2020 Writing & Literary Event Updates
With the uncertainty around the world and each country doing their best to respond to COVID-19 and stop the spread of the virus, many events are being postponed or cancelled. I have compiled a list of events that have updated their sites or social media with this information. I will update this post along with our Guide to Writing Conferences & Events when I find new ones. Know of any that need to be added to the list? Please contact us.
Arizona
Tucson Festival of Books – Cancelled, 2021 dates TBA
University of Arizona Poetry Center – Cancelling events through May 15
The Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing – Events postponed or cancelled through April 8
Arkansas
Six Bridges Book Festival – Postponed until fall, dates TBA
California
Bay Area Book Festival – Cancelled, next festival slated for May 1-2, 2021
Beyond Baroque – March 21 Scene & Sequence workshop postponed
Catamaran Writing Conference – still being held so far July 26-30 with limited attendance & social distancing practices
CineStory TV Retreat – Postponed to August 29 – September 1
Gold Rush Writers Conference – Postponed until later summer/fall, exact dates TBD
Litquake – All public events postponed until early May
Sacramento Poetry Center – All events cancelled from March 12-31
San Diego Writer’s Festival – Postponed until fall, new dates TBD
The Writing Salon – All on-site April classes moving to remote learning
Colorado
Lighthouse Writers Workshop – Spring workshops going remote
Northern Colorado Writers Conference – Cancelled, next conference slated for April 29 – May 1, 2021
Pikes Peak Writers Conference – Cancelled, 2021 dates TBA
Connecticut
Westport Writers’ Workshop – All spring courses offered via ZOOM
Washington DC
American Society of Journalists & Authors Writers Conference – Cancelled, 2021 dates TBA
Split This Rock Poetry Festival – Postponed, dates TBD
Florida
Miami Book Fair – All events cancelled until further notice
Mystery Fest Key West – Cancelled, 2021 dates TBA
Palm Beach Book Festival – Cancelled, 2021 dates TBA
Sandhill Writers Retreat – Cancelled, 2021 dates TBA
SleuthFest – Cancelled, purchased critiques will be virtual, 2021 dates TBA
Hawaii
Kahini Kaua’I Writers’ Retreat – April retreat cancelled, July & October retreats still scheduled as planned so far
Idaho
Idaho Writers Conference – Cancelled, next event slated for May 21-22, 2021
Illinois
Let’s Just Write! – March dates cancelled, planning on rescheduling in fall 2020
Ragdale – Novel Affair has been postponed, new dates TBA
Indiana
Indiana University Writers’ Conference – Cancelled, 2021 dates TBA
Taleamor Park – 2020 Residency Season cancelled
Iowa
Mission Creek Festival – April event cancelled with hopes to reschedule for late summer/early fall
Kentucky
Carnegie Center – Closed March 16 through April 5
Kentucky Writers Conference – Cancelled, next event slated for March 26, 2021
Southern Kentucky Book Fest – Cancelled, next event slated for March 26-27, 2021
Louisiana
Delta Mouth Literary Festival – Cancelled, 2021 dates TBA
Saints & Sinners Festival – Cancelled, next event slated for March 26-28, 2021
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival – Cancelled, next event slated for March 24-28, 2021
Maryland
The Writers Center – All in-person events cancelled, workshops moving online as of March 14
Massachusetts
The Mount: Edith Wharton’s Home – All public events cancelled through May 8 with hopes of reopening as normal for their 2020 season on May 9
Fine Arts Work Center – All events cancelled through April 24
Grub Street – All spring classes being held remotely
The Muse & The Marketplace – Cancelled, 2021 dates TBA
Newburyport Literary Festival – Cancelled, 2021 dates TBA
The Power of Narrative – Cancelled, next event slated for March 19-21, 2021
Straw Dog Writer’s Guild – March & April programs cancelled and will be rescheduled
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill – Closed through April 30
Michigan
Festival of Faith & Writing – Postponed until April 8-10, 2021
Interlochen Academy – All on-campus events cancelled with classes being resumed online. Campus set to re-open May 4
Kalamazoo Poetry Festival – April 18 event will be offered online, but the open mic has been cancelled
A Rally of Writers – Cancelled, next event slated for April 17, 2021
MSU Center for Poetry – Spring Poetry Festival postponed & they are working to reschedule all visiting poets to the Fall 2020 semester; All late March early April events cancelled or postponed
New York
The Writer’s Hotel All-Fiction Writers Conference – June event postponed to October 14-20
