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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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Algonkian Writer Conference–Write to Market Conference Corte Madera, CA The Algonkian Writer Conference–Write to Market for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers will be held from April 16 to April 18 at the Corte Madera Best... |
Fiction | No | 4/16/13 | ||
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Algonkian Novel Workshop Conference Sterling, VA The Algonkian Novel Workshop will be held from March 20 to 24 at Algonkian Regional Park in Sterling, Virginia, approximately 30 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. The conference offers workshops... |
Fiction | No | 3/20/13 |
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Algonkian Writer Conference–New York City Pitch Conference New York, NY The Algonkian Writer Conference–New York City Pitch for fiction writers and creative nonfiction writers was held from September 20 to September 23, 2012, at the Ripley-Grier Studios in New York... |
Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 9/20/12 |
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Algonkian Writer Conference–Fisherman's Wharf Conference San Francisco, CA The Algonkian Writer Conference–Fisherman's Wharf Writers Conference for fiction writers was held from November 7 to November 11, 2012, at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. The... |
Fiction | No | 11/7/12 |
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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 | ||
Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference–New Mexico Conference Truchas, NM The Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference was held from September 14 to September 17, 2012, at Truchas Peaks Place in Truchas, New Mexico. The conference featured evaluation and discussion of... |
Poetry | No | 9/14/12 |
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