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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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Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference Conference Boston, MA AWP’s annual conference will be held from March 6 to March 9, 2013, at the Sheraton Boston Hotel & Hynes Convention Center in Boston. The conference offers panel discussions, readings,... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 3/6/13 | ||
Attic Institute Creative Renewal Weekend Conference Dufur, OR The third annual Attic Institute Creative Renewal Weekend will be held from March 15 to March 17 at the Balch Hotel in Dufur, Oregon. The program features craft talks with... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 3/15/13 | ||
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Sirenland Writers Conference Conference Positano, Italy The Sirenland Writers Conference will be held from March 17 to March 23 at the Le Sirenuse Hotel in Positano, Italy, located 35 miles south of Naples on... |
Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 3/17/13 | 10/31/13 | |
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University of North Dakota Writers Conference Festival Grand Forks, ND The 44th annual University of North Dakota Writers Conference will be held from March 19 to March 23 in Grand Forks. This year’s theme is “A Portrait of the Artist.”... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | Yes | 3/19/13 | ||
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Algonkian Novel Workshop Conference Sterling, VA The Algonkian Novel Workshop will be held from March 20 to 24 at Algonkian Regional Park in Sterling, Virginia, approximately 30 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. The conference offers workshops... |
Fiction | No | 3/20/13 |
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Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival Festival New Orleans, LA The 27th annual Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival will be held from March 20 to March 24 at various venues in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The festival features... |
Not Genre-Specific | No | 3/20/13 |