Genre: Fiction

American University of Paris Summer Creative Writing Institute

March/April 2026

The American University of Paris Summer Creative Writing Institute will offer workshops to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers from June 30 to July 22 on the university’s campus in the seventh arrondissement of Paris. The cost of tuition is €2,304 (approximately $2,688) for auditors or €4,608 (approximately $5,375) for transferable academic credit. Lodging is available in residence halls in shared apartments or individual studios and is arranged through the university. Apartments include a shared or single bedroom and a shared living room, kitchen, and bathroom.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
June 30, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
June 24, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
April 15, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

American University of Paris Summer Creative Writing Institute, 129 rue de l’Université, Paris, France 75007. Emma Dunne, Summer School Coordinator.

Emma Dunne
Summer School Coordinator
Contact City: 
Paris
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
75007
Country: 
FR
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Fine Arts Work Center Summer Workshop Program

March/April 2026

The Fine Arts Work Center’s annual weeklong summer workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction will be held at the center from June 21 to August 21 in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The faculty includes poets George Abraham, Cameron Awkward-Rich, Kimberly Blaeser, Franny Choi, Cornelius Eady, Vievee Francis, Santee Frazier, Didi Jackson, Major Jackson, Keetje Kuipers, Dante Micheaux, John Murillo, Hieu Minh Nguyen, Porsha Olayiwola, Matthew Olzmann, Oliver de la Paz, Rowan Ricardo Phillips, m.s.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
June 21, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
April 9, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
April 9, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Fine Arts Work Center Summer Workshop Program, 24 Pearl Street, Provincetown, MA 02657. (508) 487-9960. Dustin Ross, Program Manager. 

Dustin Ross
Program Manager
Contact City: 
Provincetown
Contact State: 
MA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
02657
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Tremont Writers Conference

March/April 2026

The Tremont Writers Conference will be held from October 21 to October 25 at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, located in the eponymous national park six miles southwest of Townsend, Tennessee. The conference features workshops, author readings, and craft talks for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers, as well as outdoor activities, including hikes and campfires. The faculty includes poet Linda Parsons, fiction writers Kelli Jo Ford and Ron Rash, and nonfiction writer Crystal Wilkinson.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
October 21, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
May 15, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 15, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Tremont Writers Conference, Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, 9275 Tremont Road, Townsend, TN 37882. (865) 448-6709. Frances Figart and Jeremy Lloyd, Codirectors. 

Frances Figart and Jeremy Lloyd
Codirectors
Contact City: 
Townsend
Contact State: 
TN
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
37882
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology Writing Residencies

March/April 2026

The Sitka Center for Art and Ecology will offer two- to twelve-week residencies from October 2026 to April 2027 to poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and translators at the center’s main campus and adjacent 80-acre property, all located within the unique ecosystems of Cascade Head and the Salmon River Estuary in Otis, Oregon. Each resident is provided with a private cabin with a bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen, as well as private studio space and access to the Hale Reference Library. Residents are responsible for travel and living costs.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
October 1, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
April 9, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
April 9, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology Writing Residencies, 56605 Sitka Drive, Otis, OR 97368. (541) 994-5485. Maria Elting, Program Manager. 

Maria Elting
Program Manager
Contact City: 
Otis
Contact State: 
OR
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
97368
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Orion Environmental Writers’ Workshop

March/April 2026

The Orion Environmental Writers’ Workshop will be held from June 14 to June 19 at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York. The program features workshops, faculty readings, panels on publishing, and conversations with faculty members and Orion editors for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers “seeking to reflect their environments through their work.” The faculty includes poets Michael Kleber-Diggs and Roger Reeves, fiction and nonfiction writer Isle McElroy, and nonfiction writers Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams, Erica Berry, Maria Pinto, and Nick Triolo.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
June 14, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
May 1, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
April 9, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Orion Environmental Writers’ Workshop, 187 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230. Kathleen Yale, Workshop Manager.

Kathleen Yale
Workshop Manager 
Contact City: 
Rhinebeck
Contact State: 
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
12572
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Tags: 
writing conferences

Edward F. Albee Foundation Residency

March/April 2026

The Edward F. Albee Foundation offers monthlong residencies year-round, except during the month of December, to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators at the William Flanagan Memorial Creative Persons Center on the eastern terminus of Long Island in Montauk, New York. Residents are provided with en suite bedrooms in a converted horse stable and separate working studios, as well as shared access to a library, a kitchen, and the center’s grounds.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
April 9, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
April 9, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
April 9, 2026
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Edward F. Albee Foundation Residency, 192 Lexington Avenue, Suite 903, New York, NY 10016. (212) 226-2020. Jakob Holder, Executive Director.

Jakob Holder
Executive Director
Contact City: 
Montauk
Contact State: 
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
11954
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Trailer

Caption: 

Watch the trailer for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, a film adaptation of the 2013 novel of the same name by Helen Fielding. Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, and Emma Thompson reprise their roles in this fourth installment of the Bridget Jones film series, which follows the titular character navigating romance as a single mother and widow.

Genre: 
Fiction
Tags: 
Bridget Jones
film adaptation
movie trailer
romance
Helen Fielding
2025

Hold on Me

The Time Is Now
2.12.25

“I don’t like you, but I love you / Seems that I’m always thinking of you” begins the 1962 hit song “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me,” written by Smokey Robinson and performed by The Miracles. What does the speaker mean by this seemingly contradictory sentiment of loving, but not liking? Write a short story in which the narrative revolves around a character who feels similarly—loving, but not liking another character. It may be a childhood friend with a deep, lifelong bond whom the protagonist is on the outs with or a romantic interest who isn’t measuring up in some way. Depending on the story’s point of view, you might experiment with inner monologue, dialogue, or pay close attention to the physical communication between your characters to gesture toward the emotions at play.

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