Genre: Poetry

Green Mountain Writers Conference

May/June 2021

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: 
January 8, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
January 8, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
January 8, 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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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Kentucky Book Festival

September/October 2022

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: 
January 8, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
January 8, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
January 8, 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
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Art Omi Writers Residency

September/October 2020

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: 
January 8, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
January 8, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
January 8, 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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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

North Carolina Writers’ Network Writingest State Conference

November/December 2020

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: 
January 8, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
January 8, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
January 8, 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
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

National Black Writers Conference Biennial Symposium

March/April 2023

The 2023 National Black Writers Conference Biennial Symposium was held from March 31 to April 1 in the Edison O. Jackson Auditorium at Medgar Evers College, as well as online. The symposium will featured scholarly presentations, roundtable discussions, readings, and an awards presentation. This year’s theme was Diasporic Visions: A Celebration of Black Speculative Fiction. Participating writers included poet, fiction, and nonfiction writer Jewelle Gomez; fiction writer L. Penelope; fiction writers and memoirists Tananarive Due and Wayétu Moore; and fiction writer and essayist Nisi Shawl.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
January 8, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
January 8, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
January 8, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

National Black Writers Conference Biennial Symposium, Center for Black Literature, Medgar Evers College, City University of New York, 1638 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225.

Contact City: 
Brooklyn
Contact State: 
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
11225
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Bard College

MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Application Deadline: 
Wed, 01/07/2026
Application Fee: 
$65

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