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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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Boston Book Festival Festival Cambridge, MA The 2012 Boston Book Festival was held on October 26 and October 27 at various venues in Boston. The festival features workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | Yes | 10/26/12 | ||
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WordTheatre Writers Workshop and Retreat Conference Santa Monica, CA The 2013 WordTheatre Writers Workshop and Retreat will be held from July 5 to July 12 in Edale, England, a farming valley nestled below Dark Peak and Kinder Scout, a... |
Fiction | No | 7/5/13 |
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Umbria Writing and Publishing Workshop Conference Orvieto, Italy The 2012 Umbria Writing and Publishing Workshop was held from June 28 to July 2 in the Umbrian hill town of Orvieto, Italy. The conference features workshops in fiction... |
Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 6/28/12 | ||
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Eastern Kentucky University Creative Writing Conference Conference Richmond, KY The 2012 Eastern Kentucky University Creative Writing Conference was held from June 11 to June 15 on the university's campus in Richmond, Kentucky. The conference features craft lectures, manuscript evaluations,... |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 6/11/12 |
Rolling Admissions |
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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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Hedgebrook Master Class Retreats Conference Whidbey Island, WA Hedgebrook offers the Women Writers Master Class Retreat Series of weeklong sessions limited to six participants each. The programs include workshops, one-on-one meetings with master instructors, and time to write.... |
Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | No | 10/19/12 |
Rolling Admissions |