University of Southern California
PhD Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Los Angeles, CA
Application Deadline:
Mon, 12/01/2025
Application Fee:
$90
Genre: Creative Nonfiction
University of British Columbia
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Application Deadline:
Tue, 01/06/2026
Application Fee:
$168.25 Canadian (for international applicants), $114 Canadian (for Canadian applicants)
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
University of California, Davis
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
Davis, CA
Application Deadline:
Mon, 01/05/2026
Application Fee:
$135 for domestic applications, $155 for international applications
Albertus Magnus College
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
New Haven, CT
Application Deadline:
Rolling Admissions
Application Fee:
$50
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Breakwater Literary Magazine
Aspen Literary Festival
The Aspen Literary Festival, sponsored by Aspen Words and presented by Book of the Month, was held from September 26 to September 28 in multiple venues in downtown Aspen, Colorado. Programming included panels, moderated conversations with fiction and creative nonfiction writers, and onsite bookstores.
Type:
FESTIVAL
Ignore Event Date Field?:
yes
Event Date:
March 23, 2026
Rolling Admissions:
ignore
Application Deadline:
March 23, 2026
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
March 23, 2026
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
Aspen Literary Festival, 110 E. Hallam Street, Suite 109, Aspen, CO 81611. (970) 925-3122. Haley Rieveschl, Program Coordinator.
Haley Rieveschl
Program Coordinator
Contact City:
Aspen
Contact State:
CO
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
81611
Country:
US
Genre:
Green Mountain Writers Conference
The 23rd annual Green Mountain Writers Conference was held from August 2 to August 6 at the historic Brandon Inn in Brandon, Vermont, a walkable Vermont village. The program featured workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as discussions, one-on-one consultations, and readings. The faculty included poets Justen Ahren, Joan Aleshire, and Verandah Porche; fiction writers Jensen Beach, Elizabeth Inness-Brown, and Stephen P. Kiernan; creative nonfiction writer Chuck Clarino; and poet and nonfiction writer Yvonne Daley.
Type:
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?:
yes
Event Date:
March 23, 2026
Rolling Admissions:
yes
Application Deadline:
March 23, 2026
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
March 23, 2026
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
Green Mountain Writers Conference, 47 Hazel Street, Rutland, VT 05701. (802) 236-6133. Yvonne Daley, Director.
Yvonne Daley
Director
Contact City:
Brandon
Contact State:
VT
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
05701
Country:
US
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Kentucky Book Festival
The 2022 Kentucky Book Festival, presented by Kentucky Humanities, was held October 27 and October 29 in Lexington, Kentucky. The festival included a ticketed luncheon with fiction and nonfiction writer Geraldine Brooks and biographer and historian Emily Bingham on October 27 and culminated with a daylong celebration featuring book signings, story-times, discussions, and other events with 150 authors on October 29 at Joseph-Beth Booksellers.
Type:
FESTIVAL
Ignore Event Date Field?:
yes
Event Date:
March 23, 2026
Rolling Admissions:
ignore
Application Deadline:
March 23, 2026
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
March 23, 2026
Free Admission:
yes
Contact Information:
Kentucky Book Festival, Kentucky Humanities, 206 East Maxwell Street, Lexington, KY 40508. (859) 257-4317. Sara Woods, Director.
Sara Woods
Director
Contact City:
Lexington
Contact State:
KY
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
40508
Country:
US
North Carolina Writers’ Network Writingest State Conference
The 2020 North Carolina Writers’ Network Writingest State Conference was held online from November 10 to November 14. The conference featured classes in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as conversations and panel discussions on the craft and business of writing. The faculty included poet Allison Adelle Hedge Coke; fiction writers Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, Therese Anne Fowler, Matt Gallagher, Leah Hampton, and Art Taylor; and creative nonfiction writer Tracy Crow.
Type:
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?:
yes
Event Date:
March 23, 2026
Rolling Admissions:
ignore
Application Deadline:
March 23, 2026
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
March 23, 2026
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
North Carolina Writers’ Network Writingest State Conference, P.O. Box 21591, Winston-Salem, NC 27120. (336) 293-8844. Ed Southern, Executive Director.
Ed Southern
Executive Director
Contact City:
Online
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
28480
Art Omi Writers Residency
Residencies of one week to two months are offered to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators from late March through early June and from early September through early November at Omi International Arts Center, situated on 300 acres in the Hudson River Valley town of Ghent, New York. Approximately ten writers can be accommodated during each session. The residencies include private lodging, meals, and opportunities to meet with New York City publishing professionals.
Type:
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?:
yes
Event Date:
March 23, 2026
Rolling Admissions:
ignore
Application Deadline:
March 23, 2026
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
March 23, 2026
Free Admission:
yes
Contact Information:
Art Omi Writers Residency, 1405 County Route 22, Ghent, NY 12075. (518) 392-4747. (212) 206-6027. D. W. Gibson, Contact.
D. W. Gibson
Contact City:
Ghent
Contact State:
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
12075
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