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Conference Websites
Annapolis Writer's Studio and Savannah Writers Studio
Come to beautiful Historic
Annapolis for inspiration, training and encouragement. Annapolis
Writer's Studio features fiction, drama & multi-genre taught
over two weekends. Networking throughout your career!
Aspen
Summer Words Writing Retreat & Literary Festival
From the Website: Imagine five days
of literary explorations led by award-winning and bestselling
authors and set in the unparalleled alpine splendor of Aspen,
Colorado. Aspen Summer Words is just that — a booklover's
paradise.
Blair House Inn Writers' Retreats
From the website: Treat
yourself to a get-away in the Texas Hill Country where winters
are typically mild and the scenery will put you in a positive
state of mind. This series offers retreat packages for published
and novice authors.
Blue Hills Writing Institute at Curry College
Week long summer program
devoted to Life Writing.
Booming
Ground Writers' Community
Week-long summer conference
with intensive writing workshops, seminars and readings. Option
to take additional 16 weeks of correspondence work with
instructor and class. Held in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Centauri Arts - Residential Summer Writing Courses
7-day residential writing
courses located one hour north of Toronto in Ontario. Courses
include Poetry, Short Story, Long Fiction, Writing for Children,
Starting to Write, Freelancing in Creative Non-Fiction ,Writer's
Block and Other Excuses, and Writing from Your Life.
Central Ohio
Writers of Literature for Children (formerly Writing for
Children)
A one-day conference for Teachers,
Parents, Librarians, Writers, and Illustrators.
Columbus Writers Conference
Presents a range of fiction
and nonfiction topics presented by writers, editors, and
literary agents, plus one-to-one consults, manuscript critiques
and open mikes.
Creative Writing by the Sea
Join a small group of women
studying creative writing with Jill McCorkle while exploring the
natural beauty of Bald Head Island, NC.
Creativity Workshop: Writing, Drawing, Story Telling and
Personal Memoir
The Creativity Workshop's
goal is to help individuals believe in and develop their
creative process through using memoir, creative writing, visual
arts and storytelling exercises.
The Dodge Poetry Festival
The largest poetry event in North
America. The Festival is a celebration of poetry that immerses
participants in four days of readings, conversations and
performances featuring an international array of award winning
poets, storytellers, and musicians.
Fifth House Lodge Retreat
Led by Joan Lee Hunter, the
Retreat offers writing workshops and retreat space for writers
in Maine's breathtaking lake and mountain country.
Florida
First Coast Writer's Festival
Learn about writing, storytelling,
screenwriting, publishing, agents and marketing. Festival also
features new Agents & Editors Day.
For
Love AND Money – The LA Writers Conference
Some of the top editors and
agents in publishing today along with great writing instructors.
Week-end long Writers Conference with more than 30 workshops.
Glorieta Christian Writers' Conference
Regardless of where your are
in your career--just seeking out the possibilities, or as a
multi-published author, or any place in between--there are
Comprehensive Classes, Specific Sessions and Meet the Pros
Roundtables to meet your needs.
Iowa Summer Writing Festival
Iowa City and The University of Iowa
have long been a haven for writers. Conference suits all writers
at all levels.
Indiana University Writers' Conference
Now in its 64th year, this
conference annually attracts a staff of nationally prominent
writers who are equally skilled and involved teachers, including
an internationally renown poet sponsored by Earle J.S. Ho.
Jack London Writer's Conference
Sponsored by the California
Writers Club with the top editors and agents in the publishing
industry.
Juniper Creek Writer's Conferences
Includes workshops for all
levels of writers in all genres, poetry critique and contest,
manuscript and portfolio critiques and editor's round table.
La Jolla Writers Conference
Founded to reflect the
generosity of spirit and dedication to craft associated with
successful writers.
Conference attendance will be
limited to the first 200 applicants to keep groups small enough
to foster interaction and have the opportunity to get to know
each other.
Manhattanville Summer Writers' Week
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.
Maui
Writers Conference
Do you want to get published?
The Maui Writers Conference sponsors the world's premier writing
and publishing events. Meet dozens of top agents and editors.
Mendocino Coast Writers Conference
The combination of awe-inspiring,
lush and rugged Mendocino Coast and the inspiration and guidance
provided by guest-writers is hard to match.
Napa Writing Retreats
Three-day workshops that
allow you to write, relax and share your work in a creative
group
setting. Retreats are based on the Amherst Writers and Artists
method, which fosters a safe
and supportive writing environment.
Nightwriters
Nightwriters offering a
Spring seminar in northern California at a private lodge near
Yosemite, and a Fall seminar in Italy, on l,200 acre Tuscan
estate.
Oklahoma Writers'
Federation
The conference features writers,
editors, agents, and informative programs to help authors write
well and get published. It also helps them meet, network, and
make lasting friendships with other writers in the area.
Pacific Northwest
Writers Association Summer Writer's Conference
Whether you're a beginner looking
for inspiration or a veteran ready to pitch that book there is
something at Summer Conference for you. Get Involved! Get
inspired! Get Writing!
Port Townsend Writers' Conference
Activities include workshops, gatherings, a welcome party and a
book-signing reception with the faculty. Open-mike readings
allow participants to share work informally, as do spontaneous
readings in the open spaces or classrooms.
San Francisco Writers
Conference
From start to finish, the San
Francisco Writers Conference is designed to help you Build
Bridges To Better Tomorrows. We've sold out early three
years in a row - register soon to reserve your spot.
The 2007 Conference will feature
more than 100 agents, authors and editors.
The San Juan Workshops
The San Juan Workshops offer programs for poetry and prose,
beginners and published writers. Study with renowned authors,
cultivate friendships, and experience the Colorado landscape.
Southern California Writers' Conference
Over $2.6 million worth of book and screen deals have been
signed as a result of material and contacts nurtured at the SCWC.
Its emphasis is the interactive troubleshooting and read &
critique of you manuscripts.
Squaw Valley Community of Writers
The Squaw Valley Community of Writers celebrates 34 years of
summer writing workshops with workshops in Fiction, Non-Fiction,
Poetry and Screenwriting.
Taos
Summer Writers' Conference
Held in Taos, New Mexico, this
writing conference features workshops in Fiction, Poetry,
Memoir, Travel Narrative, Publishing, Spirituality and Healing,
and more
William Saroyan Writers' Conference
Provides insights to lift
you from ho-hum to best-sellerdom. Learn from the masters about
the craft of writing and current and future market trends.
Mingle with editors, publishers and agents who want your
manuscript.
Wrangling with Writing
Two day writers' conference
featuring expert speakers on topics of professional interest to
writers of every genre. This conference is open to Society of
Southwestern Authors members and nonmembers alike.
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