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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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Printers Row Lit Fest Festival Chicago, IL The 2013 Printers Row Lit Fest will be held from June 8 to June 9 in the Printers Row neighborhood of Chicago. The festival features readings, author conversations, book... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | Yes | 6/8/13 | ||
Under the Volcano Master Classes and Retreat Conference Tepoztlán, Mexico The 10th annual Under the Volcano Master Classes and Retreat will be held from January 4 to January 12, 2013, in Tepoztlán, Mexico, a traditional village at the foothills of... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 1/4/13 |
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International Women's Writing Guild: Summer Conference Conference Madison, NJ The 2013 International Women's Writing Guild Summer Conference will be held from August 8 to August 12 on the campus of Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. The conference features... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 8/8/13 | ||
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Disquiet: The International Literary Program Conference Lisbon, Portugal The third annual Disquiet: The International Literary Program, sponsored by Dzanc Books, will be held from June 30 through July 12 in Lisbon, Portugal. The conference offers workshops in poetry,... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 6/30/13 |
Rolling Admissions |
1/31/13 |
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A Room of Her Own Retreat for Women Writers Conference Abiquiu, NM The A Room of Her Own Retreat for Women Writers will be held from August 12 to August 18 at the Ghost Ranch Education and Retreat Center in Abiquiu, New... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 8/12/13 |
Rolling Admissions |
2/1/13 |
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American Society of Journalists and Authors Conference Conference New York, NY The 42nd annual American Society of Journalists and Authors Conference will be held from April 25 to April 27 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. The conferences features... |
Creative Nonfiction | No | 4/25/13 |
Rolling Admissions |