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Browse through the directory for an alphabetical listing of all members.

Title:
49 Alaska Writing Center
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Address:
Contact: PO Box 221086, Anchorage, AK 99522
Location: 645 W. 3rd Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska
Dates:
throughout year
Tuition:
$29 to $249
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Screenwriting Poetry
Description:
The 49 Alaska Writing Center supports Alaska writers at every stage of their professional development while building an audience for Alaska literature. More information...


Title:
Adirondack Center for Writing
Address:
PO Box 265 Paul Smiths College Paul Smiths NY 12970


Title:
Algonkian Writer Conferences
logoWC&C Member
Address:
Locations: D.C., San Diego, San Francisco, New York City
Contact: 2020 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Ste 443, Washington D.C. 20006
Dates:
Multiple Conferences Throughout Year
Tuition:
$295 - $865
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction
Description:
The AWC goal is to place writers on a realistic path by teaching them how to place themselves in the upper .001 of those who have an actual chance of becoming published authors. Our methods are culled from accomplished authors and writers, and our market sense from years of experience working with successful agents and editors in the business. More information...


Title:
American Academy in Berlin
Address:
14 East 60th St. Ste 604 New York NY 10022
Location: Berlin
Genres:
Fiction Poetry Creative Nonfiction


Title:
American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) Annual Conference
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Address:
ALTA Conference, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, JO51, Richardson, TX 75080-3021
401 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64112
Dates:
N/A
Tuition:
N/A
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction
Description:
For over thirty years, ALTA members and literary translation aficionados from all regions of the United States and abroad have convened for a vibrant four days each October or November in continually changing venues across the country and, occasionally, in Canada and Mexico. More information...


Title:
Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies Residency Program
Address:
Anderson Center, 163 Tower View Drive, P.O. Box 406, Red Wing, Minnesota 55066
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction Poetry


Title:
Atlantic Center for the Arts
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Address:
1414 Art Center Avenue, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
Dates:
5 residencies per year
Tuition:
$850
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Screenwriting Poetry
Description:
Since 1982, Atlantic Center's residency program has provided artists from all artistic disciplines with spaces to live, work, and collaborate during three-week residencies. More information...


Title:
Austin Screenwriters Conference
Address:
Austin Film Festival, 1801 Salina Street, Austin, TX 78702
Genres:
Screenwriting


Title:
Author 101 University
Address:
1110 Second Ave., 3rd Floor New York NY 10022


Title:
Backspace Writers Conference & Seminars
Address:
PO Box 454 Washington MI 48094


Title:
Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center
Address:
681 Venice Boulevard Venice CA 90291


Title:
Big Sur Writing Workshops
Address:
Henry Miller Library, Highway One, Big Sur, CA 93920
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction Fiction Poetry


Title:
Blue Ridge Wildacres Writers Workshop
Address:
233 South Elm St. Greensboro NC 27401


Title:
Bob Mayer Writing Workshops
Address:
PO Box 392 Langley WA 98260


Title:
Brattleboro Literary Festival
Address:
PO Box 1116 Brattleboro VT 05302-1116


Title:
Brooklyn Book Festival
Address:
Brooklyn Borough Hall 209 Joralemon Street Brooklyn NY 11201


Title:
Brouzils Seminars, The
logoWC&C Member
Address:
Chateau du Ligny, 2 rue Georges Clémenceau, Les Brouzils, France 85260
Dates:
May, June, July, August, September
Tuition:
varies
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Screenwriting Poetry
Description:
Workshops and accredited seminars for poets, journalists, memoirists, fiction writers, screenwriters and creators of children's entertainment. Individual retreats, mentorships and fellowships also available. More information...


Title:
Brown Foundation Fellows Residency Program
Address:
The Brown Foundation Fellows Program Dora Maar House The Museum of Fine Arts Houston / P.O. Box 6826 Houston TX 77265


Title:
Casa Libre en la Solana
Address:
228 North Fourth Avenue #2, Tucson, AZ 85705


Title:
Casper College and Equality State Book Festival
Address:
Casper College 125 College Dr. Casper WY 82601


Title:
Cattahoochee Valley Writers Conference
Address:
Cattahoochee Valley Regional Library System 3000 Macon Road Columbus GA 31906


Title:
Charlottesville Writing Center
Address:
PO Box 5608 Charlottesville VA 22905


Title:
CityLit Project
logoWC&C Member
Address:
Festival- Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Contact- 120 S. Curley Street, Baltimore, MD 21224
Dates:
CityLit Festival is mid-April (annually) Year-round workshops
Tuition:
Varies
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction
Description:
CityLit Project is Baltimore's nonprofit literary arts center. Programs include an annual festival, youth programs, writers workshops, special events, and publishing. More information...


Title:
ClarityWorks Women's Writing Programs and Retreats
Address:
PO Box 9803, Asheville, NC 28815
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction


Title:
Colorado Art Ranch Residency Program
Address:
Colorado Art Ranch Residency Program 6878 Taft Court Arvada CO 80004


Title:
Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference
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Address:
Concord Poetry Center, 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA 01742
Dates:
Year-round, see website
Tuition:
See website
Genres:
Poetry
Description:
Poetry conference focused on guiding poets to book publication is held in Colrain, Massachusetts and other locations and includes pre-conference work, manuscript analysis workshops, and in-depth editor consultations. Poetry readings, editorial panel Q&A, small groups (6-7). More information...


Title:
Creative Writer's Workshop , The
Address:
Residential Writing Reteats in Ireland - Sligo / Aran Islands Galway/ Burren County Clare, Also LIVE Interactive Online Workshops via the Internet, Contact: Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction


Title:
Creative Writer's Workshop, The: Writers Studio / Work-in-Progress in the Burren, Co. Clare, Ireland
Address:
Mount Vernon Lodge, Flaggy Shore, Burren, County. Clare, Ireland
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Screenwriting Children's Literature


Title:
Creative Writer's Workshop, The: Writing & Walking on the Aran Island of Inis Mór, Co. Galway, Ireland
Address:
The Aran Island of Inis Mór, Co. Galway, Ireland
Genres:
Fiction Children's Literature Playwriting Screenwriting


Title:
Creativity Workshop
Address:
1 Columbus Place 40th Floor Suite #N40F New York NY 10019


Title:
Detroit Michigan Writers’ Retreat
Address:
Detroit Michigan Writers' Retreat Springfed Arts P.O. Box 304 Royal Oak MI 48068-0304


Title:
Djerassi Resident Artists Program
Address:
2325 Bear Gulch Road Woodside CA 94062


Title:
Dobie Paisano Fellowship Project
Address:
Dobie House 702 E Dean Keeton St Austin TX 78705
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction Fiction


Title:
Doe Branch Ink Writers' Retreat
logoWC&C Member
Address:
Contact: 10 Learned Pl., Durham, NC 27705
Location: Marshall, NC 28753
Dates:
Spring and Fall 2011
Tuition:
$1000/week
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction
Description:
One-week workshops, each with a writer-in-residence, offering time and space to write, individual mentoring, and a supportive community in a beautiful setting in the Blue Ridge Mountains just 30 miles north of Asheville, NC. Workshops offered May/June and October/November including fiction, poetry, memoir, songwriting and non-fiction. Retreat site can be rented for private individual or small group work at other times. See website for workshop schedule. More information...


Title:
Downtown Writer's Center, The
logoWC&C Member
Address:
340 Montgomery St., Syracuse, NY 13202
Dates:
Year-round
Tuition:
$15-$125 for most workshops, $2300 for two-year DWC PRO program
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Playwriting Creative Nonfiction
Description:
The YMCA's Downtown Writer's Center is the Central New York region's only community center for the literary arts, featuring a wide variety of workshops, readings and other events throughout the year. More information...


Title:
Fall for the Book
logoWC&C Member
Address:
4400 University Dr, MS 3E4, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030
Dates:
September 18-23, 2011
Tuition:
Free
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Poetry
Description:
What began as a two-day literary event in 1999, organized by George Mason University and the City of Fairfax, has expanded into a community-based, region-wide festival bringing together people of all ages and the festival grows on, thanks to generous partnerships and sustained community interest. More information...


Title:
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown
logoWC&C Member
Address:
24 Pearl Street Provincetown MA 02657
Dates:
June 17-August 24, 2012
Tuition:
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction Playwriting
Description:
The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown offers summer workshops in creative writing and the visual arts, taught by award-winning faculty. More information...


Title:
FIU/Books & Books International Writers' 2012 Conference
logoWC&C Member
Address:
Florida International University-BBC, Creative Writing Program, 3000 NE 151 Street, AC1-335, North Miami, FL 33181
Dates:
2012 to be announced.
Tuition:
2012 to be announced.
Genres:
Fiction Poetry Creative Nonfiction
Description:
The 2011 conference was a resounding success. Please check website for location and faculty for the October 2012 conference, our 27th annual, or go to http://casgroup.fiu.edu/english/pages.php?id=443. More information...


Title:
Flathead River Writers Conference
Address:
PO Box 7711, Kalispell, MT 59901
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction Screenwriting Children's Literature


Title:
Florida Writers Association
Address:
1345 East Scots Ave. Merritt Island FL 32952-5559


Title:
Fran Quinn Workshops
Address:
4602 Washington Blvd. Indianapolis IN 46205
Genres:
Poetry


Title:
Free Expressions Seminars--Featuring Story Masters and Writing the Breakout Novel
logoWC&C Member
Address:
701 S. Howard Ave, #106-144, , Tampa, FL 33606
Dates:
March 26-April 1; September 17-23; November 3-6, 2012
Tuition:
N/A
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction Screenwriting
Description:
Free Expressions offers programs for writers in all genres of fiction and nonfiction, from the groundbreaking Story Masters, featuring three masters of fiction craft to the intensive Writing the Breakout Novel weeklong workshop. See website for more! More information...


Title:
Gemini Ink
logoWC&C Member
Address:
513 S. Presa, San Antonio, TX 78205
Dates:
Year-round programs and Summer Literary Festival
Tuition:
Varies
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction Playwriting Screenwriting
Description:
Gemini Ink nurtures writers and readers and builds community through literature and the related arts. More information...


Title:
Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival
Address:
Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival 14 Maple Avenue P.O. Box 1239 Morristown NJ 07962-1239
Genres:
Poetry


Title:
Ghost Ranch Fall Writing Festival
Address:
HC 77 Box 11 Abiquiu NM 87510


Title:
Gotham Writers' Workshop
logoWC&C Member
Address:
President, 555 Eighth Avenue, #1404, New York, NY 10018-4352
Dates:
January, April, July, September, October
Tuition:
$125 - $545 + $25 registration fee
Genres:
Poetry Creative Nonfiction Fiction
Description:
Comprehensive classes are available at multiple locations in New York City and online and writingclasses.com. Classes include writing in nearly every genre. More information...


Title:
Grub Street
logoWC&C Member
Address:
160 Boylston Street, 4th Floor, Boston MA 02116
Dates:
Open All Year
Tuition:
N/A
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction Screenwriting Children's Literature
Description:
Grub Street is a non-profit creative writing center dedicated to nurturing writers and connecting readers with the wealth of writing talent in the Boston area. We support creative writers at all stages of their development so that they can achieve their goals of publication, social and professional networking, gainful employment in the field, and/or personal enrichment. More information...


Title:
Hedgebrook
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Address:
Hedgebrook, 2197 Millman Road, Langley, WA 98260
Dates:
February thru November:
Hedgebrook Master Class - Karen Joy Fowler June 19-26
Hedgebrook Master Class - Victoria Redel Nov 3-10
Hedgebrook Master Class - Claire Dederer Nov 13-20
Tuition:
residencies are free; $2200 for Master Classes
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Screenwriting Poetry
Description:
Hedgebrook is a 22-year-old writer's colony with a residency program exclusively supporting the work of emerging and established women writers. We also offer Master Classes: a week in residence with a celebrated teacher leading focused workshops and one-on-one feedback sessions, for women writers to hone their craft in retreat. More information...


Title:
Helene Wurlitzer Foundation
logoWC&C Member
Address:
P.O. Box 1891 Taos NM 87571
Dates:
Year-round
Tuition:
N/A
Genres:
No Genre Specified
Description:
The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico, established in 1954, is one of the oldest artist residence programs in the country. The Foundation keeps a low-profile and serves as a haven for painters, poets, sculptors, writers, playwrights, composers, photographers and filmmakers. We are located on eighteen acres in the heart of Taos, New Mexico, a four-hundred-year-old multicultural community renowned for its popularity with artists. More information...


Title:
Highlights Foundation Founders Workshops
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Address:
Highlights Foundation 814 Court St Honesdale PA 18431
Dates:
February through November
Tuition:
Varies from $695 to $2665
Genres:
Children's Literature Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction Screenwriting
Description:
Whether you write or illustrate for children or young adults, our genre-specific,single-topic sessions of three or four days, or week-long intensive novel programs, sessions are led by successful and supportive authors, illustrators, editors, and children's publishing professionals who are determined to help writers and illustrators hone their skills and meet their goals. More information...


Title:
How To Be Published
Address:
PO Box 100031 Birmingham AL 35210


Title:
Hudson Valley Writers’ Center, The
logoWC&C Member
Address:
300 Riverside Drive Sleepy Hollow NY 10592
Dates:
Year-round
Tuition:
Genres:
Poetry Creative Nonfiction Fiction Children's Literature
Description:
The Hudson Valley Writers' Center reaches approximately 6,000 people each year through its closely interrelated programs in four primary areas: readings and events, classes and workshops, Slapering Hol Press, developing new audiences. More information...


Title:
International Festival of Authors
Address:
235 Queens Quay West Toronto ON M5J 2G8 Canada AIRMAIL


Title:
International Women’s Writing Guild, The
Address:
PO Box 810 Gracie Station New York NY 10028


Title:
Intersection for the Arts
Address:
446 Valencia Street San Francisco CA 94103


Title:
Island Institute Writers' Residencies
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Address:
Island Institute, P.O. Box 2420, Sitka, AK 99835
Dates:
September, November, January, and April each academic year
Tuition:
N/A
Genres:
Fiction Playwriting Screenwriting Poetry Creative Nonfiction
Description:
The Island Institute's Writers' Residencies provide opportunities for four writers to each spend a month in Sitka, Alaska, pursuing their own work and getting to know this unique island community in the forested coastal mountains of Southeast Alaska. More information...


Title:
James Bonnet’s Seven-Day Writing Adventure in France
Address:
Astoria Filmwrights 927 6th Street #1 Santa Monica CA 90403


Title:
James Merrill House
Address:
PO Box 18 Stonington CT 06378-0018


Title:
James River Writers
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Address:
Mailing: 320 Hull Street #136, Richmond, VA 23224 Location: The Library of Virginia, 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219
Dates:
October 7-8, 2011
Tuition:
$190 includes breakfast and lunch; early bird discount for registrations received by Sept. 1, 2011
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction Playwriting Screenwriting Children's Literature
Description:
Two days of cross-genre discussions and panels on the ups and downs of the writing life with one-on-one meetings with literary agents. More information...


Title:
Jentel
Address:
130 Lower Piney Creek Road Banner WY 82832


Title:
Kentucky Women Writers Conference
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Address:
University of Kentucky, 232 East Maxwell Street, Lexington, Kentucky, 40506-0344
Dates:
September 21-22, 2012
Tuition:
$150 for 2 days, $80 for 1 day, $30 student rate (2011)
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction Screenwriting
Description:
33rd annual Kentucky Women Writers Conference, September 16-17, 2011, in Lexington. Francine Prose, Sallie Bingham, Tananarive Due, Lynnell Edwards, Katja Esson, Krista Franklin, Kim Dana Kupperman, Danzy Senna, and 3 others lead writing workshops, readings, and panels. $150 for 2 days, $80 for one day, $30 student rate, with 4 nights of free events on Sept. 15-18. More information...


Title:
Kerouac Writer in Residence Project
Address:
P.O. Box 547477 Orlando FL 32854


Title:
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Nebraska City, NE
logoWC&C Member
Address:
801 3rd Corso, Nebraska City, NE 68410
Dates:
Year round
Tuition:
$35 application fee
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Poetry Screenwriting
Description:
The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska City, NE offers 2 to 8 week residencies year-round for writers, visual artists and music composers. Housing, studio space, $100/week stipend are provided. Approximately 55 residencies are awarded each year. More information...


Title:
Laguna Writers International Writing Retreat
Address:
Laguna Writers 4205 Cesar Chavez St., #4 San Francisco CA 94131


Title:
Lanesboro Art Center
Address:
Cornucopia Art Center Lanesboro Residency Program P.O. Box 152 Lanesboro MN 55949


Title:
Lighthouse Writers Workshop
logoWC&C Member
Address:
Lighthouse Writers Workshop, 2123 Downing St., Denver, CO 80205
Dates:
Year-round
Tuition:
Varies
Genres:
Poetry Screenwriting Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting
Description:
Lighthouse Writers Workshop is an independent literary center in the heart of downtown Denver. Housed in the historic Thomas Hornsby Ferril house that saw literary lions like Dorothy Parker, Robert Frost, Carl Sandburg, and others come together in the great tradition of writerly togetherness. We believe that writers need other writers, and that while the art of creative writing may be solitary, community serves a necessary function. We run year-round workshops (from intro-level to master classes), a summer Lit Fest, an annual retreat in Grand Lake, and much more. Our students have published with HarperCollins, Random House, Little, Brown, and elsewhere, and have won Colorado Book Awards and have been finalists for such awards as the PEN/Hemingway. Our faculty have won NEA and Stegner Fellowships, Provincetown Fellowships, Colorado Book Awards, and lots of other great stuff. But mostly, we just hire awesome writers who love to teach. We tend to attract awesome writers who love to be part of something. In the end, that's what makes it all work. More information...


Title:
Loft Literary Center, The
logoWC&C Member
Address:
Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S, Ste 200, Minneapolis, MN, 55415
Dates:
year-round
Tuition:
sliding fee based on household income
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Poetry Screenwriting
Description:
The Loft supports the artistic development of writers, fosters a writing community and builds an audience for literature. The Loft serves 600,000 individuals each year with classes and festivals writers at all levels of development; in-person and broadcast readings and spoken word performances featuring national and local writers; programming by and for teens; age specific activities for children and families; and fellowships, mentorships, and career initiative awards for Minnesota writers. More information...


Title:
Louisiana Book Festival
Address:
P.O. Box 3673 Baton Rouge LA 70821


Title:
MacDowell Colony
Address:
163 East 81st Street New York NY 10028


Title:
Madeline Island School of the Arts
logoWC&C Member
Address:
978 Middle Road, PO Box 536, LaPointe, WI 54850
Dates:
May-October
Tuition:
$425-$600 for 5-day workshop
Genres:
Poetry Screenwriting Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting
Description:
Between May and November, the school offers week long workshops taught by nationally recognized instructors in writing, painting, photography, quilting and other genres. MISA is situated on a peaceful prairie meadow farm with its own modern lodging facilities. More information...


Title:
Margery Davis Boyden Wilderness Writing Residency, The
logoWC&C Member
Address:
Chair, PEN Northwest, 23030 W. Sheffler Road, Elmira, OR 97437
Dates:
April through October, 2013 or 2014
Tuition:
Resident performs one hour a day of routine caretaking and receives a stipend of $5,000
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Poetry Screenwriting
Description:
A seven-month residency, for any kind of writer at any stage of career, in a remote but comfortable cabin in the Rogue River backcountry of southwestern Oregon. Caretaking duties required. $5,000 stipend. See website for complete information. More information...


Title:
Martha's Vineyard Writers Residency
Address:
Contact: PO Box 1041, West Tisbury, MA 02575
Location: The Point Way, Edgartown MA
Genres:
Fiction Poetry Creative Nonfiction


Title:
Mesa Refuge
Address:
The Mesa Refuge P. O. Box 3286 Berkeley CA 94703


Title:
Miami Book Fair International
Address:
401 N.E. Second Avenue #4102 (Building 4, 1st Floor) Miami FL 33132


Title:
Midwest Fiction Writers Workshops
Address:
Midwest Fiction Writers PO Box 24107 Minneapolis MN 55424
Genres:
Fiction


Title:
Millay Colony for the Arts, The
Address:
The Mllay Colony for the Arts, 454 East Hill Road, Austerlitz, NY 12017
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Poetry Playwriting Screenwriting


Title:
Montana Artists Refuge
Address:
P.O. Box 8 Basin MT 59631


Title:
Muse Online Writers Conference, The
Address:
Online
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Playwriting Fiction Screenwriting Poetry


Title:
Muse Writers Center, The
logoWC&C Member
Address:
816-A Orapax Street, Norfolk, VA 23507
Dates:
We have class sessions in the winter/spring (Feb.-April), summer (June-Sept.), and fall (Oct.-Dec.)
Tuition:
varies, $125-$215, $40 -$45 (one meeting). Returning student discounts apply.
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Screenwriting Poetry
Description:
The Muse Writers Center--a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation--is dedicated to broadening community awareness and support of the literary arts. We offer writing classes and seminars for beginning, experienced, and professional writers, house a resource center for area writers, and host reading series and other special events. More information...


Title:
National Association of Memoir Writers Workshops
Address:
1700 Solano Ave, Berkeley, CA 94707
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction


Title:
National Book Festival
Address:
Library of Congress 101 Independence Avenue SE Washington DC 20540-1400


Title:
National Writers Association
Address:
10940 S. Parker Road, #508 Parker CO 80134


Title:
New York Writers Workshop Pitch Conferences
Address:
P. O. Box 3203 Grand Central Station New York NY 10163
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction


Title:
Nightwriters
Address:
504 Duncan St. Ashland VA 23005


Title:
Nimrod Awards Celebration and Writing Workshop: Digging In
Address:
The University of Tulsa 600 S. College Ave. Tulsa OK 74104
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction Fiction Poetry


Title:
North Texas Christian Writers Conference
Address:
NTCW, PO Box 820802, Fort Worth, TX 76182


Title:
Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers
Address:
OSU--Tulsa 700 N. Greenwood Tulsa OK 74106


Title:
Oregon State Poetry Association
Address:
PO Box 14582 Portland OR 97293
Genres:
Poetry


Title:
Other Words: A Conference of Writers, Literary Magazines and Independent Publishers
logoWC&C Member
Address:
P. O. Box 1027, St. Augustine, FL 32085
Dates:
11/8/2012-11/10/2012
Tuition:
$50 - $80
Genres:
Fiction Poetry Creative Nonfiction
Description:
The 2012 Other Words Conference, sponsored by the Florida Literary Arts Coalition, will be held in St. Augustine, Florida, November 8-10, 2012. More information...


Title:
Paris Cafe Writing
logoWC&C Member
Address:
Contact: 2020 N Lincoln Park West, Unit 27K, Chicago, IL 60614
Location: Paris, France
Dates:
June 10-16, 2012 and Nov. 18-24, 2012
Tuition:
$1,200
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction
Description:
One-week seminar in Paris, France. We write in the mornings in a small cafe, share some meals, and enjoy some jazz, but there is also creative time alone. More information...


Title:
Patchwork Farm Retreat in the Berkshires
Address:
PO Box 60066, Florence, MA 01062
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Poetry Screenwriting


Title:
Poetic Medicine
Address:
The Institute for Poetic Medicine PO Box 60189 Palo Alto CA 94306


Title:
Poetry Center, The
Address:
One College Blvd, Paterson, NJ 07505
Genres:
Poetry


Title:
Prairie Center of the Arts
Address:
1506 SW Washington Street Peoria IL 61602


Title:
Ragdale Foundation, The
Address:
1260 N. Green Bay Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045
Genres:
Poetry Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting


Title:
Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, The
Address:
Contact: PO Box 7800, Portland, Maine 04112-7800
Location: 561 Congress Street, Portland, Maine 04101
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction


Title:
San Diego City College International Book Fair
Address:
San Diego City College 1313 Park Boulevard San Diego CA 92101


Title:
Sandhills Writers’ Conference
Address:
Augusta State University Department of Communication & Professional Writing 2500 Walton Way Augusta GA 30904-2000


Title:
Sanibel Island Writers Conference
logoWC&C Member
Address:
Contact: Department of Language & Literature, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Boulevard South, Fort Myers, FL, 33965-6565
Location: BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel, FL 33957
Dates:
November 8-11, 2012
Tuition:
$350 (non-students), $250 (students with current I.D.)
Genres:
Poetry Screenwriting Fiction Creative Nonfiction Children's Literature
Description:
Four-day writers conference on gorgeous Sanibel Island. We invite any writer (in any genre--poetry, fiction, nonfiction, children's lit, songwriting, journalism) who wants to improve her craft and/or network with professional authors, agents and editors. More information...


Title:
Seattle Arts & Lectures
Address:
105 South Main Street, Suite 201 Seattle WA 98104
Genres:
Poetry


Title:
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology
Address:
PO Box 65 Otis OR 97368
Genres:
Poetry


Title:
Skip Ewing's Horse & Writer "Classic"
Address:
Contact: 1222 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN 37212
Location: Triangle C Ranch, 3737 Highway 26, , Dubois, Wyoming 82513
Genres:
No Genre Specified


Title:
Slice Literary Writers Conference
Address:
P.O. Box 150029 Brooklyn NY 11215


Title:
South Carolina Writers Conference
Address:
PO Box 7104 Myrtle Beach SC 29202


Title:
South Dakota Festival of Books
Address:
South Dakota Center for the Book 1215 Trail Ridge Road Suite A Brookings SD 57006


Title:
Southern California Writers' Conference
Address:
Contact: 1010 University Ave. #54, San Diego, CA 92103
San Diego Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2270 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA 92108
L.A. Location: Hyatt Regency, 1107 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Genres:
Fiction Poetry Creative Nonfiction Children's Literature Screenwriting


Title:
Southern Festival of Books
Address:
306 Gay Street Suite 306 Nashville TN 37201


Title:
Split Rock Arts Program
Address:
University of Minnesota, 360 Coffey Hall, 1420 Eckles Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108-6084
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Poetry


Title:
Spring Creek Project Writers’ Residency Programs, The
Address:
Spring Creek Project Oregon State University 101 Hovland Hall Corvallis OR 97331
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction Poetry


Title:
Springfed Arts, Walloon Writers Retreat
Address:
PO Box 304 Royal Oak MI 48068-0304


Title:
Stadler Center for Poetry: Bucknell Seminar for Younger Poets
Address:
The Stadler Center for Poetry Bucknell Hall Bucknell University Lewisburg PA 17837
Genres:
Poetry


Title:
Star Island Writing Retreat & WriteLines Creative Writing Cruise
Address:
643 Northbridge Drive Altamonte Springs FL 32714


Title:
StoryStudio Chicago
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Address:
4043 N. Ravenswood, #222, Chicago, IL 60613
Dates:
Year-Round Programming with Classes and Events
Tuition:
class fees range from $35 to $400
Genres:
Fiction Poetry Creative Nonfiction Children's Literature
Description:
StoryStudio Chicago offers more than 100 unique classes throughout the year, open to writers of all ages and all experience levels. Students interact with talented and committed faculty, visiting authors, and each other in a growing network of writers. More information...


Title:
Surprise Valley Writers’ Conference
Address:
Modoc Forum P.O. Box 126 Cedarville CA 96104


Title:
Texas Book Festival
Address:
610 Brazos Suite 200 Austin TX 78701


Title:
Thurber House
Address:
77 Jefferson Ave. Columbus OH 43215


Title:
Tomales Bay Writers' Workshops
Address:
Contact: University of California, Davis, UC Davis Extension, 1333 Research Park Drive, Davis, CA 95618-4852
Location: Marconi Conference Center, 18500 State Highway 1, Marshall, CA 94940
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction


Title:
Trinity Writers Workshop
Address:
PO Box 210961 Bedford TX 76095


Title:
Ucross Foundation Residency Program
Address:
30 Big Red Lane Clearmont WY 82835


Title:
Vegas Valley Book Festival
Address:
Office of Cultural Affairs 401 South Fourth Street Las Vegas NV 89101


Title:
Vermont Studio Center
Address:
PO Box 613 Johnson VT 05656


Title:
Watermark Writers’ Conference
Address:
PO Box 925 Vaughn WA 98394


Title:
Wellspring House
Address:
284 Main Street P.O. Box 2006 Ashfield MA 01330


Title:
West Virginia Book Festival
Address:
The Library Foundation of Kanawha County 123 Capitol Street Charleston WV 25301


Title:
Western Reserve Writers & Freelance Conference
Address:
7700 Clocktower Dr. Kirkland OH 44094


Title:
Wisconsin Book Festival
Address:
Wisconsin Humanities Council 222 South Bedford Street, Suite F Madison WI 53703


Title:
Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets Conferences
Address:
H16550 State Hwy. 52 Aniwa WI 54408-9618
Genres:
Poetry


Title:
WordHarvest Writers Workshops & Tony Hillerman Writer's Conference
Address:
304 Calle Oso Santa Fe NM 87501


Title:
Words and Music: A Literary Feast in New Orleans
Address:
The Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Society, Inc. 624 Piirate’s Alley New Orleans LA 70116


Title:
Wordstock
Address:
Contact: 1500 SW 12th Ave., Portland, OR 97201
Location: Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE MLK Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97232
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Poetry Screenwriting


Title:
Write By the Water
Address:
PMB 184, 1475 Buford Drive, Hwy 20, #403 Lawrenceville GA 30043


Title:
Write by the Water: a coastal writers retreat for women
Address:
Contact: PMB 184, 1475 Buford Drive, Hwy 20, #403, Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Location: Ocean Isle Beach, NC, Long Beach Island, NJ, Vancouver, BC
Genres:
Fiction Poetry Creative Nonfiction Screenwriting Children's Literature Playwriting


Title:
Write on the Sound Writers’ Conference
Address:
700 Main St. Edmonds WA 98020


Title:
Writer's Center, The
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Address:
4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD 20815
Dates:
Year 'round
Tuition:
Varies
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Poetry Screenwriting
Description:
The Writer’s Center cultivates the creation, publication, presentation, and dissemination of literary work. More information...


Title:
Writer's Studio (Graham School- University of Chicago)
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Address:
Contact: Graham School of General Studies, 1427 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
Location: The University of Chicago Gleacher Center, 450 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL 60611
Dates:
year-round
Tuition:
varies by course
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Poetry Screenwriting
Description:
Courses in writing fiction, creative nonfiction, screenplays, poetry and journalism designed for working adults serious about honing their craft. Offered evenings and Saturdays at a convenient downtown Chicago location. More information...


Title:
Writers in the Heartland
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Address:
2728 N. Hampden Court, #1605, Chicago, IL 60614
Dates:
August 31 to September 7, 2012 and October 5-12, 2012
Tuition:
no tuition; $15.00 application fee
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Screenwriting Poetry
Description:
A one week residency during September or October on a 32 acre wooded site in Gilman, IL, conducive to fostering creative work by Midwest writers in all genres. For further information about applying, see writersintheheartland.org. More information...


Title:
Writing and the Contemplative Mind
Address:
The Mason Inn on the campus of George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction


Title:
Writing in Place and HUB-BUB "LIve Free and Create" Residency
Address:
The Hub City Writers Project 149 S Daniel Morgan Ave Suite 2 Spartanburg SC 29306


Title:
Writing Salon, The
Address:
673 Moultrie Street San Francisco CA 94110


Title:
Written Remains Annual Writers Conference
Address:
Not the Same Old Grind II PO Box 127 Yorklyn DE 19736




 

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