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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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Summer Writing Program at Naropa University Conference Boulder, CO The 39th annual Summer Writing Program at Naropa University, presented by the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, will be held from July 1st to July 27th in Boulder, Colorado.... |
Poetry, Fiction | No | 7/1/13 |
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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 | |
Taos Summer Writers’ Conference Conference Taos, NM The 15th annual Taos Summer Writers’ Conference will be held from July 14 to July 21 at the Sagebrush Inn and Conference Center in Taos, New Mexico. The... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 7/14/13 | ||
Art Workshop International Conference Assisi, Italy The 33rd annual Art Workshop International will be held from July 17 to July 28 and July 30 to August 10 in Assisi, Italy. The conference offers 12-day... |
Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 7/17/13 | 6/17/13 | |
Aspen Summer Words Festival Aspen, CO The 37th annual Aspen Summer Words Writing Retreat and Literary Festival will be held from June 16 to June 21 in Aspen, Colorado. The retreat offers workshops in poetry, fiction,... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 6/16/13 | 3/31/13 | |
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Beall Poetry Festival Festival Waco, TX The 19th annual Beall Poetry Festival was held from April 3 to April 6 at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. The festival features readings, panel discussions, and the Virginia... |
Poetry | Yes | 4/3/13 |