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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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Tin House Summer Writers Workshop Conference Portland, OR The 11th annual Tin House Summer Writers Workshop will be held from July 14 to July 21 at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. The program features workshops in poetry,... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 7/14/13 |
Rolling Admissions |
3/18/13 |
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Thurber House John E. Nance Writer-in-Residence Program Conference Columbus, OH Thurber House offers a four-week residency in September and October to a nonfiction writer (including creative nonfiction) in the boyhood home of James Thurber in Columbus, Ohio. Writers who have... |
Creative Nonfiction | Yes | 5/1/12 | ||
The Gathering Conference La Plume, PA The 2013 Gathering conference will be held from July 18 to July 21 at Keystone College in the foothills of Pennsylvania’s Endless Mountains. The conference features workshops in... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 7/18/13 | 5/1/13 | |
Texas Book Festival Festival Austin, TX The 2012 Texas Book Festival was held from October 27 to October 28 on the State Capitol grounds in Austin. The festival features panels, book signings, discussions, and a book... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | Yes | 10/27/12 | ||
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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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Tatamagouche Center Independent Writer's Retreat Conference Tatamagouche, Canada The 2012 Tatamagouche Center Independent Writer's Retreat was held from August 5 to August 10 at the Tatamagouche Center in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia. Residents are provided with a... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 8/5/12 |