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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.
| Event | Genre | Free? |
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Application Deadline | Financial Aid Deadline |
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North Cascades Institute Conference Sedro-Woolley, WA The North Cascades Institute offers workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction throughout the year at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center in Washington’s North Cascades National Park.... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 10/12/12 | ||
Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival Festival Newark, NJ The 14th biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival was held from October 11 to October 14, 2012, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and various other venues... |
Poetry | No | 10/11/12 | ||
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Ghost Ranch Fall Writing Festival Conference Abiquiu, NM The 2012 Ghost Ranch Fall Writing Festival was held from October 7 to October 13 at Ghost Ranch, a Presbyterian education and retreat center located in Abiquiu, New... |
Poetry, Creative Nonfiction | No | 10/7/12 | ||
Mariposa Poetry Retreat Conference Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, The 2012 Mariposa Poetry Retreat was held from October 6 to October 8 at the Capital Retreat Center, located on 260 acres in the Catoctin Mountains of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, approximately... |
Poetry | No | 10/6/12 | 8/31/12 | |
Write on the Sound Conference Edmonds, WA The 27th annual Write on the Sound Writers’ Conference was held from October 5 to October 7, 2012, in Edmonds, Washington. The conference features workshops in poetry, fiction,... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 10/5/12 |
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Crossroads Writers Conference and Literary Festival Conference Macon, GA The 2012 Crossroads Writers Conference and Literary Festival was held from October 5 to October 7, 2012, at the Marriott City Center in Macon, Georgia. The conference features talks, panels,... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Spoken Word | No | 10/5/12 |