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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? | Event Date | Application Deadline |
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Brooklyn Book Festival Festival Brooklyn, NY The seventh annual Brooklyn Book Festival was held on September 23 at Borough Hall and Columbus Park in Brooklyn, New York. Related events were held from September 20 to September... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Spoken Word | Yes | 9/23/12 | ||
Chicago Humanities Festival Festival Chicago, IL The 23rd annual Chicago Humanities Festival was held on October 14 and October 21 and from November 1 to November 11, 2012, at venues throughout Chicago and Evanston, Illinois, including... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 10/14/12 | ||
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Hedgebrook Residency Whidbey Island, WA Hedgebrook offers residencies of two to six weeks to women poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on a 48-acre estate located on Whidbey Island, 35 miles north of Seattle. Up... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | Yes | 9/10/12 | ||
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International Festival of Authors Festival Toronto, Canada The 33rd International Festival of Authors was held from October 18 to October 28, 2012, at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto. The festival includes readings in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction,... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 10/18/12 | ||
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International Literature Festival Berlin Festival Berlin, Germany The 12th annual International Literature Festival Berlin was held from September 9 to September 15, 2012, at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt. The 2011 festival focused on literature of... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Spoken Word | No | 9/9/12 | ||
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James River Writers Conference Conference Richmond, VA The tenth annual James River Writers Conference was held from October 19 to October 21, 2012, at the Library of Virginia in Richmond. The conference includes meetings with agents, lectures,... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 10/19/12 |