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...

Title:

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...

Title:

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...

Title:

Address:

PO Box 494, Yellow Springs, OH 45387

Dates:

July 12-18, 2008
Application Deadline: June 12, 2008, to avoid $50 late fee

Tuition:

$735 regular / $675 local/alumni

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Week-long conference with an emphasis on the craft of writing. The AWW is known for the accessibility of the faculty and writers of all experience levels are welcome. More information...

Title:

Address:

936 Sir Francis Drake Blvd #306, Kentfield, CA 94904
Location: Posada de Las Monjas, Canal Street, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico (Various locations throughout the year)

Dates:

August 6-13, 2008

Tuition:

$1350, includes hotel, breakfast, airport shuttle

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Be a travel writer, memoirist, poet, and practice describing landscapes, characters, and objects found along the way, in life and on this journey. 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...

Title:

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...

Title:

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...

Title:

Address:

Contact: Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, 154 San Angelo Drive, Amherst, VA 24521
Location: Le Moulin à Nef

Dates:

June 16-22, 2008
Application Deadline: May 26, 2008

Tuition:

$2195.00

Genres:

Poetry

Description:

Poet Alan Michael Parker will lead particiapnts in the reading and writing of poems. The two main goals of the week's work will be to understand from inside a poem what it means to write one's own cultural experience, and to develop a broader knowledge of major European poets of the 20th and 21st centuries. More information...

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Address:

Contact: Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, 154 San Angelo Drive, Amherst, VA 24521
Location: Le Moulin à Nef

Dates:

July 22-28, 2008
Application Deadline: July 1, 2008

Tuition:

$2195.00

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

This combination workshop will give participants the opportunity to work with dual palette of words and colors. Designed to meet the needs of professional artists and writers, it will also allow those with general interest and ability to pursue their creative vision in this stunning and inspirational environent. 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...

Title:

Address:

3187 Angell Hall, 435 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003

Dates:

May 29-June 2, 2008
Application Deadline: May 18, 2008

Tuition:

$675-$775

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Morning workshops in poetry, fiction & nonfiction; afternoon writing, walks & talks, nature & community events; evening readings; indoor & outdoor activities More information...

Title:

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...

Title:

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:

Contact: Cape Cod Writers' Center, Inc., P O Box 408, Osterville, MA 02655
Location: 39 Prospect Avenue, Craigville, MA 02632

Dates:

August 19-24, 2007
3rd week of August each year

Tuition:

Conference: Contact CCWC
Young Writers: Free

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

Join other published and aspiring writers in a friendly atmosphere at an ideal location to concentrate on your writing. The conference is held at the Craigville Beach Conference Center that overlooks beautiful Nantucket Sound. The Young Writers' Workshop is held during the week of the CCWC Annual Summer Conference for serious writers, 12 to 16 years old. More information...

Title:

Address:

Colgate University, Office of Summer Programs, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346

Dates:

June 22-28, 2008
Application Deadline: May 1, 2008

Tuition:

$495 - $1245 depending on program. Discounts for early applications and conference alumni.

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction

Description:

Whether you are a veteran writer or novice, the Conference offers you consultations, workshops, craft talks, panel discussions, readings, and informal conversations that will sustain your long-range efforts or help you get started. Bring a story, an article, a book in progress, some poems or a novel, and work with us on developing narrative strategies, verse techniques, methods of research, and more. More information...

Title:

Address:

Concord Poetry Center, 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA 01742

Dates:

June 27-30, 2008
July 25-28, 2008
August 22-25, 2008

Tuition:

See website

Genres:

Poetry

Description:

The Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference provides the faculty, connections, and method necessary to produce the first poetry conference realistically designed to set poets with a manuscript-in-process on a path towards publication. More information...

Title:

Address:

225 E. 2nd St., Suite 303, Davenport, Iowa 52801

Dates:

June 25-27, 2008
Application Deadline: June 25, 2008

Tuition:

Full conference $175 before June 15 $200 after

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

The conference will be held on the campus of St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. The following workshops are led by multi-published authors--poetry, the novel, freelancing, writing for children, short fiction, creative non-fiction, personal essay, inspirational writing, journaling to a memoir, and horror/science fiction. More information...

Title:

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...

Title:

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...

Title:

Address:

Creative Writing Program, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322

Dates:

Late May-Early June 2008

Tuition:

To be announced

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction

Description:

To be announced More information...

Title:

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...

Title:

Address:

Dept. of English, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309-4401

Dates:

Late July 2008; check our website for more information

Tuition:

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

The Far Field Retreat for Writers offers four days of workshops in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, readings by faculty and students, craft and publishing information, and uninterrupted time to write. More information...

Title:

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...

Title:

Address:

P.O. Box 74, 24 Blue Moon Road, Franconia, NH 03580

Dates:

June 30 - July 4, 2008
Application Deadline: Accepting applications from December 1, 2007 until three weeks before conference begins

Tuition:

$600

Genres:

Poetry

Description:

Baron Wormser, conference director; Dawn Potter, poet/teacher in residence; guest poets: Alice B. Fogel, Shara McCallum, Mekeel McBride, and J. D. Scrimgeour. More information...

Title:

Address:

P.O. Box 74, 24 Blue Moon Road, Franconia, NH 03580

Dates:

June 27 - August 2, 2008
Application Deadline: Accepting applications from December 1, 2007 until three weeks before conference begins

Tuition:

$900 participants; $480 auditors

Genres:

Poetry

Description:

One of the country's longest-running poetry conferences, celebrating its 30th Anniversary in 2008, renowned for its setting and very special atmosphere (rigorous and friendly), featuring daily craft talks, workshops, and readings with resident faculty and daily guests. More information...

Title:

Address:

P.O. Box 74, 24 Blue Moon Road, Franconia, NH 03580

Dates:

August 3-8, 2008
Application Deadline: Accepting applications from December 1, 2007 until three weeks before conference begins

Tuition:

$800

Genres:

Poetry

Description:

An intensive look at how the poetry of the past can influence, guide, and challenge contemporary writers: with a select community of poets, time to reconsider your own artistic work in the context of our enormous and complex literary tradition. More information...

Title:

Address:

P.O. Box 74, 24 Blue Moon Road, Franconia, NH 03580

Dates:

April 25 - 27, 2008
Application Deadline: Accepting applications from December 1, 2007 until three weeks before conference begins

Tuition:

$300

Genres:

Poetry

Description:

A weekend immersion for high school poets with prompts, workshops, and readings in an early nineteenth-century inn near Robert Frost's historic home. More information...

Title:

Address:

513 S. Presa, San Antonio, TX 78205

Dates:

Year-round programs and Summer Literary Festival

Tuition:

Varies

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Gemini Ink nurtures writers and readers and builds community through the literary and related arts. More information...

Title:

Address:

The Gettysburg Review, Gettysburg College, 300 N. Washington Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325

Dates:

June 4-9, 2008
Application deadline: May 7, 2008

Tuition:

$685

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

The conference features small workshops led by award-winning writers who have dedicated their lives to the teaching of poetry and prose. Set in bucolic, convivial, and historic Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. More information...

Title:

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...

Title:

Address:

47 Hazel St., Rutland, VT 05701

Dates:

July 30-Aug 3, 2007
Application Deadlines: July 20, 2007

Tuition:

$500

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

Set on Chipman Pond in Tinmouth Vermont, the conference brings together some of the county's leading writers. Practice the art and craft of writing with nurturing, helpful published writers whose work includes fiction, creative non-fiction, memoir, poetry, TV and film and editorial at a lakeside conference center. Special attention is given to emerging and intermediate writers whose work spans the genres. More information...

Title:

Address:

President, 555 Eight Avenue, #1404, New York, NY 10018-4352

Dates:

January, April, July, September, October

Tuition:

$125 - $545 + $25 registration fee

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Comprehensive classes are available at multiple locations in New York City and online and writingclasses.com. Classes include writing in nearly every genre. More information...

Title:

Address:

1100 E. Sheldon St., Prescott, AZ 86301

Dates:

No program for summer 2008.

Tuition:

TBA

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

The program is currently being restructured and will not hold a summer 2008 conference. More information...

Title:

Address:

108 Holt, Hillsborough, NC 27278

Dates:

Weeks of June 16, June 30, July 14
Application deadline: April 30 for the Summer

Tuition:

$1600

Scholarships:

Discounts available

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Heart of Provence Workshops provides an intimate setting for writing and photography workshops under the guidance of international professionals in the arts. Participants live for a week in a 16th century chateau, share wonderful meals, take excursions and hone their craft. More information...

Title:

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:

Idyllwild Arts, P.O. Box 38, Idyllwild, CA 92549

Dates:

July 13-19, 2008

Tuition:

$375 to $1045

Genres:

Poetry

Description:

A week-long celebration of poetry, including small-group intensive poetry writing or chapbook workshops, lectures, discussions, readings and a Festival of Poetry. Participants may choose either one or two three-day sessions. More information...

Title:

Address:

Ballantine Hall 464, 1020 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405-7103

Dates:

June 8-June 13, 2008

Tuition:

NA

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

The IUWC will meet the summer of 2008 from Sunday, June 8 through Friday, June 13. All conference activities take place on the Bloomington campus of Indiana University. More information...

Title:

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:

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:

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...

Title:

Address:

458 Bartlett Hall, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003

Dates:

June 22-28, 2008

Tuition:

$1,100

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction

Description:

The University of Massachusetts MFA Program, one of the nation's oldest and finest creative writing programs, presents the Juniper Summer Writing Institute: a week of intensive writing workshops, craft sessions, Q&As, readings, and manuscript consultation in the beautiful Pioneer Valley. 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:

University of Kentucky, 232 East Maxwell Street, Lexington, Kentucky, 40506-0344

Dates:

September 12-13, 2008

Tuition:

$140 for 2 days, $75 for 1 day

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

The nation's longest-running writers conference for women, now in its 29th year, featuring two days of writing workshops and panel discussions, with a three-night festival of free community events. More information...

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Address:

The Kenyon Review, Walton House, 104 College Drive, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH 43022

Dates:

June 14-21, 2008

Tuition:

$1995

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

A week of intensive, daily workshops concentrating on the creation and revision of new work in small-group settings. More information...

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Address:

Contact: The Kenyon Review, Walton House, 104 College Drive, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH 43022
Location: Centro Pokkoli, Vitorchiano, Italy

Dates:

May 26-June 2, 2008
Application Deadline: March 15, 2008

Tuition:

$3,250

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Italy workshop provides time and space for writers to practice and develop their art. Focus is on the generation of new work on location. More information...

Title:

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...

Title:

Address:

29 Everett St, Cambridge, MA 02138

Dates:

Late July, 2008
Application Deadline: June 1, 2007

Tuition:

$720

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

The conference combines rigourous workshops, guest speakers, faculty readings, publishing panels, book signings, and receptions with plenty of individualized attention to ensure every participant leaves with new ideas and techniques to improve their writing. More information...

Title:

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...

Title:

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...

Title:

Address:

Manhattanville College, 2900 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY 10577

Dates:

June 23-27, 2008

Tuition:

$725

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

25th Anniversary year of intensive week of writing and working closely with renowned writers. Agents/Editors panel, variety of afternoon workhops on craft and the business of writing. For seasoned and aspiring writers. More information...

Title:

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...

Title:

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...

Title:

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:

Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference, Bemidji State University #04, 1500 Birchmont Drive NE, Bemidji, MN 56601-2699

Dates:

June 15-20, 2008
Application Deadline: May 1, 2008

Tuition:

Varies

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

In its sixth year, located on the beautiful shore of Lake Bemidji in the Northwoods of Minnesota, this writers conference offers an intimate setting for writers to fine tune their craft. More information...

Title:

Address:

30 North Road, NH 03449

Dates:

May 2-4, 2008
Application Deadline: March 22, 2008

Tuition:

$325-$335

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction

Description:

A weekend retreat designed to recharge fiction writers and poets with workshops, readings, music, and nature at Boston University's idyllic Sargent Center for OUtdoor Education in Hancock, NH. More information...

Title:

Address:

Napa Valley College, 1088 College Avenue, St. Helena, CA 94574

Dates:

July 27 - August 1, 2008
Application Deadline: May 22, 2008

Tuition:

$750

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction

Description:

A week of intensive workshops, lectures, readings and informal interaction. Beautiful surroundings and excellent cuisine prepared by the Napa Valley Cooking School. More information...

Title:

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...

Title:

Address:

202 Andrews Hall, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0333

Dates:

June 14-20, 2008

Tuition:

$250 (weekend); $525 (week-long); $1,300 (master class)

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Workshops, panels, readings, receptions, agent consultations and master classes. The program offers insights into the writing process and publishing to both beginning and advanced writers. More information...

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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

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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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Writing Program, Rm. 503, The New School, 66 W. 12th St., New York, NY 10011

Dates:

June 2-20, 2008

Tuition:

Undergraduate credit tuition: $5,064, Non-credit tuition: $3,645

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Children's Literature

Description:

The Summer Writers Colony is an opportunity for students to study writing under the direction of master teachers who are themselves distinguished practitioners and to meet other notable authors, editors, and publishers. More information...

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Skidmore College, 815 N Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Dates:

June 30 - July 25, 2008

Tuition:

$1120 (2 wks), $2240 (4 wks)

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Under the joint auspices of Skidmore College and the New York State Writers Institute at the University at Albany, the summer program is held on the campus of Skidmore College and will feature creative writing workshops in fiction, non-fiction and poetry. More information...

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Maggie Griffith, University of New Mexico, Office of Continuing Medical Education, Albuquerque, NM 87105

Dates:

August 3-9, 2008

Tuition:

$2,250 (includes room, board, materials)

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Health professionals pursue their writing at the historic Mable Dodge Luhan House in Taos, New Mexico. Classes, one-on-one conferences, visiting writers, evening activities, with CME credits available. More information...

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

Dates:

July 10-13, 2008
Application deadline: June 1, 2008

Tuition:

$400

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

The Fourth North Country Institute and Retreat for Writers of Color will be held in Brooklyn New York on the campus of Medgar Evers College. Workshop participants will have an opportunity to study with writers in poetry, fiction or memoir. 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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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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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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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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Contact: 1 avenue du General Leclerc, Vitry, France 94400
Location: WICE, 20, blvd du Montparnasse, Paris, France 75015

Dates:

July 1-11, 2008
Application Deadline: June 20, 2008

Tuition:

Tuition varies with the type of enrolment selected

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

The international Paris Writers Workshop expands to 10 days in celebration of its 20th Anniversary. Course offerings for beginning and more experienced writers in the inspirational city of Paris, France. More information...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Address:

One College Blvd, Paterson, NJ 07505

Dates:

Year round

Tuition:

NA

Genres:

Poetry

Description:

Poetry Reading every 1st Saturday of the month. (From September thru May) 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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Address:

56 Pine Hill Lane, Norwood, VA 24581

Dates:

all year round

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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...

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Vermont College, 36 College Street, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, VT 05602

Dates:

August 8-14, 2008

Tuition:

$800/875

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

The Postgraduate Writers' Conference is open to all experienced writers, with or without graduate degrees. The conference emphasizes process and craft through its unique program that includes intimate workshops limited to 5 to 7 participants; individual consultation with faculty; faculty and participant readings; issues forums and master classes, all in a community of writers who share meals, ideas, and social activities in scenic Vermont. More information...

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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...

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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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Mailing: University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Blvd, Evansville, IN 47712
Location: New Harmony, IN 47630

Dates:

June 14-21, 2008

Tuition:

$595

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

In celebration of our 20th year, we are adding master classes on Saturday prior to the Retreat. Admission is competitive. More information...

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Contact: Saginaw Valley State University, 7400 Bay Road, University Center, MI 48710
Location: Nick Wagner, Conference Bureau, SVSU, 7400 Bay Road, University Center, MI 48710

Dates:

July 20-26, 2008
Application Deadline: June 10, 2008

Tuition:

$480 with housing; $300 commuter

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Rustbelt Roethke offers an intimate professional-level writers' retreat with a comfortable, egalitarian atmosphere at a very moderate cost. 2008 is our 6th year. Writers with significant publications are invited to apply. More information...

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Address:

1029 Jones Street, San Francisco, CA 94109

Dates:

February 15-l7, 2008, President's Day weekend
Application Deadline: February l4, 2008

Tuition:

$695, with breaks before conference

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

Over 45 panels and sessions, along with four keynote addresses will give new and experienced writers information about the world of publishing and polishing their craft. Speed Dating with Editors and Agents and meals provide one-on-one opportunities. More information...

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Department of Language & Literature, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Boulevard South, Fort Myers, FL, 33965-6565

Dates:

October 4-7, 2007 (Application deadline: October 1, 2007)

Tuition:

Varies- See website

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

Four-day writers conference on Sanibel Island off the coast of Fort Myers Florida. Workshops, Afternoon Panels, Nightly Readings, and Individual Meetings with Authors and Editors. More information...

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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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Southwest Literary Center, 826 Camino de Monte Rey/A3, Santa Fe, NM 87505

Dates:

June 18-23, 2007

Tuition:

$525

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Five days of workshops in fiction, poetry or nonfiction (limited to 12 per workshop). Afternoon talks by publishing professionals, editors or agents. Evening readings and private conferences. More information...

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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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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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Director, Creative Writing Programs, Pine Manor College, 400 Heath Street, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Dates:

June 22-28, 2008

Tuition:

$675

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

Arguably the most diverse writers' conference in the country, Solstice features a supportive community with workshops and classes in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and writing for children & young adults. More information...

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