The 40th annual Write on the Sound conference was held in person at the Frances Anderson Center in Edmonds, Washington, from October 3 to October 5; online preconference sessions was held on September 27. The conference features craft sessions,...
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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.
Writeaways offered a weeklong retreat from April 10 to April 17 to poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers (including creative nonfiction writers) at the 17th century Villa Cinci and Villa Casanova located in the Chianti region of Tuscany...
read moreWriteaways will offer a weeklong retreat from July 6 to July 13 to poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers (including creative nonfiction writers) in the house of the late novelist James Boyd at Weymouth Center for the Arts &...
read more Event Date: July 6, 2026
WriterCon 2023 was held from September 1 to September 4 at the Renaissance Waterford Hotel in Oklahoma City. The conference featured over 70 presentations from more than 60 authors, editors, agents, and publishers, opportunities for pitching and...
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A residency of two weeks or one month in November is offered to a poet, a fiction writer, or a nonfiction writer at a private apartment in Brooklyn, New York. The resident is provided with some meals. Writers over the age of 24 who are not...
read moreThe Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow offers residencies of three days to three months year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Residents are provided with a private room...
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The 2023 Wyoming Writers Conference was held from June 2 to June 4 at the Historic Plains Hotel in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The conference featured workshops in craft, marketing, and productivity for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers, as...
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Yaddo offers two- to eight-week residencies year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on a 400-acre estate in Saratoga Springs, New York. Residents are provided with a private bedroom, work space, and meals. To apply...
read more Event Date: November 1, 2026
Application Deadline: July 1, 2026
Financial Aid Deadline: July 1, 2026