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

Arizona

Title:
Arizona State University - Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
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Address:
Virginia. G. Piper Center for Creative Writing, Arizona State University, PO Box 875002, Tempe, AZ 85287-5002
Dates:
February 23-26, 2012
Tuition:
$375 for four days, $125 additional fee for Master Class.
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction Poetry
Description:
Sponsored by the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at Arizona State University, Desert Nights, Rising Stars returns with new faces, old friends, and a renewed emphasis on developing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry in a true community of writers. The conference brings writers of all levels together for four exhilarating days in sunny Arizona. Participants get the chance to hone their craft in the classroom with distinguished writers, sharing dialogue during classes, readings, and other events. More information...


Title:
Casa Libre en la Solana
Address:
228 North Fourth Avenue #2, Tucson, AZ 85705


Title:
Pima Writers’ Workshop, Pima Community College
Address:
2202 W. Anklam Rd. Tucson AZ 85709


Title:
University of Arizona Summer Residency in Tucson AZ
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Address:
University of Arizona Poetry Center, 1508 E. Helen Street, Tucson, AZ 85721
Dates:
June, July, August
Tuition:
$500 stipend and month long stay
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction
Description:
Writing residency in Tucson at The University of Arizona Poetry Center for poets and prose writers. More information...




Oklahoma

Title:
Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa
Address:
2210 South Main Tulsa OK 74114


Title:
Nimrod Awards Celebration and Writing Workshop: Digging In
Address:
The University of Tulsa 600 S. College Ave. Tulsa OK 74104
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction Fiction Poetry


Title:
Oklahoma Arts Institute, The
Address:
2600 Van Buren, Suite 2606 Norman OK 73072


Title:
Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers
Address:
OSU--Tulsa 700 N. Greenwood Tulsa OK 74106


Title:
Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, Inc.
Address:
1704 NW 163rd Circle Edmond OK 73013




New Mexico

Title:
A Room Of Her Own Foundation
Address:
P. O. Box 778, Placitas, NM, 87043
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Poetry Children's Literature


Title:
Ghost Ranch Fall Writing Festival
Address:
HC 77 Box 11 Abiquiu NM 87510


Title:
Glen Workshop, The
Address:
Contact: Image, 3307 Third Avenue W, Seattle, WA 98119
Location: 1160 Camino Cruz Blanca, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Genres:
Fiction Poetry Playwriting Creative Nonfiction Screenwriting


Title:
Helene Wurlitzer Foundation
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Address:
P.O. Box 1891 Taos NM 87571
Dates:
Year-round
Tuition:
N/A
Genres:
No Genre Specified
Description:
The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico, established in 1954, is one of the oldest artist residence programs in the country. The Foundation keeps a low-profile and serves as a haven for painters, poets, sculptors, writers, playwrights, composers, photographers and filmmakers. We are located on eighteen acres in the heart of Taos, New Mexico, a four-hundred-year-old multicultural community renowned for its popularity with artists. More information...


Title:
Santa Fe Writers' Conference "Writing Women's Lives"
Address:
Contact: 826 Camino del Monte Rey A-3, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Location: Hotel St. Francis, 210 Don Gaspar Ave., Santa Fe, NM, 87501
Genres:
Playwriting Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Poetry


Title:
SouthWest Writers Conference Series
Address:
9708 Lagrima de Oro NE Albuquerque NM 87111
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction Screenwriting Poetry


Title:
Taos Summer Writers' Conference
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Address:
Dept. of English, MSC 03 2170 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Dates:
July 15-22, 2012
Tuition:
$650 for weeklong workshops, $1,525 for weeklong novel or memoir master classes, $1,250 for weeklong poetry master classes, $350 for weekend workshops. Discount tuition rate of $325 per weekend workshop with weeklong or master class registration.
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction
Description:
Offering writing workshops, master classes and special events during seven days in July, the Taos Summer Writers' Conference is the largest such conference in the state and the only one in New Mexico sponsored by The University of New Mexico Department of English Language and Literature. Summer 2012 marks the fourteenth year of the Conference. All special evening events are free and open to the public. More information...


Title:
Taos Writing Retreat for Health Professionals, The (Thirteenth Annual)
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Address:
Contact: MSC09 5370, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
Location: Mabel Dodge Luhan House, Taos, NM
Dates:
August 5-11, 2012
Tuition:
$2,250
Genres:
Poetry Creative Nonfiction Screenwriting Fiction Playwriting
Description:
The retreat encourages individuals – doctors, nurses, ethicists, psychologists, and anyone who is interested – to pursue writing in a communal environment that provides maximum space for personal exploration and growth. Participants are invited to bring along work-in-progress (both scholarly and creative), ideas for writing they want to begin, or simply a desire to write. More information...


Title:
WordHarvest Writers Workshops & Tony Hillerman Writer's Conference
Address:
304 Calle Oso Santa Fe NM 87501




Texas

Title:
American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) Annual Conference
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Address:
ALTA Conference, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, JO51, Richardson, TX 75080-3021
401 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64112
Dates:
N/A
Tuition:
N/A
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction
Description:
For over thirty years, ALTA members and literary translation aficionados from all regions of the United States and abroad have convened for a vibrant four days each October or November in continually changing venues across the country and, occasionally, in Canada and Mexico. More information...


Title:
ASU Writers Conference in Honor of Elmer Kelton
Address:
Department of English Angelo State University 2601 West Ave. N. San Angelo TX 76909


Title:
Austin International Poetry Festival
Address:
P.O. Box 41224 Austin TX 78704
Genres:
Poetry


Title:
Austin Screenwriters Conference
Address:
Austin Film Festival, 1801 Salina Street, Austin, TX 78702
Genres:
Screenwriting


Title:
Badgerdog Literary Publishing
Address:
P.O. Box 301209 Austin TX 78703-0021


Title:
Beall Poetry Festival
Address:
Baylor University Department of English One Bear Place #97404 Waco TX 76798
Genres:
Poetry


Title:
Brown Foundation Fellows Residency Program
Address:
The Brown Foundation Fellows Program Dora Maar House The Museum of Fine Arts Houston / P.O. Box 6826 Houston TX 77265


Title:
Dobie Paisano Fellowship Project
Address:
Dobie House 702 E Dean Keeton St Austin TX 78705
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction Fiction


Title:
El Paso Writers’ League
Address:
PO Box 13567 El Paso TX 79913
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction Poetry


Title:
Gemini Ink
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Address:
513 S. Presa, San Antonio, TX 78205
Dates:
Year-round programs and Summer Literary Festival
Tuition:
Varies
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction Playwriting Screenwriting
Description:
Gemini Ink nurtures writers and readers and builds community through literature and the related arts. More information...


Title:
Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Writers Conference
Address:
Contact: PO Box 311460, Denton, TX, 76203-1460
Location: Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, 1800 Highway 26E, Grapevine, TX, 76051
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction


Title:
North Texas Christian Writers Conference
Address:
NTCW, PO Box 820802, Fort Worth, TX 76182


Title:
North Texas Christian Writers Writing for Excellence Seminar
Address:
NTCW, PO Box 820802, Fort Worth, TX 76182


Title:
Panhandle Professional Writers Annual Conference
Address:
Panhandle Professional Writers PO Box 19303 Amarillo TX 79114


Title:
Patchwork Farm Retreat in Belton, Texas
Address:
Belton, Texas
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Poetry Screenwriting


Title:
Poetry at Round Top Festival, The
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Address:
Round Top Festival Institute, P.O. Box 89, Round Top, Texas, 78954
Dates:
May 4-6, 2012
Tuition:
$125/student $80
Genres:
Poetry
Description:
The 3-day festival is a mix of featured readings, panels, workshops, performance, participant readings, social events, and a festival anthology publication. More information...


Title:
SMU Continuing Studies Creative Writing Program
Address:
Southern Methodist University PO Box 275 Dept of Continuing Studies Dallas TX 75275-0275
Genres:
Screenwriting Fiction


Title:
Summer Creative Writing Workshops
Address:
1523 West Main Houston TX 77006


Title:
Texas Book Festival
Address:
610 Brazos Suite 200 Austin TX 78701


Title:
Trinity Writers Workshop
Address:
PO Box 210961 Bedford TX 76095


Title:
Windhover/The Writers' Festival, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
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Address:
UMHB Box 8008, 900 College St, Belton, TX 76513
Dates:
Early January (1st or 2nd weekend) each year
Tuition:
$100
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Poetry
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...


Title:
Writer’s Garret, The
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Address:
P.O. Box 140530 Dallas TX 75214
Dates:
N/A
Tuition:
N/A
Genres:
No Genre Specified
Description:
More information...


Title:
Writers Conference, League of Texas Agents & Editors Conference
Address:
611 S. Congress Ave Suite 130 Austin TX 78704




 

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