List of writers' conferences
This is a list of worldwide authors' conferences for writers of all genres.
Europe[edit]
Bulgaria[edit]
France[edit]
Iceland[edit]
Ireland[edit]
Portugal[edit]
United Kingdom[edit]
- Festival of Writing, York[6]
- Historical Novel Society Conference, London[7]
- Milford Writer's Workshop, science fiction writers; various locations[8]
- Winchester Writers' Conference, Winchester[9]
- Swanwick Writers' Summer School,[10] UK's longest-running writers' school
- Writers Holiday[11]
North America[edit]
Bahamas[edit]
- Salt Cay Writers Retreat, Blue Lagoon Island[12]
Canada[edit]
- Shuswap International Writers' Festival, Salmon Arm, British Columbia
- Surrey International Writers' Conference, Surrey, British Columbia
- Ontario Writers' Conference, Durham Region, Ontario[13]
Mexico[edit]
- San Miguel Writers' Conference and Literary Festival, San Miguel de Allende[14]
United States[edit]
A–E[edit]
- The Alabama Writers' Conclave, Alabama[15]
- Alabama Writing Workshop, Birmingham, Alabama[16]
- Algonkian Writer Conferences, Arizona, California, Massachusetts, and Virginia[17]
- The Aloha Writers Conference , Kapalua, Hawaii and Maui[18]
- American Christian Fiction Writers Conference, location varies[19]
- American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) annual conference, New York City[20]
- Antioch Writers' Workshop, Yellow Springs, Ohio[21]
- Arkansas Writers Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas[22]
- Art of the Wild Writers' Conference, Olympic Valley, California
- Association of Personal Historians conference, location varies, Canada and United States
- Atlanta Writers Conference, Atlanta[23]
- Atlanta Writing Workshop, Atlanta[24]
- Atlantic Center for the Arts Master Artists-in-Residence Program, New Smyrna Beach, Florida[25]
- Auburn Writers Conference, Auburn, Alabama[26]
- Author U Extravaganza conference, Denver[27]
- Authors Combat Academy, Nashville, Tennessee[28]
- Authors Conference Infinity Publishing Gathering of Authors, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania[29]
- Authors of the Flathead conference, Kalispell, Montana[30]*
- Authors' Salon at Clockwork Alchemy, Burlingame, California[31]*
- Avondale Writers Conference, Avondale, Arizona[32]
- AWP Conference & Bookfair, North America's largest literary conference; location varies[33]
- Backspace Writers Conference[34]
- Bear River Writers' Conference, Boyne City, Michigan[35]
- Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Publishing Writers' Conference, San Diego[36]
- BlogU, Baltimore[37]
- Blue Flower Arts Winter Writers Conference, New Smyrna Beach, Florida[38]
- Book Passage Children's Writers & Illustrators Conference, Corte Madera, California[39]
- Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference, Corte Madera, California[40]
- Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference, Corte Madera, California[41]
- Blue Pen Writers' Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee[42]
- BookBaby Independent Authors Conference, Philadelphia[43]
- Boston Writing Workshop, Boston[44]
- Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, Middlebury, Vermont
- Business of Pet Writing Conference, New York City[45]
- Business of Writing International Summit, August 1–2, 2014; Louisville, Kentucky[46]
- California Dreamin' Writers' Conference, Brea, California[47]
- Calliope Writing Coach, year round, Salt Lake City[48]
- Cape Cod Writers Center Conference, Cape Cod[49]
- Carolinas Writers Conference, Wadesboro, North Carolina
- Castle Rock Writers' Conference, Castle Rock, Colorado[50]
- Chanticleer Authors Conference, Bellingham, Washington[51]
- Chapter One Young Writers Conference, Chicago[52]
- Chesapeake Writing Workshop, Washington, D.C.[53]
- Chicago Writing Workshop, Chicago[54]
- Chuckanut Writers Conference, Bellingham, Washington[55]
- Cleveland Writing Workshop, Cleveland[56]
- Colorado Christian Writers Conference, Estes Park, Colorado
- Colorado Gold Conference, Denver[57]
- Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference, Colrain, Massachusetts
- Community of Writers, Olympic Valley, California
- Creative Nonfiction Writers Conference, Pittsburgh[58]
- Crested Butte Writers Conference, Crested Butte, Colorado[59]
- Crossroads Writers' Conference, Macon, Georgia[60]
- DFW Writers Conference, Dallas-Fort Worth[61]
- Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop, Dayton, Ohio
F–M[edit]
- Florida Writing Workshop, Tampa, Florida[62]
- Florida Christian Writers Conference, Leesburg, Florida[63]
- The Frost Place Conference on Poetry, Franconia, New Hampshire[64]
- The Frost Place Conference on Poetry and Teaching, Franconia, New Hampshire[65]
- The Frost Place Poetry Seminar, Franconia, New Hampshire[66]
- The Frost Place Writing Intensive, Franconia, New Hampshire[67]
- Georgia Writers SpringFest Conference, Kennesaw, Georgia
- Golden Crown Literary Society Annual Conference, July/August; various locations
- Hampton Roads Writers' Conference, Virginia Beach, Virginia[68]
- Hawaii Writers Conference (formerly the Maui Writers Conference), Maui[69]
- HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction Writers, presented by Hippocampus magazine, August 2015, Lancaster, Pennsylvania[70]
- Historical Novel Society Conference in North America, mid-to-late June, various locations[71]
- Historical Writers of America Conference, August 19–21, 2016, Colonial Williamsburg[72]
- Hollihock Writers Conference, New Bedford, Massachusetts[73]
- Horseback Writing Retreats,[74] Wyoming[75]
- Houston Writers Guild – Annual Writers Conference, April, various locations[76]
- How to Write & Publish Your Book, Mississippi[77]
- Imaginarium, Louisville, Kentucky
- Indiana Faith and Writing Conference, Anderson, Indiana[78]
- Indiana University Writers' Conference, Bloomington, Indiana[79]
- Indiana Writing Workshop, Indianapolis[80]
- Jack London Writers Conference, San Francisco
- Jackson Hole Writers Conference, Jackson Hole
- Judith Briles Unplugged Authors and Writers Conference, August 27–29, 2015, Denver[81]
- Juniper Institute for Young Writers, Amherst, Massachusetts[82]
- Juniper Summer Writing Institute, Amherst, Massachusetts[83]
- Kachemak Bay Writers Conference, Homer, Alaska[84]
- Kauai Writers Conference, November 9–11, 2018, Kapaa, Hawaii and Kauai[85]
- Kentucky Women Writers Conference, Lexington, Kentucky[86]
- Key West Literary Seminar, Key West
- Killer Nashville, last full weekend every August, Nashville, Tennessee[87]
- LA Writers Conference, Los Angeles[88]
- Liberty States Fiction Writers Create Something Magical Conference, Iselin, New Jersey[89]
- Life the Universe & Everything (LTUE), Provo, Utah[90]
- Literary Cleveland Inkubator Conference, Cleveland[91]
- Longleaf Writers Conference at Seaside, FL, Seaside, Florida[92]
- Los Angeles Writers Retreat, Los Angeles[93]
- Mad Anthony Writers' Conference, Hamilton, Ohio[94]
- Meet the Publishers!, Tulsa, Oklahoma[95]
- Mendocino Coast Writers Conference, Fort Bragg, California[96]
- Michigan Writing Workshop, Livonia, Michigan[97]
- Minnesota Writing Workshop, Minneapolis[98]
- Mississippi Writers Guild Writers' Conference, Vicksburg, Mississippi[99]
N–Z[edit]
- Nashville Writers Conference, Nashville, Tennessee[100]
- NETWO's Annual Spring Writers Roundup, Mount Pleasant, Texas[101]
- New Orleans Genre Writer's Conference, New Orleans[102]
- New York Pitch Conference, New York City[103]
- North Georgia Christian Writers Conference, Toccoa, Georgia[104]
- Northern Colorado Writers Conference, Fort Collins, Colorado[105]
- Northwest Georgia Writers Conference, Calhoun, Georgia[106]
- Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc. (OWFI), Oklahoma City[107]
- Ozark Creative Writers Conference, Eureka Springs, Arkansas[108]
- Philadelphia Writing Workshop, Philadelphia[109]
- Pikes Peak Writers Conference, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Pittsburgh Writing Workshop, Pittsburgh[110]
- PublishingGame.com Conference, Boston[111]
- Quills Conference, Salt Lake City[112]
- Read.Write.Share. Writers Weekend, Little Rock, Arkansas[113]
- Red Clay Writers Conference, Kennesaw, Georgia[114]
- River Writing Journeys for Women,[115] Moab, Utah[116]
- Rosemary Beach Spring Writers' Conference, May 11–14, 2011, Rosemary Beach, Florida[117]
- St. Davids Christian Writers' Conference, Grove City, Pennsylvania[118]
- San Francisco Writers Conference, February 14–17, San Francisco[119]
- San Francisco Writing Workshop, San Francisco[120]
- Sanibel Island Writers Conference, Sanibel, Florida[121]
- Santa Barbara Writers Conference, Santa Barbara, California[122]
- Santa Fe Writers Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Scribblers' Retreat Writers' Conference, St. Simons, Georgia
- Seattle Writing Workshop, Seattle[123]
- Sewanee Writers' Conference, Sewanee, Tennessee
- SF:SE 2015, Orlando[124]
- Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, two per year, summer in Los Angeles and winter in New York City[125]
- Southampton Writers Conference, Southampton, New York
- Southern California Writers' Conference
- Southern Christian Writers Conference, Tuscaloosa, Alabama[126]
- Southern Women Writer's Conference, Berry College, Rome, Georgia
- Southwest Christian Writers Conference, Durango, Colorado[127]
- Space Coast Writers' Guild Annual Conference, Melbourne, Florida
- Taos Summer Writers' Conference, Taos, New Mexico[128]
- Tennessee Writing Workshop, Nashville, Tennessee[129]
- The Writing Academy, Farmington, Minnesota[130]
- Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) Writers' Conference, Reno, Nevada[131]
- Tulsa NightWriters Craft of Writing Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma[132]
- UNF Writers Conference, August 5–7, 2011, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida[133]
- Unicorn Writer's Conference, Manhattanville University, Purchase, New York[134]
- Wesleyan Writers Conference, Middletown, Connecticut[135]
- West Coast Writers Conference, July 20–22, 2012, Los Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles[136]
- White County Creative Writers Conference, Searcy, Arkansas[137]
- Willamette Writers conference, Willamette Writers' annual conference, first weekend in August, Portland, Oregon[138]
- Women Writing the West, Los Angeles[139]
- Writeaways, New Mexico, Ireland, France, Italy[140]
- WordSmitten Writing Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida[141]
- Write-by-the-Lake Annual Writer's Retreat, Madison, Wisconsin[142]
- Write in Atlanta 2011, Atlanta[143]
- Write Stuff, Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania[144]
- Write to Publish Conference, Wheaton, Illinois[145]
- Writer's Digest Conference, August 1–3, 2014, The Roosevelt Hotel, New York City[146]
- The Writer's Hotel NYC Writers Conference, New York City[147]
- The Writers' Institute, Madison, Wisconsin[148]
- Writers' Police Academy, Green Bay, Wisconsin[149]
- Writers @ Work, Park City, Utah[150]
- Writers in Florence[151]
- Writers in New York[152]
- Writers in Paradise, St. Petersburg, Florida[153]
- Writers in Paris[154]
- Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers Conference, Salt Lake City[155]
- Writing By Writers Workshop @ Tomales Bay[156]
- Writing It Real in Port Townsend, Port Townsend, Washington[157]
- Yale Writers' Conference, New Haven, Connecticut[158]
South America[edit]
Peru[edit]
- Peru, Weaving Words & Women[159]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Elizabeth Kostova Foundation
- ^ Paris Writers Retreat
- ^ icelandwritersretreat
.com - ^ thebookpromoter
.com /conference - ^ Disquiet International
- ^ writersworkshop
.co .uk /events .html - ^ hns-conference
.org .uk - ^ milfordsf
.co .uk - ^ writersconference
.co .uk - ^ swanwickwritersschool
.org .uk - ^ writersholiday
.net - ^ saltcaywritersretreat
.com - ^ ontariowritersconference
.com - ^ sanmiguelwritersconference
.org - ^ alabamawritersconclave
.org - ^ alabamawritingworkshop
.com - ^ algonkianconferences
.com - ^ alohawritersconference
.com - ^ acfw
.com - ^ asja
.org - ^ antiochwritersworkshop
.com - ^ arkansaswritersconference
.com - ^ atlantawritersconference
.com - ^ atlantawritingworkshop
.com - ^ atlanticcenterforthearts
.org - ^ auburnwritersconference
.org - ^ authoru
.org - ^ authorscombatacademy
.com - ^ authorsconference
.com - ^ authorsoftheflathead
.org /conference .asp - ^ clockworkalchemy
.com - ^ avondalewritersconference
.org - ^ awpwriter
.org /awp _conference /overview - ^ backspacewritersconference
.com - ^ lsa
.umich .edu /bearriver - ^ blazeyourtrailtopublication
.com - ^ bloguconference
.com - ^ blueflowerarts
.com /wwc - ^ "Book Passage - Children's Writers & Illustrators Conference". bookpassage.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2007.
- ^ "Book Passage -". bookpassage.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2006.
- ^ "Book Passage -". bookpassage.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2006.
- ^ www
.bluepenbooks .com /writers-conference - ^ BookBaby's first-ever #IndieAuthorCon
- ^ thebostonwritingworkshop
.wordpress .com - ^ petwritingconference
.com - ^ businessofwritingsummit
.com - ^ caldreaminwriters
.com - ^ calliopewritingcoach
.com - ^ capecodwriterscenter
.org - ^ douglascountylibraries
.org /Events /WritersConference - ^ chantireviews
.com /chanticleer-conference - ^ chapteroneconference
.com - ^ chesapeakewritingworkshops
.com - ^ Writing Workshop of Chicago
- ^ whatcom
.edu /academics /community-continuing-education /chuckanut-writers-conference - ^ clevelandwritingworkshop
.com - ^ rmfw
.org /conference - ^ creativenonfiction
.org /products /creative-nonfiction-writers-conference-three-day - ^ crestedbuttewriters
.org - ^ crossroadscon
.org - ^ dfwcon
.org - ^ floridawritingworkshops
.com - ^ floridacwc
.net - ^ frostplace
.org /conference-on-poetry - ^ frostplace
.org /cpt - ^ frostplace
.org /poetry-seminar - ^ frostplace
.org /writing-intensive - ^ Hampton Roads Writers
- ^ hawaiiwritersconference
.com - ^ conference
.hippocampusmagazine .com - ^ hns-conference
.org - ^ historicalwritersofamerica
.org - ^ hollihock
.org - ^ Horseback Writing Retreats
- ^ "Literature and Landscape of the Horse Retreat". www.pagelambert.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009.
- ^ houstonwritersguild
.org /annual-conference - ^ writeandpublishyourbook
.net - ^ anderson
.edu /ifwc - ^ indiana
.edu /~writecon - ^ Indiana Writing Workshop
- ^ The Book Shepherd
- ^ "Juniper Institute for Young Writers". www.umass.edu. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ www
.umass .edu /juniperinstitute - ^ writersconference
.homer .alaska .edu - ^ kauaiwritersconference
.com - ^ kentuckywomenwriters
.org - ^ killernashville
.com - ^ lawritersconference
.org - ^ "Create Something Magical Conference". July 23, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ ltue
.net - ^ Literary Cleveland Inkubator Conference
- ^ Longleaf Writers Conference
- ^ "Los Angeles Writers Retreat". Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
- ^ writelikemad
.com - ^ jespiddlin
.com /publishers - ^ www
.mcwc .org - ^ michiganwritingworkshop
.com - ^ minnesotawritingworkshop
.com - ^ mississippiwritersguild
.com - ^ Annual Writers Conference focused on screenwriting
- ^ Annual Writers Roundup
- ^ darkoakwritercon
.com - ^ newyorkpitchconference
.com - ^ floridacwc
.net - ^ northerncoloradowritersconference
.com - ^ www
.nwgawriterscon .com - ^ owfi
.org - ^ ozarkcreativewriters
.com - ^ philadelphiawritingworkshop
.com - ^ pittsburghwritingworkshop
.com - ^ publishinggame
.com /workshops .htm - ^ quillsconference
.com - ^ rwsweekend
.org - ^ redclaywritersconference
.org - ^ River Writing Journeys for Women
- ^ "A River of One's Own 2014". www.pagelambert.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2013.
- ^ conferenceforwriters
.com - ^ stdavidswriters
.com - ^ sfwriters
.org - ^ writingworkshopsanfrancisco
.com - ^ fgcu
.edu /siwc - ^ sbwriters
.com - ^ theseattlewritingworkshop
.com - ^ sfse2015
.com - ^ scbwi
.org - ^ scwconference
.com - ^ southwestchristianwriters
.org - ^ taosconf
.unm .edu - ^ tennesseewritingworkshop
.com - ^ wams
.org - ^ "Writers Conference - EPIC (Educational Programs Inspiring the Community) - Truckee Meadows Community College".
- ^ tulsanightwriters
.wordpress .com - ^ unfwritersconference
.com - ^ unicornwritersconference
.com - ^ wesleyan
.edu /writing /conference - ^ wcwriters
.com - ^ whitecountycreativewriters
.org - ^ willamettewriters
.com /wwc /3 - ^ womenwritingthewest
.org - ^ writeaways
.com - ^ wordsmitten
.com /writingworkshop .htm - ^ "Home".
- ^ writeinatlanta
.com - ^ "Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group - the Write Stuff Writer's Conference". Archived from the original on December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ^ writetopublish
.com - ^ writersdigestconference
.com - ^ writershotel
.com - ^ "Home".
- ^ writerspoliceaademy
.com - ^ writersatwork
.org /wp - ^ Writers in Florence
- ^ Writers in New York
- ^ writersinparadise
.com - ^ Writers in Paris
- ^ wifyr
.com - ^ Writing By Writers
- ^ "Sheila Bender's Writing It Real - 2011 Conference Info". Archived from the original on February 19, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
- ^ Yale Summer Session
- ^ "Join Page Lambert on this Cultural Immersion Into the Heart of Peru". Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
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