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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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West Virginia Book Festival Festival Charleston, WV The 2012 West Virginia Book Festival was held from October 13 to October 14 at the Charleston Civic Center in downtown Charleston. The festival features readings, author signings, and a... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | Yes | 10/13/12 | ||
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Art Farm Writers Residency Program Residency Marquette, NE Art Farm offers residencies of two weeks to five months from June 1 to November 1 to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on a working farm in Marquette,... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | Yes | 3/1/12 | ||
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Kelly Writers House ArtsEdge Residency Residency Philadelphia, PA The Kelly Writers House at the University of Pennsylvania offers a one-year ArtsEdge Residency beginning on September 1 to an emerging poet, fiction writer, or creative nonfiction writer. The resident... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 4/29/11 | ||
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Ragdale Residency Lake Forest, IL The Ragdale Foundation offers residencies of at least two weeks from September to December to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on 50 acres of prairie in Lake... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | Yes | 9/15/12 | ||
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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 | ||
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Pacific Northwest Writers Association Conference Conference Seattle, WA The Pacific Northwest Writers Association Conference was held from July 19 to July 22, 2012, at the Hilton Seattle Airport.The conference features lectures, pitch sessions with agents, and workshops on... |
Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 7/19/12 |