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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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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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William Paterson University Spring Writer’s Conference Conference Wayne, NJ The 2013 William Paterson University Spring Writer’s Conference will be held on April 13 on the WPU campus in Wayne, New Jersey, 20 miles northwest of New York City. This... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 4/13/13 | ||
Santa Barbara Writers Conference Conference Santa Barbara, CA The 41st annual Santa Barbara Writers Conference will be held from June 8 to June 13 at the Hyatt Santa Barbara in California. The program offers workshops in poetry, fiction,... |
Poetry, Fiction | No | 6/8/13 |
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Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Residency Amherst, VA The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts offers residencies of two weeks to two months to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and other artists on a 450-acre estate at... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | Yes | 5/15/13 | ||
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Virginia Festival of the Book Festival Charlottesville, VA The 19th annual Virginia Festival of the Book will be held from March 20 to March 24, 2013, in Charlottesville, Virginia, to celebrate books and promote literacy. The festival offers... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | Yes | 3/21/13 | ||
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Voices Summer Writing Workshops Conference Houston, TX The 2013 Voices Summer Writing Workshops for writers of color, presented by the Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation, will be held from June 23 to June 29 on the... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 6/23/13 | 4/8/13 |