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Address:

4400 University Dr, MS 3E4, George Mason Univeristy, Fairfax, VA 22030

Dates:

Sept 19-24, 2010

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...

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Address:

Hedgebrook, 2197 Millman Road, , Langley, WA 98260

Dates:

February thru November
Application Deadline: September 24, 2010; ongoing for Master Classes

Tuition:

$2000-2500 Master Classes

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Children's Literature

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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Address:

P. O. Box 1027, St. Augustine, FL 32085

Dates:

November 4-6, 2010

Tuition:

N/A

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

The 2010 Other Words Conference, sponsored by the Florida Literary Arts Coalition, will be held on the Flagler College campus in St. Augustine, Florida, November 4-6, 2010.More information...

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Location: Online Workshops via the Internet
Residential Writing Retreats in Ireland - Sligo/Aran Islands Galway/ Glendalough Wicklow
Contact: Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland

Dates:

Feb to Oct

Tuition:

$825 to $1700

Genres:

Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Workshops LIVE with Irene Graham, founder of The Creative Writer's Workshop (1991) using right-brain/left-brain learning techniques. Also available as Residential Writing Retreats at magnificent locations throughout Ireland. More information...

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Location: Markree Castle, County Sligo, Ireland
Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland

Dates:

Mon 23 to Thurs 26, May 2011

Tuition:

$945 including Single Room en suite, 2 x Dinners, 3 x Lunches, Writing Journal

Genres:

Fiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

The Creative Writer's Workshop: Writer's Retreat / Fiction Writing in Markree Castle, County Sligo, Ireland More information...

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Location: Markree Castle, County Sligo, Ireland
Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland

Dates:

Sun 21 to Wed 24, August 2011

Tuition:

$995 including copy of The Memoir Writing Workbook, Single Room en suite, 2 x Dinners, 3 x Lunches, Writing Journal

Genres:

Nonfiction

Description:

The Creative Writer's Workshop: Writer's Retreat / Memoir Writing in Markree Castle, County Sligo, Ireland More information...

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Address:

Markree Castle, Collooney, County Sligo, Ireland

Dates:

Mon 27 to Thurs 30 June 2011

Tuition:

$1075 including Single Room en suite, private Story Consultancy, Workshop, 4 x Lunches, 2 x Dinners, Writing Journal

Genres:

Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

The Creative Writer's Workshop: Writers Studio / Work-in-Progress in Markree Castle, Co. Sligo, Ireland More information...

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Location: Mount Vernon Lodge, Flaggy Shore, Burren, County. Clare, Ireland

Dates:

Sat 2 to Tues 5 October 2010
Sat 5 to Tues 8 Feb 2011

Tuition:

$815 including 3 Nights Private Room en suite

Genres:

Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

The Creative Writer's Workshop: Writers Studio / Work-in-Progress in the Burren, Co. Clare, Ireland More information...

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Location: The Aran Island of Inis Mór, Co. Galway, Ireland
Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland

Dates:

Mon 5 to Fri 9 Sept 2011

Tuition:

$1,700 including Writing Workshop / Walking Guide to Ancient Sites / Meals etc See full details below

Genres:

Fiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

The Creative Writer's Workshop: Writing & Walking on the Aran Island of Inis Mór, Co. Galway, Ireland More information...

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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 4-7, 2010

Tuition:

$300-400 (depending on registration date)

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Screenwriting, 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...

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Address:

P. O. Box 1027, St. Augustine, FL 32085

Dates:

November 4-6, 2010

Tuition:

N/A

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

The 2010 Other Words Conference, sponsored by the Florida Literary Arts Coalition, will be held on the Flagler College campus in St. Augustine, Florida, November 4-6, 2010.More information...

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Contact: 38931 Jasper Lowell Road, Fall Creek, OR 97438
Location: 291 Tomaquag Road, Ashaway, RI 02804

Dates:

September 10-12, 2010
Application Deadline: September 5, 2010

Tuition:

$200

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Screenwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

Elegant year round  retreat in rural southern Rhode Island offers three weekend writing workshops a year. The Fall 2010 workshop (September 10-12, 2010) is "Writing Biographies: The Art of Making Historical Characters Come Alive" and features Dr. Marla Miller, author of the 2010 biography "Betsy Ross and the Making of America". 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:

Poetry, Fiction, 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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Address:

PO Box 7711, Kalispell, MT 59901

Dates:

October 2-3 2010
Application Deadline: October 2, 20100

Tuition:

$150 both days, $85 one day

Genres:

Fiction, Nonfiction, Screenwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

An affordable conference for writers of all genres and skill levels. More information...

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Florida Int'l University-Biscayne Bay Campus, Creative Writing Program, North Miami, FL 33181

Dates:

October 21-23, 2010
Application Deadline: Early Bird Rate of $300 (by July 15, 2010)

Tuition:

$350 [7/16-9/15]; $400 [9/16-10/21/2010]

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

We are happy to announce that in conjunction with Books and Books of Camana Bay and the fabulous Sunshine Suites - Grand Cayman, this year's location of the 2010 conference will be held on Grand Cayman, BVI. More information...

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The Kenyon Review, Finn House, 102 W. Wiggin St., Gambier, OH 43022

Dates:

June 18-25, 2011

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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Contact: 225 E. 2nd St., Suite 303, Davenport, Iowa 52801
Location: St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust, Davenport, Iowa 52803

Dates:

June 23, 24, 25
Application Deadline: June 23

Tuition:

Full Conference after early bird $225

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

This conference will bring two literary agents as resources as both instructors, critiquers and panelists. Young adult fiction is also a new offering for this conference. More information...

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PO Box 1416, Nevada City, CA 95959

Dates:

Poetry Workshop: July 17 - 24, 2010; Writers Workshop: July 31 - August 7, 2010; Screenwriting: July 31 - August 7, 2010

Tuition:

$750

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Every summer for 41 years, the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley has brought together poets and prose writers for separate weeks of workshops, individual conferences, lectures, panels, readings, and discussions of the craft and the business of writing. More information...

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P.O. Box 2000, 2800 S. Alabama Avenue, Monroeville, AL 36460

Dates:

May 5-7, 2011
Application Deadline: March 30, 2011

Tuition:

NA

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

The Alabama Writers Symposium celebrates the literary arts with its annual line up of writers, poets, artists, and musicians. More information...

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Location: 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach, FL 33444
Contact: 3199 B-3 Lake Worth Rd., Lake Worth, FL 33461

Dates:

January 17-22, 2011
Application Deadline: November 2, 2010

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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Round Top Festival Institute, P.O. Box 89, Round Top, Texas, 78954

Dates:

April 15-17, 2011
Application Deadline: None; early registration recommended

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...

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Contact: PO Box 7800, Portland, Maine 04112-7800
Location: 561 Congress Street, Portland, Maine 04101

Dates:

Fall (Sept-Dec) & Spring (Feb-May)

Tuition:

$9600 (includes fees)

Genres:

Nonfiction

Description:

Salt offers a 15-week intensive nonfiction writing program which combines writing and editing with fieldwork. Writing students are required to showcase their pieces using WordPress; there is some exposure to multimedia and the possibility of collaboration with photography students. More information...

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Contact: 55 Glade Lane, Black Mountain, NC 28711
Location: 718 Love Lane, Key West, Fl 33040

Dates:

January 6 - 16, 2011

Tuition:

$495

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Description:

The 29th Annual Key West Literary Seminar, "THE HUNGRY MUSE...A Celebration of Food in Literature will present dozens of today's most compelling, thought-provoking, and funniest writers- memoirists, novelists, poets, historians, journalists, and all manner of lettered gastronome, gourmand, and epicure. It promises to be a mouthwatering and fascinating investigation not simply of the stuff we eat, but of all the things food stands for in our thoughts and words and stories. More information...

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Contact: P.O. Box 21591, Winston-Salem, NC 27120
Location: Omni Charlotte Hotel, Charlotte, NC 28201

Dates:

November 5-7, 2010

Tuition:

To Be Announced

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

The North Carolina Writers' Network is proud to present our 25th annual Fall Conference, one of the largest and most inclusive gatherings of writers in the country. More information...

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Contact: 55 Glade Lane, Black Mountain, NC 28711
Location: 718 Love Lane, Key West, Fl 33040

Dates:

January 6 - 16, 2011

Tuition:

$495

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Description:

The 29th Annual Key West Literary Seminar, "THE HUNGRY MUSE...A Celebration of Food in Literature will present dozens of today's most compelling, thought-provoking, and funniest writers- memoirists, novelists, poets, historians, journalists, and all manner of lettered gastronome, gourmand, and epicure. It promises to be a mouthwatering and fascinating investigation not simply of the stuff we eat, but of all the things food stands for in our thoughts and words and stories. More information...

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

Dates:

October 29-30, 2010
Application Deadline: October 15

Tuition:

$425

Genres:

Playwriting, Screenwriting

Description:

The Solstice Seminars are two-day intensives that offer writers the opportunity to explore and deepen their craft. More information...

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Contact: 55 Glade Lane, Black Mountain, NC 28711
Location: 718 Love Lane, Key West, Fl 33040

Dates:

January 6 - 16, 2011

Tuition:

$495

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Description:

The 29th Annual Key West Literary Seminar, "THE HUNGRY MUSE...A Celebration of Food in Literature will present dozens of today's most compelling, thought-provoking, and funniest writers- memoirists, novelists, poets, historians, journalists, and all manner of lettered gastronome, gourmand, and epicure. It promises to be a mouthwatering and fascinating investigation not simply of the stuff we eat, but of all the things food stands for in our thoughts and words and stories. More information...

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Address:

801 3rd Corso, Nebraska City, NE 68410

Dates:

Year round
Application Deadline: March 1 and September 1 each year

Tuition:

$25 application fee

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Children's Literature

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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College of the Redwoods, 883 W. Washington Blvd., Crescent City, CA 95531

Dates:

September, 17-18

Tuition:

$95

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

The conference is open to all people and all styles of writing. Genres covered differ each year but may include poetry, nonfiction, fiction, nature, children's literature, journalism, memoir, or drama. Attendees can submit 10 pages (max 3,000 words) to be critiqued by one presenter. The attendee will spend 20 minutes with the presenter during the 4:00-5:15 p.m. critique session on Friday. More information...

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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 4-7, 2010

Tuition:

$300-400 (depending on registration date)

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Screenwriting, 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...

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

Dates:

October 29-30, 2010
Application Deadline: October 15

Tuition:

$425

Genres:

Playwriting, Screenwriting

Description:

The Solstice Seminars are two-day intensives that offer writers the opportunity to explore and deepen their craft. More information...

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Contact: P.O. Box 172, Underhill Center, VT 05490
Location: Grand Summit Resort Hotel at Mt. Snow, 46 Mountain Road, West Dover, VT 05356

Dates:

July 23-25, 2010
Application Deadline: July 22, 2010

Tuition:

$200

Genres:

Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

Full service writers' conference includes seminars and workshops on craft and the business of writing, panels on current issues in publishing, and a cadre of agents from Boston and New York City accepting one-on-one pitch sessions throughout the weekend. More information...

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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, 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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San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
(Various locations throughout the year)

Dates:

August 11-18, 2010

Tuition:

$850*

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Travel stories describe meaningful encounters between self and place. Document the shift in your sense of who you are as you respond to being in new territory. Relate personal memories to the collective experience of locals. Write portraits of yourself and the people, places, and things you find on the journey. More information...

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Sarah Lawrence College, 1 Mead Way, Bronxville, NY 10708

Dates:

June 20-25 2010
April 2, 2010 then rolling admission through April

Tuition:

$800

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Spend a week's vacatin writing this summer. Take advantage of our conferencing system which has students meet once during the week individually with their teacher for an in-depth discussion of the student's work. More information...

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Contact: 408 N. Lincoln St., Bay City, MI 48708
Location: Julie Marsh, Conference Bureau, Saginaw Valley State University, 7400 Bay Road, University Center, MI 48710

Dates:

June 27-July 3, 2010
Application Deadline: June 1 with $100 deposit, refundable until June 15.

Tuition:

$480 with housing; $300 commuter

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

A retreat/workshop for mid-career writers. Poetry, fiction, CNF. Intensive peer workshops. 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:

Festival- April 17, 2010 Year-round workshops

Tuition:

Varies

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

CityLit Project nurtures the culture of literature in Baltimore and throughout Maryland. CityLit builds and connects a community of avid readers and writers through public events, workshops, web resources, and publishing. Named a "can't miss event on the city's cultural scene" (Baltimore Magazine), Citylit Festival is a free, day-long celebration of the literary arts. More information...