January - April, May - August, September - December
Agnes Scott College Writers' Festival
From website: For almost 35 years the Writers’ Festival has brought renowned novelists, poets, playwrights and essayists to the campus.
March 25-26, 2010
SWA Writers Workshop
From website: Learn from stellar faculty, get up to three manuscript evaluations, enter contests, get to know our agents, editors, and instructors, learn how to market yourself and you book.
June 20-25, 2010
Scribblers' Retreat Writers' Conference
From website: We offer four sessions of specifically chosen genres throughout the year to provide conference attendees a carefully chosen consortium of experienced teachers, writers, editors and others from the publishing world.
May 13-15, August 12-14, 2010, November 11-13, 2010
Black Writers Reunion & Conference
From website: BWRC exists to help you to improve your writing skill, expand your knowledge of the business of publishing and self-publishing, launch or build your writing career or business, and expand your network of people who can relate to your dreams and inspire you to surpass them.
June 23-26, 2010
National Black Arts Festival
From website: We invite you to join us and experience the dance, music, film, theatre, visual arts and literary arts of Africa and the African Diaspora.
July 14-18, 2010
Georgia Literary Festival
From website: The Georgia Literary Festival is a "moveable feast" celebrating the state's finest writers at the locations they call home. 2010 destination: Statesboro, GA
October 22-23, 2010
Chattahoochee Valley Writers' Conference
From website: Providing an opportunity for literary and cultural bonding through the shared experiences of learning from and meeting established, professional authors in a series of workshops and social situations.
September 23-25, 2010
Southern Women Writers Conference
From website: The conference is devoted to showcasing the works of well known and emerging southern women writers, expanding the literary canon, and developing critical and theoretical understandings of traditions and innovations in southern women’s writing.
2010 dates TBA
Dahlonega Literary Festival & Writer's Conference
From website: Begun in 2004 by Kate Quigley McElliott, the Dahlonega Literary Festival celebrates books, writers, literacy, storytelling, and literary performance art.
2010 dates TBA
Savannah Book Festival
[A] celebration of the written word and its role in improving the human experience. Our mission is to promote, reading, writing and civil conversation.
2011 dates TBA
Hawaii
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Hawaii Writers Conference & Retreat
From website: "The Maui Writers Conference is where magic happens, it's unlike any other writers conference in the world." - Jacquelyn Mitchard
August 27 - September 6, 2010
Writing For Power, Heart & Vision
From website: Join an intimate community of writers in a focused weekend of writing, sharing, and inspiration. Improve the emotion, depth, and potency of your work via extensive writing exercises, friendly reading of work, and engaging group discussion.
2011 dates TBA
Idaho
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Rocky Mountain Writers' Festival
From website: Although the festival continues to grow and change with each new year, the integrity of the original festival remains: writers from the Rocky Mountains getting together as one community to share their work and celebrate the written word together.
March 10-13, 2010
Sun Valley Writers' Conference
From website: Anchored by important literary figures, the conference brings discerning readers and writers together in a congenial environment to consider ideas set forth in fiction, nonfiction, journalism, poetry and filmmaking.
August 20-23, 2010
Writers' Master Class Weekend
From website: The master class weekend is for writers of mystery, thriller, and romantic suspense fiction. The weekend features two day-long workshops that will give in-depth instruction on key areas to enhance your writing.
2010 dates TBA
Illinois
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Lake Forest Literary Festival
Panels, readings and performances by prominent authors that take place for three days on Lake Forest College's campus.
March 2-4, 2010
Gwendolyn Brooks Conference
for Black Literature and Creative Writing
From website: Founded in 1990, the conference has consistently attracted nationally known award-winning authors and aspiring writers, and is one of the pre-eminent events on the literary calendar.
April 1-3, 2010
DePaul Summer Writing Conference
Lectures by esteemed writers, craft classes taught by some of the country's best writers and panel discussions on literary and practical topics make up the program of this new three-day conference.
July 16-18, 2010
Writers & Editors / One-on-One
From website: The premiere freelance writers’ conference [. . .] brings together 60 national magazine writers with eight national magazine editors for a weekend of dialogue, deep dish and pitch sessions.
July 16-18, 2010
Northwestern University Summer Writers' Conference
From website: Summer institute in creating and revising novels, short stories, nonfiction, and writing for children. This three-day conference is tailored to new writers, established writers, and anyone seeking a fuller understanding of the craft—and business—of writing.
August 4-6, 2010
Writers in the Heartland
From website: A residency program in Central Illinois founded to nurture emerging and established writers. Our Mission is to provide a tranquil environment conductive to artistic production and intellectual exchange. Week to month-long residencies available.
September - October
The Ragdale Foundation
From website: Ragdale is an artists' retreat located on the grounds of Arts and Crafts architect Howard Van Doren Shaw's 1897 summer home in Lake Forest, IL.
Year-Round
Writer's Studio
From website: Take your writing to the next level in courses taught by working writers with a gift for sharing insights into their craft. Get reenergized by discussions with others as passionate, serious, and smart as you are about writing.
Year-Round
Pilcrow Literary Festival
For one week, Pilcrow Lit Fest brings authors, writers, poets, librarians, booksellers, and publishers from around the country together in support of small presses and independent media through small workshops, panel discussions, lectures and author readings in Chicago.
2010 dates TBA
Millikin University Literary Festival
From website: Come write with the pros. Read poems, short stories, novels and essays with some of today's leading writers. Join a workshop for feedback on your own work. Have fun wit words!
2010 dates TBA
Indiana
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Indiana University Writers' Conference
From website: Participants in the week-long conference join faculty-led workshops in fiction and poetry, and take classes on fiction writing, poetry, creative nonfiction and attend a variety of readings and social events.
June 6-11, 2010
RopeWalk Writers Retreat
From website: The weeklong RopeWalk Writers Retreat gives participants an opportunity to attend workshops and to confer privately with one of four prominent writers.
June 13-19, 2010
Midwest Writers Conference
From website: These networking experiences, the manuscript evaluation scheme, the agent pitch sessions, and the class sessions make the Midwest Writers Workshop a must for all writers.
July 29-31, 2010
Iowa
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Iowa Summer Writing Festival
From website: The Iowa Summer Writing Festival is an opportunity for you to share your work in a community that wishes it well. There are one-week workshops and weekend workshops available.
June 13 - July 30, 2010
Iowa Book Festival
Bringing books & book lovers together.
June 19, 2010
David R. Collins Writers' Conference
A national writing conference with novel, nonfiction, and poetry workshops, panel discussions, and readings.
June 23-25, 2010
Kansas
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Kansas City Literary Festival
From website: It is a multi-venue event bringing fiction, non-fiction, culinary, drama, poetry, science, children's literature (and other genres) all together in one event, and then explores how they exist in other art disciplines.
May 2010 (exact dates TBA)
Campbell Conference
Annual science fiction conference with differing themes offered from year to year. Events include book signings, readings, panel discussions and more.
July 16-18, 2010
The Great Manhattan Mystery Conclave
From website: A Celebration of "Small Town" mysteries
2010 dates TBA
Kentucky
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Southern Kentucky Book Fest
From website: Held annual during National Library Week, the Book Fest draws thousands of readers of all ages who welcome the occasion to meet their favorite authors.
April 16, 2010
Writers Retreat Workshop
From website: an intensive learning experience for small groups of serious-minded writers who are committed to improving and completing their novels for submission.
June 10-19, 2010
Kentucky Women Writers Conference
From website: One weekend the best women artists from around the world venture to this place to exchange ideas, process, performance- calling us to newly imagine what it means to be a writer.
September 11-12, 2010
Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning
From website: We offer seasonal classes in Writing, Computer Literacy, and Foreign Language; tutoring for students ages 6-16; vibrant youth and family programs and exhibits, readings, and other arts-related events.
Year-Round
Louisiana
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Tennessee Williams / New Orleans Literary Festival
From website: Programs include panel discussions, theatrical performances, a one-act play competition, lectures, literary walking tours, musical performances, a bookfair, and more.
March 24-28, 2010
Saints & Sinners: An Alternative Literary Festival
From website: The festival presents panel discussions and master classes around literary topics to provide a forum for authors and editors to talk about their work for the benefit of emerging writers and the enjoyment of fans of LGBT literature.
May 13-16, 2010
Maine
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The Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
From website: The experiential education programs of the Salt Institute collect, communicate and preserve non-fiction stories about Maine people, culture and landscape.
February - May, September - December
Maine Literary Festival
From website: Writers from diverse cultures and ethnic experience, whose award-winning novels, non-fiction and poetry are astounding readers and critics with their beauty, insight and reflection, will participate in the [. . .] Maine Literary Festival.
April 13, 2010
Stonecoast Writers' Conference
From website: We offer intensive workshops in each of four genres: poetry, short fiction, novel, and nonfiction. Daily lectures and nightly readings give students the opportunity to meet other writers and to explore work that expands and challenges our understanding of literature.
July 18-24, 2010
Blackfly Writer's Retreat
From website: Let inspiration bite. A rustic getaway for writers situated at the beautiful Haystack Mountain School of Crafts on Deer Isle, the Blackfly Writers’ Retreat provides an opportunity for writers to immerse themselves in their work far from the distractions of home.
2010 dates TBA
MWPA Fall Writing Retreat
From website: MWPA’s Fall Writing Retreat—a weekend devoted solely to the pursuit of creativity with wise teachers available to help hone skills while offering specific techniques and an abundance of gentle feedback.
2010 dates TBA
Maryland
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Bethesda Literary Festival
From website: Festival will feature novelists, journalists, poets, a poetry slam, adult and youth writing contests and a comedy night! All events are free and are held at various locations throughout downtown Bethesda.
April 16-18, 2010
Baltimore Book Festival
From website: The mid-Atlantic's premier celebration of the literary arts offers well-known authors, local bookstores, publishers, children's writers, storytellers, author signings, crafts, refreshments and entertainment.
September 24-26, 2010
The Writer's Center
From website: America's premier independent literary center, founded in 1976, promotes the art of contemporary writing by building a community of writers, workshop leaders, publishers and audiences.
Year-Round
F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference
From website: [O]ffers the unique opportunity for aspiring writers to have their work critiqued by accomplished writers in the specialty field of their choice, be it fiction, poetry, memoirs, creative non-fiction, travel, mystery, screenwriting or children’s literature.
2010 dates TBA
Massachusetts
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Castle Hill Workshops
Writing workshops from poetry to travel writing to blogging. Also conducts workshops in various other fine arts.
Spring - Summer
Newburyport Literary Festival
From website: The Newburyport Literary Festival is a celebration of literature, authors, and readers.
April 23-24, 2010
Fine Arts Work Center Workshops
Offers a variety of workshops in creative writing and the visual arts. Workshops are a week long and go from June through August.
June 12 - August 20, 2010
William Joiner Center Writers' Workshop
From website: The faculty includes Vietnam veterans and others whose lives have been altered by the experience of war, but applicants with diverse interests and backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
June 14-25, 2010
Juniper Summer Writing Institute
From website: Juniper Institute participants form a community of writers committed to exploring the creative process and advancing their craft.
June 20-26, 2010
Cape Cod Writers' Center-
Annual Summer Writers' Conference &
Young Writers' Workshop
From website: The Cape Cod Writers' Center is where writers gather to share their thoughts and skills with other writers - those who are published, those who want to be, and those who simply love to write.
August 15-20, 2010
Patchwork Farm Retreat - Stump Sprouts
From website: Four day writing, yoga and movement retreat at Stump Sprouts in the beautiful Berkshires.
September 30 - October 3, 2010
New England Crime Bake
From website: Annual mystery conference for writers and readers.
November 12-14, 2010
Amherst Writers & Artists
From website: Amherst Writers & Artists is a non-profit corporation with four programs. We continue to support and run Outreach writing groups for traditionally silenced populations, and we continue to operate Training programs on the east and west coasts of the U.S.
Year-Round
Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference
The Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference provides the faculty, connections, and tools necessary to set poets with a book-length manuscript on a path towards publication.
Year-Round
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Lesley University Writers' Conference
From website: Lesley's conference supports writers in a collaborative environment that will provide rich stimulation for anyone interested in fiction, nonfiction, children's book writing, and poetry.
2010 dates TBA
Massachusetts Poetry Festival
From website: A three-day celebration of the poets, poetry, and literary heritage of a state whose contribution to American poetry is unsurpassed in the nation. Join us as we pay tribute to the poets and writers of the past while experiencing the creative energy of today’s literary artists.
2010 dates TBA
Somerville News Writers Festival
Held annually in Somerville, the Writers Festival hosts readings and a book fair. Held during the event is Ibbetson Street Press's annual poetry contest.
2010 dates TBA
Michigan
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Writing the
Midwest:
A Symposium of Scholars and Writers
Annual symposium of the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature. For more information visit www.ssml.org/symposium
May 13-15, 2010
Ann Arbor Book Festival Writer's Conference
From website: The Ann Arbor Book Festival’s mission is to promote reading, heighten awareness of literacy challenges, and showcase the rich culture of the written word in Michigan and beyond.
May 15, 2010
Bear River Writers' Conference
From website: This is the singular experience of Bear River — the fabric of the conference woven from twin loves, for the worlds of words and nature. Bear River is a place of diverse community that welcomes all of the individual voices of its many participants.
June 3-7, 2010
The Box Factory for the Arts
From website: The Berrien Artist Guild, through its multi-use facility, the Box Factory for the Arts, chooses to create an outstanding place to practice and celebrate artistic diversity.
Year-Round
Rustbelt Roethke Writers' Retreat
From website: Recharge your batteries, pick up new ideas and techniques, make friends and influence people, write and work with a discerning group of peers at Rustbelt Roethke, a professional-level writers’ retreat and peer workshop with a comfortable, egalitarian atmosphere at a modest cost.
2010 dates TBA
Ludington Writers Conference
From website: The conference will focus on your work, with intensive workshops in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and screenwriting. as well as faculty and participant readings, panel discussions, and informal gatherings.
2010 dates TBA
Springfed Arts - Writers' Retreat
From website: Walloon Writers' Retreat is produced by Springfed Arts, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the craft of writing, be it prose or song, the performance of works, be it spoken or sung.
2010 dates TBA
Springfed Arts - Lamb's Retreat for Songwriters
From website: Inspirational talk/presentations. Discussions on craft and the creative process of songwriting. Plenty of open mic time. Song assignments - everybody writes one.
2010 dates TBA
Ann Arbor Book Festival Fall Writer's Conference
From website: The Ann Arbor Book Festival is pleased to bring you a fall Writer's Conference this year that will be a full-day experience where attendees can hone their skills in sessions led by a noted group of writers.
2010 dates TBA
Minnesota
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Split Rock Arts Program
From website: Comprised of two entities: Summer Workshops and Online Mentoring for Writers, both of which offer intensive learning opportunities with outstanding faculty from throughout the world. Now with seasonal spring retreats.
March 4-7, April 22-25, June 13 - July 23, 2010
The Loft Literary Center
From website: Programs include readings by acclaimed local and national authors, classes, weekend genre festivals, competitions and grants, open groups, writer’s studios, and much more.
Year-Round
Mississippi
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Southern Literary Festival
From website: Since 1937 the festival has been held at various member institutions and the membership has grown to include many colleges and universities across the South. Over the years, a veritable “who’s who” of Southern writers have given readings, conducted workshops, and participated in panels.
April 22-24, 2010
Yoknapatawpha Summer Writers' Workshop
From website: he Yoknapatawpha Summer Writers’ Workshop is designed to give and fiction and creative non fiction writers experience in the art of writing. The workshop features writing advice, exercises, and personal critiques, as well as readings, panels, and talks on craft.
June 18-20, 2010
Mississippi Writers Guild Conference
Two-day conference held every year with six renowned speakers teaching on the craft of writing and the publishing industry. Opening and Closing speakers, panel discussions, open mic night, bookstores, and autograph sessions. Perfect for novice and experienced writers.
August 13-14, 2010
Missouri
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Missouri Writers Guild Conference
From website: [G]ives writers the opportunity to hear outstanding speakers and to receive information on marketing, research, and writing techniques.
April 15-18, 2010
Mark Twain Creative Writing Workshop
From website: Usually the first session includes the entire group for faculty and guest presentations, the second session breakout workshops, and the third session question and answers. The full schedule will become available at the workshop.
June 7-25, 2010
New Letters Weekend Writers Conference
From website: You’ll experience a whirlwind weekend of writing, coached by true professionals, conducted in a gorgeous city venue.
June 25-27, 2010
Flathead River Writers Conference
From website: We host the The Annual Flathead River Writers Conference - a nationally acclaimed five day event giving members and guests the opportunity to learn from and mingle with published authors, agents, editors and publishers from all over the country.
October 2-3, 2010
Montana
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Montana Festival of the Book
From website: The Montana Festival of the Book will bring together the region’s finest writers to celebrate reading and writing in one of the Inland Northwest’s biggest cultural events.
2010 dates TBA
Environmental Writing Institute
From website: The Environmental Writing Institute was one of the first writing conferences in the country to focus entirely on nature and environmental writing, issues, concerns, and approaches.
2010 dates TBA
Nebraska
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Nebraska Summer Writers' Conference
From website: The conference offers workshops that are designed to benefit both the inexperienced and the experienced writer. We even offer master classes for writers who've completed book-length manuscripts and want their entire novels, memoirs, or poetry collections read by acclaimed authors.
June 12-18, 2010
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts Residencies
From website: Offers up to fifty juried residencies per year to working artists from across the country and around the world. Residencies are awarded to visual artists, writers, composers, interdisciplinary artists, and arts or arts education scholars.
Year-Round
Nevada
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Las Vegas Writer's Conference
From website: Join writing professionals, agents, industry experts and your colleagues for three days in Las Vegas, Nevada, as they share their knowledge on all aspects of the writer’s craft.
April 15-17, 2010
PSWA Conference
From website: The conference is open to anyone writing crime and mystery fiction or non-fiction, technical writing for public safety magazines in print or online, or anyone interested in writing.
June 17-20, 2010
New Hampshire
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Odyssey: The Fantasy Writing Workshop
From website: The workshop, held annually on the campus of Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, runs for six weeks, and combines an intensive learning and writing experience with in-depth feedback on students' manuscripts.
Deadlines: January 30, 2010; April 8, 2010
June 7 - July 16, 2010
The Frost Place
From website: Offers Conference on Poetry and Teaching, Festival and Conference of Poetry, and Frost Place Seminar. In July and August, The Frost Place hosts a poet-in-residence who lives and writes in Frost's farmhouse.
June 27 - July 1, July 8-14, August 8-13, 2010
Star Island Retreat
Annual retreat hosted by WriteLines on Star Island off the coast of New Hampshire
2010 dates TBA
Live Free & Write
Join Peter E. Murphy and Mimi Schwartz for a relaxing writing retreat which will energize and inspire you. Workshops in poetry and creative nonfiction will include writing time, supportive feedback sessions, good meals and good company.
2010 dates TBA
New Jersey
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William Paterson University Spring Writer's Conference
From website: Join us this year for a day of workshops and readings in creative writing and literature.
April 17, 2010
Weekend Poetry Retreat
Join Peter E. Murphy in Sea Isle for a relaxing writing getaway which will energize and inspire you. The weekend will include writing time, supportive feedback sessions, good meals and good company. Read, Write, Revise & Relax!
April 23-25, 2010
Rutgers Camden Summer Writers' Conference
From website: An intensive program of workshops and readings, featuring a staff of nationally-known writers, poets and editors. The series of workshops, lectures and lunch meetings is open to both Rutgers students and the community, though some prior workshop or professional experience is required.
June 21-30, 2010
Deadly Ink
Annual conference covering all types of mystery writing with book sales, key speakers, and professional authors.
June 25-27, 2010
Winter
Poetry & Prose Getaway
NOT YOUR TYPICAL WRITERS' CONFERENCE. Energize your writing with challenging and supportive workshops that focus on starting new material. Advance your craft with feedback from our award-winning faculty.
January 14-17, 2011
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The Poetry Center
From website: The mission of the Poetry Center is to: provide poetry events and workshops to a diverse audience and to provide opportunities for poets through offering contest, awards, a journal, anthologies, reference materials, and conferences.
Year-Round
New Mexico
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The Screenwriting Conference in Santa Fe
From website: Designed to teach the art and craft of writing a screenplay that is saleable to Hollywood. This extraordinary learning experience is a unique opportunity to learn from some of Hollywood's most successful screenwriters and screenwriting teachers.
June 1-6, 2010
Taos Summer Writers' Conference
Hosts several week-long workshops and master classes with a few weekend-long courses. Genres include fiction, memoir, and poetry and various craft classes.
July 11-18, 2010
The Glen Workshop
From website: The Glen Workshop combines an intensive learning experience with a lively festival of the arts.
August 1-7, 2010
Taos Writing Retreat for Health Professional
From website: Too often in hospitals and clinics, in busy professional lives, there is no time for reflection. But here, left-out stories are told, shared, written.
August 1-7, 2010
A Room Of Her Own Foundation
From website: Through our generous grant program and unique retreat experiences, A Room of Her Own Foundation works to educate the community about the work of female artists and writers.
2011 dates TBA
New York
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Millay Colony for the Arts
From website: The Millay Colony for the Arts offers one-month
residencies to visual artists, composers and writers.
April - November
The Edward F. Albee Foundation
From website: The Edward F. Albee Foundation exists to serve writers, visual artists, and composers from all walks of life, by providing time and space in which to work without disturbance.
May - October
Creativity Workshop
From website: Teaching people ways to develop their creativity and use it in life, work, and creative expression. We do this through a unique series of exercises in creative writing, drawing, memoir and storytelling.
March 12-15, June 18-21, 2010
National Black Writers Conference
From site: Black Writers Reading and Writing to Transform Their Lives and the World.
March 25-28, 2010
North Country Institute for Writers of Color Retreat
From website: The North Country Institute and Retreat serves a dual purpose: to provide a writer's retreat for emerging writers of color and to enhance the literary and cultural arts of northeastern New York.
March 30 - April 3, 2010
ASJA Writers Conference
From website: Great seminars and individual opportunities to work with editors, established writers, and other experts to help you sharpen your writing, marketing and technological skills.
April 24-25, 2010
PEN World Voices
From website: The PEN World Voices festival of International Literature will bring together more than 150 writers from across the globe for an exciting week of cross-cultural literary exchange.
April 26 - May 2, 2010
Backspace Writers Conference
From website: Backspace Writers Conference brings together literary agents, acquisitions editors, best-selling authors, and publishing professionals for a two-day, two-track program of workshops, panels, and networking.
May 27-29, 2010
Vassar College & New York Stage and Film's
Powerhouse Apprentice Training Program
From website: By fostering meaningful collaboration between young artists we hope to build an apprentice company-actors, directors and playwrights all working together to form their own company within the framework of the larger professional theater company.
June 26 - August 1, 2010
The Marymount Manhattan College Writers Conference
A full day conference featuring over 60 authors, agents, and editors.
June 3, 2010
The New School Summer Writers Colony
From website: Take part in workshops and literary salons with renowned New School faculty members, visit legendary literary venues, and meet authors, editors, and agents at the center of the contemporary American literary scene.
June 7-24, 2010
International Women's Writing Guild
Summer Conference
Annual conference hosted every summer at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs.
June 12-18, 2010
Chautauqua Writers' Festival
From website: For four days and three nights, live and write in a community of writers on the beautiful grounds of the historic Chautauqua Institution on the shore of Chautauqua Lake.
June 17-20, 2010
Sarah Lawrence College Summer Writers Seminar
From website: The Sarah Lawrence College Summer Seminar provides published and unpublished adult writers the opportunity to explore their chosen subject matter and deepen their craft.
June 20-25, 2010
Colgate Writers' Conference
From website: Our senior staff is here to talk with you about writing and the writing life, and to work with you on your fiction, poetry, novel, or memoir.
June 20-26, 2010
Manhattanville College Summer Writers' Week
From website: Manhattanville’s Writers’ Week program offers the opportunity to spend an intensive week of writing and working closely with some of the country’s finest writers and teachers of writing.
June 28 - July 2, 2010
New York State Summer Writers Institute
From website: The Institute offers courses for undergraduate and graduate credit and may be taken on a non-credit basis as well. Students may enroll for two weeks or for the entire four-week session.
June 28 - July 23, 2010
Hofstra University Summer Writing Workshops
From website: Group and individual sessions included in each workshop, which total more than 35 contact hours in a genuine workshop environment.
July 6-16, 2010
Southampton Writers Conference
From website: Located in a resort area of natural beauty, the conference offers instruction that is friendly, rigorous, professionally useful, and intellectually challenging.
July 14-21, 2010
Southampton Playwriting Conference
From website: The Southampton Playwriting Conference provides the rare opportunity to develop work in an intensive collaborative laboratory setting, with professional actors and directors standing by. Emerging and established playwrights alike may apply to any one of our three sessions.
July 14-25, July 28 - August 1, 2010
Writers Workshop at Chautauqua
From website: The Chautauqua experience includes powerful whole-group seminars, compelling small workshops, intensive one-on-one sessions, and a host of informal activities to put writers in close touch with many mentors.
July 17-24, 2010
Southampton Children's Literature Conference
From website: Ever dreamed of writing or illustrating children’s books? We’re inviting writers, illustrators, teachers and readers to spend a few days in the Hamptons to celebrate books, plays and television programs for children.
July 28 - August 1, 2010
Southampton Screenwriting Conference
From website: Understand the art of the screenplay in hands-on workshops, panels and seminars located in the relaxed, natural beauty of Southampton. Study with professional screenwriters drawn from the most distinguished film programs in the country, as well as from the rich pool of talent in New York and the Hamptons.
July 28 - August 1, 2010
Fort Green Park Summer Literary Festival
From website: Six weeks of outdoor creative writing workshops for young people culminates in an afternoon of NYWC workshop participants sharing the stage with literary luminaries in Fort Greene Park.
August 21, 2010
Brooklyn Book Festival
From website: A huge, free public event presenting an array of literary stars and emerging authors who represent the exciting world of literature today.
September 12, 2010
International Women's Writing Guild
Big Apple Conference
Biannual conference with writing workshops, panels, book fairs, and Meet the Authors/Agents events.
October 17-18, 2010
Writer's Seminar in New York
From website: Hear an honest and full critique of your manuscript submission from publishing professionals, enjoy meals and lectures with those in the business, and learn firsthand the intricacies of the publishing world.
October 20-23, 2010
Astoria/LIC International Film Festival
From website: The festival will strive to promote an open and nurturing environment for artists, writers, actors, filmmakers and fans, and will focus on offering great networking opportunities for its participants. There will be film screenings, short story and script readings, panel discussions, and, of course, parties!
October 22-24, 2010
Algonkian Writer Conferences
Algonkian increases your odds of becoming a published author by showing you how to inhabit that upper percentile taken seriously by pros in the publishing business.
Year-Round
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The Downtown Writer's Center
From website: The DWC hosts more than 40 different creative writing workshops each year. Classes vary from season to season, and typically include workshops in poetry, fiction, memoir, drama, non-fiction and screenwriting.
Year-Round
Gotham Writers' Workshop
From website: Teaching more than 6,000 students a year, Gotham Writers' Workshop is the largest and most comprehensive private creative writing school in New York City and online.
Year-Round
New York Writers Workshop
New York Writers Workshop holds writing classes in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry throughout the year, as well as four weekend conferences (two in fiction and two in non-fiction) where writers perfect their pitches and present them to editors.
Year-Round
Sarah Lawrence College Poetry Festival
From website: The annual, weekend-long Festival features both daytime and evening readings by the finest poets writing today, as well as some of the East Coast's most innovative student work.
2010 dates TBA
Writing By Degrees
From website: Writing By Degrees is truly an extraordinary conference--put on by graduate students, for graduate students, it combines a sophistication about the art of creating literature with a fresh passion for the subjects it embraces.
2010 dates TBA
&Now Festival of Innovative Writing & the Literary Arts
From website: The &Now Festival explores intersections between creative and critical praxes, examines innovative and experimental acts of writing, and advances a serious inquiry into theories of language.
2010 dates TBA
Page Turner: The Asian American Literary Festival
New annual festival sponsored by the Asian American Writers' Workshop.
2010 dates TBA
North Carolina
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Visiting Writers Spring Literary Festival
From website: Western Carolina University's Visiting Writers Series, the oldest such series in North Carolina, has a long tradition of bringing the best of both established and emerging literary talent to the mountains of Western North Carolina.
March 22-25, 2010
North Carolina Writers' Network Conferences
From website: The Network sponsors two conferences each year -- a Spring Conference [. . .] and and a Fall Conference. These conferences bring together hundreds of writers for workshops, readings, networking, and lively discussion.
Spring: April 24, 2010 Fall: 2010 dates TBA
Wildacres Writers Workshop
From website: Wildacres Writers Workshop is one of the finest residential writing workshops in the country - and the least expensive! It features a weeklong retreat and a weeklong writers workshop.
July 3-9, 10-17, 2010
Carolina Mountains Literary Festival
From website: Join us for a festival [of] ideas as expressed through good literature.
September 10-11, 2010
Writing the Breakout Novel with Donald Maass
From website: Donald Maass leads participants through practical writing exercises that plumb depths of character, add plot layers, heighten sense of time and place, and develop the brainstorming skills that produce consistently original stories.
September 13-19, 2010
Fearless Writing Retreat - Lake Logan
From website: This 6-day retreat provides ample time to sink into your writing. Here is the answer to all those times you've said, "If I only had the time!"
October 25-31, 2010
The Writers' Workshop of Asheville
From website: Our programs include classes in fiction, poetry, non-fiction, playwriting, journal writing, children’s books, screenwriting, and more. Programs are held in Asheville and Charlotte, North Carolina.
Year-round
Fearless Writers' Workshop in Asheville
ClarityWorks' first in-town writing workshop for women open to both commuters and out-of-town visitors. This 6-day workshop combines writing in community, solitude for personal writing, and discussion on writing craft as well as time to explore Asheville and environs.
2010 dates TBA
Squire Summer Writing Residency
From website: The NCWN’s Squire Summer Writing Residency offers an intensive course in a chosen genre, as well as a panel discussion on publishing and bookselling, and readings by faculty and registrants.
2010 dates TBA
North Dakota
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University of North Dakota Writers Conference
From website: The Conference enjoys a national reputation among writers as one of the best run, most interesting events of its kind, especially because of its strong public audiences, attracted by its free and open format.
March 23-27, 2010
Ohio
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Ohio University's Spring Literary Festival
From website: Since 1986, The Spring Literary Festival has featured some of the world's finest, most distinguished writers of poetry, fiction and non-fiction.
May 5-7, 2010
The Jonathon R. Reynolds Young Writers Workshop
From website: The Jonathan R. Reynolds Young Writers Workshop is designed to give beginning poets and writers an opportunity to develop their talents and visions. Our Writers Workshop puts you in touch with the variety a life in writing has to offer.
Application Deadline: April 9, 2010
June 13-20, 2010
The Kenyon Review Writers' Workshop
Intensely creative, pushing you beyond what you thought you were capable of achieving—you eat, sleep, drink, breathe writing. And all around you are your fellow writers and instructors, cheering you on, encouraging you, word by word.
June 19-26, 2010
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Antioch Writers' Workshop
From website: The Antioch Writers' Workshop is a nationally renowned community of writers that encourages creative writers at all levels by providing inspiring, unique, and inclusive opportunities for professional and personal growth.
July 10-16, 2010
Kenyon Review Young Writers' Workshop
From website: Young Writers is an intensive two-week workshop for intellectually curious, motivated high-school students who value writing. Our goal is to help students develop their creative and critical abilities with language—to become better, more productive writers and more insightful thinkers.
June 27 - July 10; July 18-31, 2010
Imagination Conference
From website: This is a conference about strong, imaginative writing spanning five genres: fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, playwriting and screenwriting.
2010 dates TBA
Oklahoma
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Oklahoma Writers Federation (OWFI) Conference
From website: The conference features approximately 25 authors, editors, and agents offering 40 informative programs to help writers learn to write better and get published.
April 29 - May 1, 2010
Oregon
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The Margery Davis Boyden Wilderness Writing Residency
From website: The Margery Davis Boyden Wilderness Writing Residency is a unique opportunity for a writer or pair of writers seeking a lengthy spell of unparalleled solitude for work and personal refreshment.
April - October
Writing the Breakout Novel with Donald Maass
From website: Donald Maass leads participants through practical writing exercises that plumb depths of character, add plot layers, heighten sense of time and place, and develop the brainstorming skills that produce consistently original stories.
April 12-18, 2010
Tin House Summer
Writers Workshop
The Tin House Summer Writers Workshop is a weeklong intensive of workshops, seminars, panels, and readings led by the editors of Tin House magazine and Tin House Books and their guests – prominent contemporary American writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
July 11-18, 2010
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Pacific Northwest Children's Book Conference
From website: we have a full week of lectures, workshops and critique sessions that focus on picture books, historical fiction, mysteries, and biography for children.
July 12-16, 2010
Willamette Writers Conference
From website: We can get you that face time with an agent or editor, get you prepped for success with workshops for every type of writing, buoy you up during the inevitable (and temporary) rejections that are part of the writing life, and help you celebrate your victories.
August 6-8, 2010
Writer's Edge Innovative Fiction Workshops
Fiction Collective 2 and American Book Review introduce the only writer's workshop dedicated to innovative writing.
Summer 2010
wordstock
From website: Wordstock features ten author stages, a book fair with over 150 exhibitors, a special children's area and children's literature stage, a series of workshops for writers and for K-12 teachers, a special broadcast of Live Wire!, and more.
October 7-10, 2010
The Nature of Words
From website: Central Oregon's premier literary event [created] to foster an appreciation of the literary arts in the region through readings, workshops and panel discussions conducted by nationally and internationally recognized writers.
November 4-7, 2010
Fishtrap, Inc.
From website: Readings, workshops, classes, conferences, Fellowships, residencies! Fishtrap is about "Writing and the West."
Year-Round
Pennsylvania
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The Write Stuff
From website: Evening and full day writers conference offering a variety of concurrent workshops plus appointments with agents and editors.
March 27-28, 2010
Emerging Writers' Festival
From website: A three-day celebration of the work of talented and promising younger American writers. Each year, the Festival brings five fine younger writers to campus all at once for three days, giving them opportunities to mix often and informally with students and with one another.
April 14-16, 2010
Free Library Festival
From website: Join us at the Parkway Central Library for two days full of stimulating talks by award-winning writers, live music, children’s entertainment, and a bustling literary marketplace thronged with booklovers and booksellers.
April 17-18, 2010
Pennwriters Conference
From website: Designed to equip the writer to build a stronger story, book, or career by offering a variety of workshops with speakers from a host of backgrounds and genres. Agents and editors offer attendees an opportunity to personally pitch their ideas.
May 14-16, 2010
Bucknell Seminar for Younger Poets
From website: The Seminar provides an extended opportunity for undergraduate poets to write and to be guided by established poets. Staff and visiting poets conduct writing workshops and offer lecture/discussions, present readings of their own work.
June 6-27, 2010
WCU Poetry Conference
Annual conference hosted by West Chester University with poetry readings, special events, and workshops.
June 9-12, 2010
The Gettysburg Review Conference for Writers
From website: We invite you to join us in creating a community of writers in a bucolic, convivial, and historic setting. Small workshops (maximum ten people per workshop) will be led by award-winning writers who have dedicated their lives to the teaching of poetry and prose.
June 9-14, 2010
Founders Workshops
From website: Whether you want to spend a long weekend immersed in a topic, retreat for a week to finish your novel, or dive into an intense week-long retreat guided by award-winning authors, we have the perfect workshop for you.
Year-Round
Rosemont Writers' Retreat
The annual Writers' Retreat offers writers much-needed time apart from the stresses of daily life to hone their craft through sessions with published authors, daily readings, a how-to publish workshop, time to relax with other writers, and daily yoga.
2010 dates TBA
Stillwater Poetry and Music Festival
From website: Readings by Award Winning Poets, workshops for students, teaches, one and all, acoustic jazz, all under a revival style tent amongst the beauty of Fishing Creek Valley.
2010 dates TBA
Rhode Island
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Brown Writers' Symposium
From website: The Writers' Symposium is an intensive examination of the craft of writing creative nonfiction.
July 18-24, 2010
South Carolina
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Hub-Bub Artists-in-Residence Program
From website: The HUB-BUB Artist-in-Residence Program provides three pre-professional and emerging young visual artists and one creative writer the opportunity to "live free and create" for 11-months in downtown Spartanburg, SC.
2010-11 Deadline: February 15, 2010
June 1, 2009 - April 30, 2010
Fearless Writing Retreat - Seabrook
From website: What is bliss if not 7 days writing at the beach? Think of mornings writing in group with the meeting room doors open onto the deck. Limit 12 women
April 18-25, 2010
South Dakota
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John R. Milton Writers' Conference
From website: Conference events will include readings and book signings by featured authors, scholarly panel sessions exploring the conference theme, as well as creative writing panels and pop culture sessions.
2011 dates TBA
Tennessee
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The Mountain Heritage Literary Festival
From website: The Festival has grown every year and we trust that it is having a positive influence on the thriving, living literature of Appalachia. We started the Mountain Heritage Literary Festival at Lincoln Memorial University because our school has such a rich literary tradition.
June 11-13, 2010
Sewanee Young Writers' Conference
From website: [O]ffer[s] a serious course in creative writing, not just a “get your feet wet” introduction. Students spend most mornings in workshops, and most evenings in discussions or readings by faculty, special guests, and fellow participants.
June 27 - July 10, 2010
Sewanee Writers' Conference
From website: The Conference will gather a distinguished faculty to provide instruction and criticism through workshops and craft lectures in fiction, poetry, and playwriting.
July 13-25, 2010
Killer Nashville Mystery & Thriller Conference
From website: Over 40 panels & discussions available on mysteries, thrillers, and general writing and promotion techniques applicable to any genre.
August 20-22, 2010
The Southern Festival of Books
From website: The Festival annually welcomes more than 200 authors from throughout the nation and in every genre for readings, panel discussions and book signings.
October 8-10, 2010
Texas
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DFW Writers' Conference
From website: The DFW Writers' Workshop is proud to present a special conference for writers. Meet other writers, learn the tricks of the trade from experts, and pitch your work to literary agents -- it's going to be a fantastic two days!
April 10-11, 2010
Austin International Poetry Festival
The Austin International Poetry Festival (AIPF) is the world's largest non-juried poetry festival. All events are free and open to the public unless noted. Come enjoy poetry's biggest party!
April 15-18, 2010
Patchwork Farm Retreat near Austin
From website: Four-day writing and yoga retreat in the Bluebonnet Heart of Texas.
May 20-23, 2010
Boldface: A Conference for Emerging Writers
From website: boldface emphasizes the work of young, new, and aspiring writers. We invite you to apply, whether or not you are published, and whether or not you have an undergraduate degree in creative writing.
June 7-12, 2010
Annual Writers' League of Texas
Agents & Editors Conference
From website: The Writers' League of Texas promotes literacy and elevates the art of writing.
June 25-27, 2010
Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Writers Conference
From website: Provides a forum for journalists, writers, readers, students, educators and the general public to listen to, be inspired by and practice their craft at the highest possible level.
July 23-25, 2010
WLT Summer Writing Retreat
From website: Students sign up for one workshop in fiction, nonfiction, or poetry taught by one of four top authors. Small class sizes and personalized instruction will help you develop as a writer and hone your craft.
July 26-30, 2010
Gemini Ink
From website: The organization continues to grow at a rapid pace and currently includes four component programs: University Without Walls, Writers in Communities, Dramatic Readers Theater, and The Autograph Series.
Year-Round
SMU Continuing Studies Creative Writing Program
From website: WRITING IS A DREAM. Writing is also work. It fulfills and frustrates and fascinates. At SMU, you don’t write alone.
Year-Round
Windhover / The Writers' Festival
From website: The Writers' Festival is hosted by the literary journal Windhover at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas. Traditionally, about 75 writers gather at this annual conference.
2011 dates TBA
Highland Park Literary Festival
From website: For a dozen years, HPHS students have enjoyed meeting, working with, and learning from distinguished writers
2011 dates TBA
Utah
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Writers at Work
From website: The Adult Conference includes morning workshops (3-hours/day) in Novel, Advanced Fiction, Generative Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Young Adult Fiction, or Children's Writing.
2010 dates TBA
Vermont
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New England Young Writers' Conference
From website: Led by one of the writers on the NEYWC staff , the small, intimate workshops (usually 10 to 12 students per workshop) form the core experience for high school students participating in the conference.
May 13-16, 2010
Wildbranch Writing Workshop
From website: The Wildbranch Workshop is for writers who want to improve and market their outdoor, natural history, and environmental writing, as well as environmental educators and activists who want to bring better writing skills to bear on their work.
June 6-12, 2010
Writing for Stage & Screen
From website: A Five-day working conference for playwrights and screenwriters of all levels.
June 11-17, 2010
Green Mountain Writer's Conference
From website: Located at the Tinmouth Pavilion on a pristine private lake, the conference site is, in itself, conducive to freeing the mind from the stresses and troubles of contemporary life.
August 2-6, 2010
Postgraduate Writers' Conference
From website: The annual Vermont College of Fine Arts of Union Institute & University's Postgraduate Writers’ Conference is open to all experienced writers, with or without graduate degrees.
August 9-15, 2010
Bread Loaf Writers' Conference
From website: Bread Loaf provides a stimulating community of diverse voices in which we test our own assumptions regarding literature and seek advice about our progress as writers.
Deadline: March 1, 2010
August 11-21, 2010
Burlington Book Festival
From website: Celebration of the written word will feature readings, signings, panels, workshops, demos, musical performances, family activities and special events featuring literary luminaries from around the world-and just around the corner.
September 24-26, 2010
Great River Arts Institute - Literary Arts Programs
Various workshops in different forms of literary and visual arts. Programs change from year to year and range from print making to book binding to poetry.
Year-Round
Brattleboro Literary Festival
From website: The Festival includes readings, panel discussions, and special events, featuring emerging and established authors.
2010 dates TBA
Virginia
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Lex Allen Literary Festival
Annual literary festival hosted by Hollins University in Roanoke with readings, poetry panel, and literary prizes.
March 6, 2010
Virginia Festival of the Book
From website: The mission of the Virginia Festival of the Book is to bring together writers and readers and to promote and celebrate books, reading, literacy, and literary culture.
March 17-21, 2010
TCC Literary Festival
From website: An unparalleled opportunity to see literature in action, to interact with authors and exhibitors of acclaimed national renown as well as our own gifted faculty and students, to participate in intimate panel discussions, and to sit back and simply satisfy the literary cravings within us all.
April 5-8, 2010
Tinker Mountain Writers' Workshop
From website: Want to be a writer who makes people think, ponder, and listen? Then this is the place for you.
June 13-18, 2010
Fall for the Book
From website: The rock stars of writing, the chroniclers of our age. Reading and talking about writing.
September 19-24, 2010
The Porches Writing Retreat
From website: Our mission is to provide writers uninterrupted time in a unique historical space within an environment of natural beauty.
Year-Round
James River Writers
From website: Electrify Your Writing.
2010 dates TBA
Emory & Henry College Literary Festival
From website: The festival has honored a living writer with strong ties to the Appalachian region, an author who comes to campus for a reading and a public interview and who listens to two or three papers about her/his work.
2010 dates TBA
Washington
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Mid-Columbia Literary Festival
From website: LitFest will host an impressive list of authors covering a wide range of styles and approaches. They will include author presentations, book signings, workshops, readings, and much more.
February 23 - May 20, 2010
The Get Lit! Literary Festival
From website: Offers events for people of all ages-lectures, readings, and book signings, workshops and panel discussions, visits by festival authors to local colleges/universities, poetry slams, the KPBX Kid's Concert, and other youth events.
April 14-21, 2010
Field's End Writers' Conference
From website: The conference includes break-out sessions, hands-on workshops, a delicious salmon buffet lunch, and plenty of time to meet and discuss the writing life with fellow writers.
April 17, 2010
Writing It Real
From website: Whether you are experienced or new to writing, have a special project in mind, need a jumpstart or are switching genres, our conference provides the professional guidance you are looking for in writing and publishing memoir, non-fiction, fiction and poetry.
April 23-25, 2010
Centrum's Port Townsend Writers' Conference
From website: You'll have the opportunity to not only create and revise works, but also to engage creatively and critically with writers who work beyond the bounds of well-behaved American literature.
July 18-25, 2010
PNWA Summer Writers Conference
From website: Network with fellow writers, improve your craft, and meet agents and editors.
July 22-25, 2010
Orcas Island Writers Festival
From website: We’re a small festival focused on developing our craft while networking with like-minded folks. We believe true education should offer an opportunity to grow and change. So we’ve structured our program for hands-on experience and cooperative dialogue, not info-loading.
September 17-19, 2010
Write on the Sound
From website: This well-established conference, focused on the craft of writing, offers an affordable experience for writers of all levels, with a variety of intimate high quality workshops at the Frances Anderson Center in Edmonds
October 1-3, 2010
Whidbey Island Writers Conference
From website: We invite you to join with us as we create a cultural environment for writers that provides the best possible combination of literary resources and inspiring surroundings.
March 2011 (exact dates TBA)
West Virginia
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West Virginia Writers Conference
Annual conference with three days of writing workshops, competitions, informal discussions, bookstore, and silent auction. Open to people in West Virginia.
June 11-13, 2010
West Virginia Writers' Workshop
From brochure: Features nationally respected authors alongside many of the region's best known writers in a setting of rugged, natural beauty. Particpants will participate in intensive writing workshops, craft lectures, and learn the ins and outs of publishing.
Application due: June 18, 2010
July 15-18, 2010
West Virginia Book Festival
From website: Each year the festival offers something for book lovers of all ages and interests: authors, publishers, book vendors, the Festival Marketplace, a special section just for children, a used book sale, meet the author events, workshops and panel discussions.
October 16-17, 2010
Wisconsin
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UWM Spring Writers Festival
From website: This three-day conference includes workshops, panel discussions, manuscript reviews and more to help you succeed as a writer. Take this opportunity to network and get inspired by other writers.
March 5-7, 2010
The Writers' Institute
From website: The new, aspiring writer as well as the advanced writer. Writers of poetry, screenplays, novels, nonfiction books, and freelancers aching to mine the Internet for dollars—we have something for all of you.
April 23-25, 2010
Write by the Lake
From the website: Immerse yourself in a focused, intensive and exhilarating writing experience this summer when you "Write by the Lake."
June 13-18, 2010
UW Madison School of the Arts at Rhinelander
From website: The School of the Arts at Rhinelander is a multidisciplinary, hands-on arts program for adults.
July 25-30, 2010
Writing It Real
From website: Whether you are experienced or new to writing, have a special project in mind, need a jumpstart or are switching genres, our conference provides the professional guidance you are looking for in writing and publishing memoir, non-fiction, fiction and poetry.
October 15-17, 2010
Spring Green Literary Festival
From website: Every fall, in the Wisconsin River Valley near Spring Green, nationally renowned authors and poets meet with area wide lovers of books and writing to explore the importance of the literary arts to human understanding.
2010 dates TBA
Great Lakes Writers Festival
From website: The annual event [. . .] provides seasoned and emerging writers the opportunity to talk with peers, to discuss their work, and to learn from the pros in workshops.
2010 dates TBA
Wyoming
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Ucross Foundation Residency Program
From website: The program aims to encourage fresh and innovative thinking in the arts and literature by providing residencies and work space for individual artists and writers whose work indicates both involvement in individual creative exploration and significant future accomplishments.
Deadlines: March 1 (Fall), October 1 (Spring)
Fall / Spring
Jackson Hole Writers Conference
From website: Every summer, passion for the written word brings writers together in Grand Teton National Park's backyard. Jackson Hole Writers Conference attendees are young and old, veterans and tenderfoots who all share one common denominator: they all love writing.
June 24-27, 2010
Canada
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gritLIT - Hamilton's Literary Festival
From website: The goal of the festival is to engage the community in this country’s rich and diverse literary culture and to bring attention to local writers.
April 8-11, 2010
Writing With Style
From website: Writing With Style is a unique opportunity for writers of all levels to participate in a week-long workshop at The Banff Centre, a setting for artists that is both inspiring and productive.
Deadlines: February 5, 2010 (Spring); May 14, 2010 (Fall)
April 19-24, September 13-18, 2010
Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival
From website: Brings you words worth writing, works worth reading, writers worth quoting, texts worth teaching – all kinds of words that can make the world a better place. And what are those words? Inclusion and diversity, for a start. Fighting words. Respect, commitment, quality, innovation. And fun!
April 21-25, 2010
The Ottawa International Writers Festival
From website: [We celebrate] the world’s best writing from home and abroad with an eclectic program that presents interactions with leaders in the worlds of science, history, poetry, politics, spoken word, economics, drama, fiction, biography, music, religion, spirituality and more.
April 22-27, October 21-26, 2010
Sage Hill Writing Experience
From website: Offers special working & learning opportunity to writers at different stages of development. Top quality instruction, low instructor-writer ratio, & the rural Saskatchewan setting offer conditions ideal for the pursuit of excellence in the arts of fiction & poetry.
May 7-20, 2010 (poetry colloquium)
NorthWords Writers Festival
Annual festival hosted in Yellowknife to celebrate northern and aboriginal writers. Each year there are readings, a writing contest, and workshops. 2009 theme: Many Visions, Many Paths
June 3-6, 2010
Summer Literary Seminar - Montreal
From website: The Summer Literary Seminar programs are premised on the idea that creative writing benefits considerably from the keen sense of temporary displacement created by an immersion in a thoroughly foreign culture and street vernacular.
June 13-27, 2010
Lakefield Literary Festival
From website: The Lakefield Literary Festival celebrates its rich literary history each July on the weekend closest to Margaret Laurence's birthday (July 18th) and showcases many current Canadian authors.
July 16-18, 2010
Bayfield Writers' Festival
From website: An event to celebrate excellent Canadian authors and literature on the beautiful shores of Lake Huron. Held in various Bayfield Heritage Settings with author readings and discussion times with the audience. Book signings follow.
June 26, 2010
Great Blue Heron Writing Workshop
From website: Invites mid-level writers to engage in small-group sessions in one of four categories: fiction, memoir, playwriting, and poetry.
June 29 - July 4, 2010
Whitehorse Poetry Festival
From website: The Whitehorse Poetry Festival takes place every two years and features writers from across Canada and the US. The festival consists of readings, panel discussions and craft talks devoted to poetry and poetics.
June 2011 (exact dates TBA)
SFU Summer Publishing Workshops
From website: The SFU Summer Publishing Workshops offer you a chance to learn from and work with more than 100 of Canada’s top editors, writers, marketers, designers, publishers, and new media moguls.
July 1-2, 2010
Denman Island Readers & Writers Festival
From website: We will feature a line-up of wonderful writers with world-wide audiences and a weekend of non-stop literary delights. If you want to improve your own writing skills you’re in luck [. . .] we will offer a wide variety of workshops by renowned teachers.
July 15-18, 2010
Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts
From website: Join Canada's longest running summer gathering of Canadian writers and readers, featuring established literary stars and exciting, new voices... with opportunities for writers and readers to mingle amidst Rockwood's heritage gardens.
August 12-15, 2010
Winterset in Summer
From website: Join us for a fabulous weekend filled with readings, fun, music, and great traditional Newfoundland food.
August 13-15, 2010
Eden Mills Writers' Festival
Events include workshops, reading sets and seminars. So, sign up for our monthly e-news to receive all the latest festival news and contest announcements.
September 17-20, 2010
Words Alive Literary Festival
One day of author readings, public readings, workshops, panel discussions and storytelling including poetry with music and art will allow you to travel with new voices to different lands and have the opportunity to become a part of their human experience.
September 18, 2010
Surrey International Writers' Conference
From website: “To inspire, educate and motivate aspiring and experienced writers alike” has been the goal of the Surrey International Writers’ Conference since its humble beginnings. It is a goal that everyone involved with the conference today continues to embrace.
October 22-24, 2010
International Conference on the Book - Toronto
From website: [P]rovide[s] a forum for participants in the book publishing industry, librarians, researchers and teachers from around the world to discuss the past, present and future of the book.
October 14-16, 2011
Vancouver International Writers & Readers Festival
From website: Internationally renowned and undiscovered authors mingle with 14,000 readers of all ages in intimate, interactive and informal settings on Granville Island, an urban oasis in the heart of Vancouver.
October 19-24, 2010
Edmonton International Literary Festival
From website: LitFest is Canada's only Creative Non-Fiction Festival. It brings together some of the world's best selling, award winning and emerging authors, writers, filmmakers, and artists with audiences at readings, panel discussions and presentations.
October 20-24, 2010
Piper's Frith
From website: A four-day writing experience at beautiful Kilmory Resort [for] emerging and mid-level writers.
October 2010 (exact dates TBA)
The Banff Centre
From website: This department is devoted to all aspects of literary arts, and to developing a forum for the exchange of ideas in contemporary art and literature. Rigorous, innovative, and critical approaches in writing and publishing are developed through programs that support professionals at various stages in their careers.
Year-Round
The Calgary Blow-Out
From website: Puts the spotlight on Calgary's innovative writing & arts community with [. . .] readings, performances, concerts, art, film and more!
2010 dates TBA
The Scream Literary Festival
From website: A celebration of the vast amount [of] literary activity happening every day in this country. It is an affirmation of our indebtedness to everyone who reads, writes, publishes, discusses or gathers in the name of literature.
2010 dates TBA
WordFest
From website: The Festival presents an eclectic series of events, including: readings, poetry, spoken word, musical cabaret, current events, youth and Francophone programming and conversational-style discussions.
2010 dates TBA
International
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VCCA Fiction & Poetry Writing Workshops
in the South of France
From website: The VCCA is pleased to offer two workshops for writers at our beautiful new facility in Auvillar, a tiny unspoiled village in the south of France.
May 17-14, July 15-21, 2010
Sozopol Fiction Seminars - Bulgaria
From website: Annual summer fiction-writing seminar in historic Sozopol in Bulgaria. The seminar consists of intensive daily fiction workshops, roundtable discussions, and readings/lectures by faculty and participants.
May 27 - June 1, 2010
Hay Festival - Wales
From website: Writers, comedians and musicians that have the capacity to change our lives, to share new visions of the world, and to do that incredibly sexy thing – to renew our sense of wonder.
May 27 - June 6, 2010
Patchwork Farm Retreat - Ireland
From website: Write and practice yoga twice each day. Swim, kayak, hike. Boat to traditional Mayan villages, market towns, weavers of gorgeous fabrics. Experience Guatemala's rich culture and learn about its history and sacred traditions.
June 6-13, 2010
Writing Workshop: Vitorchiano, Italy
From website: The aim of the workshop is to set a course for revision through a deep and detailed analysis of the text, with honest, practical feedback.
June 13-20, 2010
Creativity Workshop - Crete
From website: Teaching people ways to develop their creativity and use it in life, work, and creative expression. We do this through a unique series of exercises in creative writing, drawing, memoir and storytelling.
June 26 - July 4, 2010
Paris Writers Workshop
From website: The Paris Writers' Workshop welcomes all adults seeking to improve their writing skills – newcomers as well as the more experienced. Courses and lectures are conducted in English.
June 27 - July 2, 2010
Travel Writing in France
From brochure: Travel to the historic artists' colony of Pont-Aven for an intensive workshop in Travel Writing. The immersion setting and individual attention from the instructor make this an ideal opportunity for students to enjoy an international learning experience.
June 28 - July 7, 2010
Paris Writing Workshop
From website: In addition to taking classes and amassing writing portfolios, students will participate in one-on-one critiques with professional writers, give readings in Parisian bookshops, and receive "survival" French lessons.
July 1-28, 2010
Prague Summer Program
From website: Study abroad with some of the finest writers, poets, playwrights, visual artists and scholars from America and Central Europe. 2009 Theme: The Nature of Mother Nature
July 3-30, 2010
The Writing Workshops in San Miguel de Allende
Experience writing in the heart of Mexico near many important literary and artistic sites. Sponsored by the UNO, these writing workshops offer help from experienced writers and teachers with other writers and scholars giving readings.
July 3-30, 2010
Creativity Workshop - Barcelona
From website: We will explore ways to expand our creativity through a series of exercises including guided visualization technique, automatic drawing and writing, map making, memoir, and storytelling.
July 5-13, 2010
Creativity Workshop - Florence
From website: Teaching people ways to develop their creativity and use it in life, work, and creative expression. We do this through a unique series of exercises in creative writing, drawing, memoir and storytelling.
July 14-22, 2010
Art Workshop International - Assisi, Italy
From website: Under the direction of Edith Isaac-Rose and Bea Kreloff, artists and writers are invited to join committed adults in an atmosphere of serious study and enjoyable play.
July 23 - August 19, 2010
The International Writers' Workshop - Ghana
From website: The IAWW serves people interested in exploring their creativity through artistic expression and looking for a secure, hassle-free way to visit exotic destinations and take classes from award-winning artists.
July 25 - August 6, 2010
Summer Literary Seminar - Lithuania
From website: There will be lectures on Lithuanian Literature and Culture, travel writing, and folk arts as well as other writing-themed and cultural lectures. Readings, roundtable discussions and tours of the city and its outlying areas will also be included.
August 1-14, 2010
Vision, Valley & Revelation - Wales
From website: Peter Murphy, who has helped thousands of writers develop their craft, will lead this Wales Getaway. He will challenge you to go deeper, whether you plan to begin new material or continue an ongoing project.
August 14-20, 2010
International Conference on the Book - St. Gallen
From website: [P]rovide[s] a forum for participants in the book publishing industry, librarians, researchers and teachers from around the world to discuss the past, present and future of the book.
November 6-8, 2010
Summer Literary Seminar - Kenya
From website: Summer Literary Seminars in Kenya (SLS-Kenya) is the only creative-writing and cultural program of its kind in East Africa.
December 2010 (exact dates TBA)
Abroad Writers' Conference
From website: Abroad Writers' Conferences are devoted to introducing our participants to world views here in the United States and Abroad. Throughout the world we invite several authors to come join us to give readings and to participate on a panel.
Year-Round, locations vary
Heart of Provence
Writing & Photography Workshops & Conferences
From website: At each workshop you will learn the techniques you need to write with power and passion, in your own voice, regardless of genre.
Year-Round
Il Chiostro Art Workshops - Italy
From website: Il Chiostro brings Italy to people. We do it in a unique and intimate way with a focus on the arts. We offer workshops in photography, painting, cooking, writing and more.
2010 dates TBA
The Opening: Writing Retreat in Bali
From website: Travel to the flower-bedecked, haunting island of Bali and, amid the tropical breezes and the terraced rice paddies, write, write, write.
2011 dates TBA
Perth Writers Festival - Austrailia
From brochure: Beautiful writing, lively debate and big ideas in the idyllic surrounds of UWA.
2011 dates TBA
Online
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In The Company of Writers.com
From website: Transform your writing through Inspiration, Information, Publication.
Year-Round Webinars