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Address:

533 E Pioneer Ave, Homer, AK 99603

Dates:

June 12-16, 2009 (June 16-18 post-conf. workshop)
Application Deadline: May 1, 2009

Tuition:

$325 + $300 optional post-conference workshop

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

Annual conference to provide writers, students, teachers and literary enthusiasts in a strenghtened sense of community with opportunities to learn, reflect and improve the craft of writing. Activities: workshops, individual consultations, manuscript reviews, craft talks, readings and panel presentations. More information...

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Address:

Island Institute, P.O. Box 2420, Sitka, AK 99835

Dates:

June 25-28, 2009

Tuition:

$325 before May 1; $350 after May 1

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

The 25th Sitka Symposium will feature faculty talks, group conversations, panel discussions, and readings that will explore some of the urgent and constructive questions we face as people living together on an imperiled planet. More information...

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Address:

Island Institute, P.O. Box 2420, Sitka, AK 99835

Dates:

September, November, January, and April each academic year
Application Deadline: April 15 each year

Tuition:

N/A Housing and $300 stipend provided for each resident

Genres:

N/A

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...

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Address:

PO Box 7711, Kalispell, MT 59901

Dates:

October 2-3 2010
Application Deadline: October 2, 20100

Tuition:

$150 both days, $85 one day

Genres:

Fiction, Nonfiction, Screenwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

An affordable conference for writers of all genres and skill levels. More information...

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Address:

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

Dates:

April through October, 2011 or 2012
Application Deadline: December 1, 2009 through March 1, 2010

Tuition:

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

Genres:

All

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...

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Address:

Contact: Portland State University, Continuing Education, Graduate School of Education, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751
Location: 615 SW Harrison St., Portland OR

Dates:

July 19 - 23, 2010; early bird registration until May 15, 2010
Application Deadline: June 2009

Tuition:

TBA

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

Full week of lectures, workshops, and critique sessions that focus on the different genres of children's books (picture books, chapter books, young adult). More information...

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Address:

Contact: 38931 Jasper Lowell Road, Fall Creek, OR 97438
Location: 291 Tomaquag Road, Ashaway, RI 02804

Dates:

September 10-12, 2010
Application Deadline: September 5, 2010

Tuition:

$200

Genres:

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

Description:

Elegant year round  retreat in rural southern Rhode Island offers three weekend writing workshops a year. The Fall 2010 workshop (September 10-12, 2010) is "Writing Biographies: The Art of Making Historical Characters Come Alive" and features Dr. Marla Miller, author of the 2010 biography "Betsy Ross and the Making of America". More information...

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Address:

P.O. Box 10500, Portland, OR 97210

Dates:

July 11-July 18 2010

Tuition:

$1000 to $1100

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

A weeklong intensive of workshops, seminars, panels,and readings led by the editors of Tin House magazine and Tin House books and their guests: prominent contemporary writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. More information...

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Address:

Contact: 1500 SW 12th Ave., Portland, OR 97201
Location: Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE MLK Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97232

Dates:

October 9-11, 2009

Tuition:

$5 per day

Genres:

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

Description:

Wordstock is an annual festival of books, writers, and storytelling in Portland, Oregon. Wordstock is the largest celebration of literature and literacy in the Pacific Northwest, and one of the largest festivals of its kind in the nation. More information...

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Address:

Field's End: A Writers' Community, c/o Bainbridge Public Library, 1270 Madison Ave. N., Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

Dates:

April 18, 2009
Application Deadline: Mail in registration ends April 8, 2009; online registration ends April 11, 2009

Tuition:

Early bird: $135; regular: $150; groups of 5+: $130 each

Genres:

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

Description:

The one-day Field's End's annual conference offers nearly 10 hours of camaraderie, inspiration, and learning about the art and craft of writing; conference includes break-out sessions, panel discussions, hands-on workshops, author reading, booksigning, open mic, freewrite period, creativity wind down, networking, Page One critiques, a delicious salmon buffet lunch, and plenty of time to meet and discuss the writing life with fellow writers. More information...

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Address:

Contact: Image, 3307 Third Avenue W, Seattle, WA 98119
Location: 1160 Camino Cruz Blanca, Santa Fe, NM 87505

Dates:

July 26 - August 2, 2009

Tuition:

$420 - $1,010

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting

Description:

A week-long writers' and visual artists' workshop held in Santa Fe, NM, sponsored by Image journal. As well as issues of craft, the Glen focuses on the relationship between art and religious faith. Workshops are held in the morning; afternoons and evenings feature readings, lectures, and a concert. Each evening concludes with an ecumenical worship service that also incorporates the arts. Free time will be available for hiking and exploring Santa Fe. More information...

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Address:

Hedgebrook, 2197 Millman Road, , Langley, WA 98260

Dates:

February thru November
Application Deadline: September 24, 2010; ongoing for Master Classes

Tuition:

$2000-2500 Master Classes

Genres:

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

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...

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Address:

417 E. J. Young Rd., Olga, WA 98279

Dates:

September 17-20, 2009
Application Deadline: August 25, 2009

Tuition:

$365 (Early Bird $335)

Genres:

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

Description:

Festival includes three-day workshops, classes, seminars, and evening readings by award-winning faculty and presenters. More information...

Title:

Address:

PMB 2717, 1420 NW Gilman Blvd, Suite 2, Issaquah, WA 98027

Dates:

July 30 - August 2, 2009
Application Deadline: July 2009

Tuition:

Check Website early 2009

Genres:

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

Description:

PNWA Summer Writers Conference. Meet agents and editors. Learn craft from renowned authors. Uncover new marketing secrets. PNWA's 54th Anniversary Conference, July 30 - August 2, 2009 at the Seattle Airport Hilton, Seattle, WA 98188. 425-673-BOOK / www.pnwa.org More information...

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Address:

PO Box 1974, Jackson, WY 83001

Dates:

June 26-29, 2008
Application Deadline: June 26, 2008

Tuition:

Early bird (before May 10) $360, $390; 1 free CEU credit available. Out of state teachers are responsible for obtaining approval from their board of education. 1 graduate credit hour ($40 administrative fee)

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Three manuscript critiques with authors & editors. Tracks for fiction, non-fiction, travel/outdoor writing, poetry & YA fiction; workshops, talks & craft sessions. More information...