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This is a list of worldwide authors' conferences for writers of all genres.
Europe
Bulgaria
France
Iceland
Ireland
Portugal
United Kingdom
- Festival of Writing – York[6]
- Historical Novel Society Conference – September, London[7]
- Milford Writer's Workshop – science fiction writers; various locations[8]
- Winchester Writers' Conference – Winchester[9]
- Swanwick Writers' Summer School[10] – the UK's longest-running writers' school
- Writers Holiday[11]
North America
Bahamas
- Salt Cay Writers Retreat – Salt Cay, Bahamas[12]
Canada
Mexico
United States
A–E
- The Alabama Writers' Conclave – Alabama[15]
- Alabama Writing Workshop – Birmingham, Alabama[16]
- Algonkian Writer Conferences – Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Virginia[17]
- The Aloha Writers Conference – Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii[18]
- American Christian Fiction Writers Conference – location varies[19]
- American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) annual conference – New York City, New York[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, Georgia[23]
- Atlanta Writing Workshop – Atlanta, Georgia[24]
- Atlantic Center for the Arts Master Artists-in-Residence Program – New Smyrna Beach, Florida[25]
- The Auburn Writers Conference – Auburn, Alabama[26]
- Author U Extravaganza conference – Denver, Colorado[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, California[36]
- BlogU – Baltimore, Maryland[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]
- BookBaby Independent Authors Conference – Philadelphia, PA[42]
- Boston Writing Workshop – Boston, Massachusetts[43]
- Bread Loaf Writers' Conference – Middlebury, Vermont
- Business of Pet Writing Conference – New York City, New York[44]
- Business of Writing International Summit – August 1–2, 2014; Louisville, Kentucky[45]
- California Dreamin' Writers' Conference – Brea, California[46]
- Calliope Writing Coach – year round; Salt Lake City, Utah[47]
- Cape Cod Writers Center Conference – Cape Cod, Massachusetts[48]
- Carolinas Writers Conference – Wadesboro, North Carolina
- Castle Rock Writers' Conference – Castle Rock, Colorado[49]
- Chanticleer Authors Conference – Bellingham, Washington[50]
- Chapter One Young Writers Conference – Chicago, Illinois[51]
- Chesapeake Writing Workshop – Washington, D.C.[52]
- Chicago Writing Workshop – Chicago, Illinois[53]
- Chuckanut Writers Conference – Bellingham, Washington[54]
- Cleveland Writing Workshop – Cleveland, Ohio[55]
- Colorado Christian Writers Conference – Estes Park, Colorado
- Colorado Gold – Denver, Colorado[56]
- Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference – Colrain, Massachusetts
- The Creative Nonfiction Writers Conference – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[57]
- Crested Butte Writers Conference – Crested Butte, Colorado[58]
- Crossroads Writers' Conference – Macon, Georgia[59]
- DFW Writers Conference (DFWCon) – Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas[60]
- Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop – Dayton, Ohio
F–M
- Florida Writing Workshop – Tampa, Florida[61]
- Florida Christian Writers Conference Leesburg, Florida[62]
- The Frost Place Conference on Poetry – Franconia, New Hampshire[63]
- The Frost Place Conference on Poetry and Teaching – Franconia, New Hampshire[64]
- The Frost Place Poetry Seminar – Franconia, New Hampshire[65]
- The Frost Place Writing Intensive – Franconia, New Hampshire[66]
- Georgia Writers SpringFest Conference – Kennesaw, Georgia
- Golden Crown Literary Society Annual Conference - July/August; various locations
- Hampton Roads Writers' Conference – Virginia Beach, Virginia[67]
- Hawaii Writers Conference (formerly the Maui Writers Conference) – Maui, Hawaii[68]
- HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction Writers, presented by Hippocampus Magazine – August 2015, Lancaster, Pennsylvania[69]
- Historical Novel Society Conference in North America – mid-to-late June; various locations[70]
- Historical Writers of America Conference – August 19–21, 2016, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia[71]
- Hollihock Writers Conference – New Bedford, Massachusetts[72]
- Horseback Writing Retreats[73] – Wyoming[74]
- Houston Writers Guild – Annual Writers Conference – April; various locations[75]
- How to Write & Publish Your Book – Mississippi[76]
- Indiana Faith and Writing Conference – Anderson, Indiana[77]
- Indiana University Writers' Conference – Bloomington, Indiana[78]
- Indiana Writing Workshop – Indianapolis, Indiana[79]
- Jack London Writers Conference – San Francisco, California
- Jackson Hole Writers Conference – Jackson Hole, Wyoming
- Judith Briles Unplugged Authors and Writers Conference – August 27–29, 2015; Denver, Colorado[80]
- Juniper Institute for Young Writers – Amherst, Massachusetts[81]
- Juniper Summer Writing Institute – Amherst, Massachusetts[82]
- Kachemak Bay Writers Conferenece – Homer, Alaska[83]
- Kauai Writers Conference – November 9–11, 2018; Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii[84]
- Kentucky Women Writers Conference – Lexington, Kentucky[85]
- Key West Literary Seminar – Key West, Florida
- Killer Nashville – last full weekend every August; Nashville, Tennessee[86]
- LA Writers Conference – Los Angeles, California[87]
- Liberty States Fiction Writers Create Something Magical Conference – Iselin, New Jersey[88]
- Life the Universe & Everything (LTUE) – Provo, Utah[89]
- Literary Cleveland Inkubator Conference - Cleveland, Ohio[90]
- Longleaf Writers Conference at Seaside, FL Seaside, Florida[91]
- Los Angeles Writers Retreat – Los Angeles, California[92]
- Mad Anthony Writers' Conference – Hamilton, Ohio[93]
- Meet the Publishers! - Tulsa, Oklahoma[94]
- Mendocino Coast Writers Conference – Fort Bragg, California[95]
- Michigan Writing Workshop – Livonia, Michigan[96]
- Minnesota Writing Workshop – Minneapolis, Minnesota[97]
- Mississippi Writers Guild Writers' Conference – Vicksburg, Mississippi[98]
N–Z
- Nashville Writers Conference – Nashville, Tennessee[99]
- NETWO's Annual Spring Writers Roundup – Mt. Pleasant, Texas[100]
- New Orleans Genre Writer's Conference – New Orleans, Louisiana[101]
- North Georgia Christian Writers Conference – Toccoa, Georgia[102]
- Northern Colorado Writers Conference – Fort Collins, Colorado[103]
- Northwest Georgia Writers Conference Calhoun, Georgia[104]
- New York Pitch Conference – New York City, New York[105]
- Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc. (OWFI) – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma[106]
- Ozark Creative Writers Conference – Eureka Springs, Arkansas[107]
- Philadelphia Writing Workshop – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[108]
- Pikes Peak Writers Conference – Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Pittsburgh Writing Workshop – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[109]
- PublishingGame.com Conference – Boston, Massachusetts[110]
- Quills Conference – Salt Lake City, Utah[111]
- Read.Write.Share. Writers Weekend – Little Rock, Arkansas[112]
- Red Clay Writers Conference – Kennesaw, Georgia[113]
- River Writing Journeys for Women[114] – Moab, Utah[115]
- Rosemary Beach Spring Writers' Conference – May 11–14, 2011; Rosemary Beach, Florida[116]
- St. Davids Christian Writers' Conference – Grove City, Pennsylvania[117]
- San Francisco Writers Conference – February 14–17; San Francisco, California[118]
- San Francisco Writing Workshop – San Francisco, California[119]
- Sanibel Island Writers Conference – Sanibel Island, Florida[120]
- Santa Barbara Writers Conference – Santa Barbara, California[121]
- Santa Fe Writers Conference – Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Scribbler's Retreat Writer's Conference – St. Simons Island, Georgia
- Seattle Writing Workshop – Seattle, Washington[122]
- Sewanee Writers' Conference – Sewanee, Tennessee
- SF:SE 2015 – Orlando, Florida[123]
- Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators – two per year: summer – Los Angeles, California; winter – New York City, New York[124]
- Southampton Writers Conference – Southampton, New York
- Southern California Writers' Conference
- Southern Christian Writers Conference – Tuscaloosa, Alabama[125]
- Southern Women Writer's Conference – Berry College, Rome, Georgia
- Southwest Christian Writers Conference – Durango, Colorado[126]
- Space Coast Writers' Guild Annual Conference – Melbourne, Florida
- Squaw Valley Writer's Conference – Olympic Valley, California
- Taos Summer Writers' Conference – Taos, New Mexico[127]
- Tennessee Writing Workshop – Nashville, Tennessee[128]
- Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) Writers' Conference – Reno, Nevada[129]
- Tulsa NightWriters Craft of Writing Conference – Tulsa, Oklahoma[130]
- UNF Writers Conference – August 5–7, 2011; University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida[131]
- Unicorn Writer's Conference – Manhattanville College, Purchase, New York[132]
- Wesleyan Writers Conference – Middletown, Connecticut[133]
- West Coast Writers Conference – July 20–22, 2012; Los Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles, California[134]
- White County Creative Writers Conference - Searcy, Arkansas[135]
- Willamette Writers conference – Willamette Writers' annual conference; on the first weekend in August; Portland, Oregon[136]
- Women Writing the West – Los Angeles, California[137]
- WordSmitten Writing Conference – St. Petersburg, Florida[138]
- Write-by-the-Lake Annual Writer's Retreat – Madison, Wisconsin[139]
- Write in Atlanta 2011 – Atlanta, Georgia[140]
- Write Stuff – Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania[141]
- Write to Publish Conference – Wheaton, Illinois[142]
- Writer's Digest Conference – August 1–3, 2014; The Roosevelt Hotel, New York City, New York[143]
- The Writer's Hotel NYC Writers Conference – New York City, New York[144]
- The Writers' Institute – Madison, Wisconsin[145]
- Writers' Police Academy – Green Bay, Wisconsin[146]
- Writers @ Work – Park City, Utah[147]
- Writers in Florence[148]
- Writers in New York[149]
- Writers in Paradise – St. Petersburg, Florida[150]
- Writers in Paris[151]
- The Writing Academy – Farmington, Minnesota[152]
- Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers Conference – Salt Lake City, Utah[153]
- Writing By Writers Workshop @ Tomales Bay[154]
- Writing It Real in Port Townsend – Port Townsend, Washington[155]
- Yale Writers' Conference – New Haven, Connecticut[156]
South America
Peru
- Peru, Weaving Words & Women[157]
See also
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 - ^ floridacwc
.net - ^ northerncoloradowritersconference
.com - ^ www
.nwgawriterscon .com - ^ newyorkpitchconference
.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 - ^ "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 - ^ 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
- ^ wams
.org - ^ 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
- ^ http://www.pagelambert.com/peru.html
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