The BAU Institute offers residencies from July 24 to August 21 to poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers at the Camargo Foundation in Cassis, France, located on the Mediterranean Sea approximately 30 minutes from...
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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.
The 2018 Beall Poetry Festival was held from March 21 to March 23 at Baylor University in...
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The 2018 Bear River Writers’ Conference, sponsored by the University of Michigan, was held from May 31 to June 4 at Camp Michigania on Walloon Lake, near Petoskey, Michigan. The conference featured workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative...
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The 2018 Belize Writers’ Conference for fiction and creative nonfiction writers was held from April 23, 2018, to April 28, 2018, at a beachfront eco-lodge in Belize. The conference featured panels, workshops, master classes and critique sessions...
read moreThe ninth annual Bookstock Literary Festival, sponsored by Sustainable Woodstock, was held from July 28 to July 30 in Woodstock, Vermont. The festival featured workshops, readings, discussions, and a book fair for poets, fiction...
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The 2018 Boston Book Festival was held on October 13 at various venues in Boston. The festival featured workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as readings and panels. Most events were free and open to the public. Visit the...
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The 17th annual Brattleboro Literary Festival was held from October 11 to October 14 at various venues in downtown Brattleboro, Vermont. The festival featured readings, panels, and special events. Participants included poets Wyn...
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The 2019 Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference will be held from May 31 to June 6 in the Green Mountains of Ripton, Vermont. The conference, designed for poets and prose writers whose work deals with the environment and...
read more Event Date: May 31, 2019
Application Deadline: February 15, 2019
The 2019 Bread Loaf Translators’ Conference will be held from May 31 to June 6 in the Green Mountains of Ripton, Vermont. The conference, designed for both emerging and established translators, features translation workshops in...
read more Event Date: May 31, 2019
Application Deadline: February 15, 2019
The 2019 Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference will be held from August 14 to August 24 in the Green Mountains of Ripton, Vermont. The conference features workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as lectures,...
read more Event Date: August 14, 2019
Application Deadline: February 15, 2019
The 12th annual Brooklyn Book Festival was held from September 10 to September 17 at various venues in New York City. The festival featured readings, panels, and a book fair. Participants included poets Eve L. Ewing, Tarfia...
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The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston offers residencies of one to three months from July 1 to November 30 to midcareer poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers at the Dora Maar House in Ménerbes, France. Residents are provided with...
read more Application Deadline: February 15, 2019
Buinho Creative Hub offers residencies of two weeks to three months year-round to six poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in the historic town of Messejana, Portugal. Residents are provided with private lodging and shared work...
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The Cagibi Fall 2018 Hudson Valley Writing Retreat was held from October 18 to October 21 in Rhinebeck, New York. The retreat featured daily workshops, one-on-one consultations, readings, and time to write for poets, fiction writers, and creative...
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Caldera offers monthlong residencies from January to March to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers at the Caldera Arts Center, located on 120 acres in the Central Cascades, 17 miles west of Sisters, Oregon. Caldera provides...
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Camac: The Centre d'Art Marnay Art Cenre offers residencies year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in...
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The 2018 Cambridge Writers’ Workshop Spring in New Orleans Retreat was held from April 13 to April 16 in the Algiers Point neighborhood, a short ferry ride from the French Quarter. The retreat featured multi-genre and publishing workshops, craft...
read more Application Deadline: March 20, 2018
The 2018 Cambridge Writers’ Workshop Summer in Granada Writing Retreat was held from August 1 to August 6 at the Hotel Guadalupe in Granada, Spain. The retreat featured workshops, craft seminars, and time to write for poets,...
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The 2018 Cambridge Writers’ Workshop Summer in Paris Writing Retreat will be held from July 25 to July 30 in the heart of the Montparnasse neighborhood in Paris, France. The retreat features workshops, craft seminars, literary...
read more Application Deadline: April 30, 2018
The 56th annual Cape Cod Writers Center Conference was held from August 2 to August 5 at the Resort and Conference Center in Hyannis, Massachusetts. The conference featured workshops and craft classes in poetry, fiction, and...
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The 2018 Catamaran Writing Conference was held from August 5 to August 9 at the Robert Louis Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California. The conference featured workshops, craft talks, and daily excursions for poets, fiction writers, and...
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The 2018 Centrum Port Townsend Writers’ Conference will be held from July 15 to July 22 at Fort Worden State Park, a turn-of-the-century army base accessible to saltwater beaches, wooded hills, and the Olympic Mountains in Washington. The...
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The 15th annual Chautauqua Writers’ Festival was held from June 20 to June 23 at the historic Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York. The conference featured workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well...
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The 7th annual Chesapeake Writers’ Conference was held from June 24 to June 30 on the St. Mary’s College campus in St. Mary’s City, Maryland. The conference featured lectures, craft talks, readings, and panel discussions, as well as daily...
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The 2018 Chuckanut Writers Conference, cohosted by Whatcom Community College and Village Books, was held on June 22 and June 23 on the campus of Whatcom Community College in the scenic coastal city of Bellingham, Washington. The conference...
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