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Address:

Program Director, 400 Grant St., P.O. Box 38,
Enterprise, OR 97828

Dates:

Fishtrap operates programs year round

Tuition:

N/A

Genres:

N/A

Description:

Fishtrap's extended programs are in service of its mission to "promote clear thinking and good writing in and about the West." More information...

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Address:

PO Box 7711, Kalispell, Montana 59904

Dates:

Oct. 1-3, workshops; Oct. 4-5, conference

Tuition:

N/A

Genres:

Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Speakers, workshops, editor, agent, fiction, non-fiction. 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:

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...

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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:

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

Dates:

June 18-22, 2008
Application Deadline: None, but enrollment is limited to 60

Tuition:

$350 before May 1; $375 after May 1

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

2008 Symposium theme: "Gifts of Nature, Gifts of Culture: Who Owns the Commons?" Founded in 1984, the Sitka Symposium is an annual conference that encourages writers to think about their work in the context of social and cultural ideas that are both local and global in relevance and scope. 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:

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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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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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 14-18, 2008
Application Deadline: June 2008

Tuition:

TBA

Genres:

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:

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:

P.O. Box 10500, Portland, OR 97210

Dates:

July 13-July 20, 2008

Tuition:

$950, $575 for Room and Board

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:

30 Big Red Lane, Clearmont, WY 82835

Dates:

Fall & Spring
Application Deadline: March 1 & October 1

Tuition:

NA

Genres:

N/A

Description:

THE UCROSS FOUNDATION RESIDENCY PROGRAM for the arts and literature offers residencies for 2-8 weeks. Located on a 22,000 acre working cattle ranch in the foothills of Wyoming's Bighorn Mountains, the Foundation provides individual workspace, living accommodations, uninterrupted time and the experience of the historic High Plains landscape to selected writers, artists, and composers working in all disciplines. More information...

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Contact: 2104 Lincoln Ave., Anchorage, AK 99517 Location: PO Box MXY, McCarthy via Glennallen, AK 99588

Dates:

August 12-18, 2008

Tuition:

$500 includes meals

Genres:

Poetry, Nonfiction

Description:

Now in its 11th year, this week-long residential workshop in Alaska's largest National Park offers an intimate workshop (16 participants) in a spectacular setting. Craft focus is on poetry and nonfiction with ample opportunity to explore the historic setting with mountains and glaciers right out the door. More information...