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Browse through the directory for an alphabetical listing of all members,
organized by state.

Delaware

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




Kentucky

Title:
Appalachian Writers Workshop
Address:
Hindman Settlement School PO Box 844 Hindman KY 41822


Title:
Artcroft
Address:
Arts and Humanities Center 2075 Johnson Road Carlisle KY 40311


Title:
Baltic Writing Residency in Latvia
Address:
The Baltic Writing Residency in Latvia PO Box 17184 Louisville KY 40217


Title:
Kentucky Book Fair
Address:
PO Box 715 Frankfort KY 40602


Title:
Kentucky Women Writers Conference
logoWC&C Member
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:
Writers Retreat Workshop
Address:
PO Box 4236 Louisville KY 40204




Maryland

Title:
Baltimore Writers’ Conference
Address:
Towson University Department of English Linthicum Hall, Rm 201 C Towson MD 21252


Title:
Bay to Ocean Writers Conference
Address:
Location: Chesapeake College, Route 50 at Route 213, Wye Mills, MD 21679
Contact: P.O. Box 298, Bozman, MD 21612
Genres:
Fiction Screenwriting Poetry Creative Nonfiction


Title:
Celebration of Children’s Literature
Address:
c/o Chevy Chase Library 8005 Connecticut Ave. Chevy Chase MD 20815


Title:
CityLit Project
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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:
Gaithersburg Book Festival
Address:
City of Gaithersburg, Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture, Division of Arts & Special Events, 506 S. Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Poetry


Title:
Honeysuckle Hill Writing Workshop
Address:
PO Box Box 5015 11420 Manor Rd. Glen Arm MD 21057


Title:
Kensington International Day of the Book Festival
Address:
Kensington Book Festival, 3786 Howard Ave, Kensington, MD 20895
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Poetry


Title:
Maryland Writers’ Association Conference
Address:
11420 Manor Road Glen Arm MD 21057


Title:
Medomak Retreat Center
Address:
13220 Westmeath Lane Clarksville MD 21029


Title:
Writer's Center, The
logoWC&C Member
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...




North Carolina

Title:
Blue Ridge Bookfest
Address:
P.O. Box 6861 Hendersonville NC 28793


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


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


Title:
Crazyhorse / Tupelo Press Publishing Institute
Address:
Department of English College of Charleston 66 George Street Charleston SC 29424


Title:
Doe Branch Ink Writers' Retreat
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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:
North Carolina Writers' Network
logoWC&C Member
Address:
Contact: P.O. Box 21591, Winston-Salem, NC 27120
Location: Hilton New Bern/Riverfront, 100 Middle St., New Bern, NC 28560
Dates:
July 14-17, 2011
Tuition:
$75 for 1 year; $55 for 65+, full-time students.
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction Children's Literature Playwriting
Description:
Founded in 1985, the North Carolina Writers’ Network serves writers in all genres, at all stages, no matter their level of skill or experience, throughout the state and beyond. More information...


Title:
Ozark Creative Writers Conference
Address:
5228 Bridge Pointe Drive Clemmons NC 27012


Title:
Poetry Alive
Address:
70 Woodfin Place, Suite WW4C Asheville NC 28801
Genres:
Poetry


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


Title:
Southeastern Literary Magazine & Small Press Festival
Address:
MFA Writing Program 3302 HHRA Building Univ. of North Carolina, Greensboro Greensboro NC 27402


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:
Writers’ Retreat, The
Address:
15 Canusa Street Stanstead, Quebec, J0B 3E5 Canada, AIRMAIL


Title:
Writers’ Workshop, The
Address:
387 Beaucatcher Road Asheville NC 28805


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




South Carolina

Title:
Crazyhorse / Tupelo Press Publishing Institute
Address:
Department of English College of Charleston 66 George Street Charleston SC 29424


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


Title:
Writers’ Retreat, The
Address:
15 Canusa Street Stanstead, Quebec, J0B 3E5 Canada, AIRMAIL


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




Virginia

Title:
American Translators Association Annual Conference
Address:
1800 Diagonal Rd., #220 Alexandria VA 22314-2840


Title:
AWP Annual Conference
logoWC&C Member
Address:
AWP Conference Services, Mail Stop 1E3, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030
Dates:
Annually Mid-Winter or Early Spring
Tuition:
See website for registration fees
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Poetry Screenwriting
Description:
The Annual Conference typically features 400 presentations: readings, lectures, panel discussions, and Forums plus hundreds of book signings, receptions, dances, and informal gatherings. The conference attracts more than 5,000 attendees and more than 500 publishers. More information...


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


Title:
Chesapeake Writers’ Conference
Address:
Rappahannock Community College 12745 College Drive Glenns VA 23745


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:
Highland Summer Conference
Address:
Eng 490 Buchanan House Lower Level Box 7014 Radford University Radford VA 24142


Title:
James River Writers
logoWC&C Member
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:
Mid-Atlantic Writers Symposium
Address:
80 Chickadee Circle Moneta VA 24121


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:
Nightwriters
Address:
504 Duncan St. Ashland VA 23005


Title:
Nimrod Hall Summer Arts Program
Address:
1216 Krise Circle Lynchburg VA 25403


Title:
Porches, The
Address:
56 Pine Hill Ln Norwood VA 24581


Title:
Tinker Mountain Writers' Workshop
logoWC&C Member
Address:
Contact: Gettysburg College, Breidenbaugh Hall, North Washington Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325-1400
Location: Hollins University, PO Box 9552, Roanoke, VA 24020
Dates:
June 10-15, 2012
Tuition:
$750.00 for workshop. Campus lodging and meal plan - $400.
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction
Description:
Week long workshop. Small classes, reading, in-class critiques, manuscript reviews, individual conferences and more. More information...


Title:
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts: Auvillar Writers Workshops
Address:
Auvillar, France
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction Fiction Poetry


Title:
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts: The Creative Retreat at Mt. San Angelo
Address:
154 San Angelo Drive, Amherst, VA 24521
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Poetry Screenwriting


Title:
Virginia Festival of the Book
Address:
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities 145 Ednam Dr. Charlottesville VA 22903


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


Title:
West Virginia Writers, Inc.
Address:
906 18th Street Vienna WV 26105


Title:
West Virginia Writers’ Workshop
Address:
PO Box 6296 WVU Dept of English Morgantown WV 26506


Title:
Writers’ Retreat, The
Address:
15 Canusa Street Stanstead, Quebec, J0B 3E5 Canada, AIRMAIL


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




Washington D.C.

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:
AWP Annual Conference
logoWC&C Member
Address:
AWP Conference Services, Mail Stop 1E3, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030
Dates:
Annually Mid-Winter or Early Spring
Tuition:
See website for registration fees
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Poetry Screenwriting
Description:
The Annual Conference typically features 400 presentations: readings, lectures, panel discussions, and Forums plus hundreds of book signings, receptions, dances, and informal gatherings. The conference attracts more than 5,000 attendees and more than 500 publishers. More information...


Title:
Celebration of Children’s Literature
Address:
c/o Chevy Chase Library 8005 Connecticut Ave. Chevy Chase MD 20815


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


Title:
Split This Rock Poetry Festival
logoWC&C Member
Address:
The Institute for Policy Studies 1112 16th Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington DC 20036
Dates:
March 22-25, 2012
Tuition:
Early-bird rate: $75 (after February 22: $100) Student rate: $40 Day rate: $40 ($20 for students) except Sunday ($25/$10)
Genres:
Poetry
Description:
Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness invites poets, writers, activists, and dreamers to Washington, DC for four days of poetry, community building, and creative transformation. The festival features readings, workshops, panel discussions, youth programming, parties, activism—opportunities to speak out for justice, build connection and community, and celebrate the many ways poetry can act as an agent for social change. The 2012 schedule will feature Alice Walker, Sonia Sanchez, and other featured poets, as well as slam champions, poets from around the country, editors, publishers, and emerging poets. More information...


Title:
Washington Writer’s Confernece
Address:
1001 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 701 Washington DC 20036


Title:
Women in Film and Video
Address:
3628 12th Street NE Washington DC 20017
Genres:
Screenwriting




West Virginia

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


Title:
West Virginia Writers, Inc.
Address:
906 18th Street Vienna WV 26105


Title:
West Virginia Writers’ Workshop
Address:
PO Box 6296 WVU Dept of English Morgantown WV 26506




 

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