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Address:

500 S. Main St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Dates:

May 16, 2008
Application Deadline: May 12, 2008

Tuition:

$100.00

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

The second annual Ann Arbor Book Festival Writer's Conference will be a full-day experience where attendees can hone their skills in sessions led by visiting Festival authors. Sessions may include writing in a variety of genres, the writer-editor and writer-agent relationships, crafting pitch letters, and more. More information...

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Address:

Aspen Writers' Foundation, 110 E Hallam St, Ste #116, Aspen, CO 81611

Dates:

June 22-27, 2008

Tuition:

2008 tuition to be determined; 2007: $250-$475

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

Aspen Summer Words Writing Retreat & Literary Festival is a five-day celebration of words, ideas and stories set in glorious Aspen, Colorado. More information...

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Address:

The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Drive, Banff, Alberta, Canada T1L 1H5

Dates:

Various programs, see website

Tuition:

N/A

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Children's Literature

Brief Description:

Through its own publications produced throughout the year, The Banff Centre supports contemporary art, literature, and criticism and explores the development of electronic platforms and new technologies in writing and publishing. More information...

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Address:

Block Island Poetry Project, P.O. Box 464, Block Island, RI 02807

Dates:

April 3-May 4, 2008
Application deadline: March 31

Tuition:

Varies

Genres:

Poetry, Nonfiction

Description:

6 separately themed interactive poetry workshops which branch out into numerous other mediums and areas of interest: social action, earth medicine, mythology and wilderness, etc. More information...

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Address:

4400 University Dr, MS 3E4, George Mason Univeristy, Fairfax, VA 22030

Dates:

Sept 23-28, 2007

Tuition:

Free

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

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...

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Address:

C215 Seashore Hall, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242

Dates:

June-July, 2008

Tuition:

$250-$525

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

Non-credit writing workshops across the genres. All levels. More information...

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Address:

Lighthouse Writers Workshop, 2123 Downing St., Denver, CO 80205

Dates:

Year-round and summer lit fest and retreat

Tuition:

Varies

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

A nonprofit, independent literary center running year-round ongoing and one-day workshops, an annual Literary Festival, Writing Retreats, and Young Writers' Programs. More information...

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Contact: 417 E. J. Young Rd., Olga, WA 98279
Location: P.O. Box 1726, Eastsound, WA 98245-1726

Dates:

Sept. 4-7, 2008
Application Deadline: July 1, 2008

Tuition:

$325

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

Our goal: to create an enriching experience for writers and readers in a retreat-like atmosphere through workshops, lectures, and readings. More information...

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Address:

Old School Square Cultural Arts Center, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach, FL 33444
3199 B-3 Lake Worth Rd., Lake Worth, FL 33461

Dates:

January 21-26, 2008
Application Deadline: October 31, 2007

Tuition:

Advanced Poetry Workshops $695, Intermediate Poetry Workshops $495

Genres:

Poetry

Description:

The eight workshops, six advanced and two intermediate, are limited to 12 qualified participants. Workshops are 12 total hours over four days and include a 20 minute individual conference with the workshop leader. More information...

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Address:

203 W. 33rd Street, Austin, Texas 78705
P.O. Box 89, Round Top, Texas 78705

Dates:

May 2-4, 2008 (annual event; dates vary)

Tuition:

$110

Genres:

Poetry

Description:

Poetry at Round Top is a three-day festival which includes featured readings by major American poets, writing and publication workshops, panel discussions, open mic readings, conversations on craft, and music-and-word performances. The campus is the site of a world-renown classical music festival and includes more than four hundred acres of meadows, woods, ponds, herb gardens, Victorian architecture, and Roman Follies. Housing and meals are available but limited and generally filled early. More information...

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Virginia Festival of the Book, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, 145 Ednam Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22903

Dates:

March 18-22, 2009

Tuition:

Free, open to the public

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

The Virginia Festival of the Book, produced by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, is an annual five-day celebration of reading, authors, and book culture. Held in venues throughout historic Charlottesville and the University of Virginia, this free and open to the public event unites authors with audiences in a quaint setting just east of the Blue Ridge Mountains. More information...

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Address:

UMHB Box 8008, 900 College St, Belton, TX 76513

Dates:

2nd Weekend in January every year (Wed-Sat)
Application deadline: December 15

Tuition:

$100

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

The Writers' Festival is hosted by the literary journal Windhover at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas. Writers from across the country gather to read and develop their writing with other writers. More information...