The Jentel Foundation offers four-week residencies from mid-January to mid-December to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on a cattle ranch in the Lower Piney Creek Valley, 20 miles east of Sheridan, Wyoming. Each residency includes a private room, a separate work space, access to a common living area, and a $400 stipend. For residencies from May 15 to December 13, using only the online application system submit 10 pages of poetry or up to 20 pages of prose and contact information for three references with a $30 application fee by January 15.

The North Cascades Institute offers residencies of one week to three months year-round to poets, ficiton writers, and nonfiction writers at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center in Washington’s North Cascades National Park. Residents are provided with a private room, work space, and meals.

The 34th annual Write on the Sound Writers Conference, a program of the Edmonds Arts Commission, was held from October 4 to October 6 at the Frances Anderson Center in the waterfront town of Edmonds, Washington. The conference featured workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as manuscript consultations and information sessions on publishing and marketing.

The 2019 Texas Book Festival was held from October 26 to October 27 on the State Capitol grounds in Austin, Texas. The festival featured panels, book signings, and discussions with more than 300 nationally and critically recognized authors, as well as a book fair, music performances, and a Saturday night Lit Crawl. Participating authors included poets Lauren Alleyne, Jericho Brown, and Vanessa Angélica Villarreal; fiction writers Kristen Arnett, Jamie Attenberg, John Grisham, and Rion Amilcar Scott; and nonfiction writers Sarah M. Broom, Jaquira Díaz, Saeed Jones, and Tim O’Brien.

The 2019 Nimrod Conference for Readers and Writers was held from October 18 to October 19 at the Tulsa Historical Society and the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma. The conference featured workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as readings, master classes, panel discussions, and individual manuscript consultations with faculty.

The Millay Colony offers two- and four-week residencies from April through November to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers at Steepletop, the former estate of Edna St. Vincent Millay in Austerlitz, New York. Each residency includes a private room, studio, and meals. For residencies from August through November, using only the online application system submit up to 10 poems totaling no more than 15 pages or up to 30 pages of prose, along with a brief bio, a personal statement, and a $40 application fee by March 1. Visit the website for more information.

The 2019 Kentucky Book Festival, presented by Kentucky Humanities, was held from November 10 to November 16 at various venues in Lexington. The Kentucky Book Fair, the convention-style event that is the festival’s cornerstone, was held on November 16 at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena. The festival featured panel discussions, readings, and book signings. Participating authors included poets Wendell Berry and Adrian Matejka, fiction writer Elliot Ackerman, and nonfiction writer Casey Cep. Most events were free and open to the public.

The 17th annual James River Writers Conference was held from October 11 to October 13 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Virginia. The conference featured pitch sessions with agents and editors and panel discussions for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. The conference also offered preconference master classes on October 11.

The New York Mills Arts Retreat offered residencies of two to six weeks to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in New York Mills, Minnesota. Residents were provided with private lodging and studio space. For residencies from January through June 2019, using the online submission system writers submitted up to 10 pages of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction, a brief work sample description, a résumé or curriculum vitae, a project description, an artists statement, and two letters of recommendation by October 1. There was no application fee.

The 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival was held on September 1 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The program featured readings and presentations by more than a hundred poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers.  All events were free and open to the public. Visit the website for more information.