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Contact: PO Box 221086, Anchorage, AK 99522
Location: 645 W. 3rd Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska

Dates:

throughout year

Tuition:

$29 to $249

Genres:

Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Screenwriting Poetry

Description:

The 49 Alaska Writing Center supports Alaska writers at every stage of their professional development while building an audience for Alaska literature. More information...

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Locations: D.C., San Diego, San Francisco, New York City
Contact: 2020 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Ste 443, Washington D.C. 20006

Dates:

Multiple Conferences Throughout Year

Tuition:

$295 - $865

Genres:

Fiction Creative Nonfiction

Description:

The AWC goal is to place writers on a realistic path by teaching them how to place themselves in the upper .001 of those who have an actual chance of becoming published authors. Our methods are culled from accomplished authors and writers, and our market sense from years of experience working with successful agents and editors in the business. More information...

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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...

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AWP Conference Services, Mail Stop 1E3, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030

Dates:

Annually Mid-Winter or Early Spring

Tuition:

See website for registration fees

Genres:

Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Poetry Screenwriting

Description:

The Annual Conference typically features 400 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 500 publishers. More information...

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Contact: 224 NW 13th Ave, Suite 304, Portland, OR 97209
Location: 31500 Blue Lake Drive, Sisters, OR 97759

Dates:

January-March

Tuition:

$35 application fee

Genres:

Creative Nonfiction Screenwriting Poetry Fiction Playwriting Children's Literature

Description:

Every winter we invite artists from all over the world to our Caldera Arts Center near Sisters, Oregon, for monthlong residences.Artists are provided private A-frame cabins and share access to wet and dry studios, a darkroom, a kiln, editing facilities, and rehearsal and performance space. More information...

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Festival- Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Contact- 120 S. Curley Street, Baltimore, MD 21224

Dates:

CityLit Festival is mid-April (annually) Year-round workshops

Tuition:

Varies

Genres:

Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction

Description:

CityLit Project is Baltimore's nonprofit literary arts center. Programs include an annual festival, youth programs, writers workshops, special events, and publishing. More information...

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

Dates:

Year-round, see website

Tuition:

See website

Genres:

Poetry

Description:

Poetry conference focused on guiding poets to book publication is held in Colrain, Massachusetts and other locations and includes pre-conference work, manuscript analysis workshops, and in-depth editor consultations. Poetry readings, editorial panel Q&A, small groups (6-7). More information...

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340 Montgomery St., Syracuse, NY 13202

Dates:

Year-round

Tuition:

$15-$125 for most workshops, $2300 for two-year DWC PRO program

Genres:

Poetry Fiction Playwriting Creative Nonfiction

Description:

The YMCA's Downtown Writer's Center is the Central New York region's only community center for the literary arts, featuring a wide variety of workshops, readings and other events throughout the year. More information...

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24 Pearl Street Provincetown MA 02657

Dates:

June 17-August 24, 2012

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Genres:

Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction Playwriting

Description:

The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown offers summer workshops in creative writing and the visual arts, taught by award-winning faculty. More information...

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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...

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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...

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

Dates:

January, April, July, September, October

Tuition:

$125 - $545 + $25 registration fee

Genres:

Poetry Creative Nonfiction Fiction

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...

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160 Boylston Street, 4th Floor, Boston MA 02116

Dates:

Open All Year

Tuition:

N/A

Genres:

Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction Screenwriting Children's Literature

Description:

Grub Street is a non-profit creative writing center dedicated to nurturing writers and connecting readers with the wealth of writing talent in the Boston area. We support creative writers at all stages of their development so that they can achieve their goals of publication, social and professional networking, gainful employment in the field, and/or personal enrichment. More information...

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Hedgebrook, 2197 Millman Road, Langley, WA 98260

Dates:

February thru November:
Hedgebrook Master Class - Karen Joy Fowler June 19-26
Hedgebrook Master Class - Victoria Redel Nov 3-10
Hedgebrook Master Class - Claire Dederer Nov 13-20

Tuition:

residencies are free; $2200 for Master Classes

Genres:

Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Screenwriting Poetry

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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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...

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Highlights Foundation 814 Court St Honesdale PA 18431

Dates:

February through November

Tuition:

Varies from $695 to $2665

Genres:

Children's Literature Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction Screenwriting

Description:

Whether you write or illustrate for children or young adults, our genre-specific,single-topic sessions of three or four days, or week-long intensive novel programs, sessions are led by successful and supportive authors, illustrators, editors, and children's publishing professionals who are determined to help writers and illustrators hone their skills and meet their goals. More information...

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300 Riverside Drive Sleepy Hollow NY 10592

Dates:

Year-round

Tuition:

Genres:

Poetry Creative Nonfiction Fiction Children's Literature

Description:

The Hudson Valley Writers' Center reaches approximately 6,000 people each year through its closely interrelated programs in four primary areas: readings and events, classes and workshops, Slapering Hol Press, developing new audiences. More information...

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

Dates:

September, November, January, and April each academic year

Tuition:

N/A

Genres:

Fiction Playwriting Screenwriting Poetry Creative Nonfiction

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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801 3rd Corso, Nebraska City, NE 68410

Dates:

Year round

Tuition:

$35 application fee

Genres:

Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Poetry Screenwriting

Description:

The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska City, NE offers 2 to 8 week residencies year-round for writers, visual artists and music composers. Housing, studio space, $100/week stipend are provided. Approximately 55 residencies are awarded each year. More information...

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Lighthouse Writers Workshop, 2123 Downing St., Denver, CO 80205

Dates:

Year-round

Tuition:

Varies

Genres:

Poetry Screenwriting Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting

Description:

Lighthouse Writers Workshop is an independent literary center in the heart of downtown Denver. Housed in the historic Thomas Hornsby Ferril house that saw literary lions like Dorothy Parker, Robert Frost, Carl Sandburg, and others come together in the great tradition of writerly togetherness. We believe that writers need other writers, and that while the art of creative writing may be solitary, community serves a necessary function. We run year-round workshops (from intro-level to master classes), a summer Lit Fest, an annual retreat in Grand Lake, and much more. Our students have published with HarperCollins, Random House, Little, Brown, and elsewhere, and have won Colorado Book Awards and have been finalists for such awards as the PEN/Hemingway. Our faculty have won NEA and Stegner Fellowships, Provincetown Fellowships, Colorado Book Awards, and lots of other great stuff. But mostly, we just hire awesome writers who love to teach. We tend to attract awesome writers who love to be part of something. In the end, that's what makes it all work. More information...

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Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S, Ste 200, Minneapolis, MN, 55415

Dates:

year-round

Tuition:

sliding fee based on household income

Genres:

Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Poetry Screenwriting

Description:

The Loft supports the artistic development of writers, fosters a writing community and builds an audience for literature. The Loft serves 600,000 individuals each year with classes and festivals writers at all levels of development; in-person and broadcast readings and spoken word performances featuring national and local writers; programming by and for teens; age specific activities for children and families; and fellowships, mentorships, and career initiative awards for Minnesota writers. More information...

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18 N. Richards Avenue Ventnor, NJ 08406

Dates:

January 13-16, 2012 and January 18-21, 2013

Tuition:

$485 includes workshop and some meals - Early registration discount available

Genres:

Creative Nonfiction Fiction Poetry Children's Literature

Description:

NOT YOUR TYPICAL WRITERS' CONFERENCE. Energize your writing with challenging and supportive workshops that focus on starting new material. Advance your craft with feedback from our award-winning faculty. More information...

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816-A Orapax Street, Norfolk, VA 23507

Dates:

We have class sessions in the winter/spring (Feb.-April), summer (June-Sept.), and fall (Oct.-Dec.)

Tuition:

varies, $125-$215, $40 -$45 (one meeting). Returning student discounts apply.

Genres:

Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Screenwriting Poetry

Description:

The Muse Writers Center--a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation--is dedicated to broadening community awareness and support of the literary arts. We offer writing classes and seminars for beginning, experienced, and professional writers, house a resource center for area writers, and host reading series and other special events. More information...

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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...

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Address:

4043 N. Ravenswood, #222, Chicago, IL 60613

Dates:

Year-Round Programming with Classes and Events

Tuition:

class fees range from $35 to $400

Genres:

Fiction Poetry Creative Nonfiction Children's Literature

Description:

StoryStudio Chicago offers more than 100 unique classes throughout the year, open to writers of all ages and all experience levels. Students interact with talented and committed faculty, visiting authors, and each other in a growing network of writers. More information...

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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...

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Address:

4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD 20815

Dates:

Year 'round

Tuition:

Varies

Genres:

Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Poetry Screenwriting

Description:

The Writer’s Center cultivates the creation, publication, presentation, and dissemination of literary work. More information...

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Contact: Graham School of General Studies, 1427 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
Location: The University of Chicago Gleacher Center, 450 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL 60611

Dates:

year-round

Tuition:

varies by course

Genres:

Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Poetry Screenwriting

Description:

Courses in writing fiction, creative nonfiction, screenplays, poetry and journalism designed for working adults serious about honing their craft. Offered evenings and Saturdays at a convenient downtown Chicago location. More information...

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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...

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Writers' Program, UCLA Extension Rm 440, 10995 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024

Dates:

February 9-12, 2012

Tuition:

$705 early-bird special through January 9, 2012; $775 starting January 10th

Genres:

Creative Nonfiction Fiction Screenwriting Poetry

Description:

Presented by the UCLA Extension Writers' Program, the Writers Studio at UCLA Extension is an intensive four days of instruction and writing. Participants choose one of 10 workshops in which they work closely with a professional writer in classes limited to not more than 18 students. More information...