Title:

Address:

P.O. Box 778, Placitas, NM, 87043

Dates:

August 10-16, 2009
Application Deadline: March 2, 2009

Tuition:

Workshop participants- $785; "free agents"- $450.
*Does not include room & board

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

A Room of Her Own Foundation Writers' Retreat: "My Country is the Whole World." August 10 through 16 at the legendary Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM. More information...

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Address:

190 University Drive, Amherst, MA 01002

Dates:

Various throughout the year

Tuition:

$2,000 double accommodation,
$2,200 single (when available)

Genres:

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

Description:

Amherst Writers & Artists trains participants to lead writing groups using the AWA writing group method developed by Pat Schneider and described in her book Writing Alone and With Others (Oxford University Press, 2003). More information...

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Address:

Contact: 463 West Street, #1028H, New York, NY 10014
Location: Assisi, Italy

Dates:

July 24 - August 20, 2008 (1 & 2 week sessions)
Application Deadline: June 24, 2008

Tuition:

$2400 - $3960

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

Live and work in a 12th century Italian hill town. Critiques, lectures, field trips, visiting artists. Three-star hotel, air-conditioned, room and bath, two meals, studio space. More information...

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Address:

1414 Art Center Avenue, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

Dates:

Ongoing. See website

Tuition:

$850 residency fee, Financial Aid is available

Genres:

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

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...

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Address:

Contact: AWP Conference Services, Mail Stop 1E3, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030
2009 Location: Chicago, IL

Dates:

February 11-14, 2009
Annually Mid-Winter or Early Spring

Tuition:

Genres:

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

Description:

The Annual Conference typically features 300 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 400 publishers. 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:

233 S. Elm St., Greensboro, NC 27401

Dates:

July 5-12 2008
Application deadline: May 8, 2008

Tuition:

$560

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

A residential workshop that features manuscript critiquing. It is held in a mountain setting that is beautiful beyond description. More information...

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Address:

YMCA, 340 Montgomery St., Syracuse, NY 13202

Dates:

Year-round

Tuition:

$12 - $265

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

The DWC is the community center for the literary arts in the Central New York State region, and offers 15-20 visiting author readings and 30-40 creative writing workshops each year. More information...

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Address:

14 Harrison Street, New York, NY 10013

Dates:

June, July, August, September (Annually)
Application Deadline: March 1st, 2008 (Postmark)

Tuition:

N/A

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

A no-fee, one-month residency program for playwrights, poets, fiction and non-fiction writers. Criteria is, simply, talent and need. More information...

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Address:

Creative Writing Program, Florida International University, 3000 NE 151st Street, North Miami, FL 33181

Dates:

Oct. 22-25, 2008
Application Deadline: May 1, 2008; May 2-Sept. 1, 2008; After Sept. 1, 2008

Tuition:

$375 (early bird); $400 (5/2-9/1/08); $425 (after 9/1/08)

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

Our program offers intensive, friendly, hands-on workshops and discussions intended to help writers at all stages of development: you can enroll in up to 3 different 4-day class sessions, and enjoy agent/editor roundtables, freelancing seminars, nightly seminars and more. More information...

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Address:

Image, 3307 Third Avenue W, Seattle, WA 98119

Dates:

July 27-August 3, 2008

Tuition:

$600-$920; includes room & board

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

A week-long writers' and visual artists' workshop helpd in Santa Fe, NM, sponsored by Image journal. More information...

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Address:

250 Hofstra University, Hempstead NY 11549

Dates:

Summer Writing Workshop: July 7-18-2008
Children's Literature Conference: April 26, 2008

Tuition:

Summer Writing Workshop: $550 non-credit, credit students (current Hofstra credit tuition rates)
Children's Literature Conference: $99 non-member $94 SCBWI members

Genres:

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

Description:

Summer Writing Workshop: Led by master writers, the Summer Writing Workshops operate on the principle that true writing talent can be developed, nutured and encouraged by writer-in-residence mentors. Through instruction, discussion, criticism and free exchange among the workshop members, writers begin to find their voice and style.
Children's Literature Conference: An opportunity for both published and aspiring writers and illustrators to gather with librarians, educators, editors, booksellers, and all others who wish to create or share good children's books. More information...

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Address:

The Hub City Writers Project, PO Box 8421, Spartanburg, SC 29305
Hub City Writers Project, 149 S Daniel Morgan Ave, Suite 2, Spartanburg, SC 29306

Dates:

Residency: June 2008-May 2009
Conference: August 3-5, 2007

Tuition:

Residency: $25 application fee
Conference: $160, add $35 for 2 nights dorm

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

Residency: The HUB-BUB Live Free and Create program is an 11-month residency open to one creative writer and three visual artists, in Spartanburg SC. Applicants must be aged 20 to 30.
Conference: A three-day conference where participants create new material in the genres of fiction, poetry and memoir. There is a particular emphasis on place-based writing at this conference. 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...

Title:

Address:

Kachemak Bay Campus, 533 E Pioneer Ave, Homer, AK 99603

Dates:

June 6-10 2008
Application Deadline: June 6 if space available

Tuition:

$295 before May 10; $335 through June 5 if space available; $400 June 6 if space available

Genres:

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

Description:

Annual conference in scenic Homer, Alaska, "Where the land meets the sea" on the shores of Kachemak Bay features 20 authors, novelists, poets, essayists, agents, editors who conduct 4 days of workshops, panels, readings, agent consultation, manuscript reviews and craft talks. More information...

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Address:

801 3rd Corso, Nebraska City, NE 68410

Dates:

Year round
Application Deadline: March 1, 2008 and Sept. 1, 2008

Tuition:

$25 application fee

Genres:

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

Description:

KHN residency program in Nebraska City, NE offers housing, studio and a weekly stipend to approximately 38 artists per year. Internationally known art center is located in a quiet midwestern town. 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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Address:

1011 Washington Ave S, Ste 200, Minneapolis, MN, 55415

Dates:

year 'round

Tuition:

sliding fee based on household income

Genres:

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

Description:

The Loft Literary Center's mission is to foster a writing community, the artistic development of individual writers and an audience for literature. More information...

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Address:

Chair, PEN Northwest, 23030 W. Sheffler Road, Elmira, OR 97437

Dates:

April through October

Tuition:

Resident performs one hour a day of routine caretaking and receives a stipend of $5,000

Genres:

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

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. $5,000 stipend. See website for complete information. More information...

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Address:

College of the Readwoods, 1211 Del Mar Drive, Fort Bragg, CA 95437

Dates:

July 31-August 3, 2008
Application Deadline: June 30, 2008

Tuition:

$450.00

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

3 plus days of craft, courage, inspiration, and fellowship; we welcome writers of all levels; our writers are also excellent teacher. More information...

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Address:

The Mllay Colony for the Arts, 454 East Hill Road, Austerlitz, NY 12017

Dates:

April 1 through December 1
Application deadline: October 1

Tuition:

None

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

The Millay Colony for the Arts is an artists residency program in Austerlitz, New York. More information...

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Address:

Naropa University, 2130 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO 80302

Dates:

June 16 - July 13, 2008
Application Deadline: May 30, 2008

Tuition:

$450/week non-credit; $945/week undergraduate; $1,292/week graduate

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

The Summer Writing Program is a four-week-long convocation of students, poets, scholars, fiction writers, translators, performance artists, Buddhist teachers, musicians, printers, editors, and others working in small press publishing. In dialogue with renowned practitioners, students engage in the composition of poetry, prose fiction, cross-genre possibilities, inter-arts. translation, and writing performance. More information...

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Address:

Center for Black Literature, Medgar Evers College, CUNY, 1650 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225

Dates:

March 28-30, 2008
Application deadline: March 15, 2008 for Early Registration

Tuition:

$60.00 for Early Registration & Talkshops

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

The Conference convenes over 3 days and includes panel discussions, talk shops, and readings on Conference Theme: Black Readers and Writers, Transforming Our Lives, Transforming the World. More information...

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Address:

5101 Rockhill Road, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499

Dates:

Mark Twain Workshops: June 9-27, 2008
Weekend Conference: June 27-29, 2008

Tuition:

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

Experience a whirlwind weekend of writing: gain exposure to many genres, attend workshops in your chosen genre, and learn about marketing your work. Mark Twain Workshop meets daily for three weeks, with lectures, presentations, and workshops.More information...

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Address:

P. O. Box 1027, St. Augustine, FL 32085

Dates:

November 6-8, 2008

Tuition:

N/A

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

This will be the fifth annual FLAC conference. The goal of the conference is to bring together writers, editors, agents, publishers, book sellers, grant administrators, directors of writers' festivals and retreats, creative writing studetns and other interested folk in one place. We'll be talking about the how to of the literary arts: how to write it, make it, sell it, fund it, and nurture it. More information...

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Address:

PMB 2717, 1420 NW Gilman Blvd, Issaquah, WA 98027

Dates:

July 17- 20, 2008

Tuition:

$395.00 +

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

Meet agents and editors. Learn craft from renowned authors. Uncover new marketing secrets. PNWA'S Conference, July 17-20, 2008 at the Seattle Airport Hilton, Seattle, WA 98188 More information...

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Address:

PO Box 60066, Florence, MA 01062

Dates:

April 10 -13, 2008

Tuition:

$605 by February 10th, $665 after

Genres:

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

Description:

3 nights and 4 days of writing and Yoga at the Alma de Mujer retreat center, located in the beautiful foothills at Lake Travis, Texas just 20 miles north of Austin. More information...

Title:

Address:

PO Box 60066, Florence, MA 01062

Dates:

October 2-5, 2008

Tuition:

$605 by August 1st, $665 after

Genres:

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

Description:

Guided Creative Writing and Yoga. More information...

Title:

Address:

PO Box 60066, Florence, MA 01062

Dates:

February 16-23, 2008

Tuition:

$1800

Genres:

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

Description:

8 days & 7 nights of creative writing, yoga and meditation at the unforgettable Villa Sumaya Retreat Center, on the shore of blue crater Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. More information...

Title:

Address:

PO Box 60066, Florence, MA 01062

Dates:

July 12-19, 2008

Tuition:

$1650 before May 15th, $1800 after

Genres:

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

Description:

8 days & 7 nights on the wee Isle of Cumbrae off the west coast of Scotland, for writing, yoga, meditation, hiking, biking, boating, swimming, relaxing. More information...

Title:

Address:

B2425 Ellsworth, 1903 W. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5245

Dates:

June 28-July 25, 2008
Application Deadline: May 1, 2008

Tuition:

$3,095

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

Western Michigan University Prague Summer Program offers 4-week creative writing workshops at Charles University in the Czech Republic each July that are eligible for four hours of 5000-level academic credit.More information...

Title:

Address:

56 Pine Hill Lane, Norwood, VA 24581

Dates:

all year round

Tuition:

Genres:

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

Description:

The Porches Writing Retreat is open year-round. We offer days/weeks/month residencies on an individual basis. More information...

Title:

Address:

1260 N. Green Bay Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045

Dates:

Year-Round

Tuition:

$25/day$30 application fee

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

Ragdale's residency program offers writers, visual artists, composers, and interdisciplinary artists the time and space to work on individual projects. Residencies run from 2-8 weeks in a historic home 30 miles north of Chicago year-round. More information...

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Address:

P.O. Box 6627, Santa Barbara, CA 93160

Dates:

SB Writers Conference- June 22-29, 2007 (Application Deadline: May 15, 2007)
March Poetry Conference with Phillip Levine - March 28-30, 2008

Tuition:

$625 before March 1, 2007; $825 after March 1
Young writers (ages 14-18) pay $525
March Poetry Conference: $325 commuter student, or $495 includes lodging and meals.

Genres:

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

Description:

The 35-year-old Santa Barbara Writers Conference offers more than two dozen weeklong workshops along with speakers, panel discussions and other special events intended to help budding and seasoned writers improve their craft. Or experience a weekend of poetry in the Santa Barbara foothills with national Poet Laureate Ted Kooser! More information...

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Address:

Sewanee Writers' Conference, 735 University Ave., Sewanee, TN 37383-1000

Dates:

July 15-27, 2008
Application season: Feb. 1 - May 1, if spaces remain

Tuition:

$1,600

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Playwriting

Description:

2008 will see the nineteenth session of the Sewanee Writers' Conference on Sewanee's mountaintop campus. The Conference is supported by the Walter E. Dakin Memorial Fund established through the estate of the late Tennessee Williams. More information...

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Address:

3573 - 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V3J1E2, Canada

Dates:

July 2 - August 2, 2008

Tuition:

$75.00 to $2,295.00

Genres:

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

Brief Description:

Short, intense and immersive style workshops in all areas of book and magazine publishing. More information...

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Address:

MFA program in Writing and Literature, Stony Brook Southampton, 239 Montauk Highway, Southampton, NY 11968

Dates:

July 9-13, July 16-27, July 30-August 3
Application Deadline: May 15 (April 15 for scholarship consideration)

Tuition:

$1275 (non-credit tuition, room & board for 5-day conferences); $2100 (non-credit tuition, room and board for 12-day conference)

Genres:

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

Description:

The MFA in Writing and Literature at Stony Brook Southampton proudly sponsors the Southampton Writers Conference (7/16 - 7/27). And, introducing two new conference this summer: the Southampton Children's Literature Conference (7/9-7/13) and the Southampton Screenwriting Conference (7/30-8/3). More information...

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Address:

Box 7209, English Dept., UND, Grand Forks, ND 58202

Dates:

March 25-29, 2008

Tuition:

Completely free and open to public

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

The UND Writers Conference, now in its 39th year, is a literary festival that is completely free and open to the public. This year's conference has the theme "Revolutions," which we are exploring in political and stylistic terms. More information...

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Address:

Box 225, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604

Dates:

June 15-July 29

Tuition:

$3000.00

Genres:

Fiction, Playwriting

Description:

Vassar College & New York Stage and Film's Powerhouse program has fostered the development of new works by some of the country's leading playwrights. More information...

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Address:

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:

William Joiner Center, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125

Dates:

June 18-29, 2007
Application Deadline: April 15, 2007

Tuition:

$400/2 weeks; $220/1 week

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

A one or two week workshop of working sessions and individual consultations with distinguished writers. 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...

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Address:

4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD 20815

Dates:

Year Round

Tuition:

N/A

Genres:

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

Description:

The Writer's Center is the leading creative writers' community in the greater Washington area, and one of the largest and oldest non-academic writers centers in the country. Annually about 5,000 established and aspiring writers attend readings and participate in workshops in all genres of creative writing. More information...