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Member Directory:

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

Alabama

Title:
Alabama Book Fesival
Address:
301 Columbus St. Montgomery AL 36104
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction Fiction Poetry


Title:
Alabama Writers Symposium
Address:
Alabama Southern Community College, P.O. Box 2000, Monroeville, AL 36460
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction Children's Literature


Title:
Alabama Writers’ Conclave
Address:
2229 Chapel Road Birmingham AL 35226


Title:
Alabama Writers’ Forum
Address:
PO Box 4777 Montgomery AL 36103-4777


Title:
How To Be Published
Address:
PO Box 100031 Birmingham AL 35210




Arkansas

Title:
Arkansas Literary Festival
Address:
Arkansas State Library One Capital Mall Little Rock AR 72201


Title:
White County Creative Writers
Address:
802 West Center Beebe AR 72012


Title:
Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow, The
Address:
515 Spring St. Eureka Springs AR 72632




Florida

Title:
Amelia Book Island Festival
Address:
PO Box 824 Fernandina Beach FL 32035


Title:
Atlantic Center for the Arts
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Address:
1414 Art Center Avenue, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
Dates:
5 residencies per year
Tuition:
$850
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Screenwriting Poetry
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:
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
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Address:
2445 San Diego Road, Jacksonville, FL 32207
Dates:
March 1-3, 2012
Tuition:
$60 for community writers and $35 for students, educators, and writers 60 and older; $10 for Evening with Margaret Atwood only.
Genres:
Fiction Poetry Creative Nonfiction
Description:
Thirty-two hour-long breakout sessions on craft including an on-stage interview with Margaret Atwood will give new and experienced writers assistance and inspiration with advancing and polishing their craft. Rounding out the weekend offerings are a student-only poetry presentation, a reading of a new play by John Ray Sheline, a reading “sampler” by some of our presenters, and an Evening with Margaret Atwood. More information...


Title:
Emerald Coast Writers, Inc. Conference
Address:
PO Box 6502 Destin FL 32550


Title:
FIU/Books & Books International Writers' 2012 Conference
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Address:
Florida International University-BBC, Creative Writing Program, 3000 NE 151 Street, AC1-335, North Miami, FL 33181
Dates:
2012 to be announced.
Tuition:
2012 to be announced.
Genres:
Fiction Poetry Creative Nonfiction
Description:
The 2011 conference was a resounding success. Please check website for location and faculty for the October 2012 conference, our 27th annual, or go to http://casgroup.fiu.edu/english/pages.php?id=443. More information...


Title:
Florida Outdoor Writers Association & FOWA Conference
Address:
24 NW 33rd Ct. Ste. A Gainesville FL 32607


Title:
Florida Writers Association
Address:
1345 East Scots Ave. Merritt Island FL 32952-5559


Title:
Free Expressions Seminars--Featuring Story Masters and Writing the Breakout Novel
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Address:
701 S. Howard Ave, #106-144, , Tampa, FL 33606
Dates:
March 26-April 1; September 17-23; November 3-6, 2012
Tuition:
N/A
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction Screenwriting
Description:
Free Expressions offers programs for writers in all genres of fiction and nonfiction, from the groundbreaking Story Masters, featuring three masters of fiction craft to the intensive Writing the Breakout Novel weeklong workshop. See website for more! More information...


Title:
Gainesville Association for the Creative Arts Writing Workshops
Address:
Writing the Region PO Box 12246 Gainesville FL 32604


Title:
Kerouac Writer in Residence Project
Address:
P.O. Box 547477 Orlando FL 32854


Title:
Key West Literary Seminar and Writers' Workshop Program
Address:
Contact: 55 Glade Lane, Black Mountain, NC 28711
Location: 718 Love Lane, Key West, Fl 33040
Genres:
Poetry Creative Nonfiction Fiction


Title:
Key West’s Literature and the Sea Symposium
Address:
PO Box 1153 Key West FL 33041


Title:
Miami Book Fair International
Address:
401 N.E. Second Avenue #4102 (Building 4, 1st Floor) Miami FL 33132


Title:
National Association for Poetry Therapy
Address:
Center for Education, Training & Holistic Approaches, Inc. 777 E. Atlantic Avenue, #243 Delray Beach FL 33483
Genres:
Poetry


Title:
National Writers’ Workshop
Address:
The Poynter Institute 801 3rd St., South St. Petersburg FL 33701
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction


Title:
Other Words: A Conference of Writers, Literary Magazines and Independent Publishers
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Address:
P. O. Box 1027, St. Augustine, FL 32085
Dates:
11/8/2012-11/10/2012
Tuition:
$50 - $80
Genres:
Fiction Poetry Creative Nonfiction
Description:
The 2012 Other Words Conference, sponsored by the Florida Literary Arts Coalition, will be held in St. Augustine, Florida, November 8-10, 2012. More information...


Title:
Palm Beach Poetry Festival
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Address:
Contact: 3199 B-3 Lake Worth Rd., Lake Worth, FL 33461
Location: 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach, FL 33444
Dates:
January 16-21, 2012
Tuition:
$725 Poetry Workshops, Auditors $350
Genres:
Poetry
Description:
The eight poetry workshops for qualified are limited to 12 participants and 3 auditors. Workshops are 12 total hours over five days and include a brief conference with the workshop leader. More information...


Title:
Robert Frost Poetry Festival
Address:
Heritage House Museum 410 Caroline Street Key West FL 33040
Genres:
Poetry


Title:
Sanibel Island Writers Conference
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Address:
Contact: Department of Language & Literature, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Boulevard South, Fort Myers, FL, 33965-6565
Location: BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel, FL 33957
Dates:
November 8-11, 2012
Tuition:
$350 (non-students), $250 (students with current I.D.)
Genres:
Poetry Screenwriting Fiction Creative Nonfiction Children's Literature
Description:
Four-day writers conference on gorgeous Sanibel Island. We invite any writer (in any genre--poetry, fiction, nonfiction, children's lit, songwriting, journalism) who wants to improve her craft and/or network with professional authors, agents and editors. More information...


Title:
Seven Hills Writers' Retreat
Address:
P. O. Box 3428 Talahassee FL 32315-3428


Title:
South Florida Writers Association
Address:
P.O. Box 56-2652 Miami FL 33257-8680


Title:
Space Coast Writers’ Guild
Address:
PO Box 262 Melbourne FL 32902-0262


Title:
Star Island Writing Retreat & WriteLines Creative Writing Cruise
Address:
643 Northbridge Drive Altamonte Springs FL 32714


Title:
Studios of Key West, The
Address:
600 White Street Key West FL 33040


Title:
University of North Florida Writers Conference
Address:
University of North Florida 12000 Alumni Drive Jacksonville FL 32224
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction Poetry Screenwriting Children's Literature


Title:
Write it Out Writing and Painting
Address:
PO Box 704 Sarasota FL 34230


Title:
Writers in Paradise
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Address:
Eckerd College Writers' Conference: Writers in Paradise, 4200 54th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33711
Dates:
January 14-22, 2012
Tuition:
$675
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction
Description:
Lectures on craft, roundtable discussions, readings, receptions and workshops in Narrative Writing, Nonfiction, Novel, Short Story, and Young Adult Writing. More information...


Title:
Writers Institute at the Florida Center for the Literary Arts at Miami Dade College, The
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Address:
Florida Center for the Literary Arts, Miami Dade College, 300 NE Second Ave #4102, Miami, FL 33132
Dates:
N/A
Tuition:
from $40-$525
Genres:
Fiction Poetry Creative Nonfiction
Description:
Four days of intensive creative writing workshops, publishing advice and more, in the heart of downtown Miami. More information...




Georgia

Title:
Cattahoochee Valley Writers Conference
Address:
Cattahoochee Valley Regional Library System 3000 Macon Road Columbus GA 31906


Title:
Edgewood Arts Writer Residency Program
Address:
1214 E Victory Dr, Savannah, GA 31404
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Poetry Screenwriting


Title:
Emory University Creative Writing Program Summer Workshops
Address:
Creative Writing Program Emory University Atlanta GA 30322


Title:
Georgia Writers Association
Address:
Department of English, Bldg #2701 Kennesaw State University 1000 Chastain Road Kennesaw GA 30144


Title:
Great Mother Conference
Address:
1819 Bruce Drive St. Simons Island GA 31522


Title:
Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences, The
Address:
PO Box 339 Rabun Gap GA 30568


Title:
In the Company of Writers
Address:
1071 Steeple Run Lawrenceville GA 30041


Title:
Sandhills Writers’ Conference
Address:
Augusta State University Department of Communication & Professional Writing 2500 Walton Way Augusta GA 30904-2000


Title:
Savannah Book Festival
Address:
3025 Bull Street Room 249 Savannah GA 31405


Title:
Southeastern Writers Association
Address:
125 University Drive Athens GA 30605


Title:
Southern Women Writers Conference
Address:
Berry College Dept. of English, Box 495010 Mount Berry GA 30149


Title:
Write By the Water
Address:
PMB 184, 1475 Buford Drive, Hwy 20, #403 Lawrenceville GA 30043


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’ Festival at Agnes Scott College
Address:
141 E. College Ave. Decatur GA 30030


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




Louisiana

Title:
Ezra Pound Center for Literature, The
Address:
University of New Orleans Box 582 New Orleans LA 70148


Title:
Louisiana Book Festival
Address:
P.O. Box 3673 Baton Rouge LA 70821


Title:
Saints and Sinners Literary Festival
Address:
938 Lafayette Street Suite 514 New Orleans LA 70113


Title:
Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival
Address:
938 Lafayette St Ste 328 New Orleans LA 70113


Title:
Words and Music: A Literary Feast in New Orleans
Address:
The Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Society, Inc. 624 Piirate’s Alley New Orleans LA 70116




Mississippi

Title:
Oxford Conference for the Book
Address:
Center for the Study of Southern Culture P. O. Box 1848 University of Mississippi Oxford MS 38677


Title:
Yoknapatawpha Summer Writer’s Workshop
Address:
Barnard Observatory PO Box 879 University of Mississippi University MS 38677-0879
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction




Tennessee

Title:
AEC Conference on Southern Literature
Address:
3069 South Broad Street, Suite 2 Chattanooga TN 37408


Title:
Chattanooga Festival of Writers
Address:
3069 South Broad Street, Suite 2 Chattanooga TN 37408


Title:
Clarksville Writers’ Conference
Address:
Box 555 Arts and Heritage Development Council Clarksville TN


Title:
Killer Nashville
Address:
P.O. Box 680686 Franklin TN 37068
Genres:
Fiction


Title:
Knoxville Writers’ Guild
Address:
PO Box 10326 Knoxville TN 37939


Title:
Memphis Black Writers Conference
Address:
5100 Poplar Ave., Suite 726. Plaza Level Memphis TN 38137


Title:
Sewanee Writers' Conference
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Address:
Sewanee Writers' Conference, Gailor Hall 123W, 735 University Ave., Sewanee, TN 37383-1000
Dates:
July 24 through August 5, 2012
Tuition:
$1,700
Genres:
Poetry Playwriting Fiction
Description:
The Sewanee Writers' Conference gathers a distinguished faculty to provide instruction and criticism through workshops and craft lectures in fiction, poetry, and playwriting. More information...


Title:
Skip Ewing's Horse & Writer "Classic"
Address:
Contact: 1222 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN 37212
Location: Triangle C Ranch, 3737 Highway 26, , Dubois, Wyoming 82513
Genres:
No Genre Specified


Title:
Southern Festival of Books
Address:
306 Gay Street Suite 306 Nashville TN 37201


Title:
Tennessee Mountain Writers’ Conference
Address:
PO Box 5435 Oak Ridge TN 37831-5435
Genres:
Fiction Poetry Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction


Title:
Tennessee Writers Alliance & Clarksville Writers Conference
Address:
PO Box 120396 Nashville TN 37212




 

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