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NewPages Guide to Writing Conferences & Events

The NewPages Guide to Writing Conferences and Events features writing conferences, book and literary festivals, writing workshops and retreats, residencies and centers from the U.S., Canada, International, and online. A little something for everyone.

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Alabama
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  • Monroeville Literary Festival
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, songwriting, publishing; includes: readings, panel discussions, workshops, author signings
  • February
Alaska
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  • Storyknife Writers Retreat
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting includes: individual residencies for women
  • April - October
Arizona
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  • ANWA Writers Conference
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, education; includes: writing workshops, panel discussions, manuscript critiques, pitch sessions, roundtable discussions, craft seminars
  • September
  • Desert Nights, Rising Stars
  • genres: poetry, fiction, nonfiction, hybrid forms, genre fiction, screenwriting, writing for young adults, business of writing includes: writing workshops, panel discussions, readings, pitch sessions, bookfair, author signings, roundtable discussions, craft seminars
  • October
  • Tucson Festival of Books
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, genre fiction, writing for children, writing for young adults, art, photography includes: panel discussions, workshops, readings, bookfair
  • March
  • University of Arizona Poetry Center
  • genres: poetry; includes: reading & lecture series, discussion groups, classes & workshops, exhibitions, K-12 programs, outreach, summer residencies
  • year-round
  • WriteNow!
  • genres: fiction (mystery, crime), business of writing; includes:presentations, panel discussions, workshops, craft seminars
  • September (in-person & virtual)
Arkansas
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  • Ozark Creative Writers Conference
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, songwriting, publishing, marketing, illustration, writing for young adults; includes: workshops, open mics, pitch sessions, craft seminars
  • October
  • Six Bridges Book Festival
  • includes:readings, workshops, panel discussions, author signings, special events, performances
  • September
  • The Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children, writing for young adults; inlcudes: writing workshops, retreats, residencies, fellowships
  • year-round
California
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  • Bay Area Book Festival
  • genres: fiction, genre fiction, poetry, nonfiction, memoir, writing for children, writing for teens, comics, graphic novels includes: author signings, readings, panel discussions, bookfair, readings, critical conversations
  • May
  • Beyond Baroque
  • genres: fiction, poetry; includes: writing workshops, classes, roundtable discussions, writing intensives
  • year-round (virtual & in-person)
  • Central Coast Writers Conference
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for young people, screenwriting; includes: writing workshops, manuscript critiques, symposium
  • September
  • CineStory Writers Retreats
  • genres: screenwriting, Writing for Features Retreat, Writing for TV/Digital Platforms Retreat; includes: one-on-one meetings, craft seminars
  • May (TV); October (Feature)
  • Community of Writers
  • genres: poetry, fiction, nonfiction; includes: writing workshops, readings, panel discussions, lectures
  • June (Poetry Workshop); July (Writers Workshop)
  • Djerassi Resident Artists Program
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, translations, librettos, art, choreography, multimedia, science includes: residencies, workshop retreats
  • February - November
  • Idyllwild Arts Summer Programs
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, performing arts, music, songwriting; includes: readings, craft seminars, writing workshops
  • June (Adults); June - July (Kids & Teens virtual & in-person)
  • Litquake
  • inlcudes: readings, panel discussions, writing workshops, storytelling
  • October
  • Mendocino Coast Writers Conference
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry; includes: writing workshops, master classes, craft seminars, pitch panels, one-on-one consultations, open mics
  • July
  • San Diego Writer's Festival
  • includes: author readings, book signings, writing workshops, music, kid's activities, panel discussions
  • April
  • San Francisco Writers Conference
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, writing for children and young adults, self-publishing, screenwriting, poetry, marketing, business of writing includes: writing workshops, panel discussions, lectures, pitch sessions, open mics, readings, master classes, one-on-one sessions
  • February
  • UCLA Extension Writers' Programs
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, editing, publishing, writing for children, writing for young adults includes: certificate programs, online courses, writing retreats
  • year-round (virtual & in-person)
  • VCFA Writers' Conference
  • genres: poetry, fiction, nonfiction, genre fiction, screenwriting; includes:writing workshops, readings, craft seminars
  • August
  • The Writing Salon
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry; craft seminars, writing workshops
  • year-round (virtual)
Colorado
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  • Aspen Summer Words
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, editing;
    writing workshops, panel discussions, readings, one-on-one consultations, readers' retreat
  • June
  • Colorado Gold Conference
  • includes:writing workshops, panel discussions, author signings, bookfair, critique roundtables, craft seminars
  • September
  • Pikes Peak Writers Conference
  • fiction, nonfiction; writing workshops, panel discussions, pitch sessions, book fair, author signings, roundtable discussions, craft seminars
  • April
  • Story Catcher Festival
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry; includes: writing workshops, lectures, presentations
  • April
Connecticut
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  • James Merrill House Writer-in-Residence
  • Six Annual 4- or 6-Week Residencies Available Annual application deadline: October 1 - January 9
  • September (4); October (4); November (4); February-March (6); April-May (6)
  • Westport Writers' Workshop
  • fiction, nonfiction, cross-genre, drama, screenwriting, poetry, writing for young people; writing workshops, panel discussions, manuscript critiques
  • year-round
  • Yale Writers' Workshop
  • fiction, nonfiction, screenwriting; panel discussions, writing workshops, readings
  • May (Session I), June (Session II) in-person or online
Florida
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  • Florida Writers Conference
  • writing workshops, panel discussions, bookfair, author signings, pitch sessions, one-on-one sessions, open mic
  • October
  • Palm Beach Book Festival
  • fiction, nonfiction, writing for young adults;
    readings, bookfair, author signings, roundtable discussions
  • March
  • Sanibel Island Writers Conference
  • fiction, poetry, YA literature, screenwriting, nonfiction, publishing, editing;
    workshops, panel discussions, readings, concerts
  • November
  • SleuthFest
  • mystery, thriller, and crime fiction;
    craft seminars, pitch sessions, manuscript critiques, panel discussions
  • July
  • Writers in Paradise
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry;
    writing workshops, panel discussions, manuscript critiques, readings, author signings
  • January
Georgia
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  • Decatur Book Festival
  • fiction, nonfiction, children & youth author signings, readings, panel discussions, bookfair
  • October
  • Ossawbaw Island Writers' Retreat
  • fiction, poetry, nonfiction;
    writing workshops, craft seminars, one-on-one manuscript consultations, readings
  • March, November
  • Southeastern Writers Conference
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, reviews; includes:writing workshops, panel discussions, manuscript critiques, readings, pitch sessions, author signings
  • June
Hawaii
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  • Kauai Writers Conference
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, memoir; includes:writing workshops, panel discussions, manuscript critiques, readings, pitch sessions, bookfair, author signings, roundtable discussions, craft seminars
  • November
Idaho
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Illinois
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  • Ragdale
  • residencies, fellowships, sabbaticals, Ragdale Programs in Schools, readings, artist talks
  • year-round
  • StoryBoard
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry;
    writing workshops, craft seminars, manuscript critiques, roundtable discussions
  • August (separate in-person and virtual dates)
  • StoryStudio Chicago
  • fiction, nonfiction, screenwriting;
    writing classes, craft seminars
  • year-round (virtual & in-person)
Indiana
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  • Midwest Writers Workshop
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, writing for children, writing for young adults, cross-genre, journalism;
    writing workshops, panel discussions, manuscript critiques, agent pitch sessions, query letter critiques, author signings, roundtable discussions, Agent Fest
  • Summer Conference: July
    Agent Fest Online: November
Iowa
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  • Iowa Young Writers' Studio
  • *for high school students*
    poetry, fiction, nonfiction;
    writing workshops
    Application Deadlines Apply
  • January - March (virtual), June (Session I in-person), July (Session II in-person)
Kansas
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  • Kansas Authors Club Convention
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children & young adults; includes:panel discussions, craft seminars
  • October
Kentucky
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  • A.I.R. Studio Paducah
  • visual arts, writing, composition/music, architecture, improv choreography;
  • year-round
  • Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning
  • fiction, poetry, nonfiction, playwriting, editing;
    writing classes, craft seminars, mentoring services, manuscript consultations
  • year-round (in-person & virtual)
Louisiana
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  • New Orleans Poetry Festival
  • genres: poetry, cross-genre, translations; includes:writing workshops, panel discussions, readings, bookfair, author signings, roundtable discussions
  • April 2024
Maine
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  • Maine Media Workshops + College
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics/graphic novels, art, photography;
    workshops, craft seminars
  • year-round (currently virtual)
Maryland
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  • Bay to Ocean Writers Conference
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for young people, publishing, marketing; writing workshops, presentations, panel discussions, craft seminars
  • From Brain to Bookshelf
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for young people, business of writing; includes:pitch sessions, critiques, craft seminars, business seminars
  • October
  • Washington Writers Conference
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, children's literature, young adult literature, cross-genre; includes: writing workshops, panel discussions, pitch sessions, author signings
  • May
  • The Writer's Center
  • poetry, fiction, nonfiction, genre writing, publishing;
    writing workshops, readings, open mics, craft seminars
  • year-round (in-person & virtual)
Massachusetts
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  • Boston Book Festival
  • fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry, writing for young people;
    writing workshops, readings, panel discussions
  • Cape Cod Writers Center Conference
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, writing for young people;
    writing workshops, readings, manuscript evaluations, bookstore, craft seminars
  • Fine Arts Work Center
  • creative writing, visual arts; writing workshops, writing fellowships, writing residencies
  • year-round (in-person & virtual)
  • GrubStreet
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, publishing, writing for young people, literary journalism;
    craft seminars, weekend workshops, multi-week workshops, consultations, emerging writer fellowship
  • year-round (in-person & virtual)
  • Juniper Institute for Young Writers
  • *for high school students finishing grades 9, 10, or 11* fiction, poetry; writing workshops, field trips, craft sessions, readings, open mics
  • The Muse & The Marketplace
  • fiction, nonfiction, writing for children and young adults, publishing, business of writing;
    craft seminars, manuscript consultations, presentations
  • New England Crime Bake
  • crime and mystery writing
    master classes, manuscript critiques, pitch sessions, seminars, panel discussions
  • Newburyport Literary Festival
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children's literature, young adult literature; includes:readings, panel discussions, author signings
  • Last weekend in April
  • Straw Dog Writers Guild
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry;
    writing workshops, readings, craft seminars, presentations, residencies
  • year-round
Michigan
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  • A2 Community Bookfest
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, writing for children includes:author signings, panel discussions, roundtable discussions, bookfair, storytime
  • November
  • Detroit Festival of Books
  • Rare books, collectible, antiquarian, obscure, classic, ephemera, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, art, writing for children, writing for young adults, cross-genre, comics, graphic narratives, journalism; bookfair, author signings
  • Festival of Faith & Writing
  • *biennial - even-numbered years* writing workshops, panel discussions, craft seminars, lectures, readings, films, concerts, plays
  • April 2024
  • Springfed Arts
  • poetry, fiction, nonfiction, songwriting; retreats, classes, performances, workshops, panel discussions, presentations, one-on-one conferences
Minnesota
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  • The Loft Literary Center
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for young people; classes, workshops, readings, craft seminars, writing conferences, manuscript critiques, residencies
  • year-round (in-person & virtual)
  • The Loft Wordplay
  • readings, conversations, writing workshops, kid's activities, author signings, bookfair
Mississippi
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Missouri
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  • Unbound Book Festival
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for young people; panel discussions; Q&A sessions
Montana
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  • Flathead River Writers Conference
  • poetry, writing for young adults, business of writing, audiobooks; craft seminars, panel discussions, manuscript critiques, business of writing
  • Montana Book Festival
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, journalism, publishing; readings, author signings, panel discussions, workshops, youth festival, bookfair, craft seminars
Nebraska
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Nevada
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  • Las Vegas Writer's Conference
  • fiction, nonfiction, business of writing, writing for childre, writing for young adults workshops, one-on-one mentoring, pitch sessions, craft seminars
New Hampshire
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New Jersey
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  • Morristown Festival of Books
  • fiction, nonfiction, writing for children, writing for young adults; author signings, panel discussions, bookfair
  • Writing in the Pines
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry; writing workshops, craft seminars, readings, critiques
New Mexico
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  • Bending Genres Retreats
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre; includes:writing workshops, craft seminars
  • August 2024
  • Taos Writers Conference
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry; panel discussions, readings, author signings, roundtable discussions, craft seminars
  • Wurlitzer Foundation Residency
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, and more; residencies
  • January-April 2024; June-August 2024; September-December 2024
New York
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  • Adirondack Center for Writing
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, journalism;
    conferences, retreats, storytelling festival, writing workshops, readings, residencies
  • year-round (virtual & in-person)
  • Art Omi: Writers
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, poetry, translation includes:writing residencies
  • March - April, April - May, September - October, October - November
  • Brooklyn Book Festival
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, graphics, young adult literature, children's literature readings, bookfair, panel discussions, film screenings
  • Brooklyn Poets Workshops
  • genres: poetry; includes: writing workshops, craft seminars, manuscript consultations
  • Winter-Spring, Summer, Fall (in-person & virtual)
  • Center for Book Arts
  • letterpress printing, traditional typesetting, new technology, bookbinding, art; lectures, demonstrations, craft seminars, workshops, exhibitions, residencies, seminars for writers
  • year-round (in-person & virtual)
  • The Center for Fiction
  • fiction;
    master classes, readings, writing workshops, fellowships
  • year-round (virtual & in-person)
  • Colgate Writers' Conference
  • poetry, fiction, nonfiction; writing workshops, craft seminars, panel discussions, readings, consultations
  • Fledgling Writing Workshops
  • fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry;
    writing workshops, manuscript critiques
  • various dates; in-person & virtual
  • Gotham Writers Conference
  • genres: fiction includes: panel discussions, presentations, pitching roundtables
  • October (in-person or virtual)
  • Kaz Conference Writing Workshop
  • nonfiction, fiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, art, memoir, writing for young adults, cross-genre;
    writing workshops and intensives, panel discussions, manuscript critiques, readings, pitch sessions, roundtable discussions
  • year-round (virtual)
  • Millay Colony for the Arts
  • writing, art, music; residencies, workshops, retreats
  • April-November (Residencies); dates vary (workshops)
  • Southampton Writers Conference
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, writing for young people; writing workshops, craft seminars, panel discussions, readings Deadlines: March 15 (scholarships); April 15 (applications)
  • SPACE on Ryder Farm
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting; creative residencies
  • year-round
  • Women at Woodstock Writer's Retreat
  • fiction, nonfiction, memoir; writing workshops, readings, roundtable discussions, craft seminars
  • year-round (online writers group); October (retreat)
  • The Writer’s Hotel
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry; writing workshops, panel discussions, manuscript critiques, readings, pitch sessions, author signings, roundtable discussions
  • Writers & Books
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry; classes, seminars, writing workshops, reading workshops, retreats, readings
  • year-round
  • Yaddo
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, translation, librettos, graphic novels; writing residencies
  • May-March 2024
North Carolina
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  • Charlotte Center for Literary Arts
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, business of writing, multi-genre; writing classes, craft seminars, readings, community conversation
  • year-round
  • North Carolina Writers' Network Conferences
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, screenwriting; writing workshops, readings, panel discussions, manuscript critiques, craft seminars, pitch sessions, bookfair, author signings
  • Write Now!
  • freelance writing, nonfiction; craft sessions, business sessions
  • The Writers' Workshop of Asheville
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, publishing, writing for young people, screenwriting; includes: writing workshops, retreats
  • year-round (virtual & in-person)
North Dakota
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Ohio
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  • Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop
  • fiction, nonfiction, humor writing, songwriting; craft seminars, open mics, pitch sessions, writing workshops, panel discussions
  • FUSE Conference
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, art; panel discussions, bookfair, roundtable discussions, craft seminars, open mic, journal showcase
  • November 2022
  • Inkubator Conference
  • workshops, craft talks, panel discussions, readings, open mics, bookfair
  • July 12-24, 2021 (virtual)
  • The Kenyon Review Young Writers Workshop
  • *for high school students only* fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translation; writing workshops, readings, craft talks, open mics, one-on-one conferences
  • January-March (winter virtual); June (virtual); June - July (summer residential)
Oklahoma
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  • RomanceLahoma
  • genres: romance; includes: writing workshops, panel discussions, pitch sessions, author signings
  • August
Oregon
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  • Caldera Artists in Residence
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, culinary arts, performing arts includes: youth and adult programming, residencies
  • January - March
  • Fishtrap
  • readings, workshops, classes, conferences, fellowships, residencies, youth workshops
  • PLAYA Residency
  • open to the global community of scientists, naturalists, biologists, musicians, designers, sustainability leaders, social practice artists, musicians, visual artists, writers, performing artists, and collaborations and individuals engaged in interdisciplinary work or other forms of creative work
  • March, April, July, August, October
  • Portland Book Festival
  • readings, panel discussions, lectures, writing workshops, roundtable discussions, bookfair
  • Willamette Writers Conference
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, cross-genre; includes:writing workshops, pitch sessions, panel discussions, readings, manuscript critiques, roundtable discussions, craft seminars
  • July - August
  • Wordcrafters in Eugene
  • fiction, nonfiction;
    craft seminars, readings, conferences, writing workshops, master classes
  • year-round
Pennsylvania
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  • Confluence
  • science fiction, fantasy, horror;
    writing workshops, panel discussions, manuscript critiques, readings, pitch sessions, bookfair, author signings, roundtable discussions, music programming
  • In Your Write Mind
  • popular fiction, genre-based writing;
    writing workshops, panel discussions, manuscript critiques, readings, pitch sessions, bookfair, author signings
  • June
  • Pennwriters Conference
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, publishing;
    workshops, pitch sessions, bookfair, panel discussions, manuscript critiques
  • Push to Publish
  • fiction, poetry, nonfiction;
    agent/editor speed dating, panel discussions, breakout sessions
  • Rosemont Writers' Retreat
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for young people; publishing;
    writing workshops, craft seminars, readings, panel discussions, open mic
  • July
  • Vona/Voices
  • fiction, poetry, nonfiction;
    writing workshops, craft seminars
  • The Write Stuff™
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction; includes: writing workshops, panel discussions, manuscript critiques, readings, pitch sessions, book fair, author signings, roundtable discussions, craft seminars
  • April 2024
  • WCoNA Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia®
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, interviews; includes:writing workshops, panel discussions, readings, pitch sessions, bookfair, author signings, roundtable discussions, craft seminars
  • March
Rhode Island
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South Carolina
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  • Yallfest
  • panel discussions, readings, author signings
South Dakota
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  • South Dakota Festival of Books
  • fiction, nonfiction, history, tribal, poetry, writing for children, writing for young adults, cross-genre, journalism, writer’s support;
    readings, discussions, author signings, presentations
Tennessee
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  • Sewanee Writers' Conference
  • poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting;
    readings, craft lectures, master classes, one-on-one consultations
  • Southern Literary Festival
  • Undergraduate Creative Writing Conference poetry, fiction, nonfiction, drama; workshops, readings
  • April
  • Tremont Writers Conference
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry; includes: writing workshops, panel discussions, manuscript critiques, readings
  • October
Texas
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  • Gemini Ink
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry;
    writing workshops, readings, craft seminars, panel discussions
  • year-round
  • Highland Park Literary Festival
  • fiction, poetry, nonfiction, playwriting, songwriting, journalism;
    film screenings, student writing workshops, open mic, readings
  • Write to Ignite
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, publishing
    workshops, craft seminars
Utah
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  • Kanab Writers Conference
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, screenwriting;
    writing workshops, panel discussions, manuscript critiques, pitch sessions, book fair, author signings, craft seminars
Vermont
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  • Marble House Project
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, visual art, choreography, music composition, performance, culinary arts; residencies
  • year-round
  • Sundog Poetry Center
  • poetry; readings, retreats, writing workshops, poetry celebration for marginalized voices
  • year-round
  • Vermont Studio Center
  • poetry, fiction, nonfiction, translation, visual art;
    residencies, readings, manuscript consultations, craft seminars
  • year-round
Virginia
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  • 1455: A Place for Writers
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting; writing residencies, literary festivals, workshops
  • year-round
  • Fall for the Book Festival
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children, writing for young adults, cross-genre, comics, graphic narratives, journalism; panel discussions, readings, author signings
  • WriterHouse
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for young people;
    classes, seminars, readings, critiques
  • year-round (in-person & virtual)
Washington
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  • BARN Writers' Studio
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting; writing workshops, roundtable discussions, craft seminars
  • year-round
  • Clarion West Writing Workshop
  • science fiction, fantasy, horror;
    craft seminars, writing workshops, residencies, readings, panel discussions, open mic, author events, online classes
  • Get Lit! Festival
  • poetry, fiction, nonfiction; readings, poetry slams, writing workshops, panel discussions
  • Hedgebrook
  • Women Authoring Change
    fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting;
    residencies, retreats, writing workshops, master classes, craft seminars, festivals
  • year-round
  • PNWA Summer Writers Conference
  • genres: poetry, fiction, nonfiction, writing for young people; includes:master classes, presentations, craft seminars, writing workshops, panel discussions, pitch sessions, book signings, forums
  • September
  • Skagit River Poetry Festival
  • genres: poetry; includes:writing workshops, readings, craft seminars, conversations
  • October [even-numbered years]
  • Willapa Bay AiR
  • writing, songwriting, musical composing, art, scholarly works; residencies
  • April 1 - October 28
  • Write in the Harbor
  • fiction, nonfiction, screenwriting, publishing; writing workshops, craft seminars, master classes, author signings
  • Write on the River
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for young people; master classes, writing workshops, craft seminars, open mics, readings
  • year-round (in-person & virtual)
  • Write on the Sound Writers' Conference
  • fiction, marketing, business of writing, poetry, writing for children; writing workshops, craft seminars, manuscript critiques, bookfair, author signings
Washington DC
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  • Hurston/Wright Writers Week
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry; writing workshops, master classes, readings, craft seminars, manuscript critiques
  • July
  • Washington Writers Conference
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, children's literature, young adult literature, cross-genre; includes: writing workshops, panel discussions, pitch sessions, author signings
  • May
West Virginia
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  • Poet Camp
  • poetry, cross-genre; writing workshops
Wisconsin
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  • Bending Genres Retreat
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre; inlcudes:writing workshops, craft seminars
  • May 2024
  • Lakefly Literary Conference
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting; writing workshops, craft seminars, pitch sessions, author signings
  • Write On, Door County
  • fiction, nonfiction, children's literature, poetry; writing residencies, readings, critique groups, writing classes
  • year-round
Wyoming
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  • Jackson Hole Writers Conference
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for young people; writing workshops, panel discussions, manuscript critiques, readings, author signings
  • Jentel Artist Residency
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, visual art; Application deadline: January 15 (Summer/Fall); September 15 (Winter/Spring)
  • January 15 - May 13, May 15 - December 13
  • Wyoming Writers Conference
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, publishing; includes:craft seminars, panel discussions, author signings, pitch sessions, open mic, critiques
  • May - June 2024
Canada
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  • Writing Studio at the Banff Center
  • poetry, fiction, narrative prose, music, art, performing arts, filmmaking, journalism, graphic novels;
    readings, one-on-one sessions, writing workshops
  • year-round (some virtual)
  • Banff Mountain Film + Book Festival
  • photo essays, photography, films, nonfiction, fiction, poetry, journalism; film screenings, workshops, readings, presentations, storytelling, craft seminars, artwalk, crafts
  • November
  • Berton House Writers' Retreat
  • *for Canadian writers only* fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, journalism
  • March - April, July - August, October - November
  • Expozine
  • book fair, round table discussions, workshops
  • November
  • Queer Arts Festival
  • genres: genre fiction, fiction, nonfiction, music, art; includes: art exhibition, workshops, artist talks, panel discussions, media art screenings, performing arts series
  • June
  • Sage Hill Writing Experience
  • poetry, fiction, nonfiction;
    writing workshops, craft seminars, poetry colloquium, writing retreat
  • dates vary
  • Saskatchewan Festival of Words
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for young people;
    workshops, readings, music, films, panel discussions, poetry slam, theatre, open mic
  • July
  • VERSeFest
  • poetry;
    readings, translation, book launches, writing workshops, panel discussions, manuscript critiques, author signings, roundtable discussions
  • March
  • When Words Collide
  • fiction, writing for young people, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, comics;
    pitch sessions, readings, presentations
  • August
  • Wine Country Writers' Festival
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children's literature, young adult literature; writing workshops, panel discussions, manuscript critiques, readings, pitch sessions, craft seminars, presenter readings, open mics
  • September
  • Winterset in Summer
  • readings, dramatizations, concerts, conversations, film screenings
  • August
  • WordFest
  • readings, panel discussions, performances, interviews
  • dates vary
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  • Canterbury Arts Conference
  • writing workshops, art workshops, visual presentations, film festival, round table discussions, art exhibit
  • September
  • The Creative Writer's Workshop - Ireland
  • fiction, nonfiction, writing for children, writing for young adults, cross-genre, graphic narratives, memoir;
    writing workshops, manuscript critiques, online classes, work-in-progress workshops
  • varies
  • DISQUIET - Lisbon, Portugal
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry; includes: writing workshops, panel discussions, readings
  • June - July
  • Ledbury Poetry Festival
  • poetry;
    readings, writing workshops, panel discussions, music, craft seminars, open mic
  • June-July
  • Left Bank Writers Retreat - Paris, France
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre; includes: writing workshops, manuscript critiques, literary travel destination touring, café meals
  • August - September
  • The Leopardi Writing Conference [Italy]
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry;
    writing workshops, panel discussions, manuscript critiques, readings, author signings, roundtable discussions, craft seminars, one-on-one sessions
  • July
  • Listowel Writers' Week
  • writing workshops, readings, interviews, forums, book launches, pub trails, walking tours
  • June
  • The Paris Writers Workshop
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry;
    writing workshops, panel discussions, readings, pitch sessions, master classes
  • June
  • Todos Santos Writers Workshop (Mexico)
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry; includes: writing workshops, panel discussions, manuscript critiques, readings, craft seminars, fiesta
  • January - February
  • Writer's Journey Retreats
  • mentoring, workshops, retreats
  • April (Tasmania), June (France), August (Queensland), December (Japan)
  • Writing Workshops in Greece
  • poetry, fiction, nonfiction, travel & food writing;
    writing workshops, craft seminars, manuscript consultations
  • June - July
  • Writing Workshops Paris
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction; includes: writing workshops, panel discussions, roundtable discussions, craft seminars
  • July
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  • Adirondack Center for Writing
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, journalism;
    conferences, retreats, storytelling festival, writing workshops, readings, residencies
  • year-round (virtual & in-person)
  • Writing Studio at the Banff Center
  • poetry, fiction, narrative prose, music, art, performing arts, filmmaking, journalism, graphic novels;
    readings, one-on-one sessions, writing workshops
  • year-round (some virtual)
  • Banff Mountain Film + Book Festival
  • photo essays, photography, films, nonfiction, fiction, poetry, journalism; film screenings, workshops, readings, presentations, storytelling, craft seminars, artwalk, crafts
  • November
  • Beyond Baroque
  • genres: fiction, poetry; includes: writing workshops, classes, roundtable discussions, writing intensives
  • year-round (virtual & in-person)
  • Brooklyn Poets Workshops
  • genres: poetry; includes: writing workshops, craft seminars, manuscript consultations
  • Winter-Spring, Summer, Fall (in-person & virtual)
  • Center for Creative Writing
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children, writing for young adults, personal essays, memoir;
    online writing courses, writing workshops, one-on-one writing guidance, virtual writing retreats, editorial services, generative writing sessions
  • year-round
  • The Center for Fiction
  • fiction;
    master classes, readings, writing workshops, fellowships
  • year-round (virtual & in-person)
  • Clarion West Writing Workshop
  • science fiction, fantasy, horror;
    craft seminars, writing workshops, residencies, readings, panel discussions, open mic, author events, online classes
  • Corporeal Writing
  • fiction, nonfiction;
    writing workshops, craft seminars
  • year-round
  • Creative Writing Ink
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, radio drama, writing for children, publishing;
    writing classes
  • year-round
  • Fine Arts Work Center
  • creative writing, visual arts; writing workshops, writing fellowships, writing residencies
  • year-round (in-person & virtual)
  • Fledgling Writing Workshops
  • fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry;
    writing workshops, manuscript critiques
  • various dates; in-person & virtual
  • Gotham Writers Conference
  • genres: fiction includes: panel discussions, presentations, pitching roundtables
  • October (in-person or virtual)
  • GrubStreet
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, publishing, writing for young people, literary journalism;
    craft seminars, weekend workshops, multi-week workshops, consultations, emerging writer fellowship
  • year-round (in-person & virtual)
  • Hedgebrook
  • Women Authoring Change
    fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting;
    residencies, retreats, writing workshops, master classes, craft seminars, festivals
  • year-round
  • Idyllwild Arts Summer Programs
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, performing arts, music, songwriting; includes: readings, craft seminars, writing workshops
  • June (Adults); June - July (Kids & Teens virtual & in-person)
  • Institute for Writers
  • writing for children and teens, writing for adults, fiction, nonfiction
  • year-round
  • Juniper Institute for Young Writers
  • *for high school students finishing grades 9, 10, or 11* fiction, poetry; writing workshops, field trips, craft sessions, readings, open mics
  • Kaz Conference Writing Workshop
  • nonfiction, fiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, art, memoir, writing for young adults, cross-genre;
    writing workshops and intensives, panel discussions, manuscript critiques, readings, pitch sessions, roundtable discussions
  • year-round (virtual)
  • The Kenyon Review Young Writers Workshop
  • *for high school students only* fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translation; writing workshops, readings, craft talks, open mics, one-on-one conferences
  • January-March (winter virtual); June (virtual); June - July (summer residential)
  • LIGHT Festival
  • poetry, public health, culinary arts; yoga, craft seminars, panel discussions
  • June 2024
  • Maine Media Workshops + College
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics/graphic novels, art, photography;
    workshops, craft seminars
  • year-round (currently virtual)
  • The Novelry
  • fiction, children's literature, young adult literature, cross-genre;
    online certificate programs
  • year-round
  • Poet Camp
  • poetry, cross-genre; writing workshops
  • UCLA Extension Writers' Programs
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, editing, publishing, writing for children, writing for young adults includes: certificate programs, online courses, writing retreats
  • year-round (virtual & in-person)
  • Under the Volcano Writing Master Classes
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, essay, memoir, journalism;
    writing master classes, panel discussions, manuscript critiques, readings, pitch sessions, author roundtable discussions
  • January
  • Vermont Studio Center
  • poetry, fiction, nonfiction, translation, visual art;
    residencies, readings, manuscript consultations, craft seminars
  • year-round
  • Women at Woodstock Writer's Retreat
  • fiction, nonfiction, memoir; writing workshops, readings, roundtable discussions, craft seminars
  • year-round (online writers group); October (retreat)
  • Write on the River
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for young people; master classes, writing workshops, craft seminars, open mics, readings
  • year-round (in-person & virtual)
  • WriterHouse
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for young people;
    classes, seminars, readings, critiques
  • year-round (in-person & virtual)
  • The Writer's Center
  • poetry, fiction, nonfiction, genre writing, publishing;
    writing workshops, readings, open mics, craft seminars
  • year-round (in-person & virtual)
  • The Writers' Workshop of Asheville
  • genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, publishing, writing for young people, screenwriting; includes: writing workshops, retreats
  • year-round (virtual & in-person)
  • The Writing Salon
  • fiction, nonfiction, poetry; craft seminars, writing workshops
  • year-round (virtual)
  • Yale Writers' Workshop
  • fiction, nonfiction, screenwriting; panel discussions, writing workshops, readings
  • May (Session I), June (Session II) in-person or online
  • Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop
  • fantasy, science fiction, horror; writing workshops, manuscript critiques, lectures, one-on-one mentoring Application Deadline: April 1
  • June (6 weeks); August (12 weeks); November (18 weeks)