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Conferences & Residencies Database
Looking to meet up with agents and editors? To join a supportive writing community? Or to find the perfect environment to fuel your writing practice? The Conferences & Residencies database includes details about over two hundred writing conferences, writers residencies, and literary festivals.
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Sage Hill Writing Experience Conference Lumsden, Canada Sage Hill Writing Experience offers summer programs in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. This year's conference was held from July 23 to August 2, 2012, at St. Michael’s Retreat in... |
Poetry, Fiction | No | 7/23/12 | 5/11/12 | 5/11/12 |
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Healing Art of Writing Conference Conference San Rafael, CA The seventh annual Healing Art of Writing Conference was held from July 8 to July 14, 2012, at the Dominican University of California in San Rafael. The conference offers... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 7/8/12 | 5/15/12 | |
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Imagination Writers Workshop and Conference Conference Cleveland, OH The Imagination Writers Workshop and Conference was held from June 26 to June 30 at Cleveland State University. The conference offers workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 6/26/12 | 6/1/12 | |
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M Literary Residency–India Residency Bangalore, India The M Literary Residency program offers a three-month-long residency in Bangalore, India, to a poet, a fiction writer, or a creative nonfiction writer. The residency must take place between... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | Yes | 6/29/12 | ||
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M Literary Residency–China Residency Shanghai, China The M Literary Residency program offers a three-month-long residency in Shanghai, China, to a poet, a fiction writer, or a creative nonfiction writer. The residency may take place at... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | Yes | 6/29/12 | ||
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Surprise Valley Writers’ Conference Conference Cedarville, CA The 2012 Surprise Valley Writers’ Conference was held from September 13 to September 16, 2012, in the high desert of Cedarville, California. The conference featured workshops in poetry,... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 9/13/12 | 6/30/12 |