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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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Genre | Free? | Event Date | Application Deadline | Financial Aid Deadline |
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Readercon Conference Burlington, MA Readercon 24 will be held from July 11 to July 14 at the Burlington Marriott in Burlington, Massachusetts. The conference, devoted to “imaginative literature” including literary science fiction and slipstream... |
Fiction | No | 7/11/13 | ||
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Rally of Writers Conference Conference Lansing, MI The Rally of Writers Conference will be held on April 13 on the campus of Lansing Community College in Lansing, Michigan. The conference features lectures and discussions on poetry, fiction,... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 4/13/13 | ||
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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... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 5/15/13 | 5/15/12 | |
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Ragdale Residency Lake Forest, IL The Ragdale Foundation offers residencies of two to six weeks from June through September to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on 50 acres of prairie in Lake Forest,... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 1/15/13 | 1/15/13 | |
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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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Printers Row Lit Fest Festival Chicago, IL The 2013 Printers Row Lit Fest will be held from June 8 to June 9 in the Printers Row neighborhood of Chicago. The festival features readings, author conversations, book... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | Yes | 6/8/13 |