Genre: Poetry

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: 
May 16, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 16, 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: 
May 16, 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: 
May 16, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
May 16, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 16, 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

Atlanta Writers Conference

March/April 2026

The spring 2026 Atlanta Writers Conference, sponsored by the Atlanta Writers Club, will be held on May 1 and May 2 at the Westin Atlanta Airport Hotel. The conference includes a book fair featuring attendees’ books, presentations on the craft and business of writing, agent and editor pitch sessions, query letter critiques, manuscript excerpt critiques, author coaching, and Q&A panels for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers. Virtual participation will be available for all agent and editor pitch sessions, query letter critiques, and manuscript excerpt critiques.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
May 1, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
May 2, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 16, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Atlanta Writers Conference, 8080 Jett Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30350. (404) 632-3525. George Weinstein, Conference Director.

George Weinstein
Conference Director
Contact City: 
Atlanta
Contact State: 
GA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
30337
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

The Writer’s Retreat at Good Contrivance Farm

March/April 2025

Good Contrivance Farm, an educational nonprofit, offers residencies of up to four weeks year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on a Victorian farm in Reisterstown, Maryland, located 24 miles north of Baltimore. Workshops and craft classes with visiting faculty are offered outdoors from May to September. The faculty includes poet and nonfiction writer Ross Gay, memoirist R. Eric Thomas, and publishing professional Jane Friedman (Jane Friedman Media).

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
May 16, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
May 16, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 16, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

The Writer’s Retreat at Good Contrivance Farm, 2015 Emory Road, Reisterstown, MD 21136. (443) 529-2939. 

Contact City: 
Reisterstown
Contact State: 
MD
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
21136
Country: 
US
Add Image: 
Barn apt
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Let’s Just Write! Chicago Writers Association Conference

May/June 2026

Let’s Just Write! Chicago Writers Association Conference will be held on June 20 at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. The program features a full day of presentations, pitch sessions, and a social event for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. The faculty includes poet and fiction writer Stuart Dybek; fiction writers Junot Díaz, Rebecca Makkai, and Alexis Pride; and nonfiction writer Alex Kotlowitz. Participating publishing professionals include agents Jessica Berg (Rosecliff Literary), Eloy Bleifuss Prados (Neon Literary), and Tina P.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
June 20, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
June 1, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 16, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Let’s Just Write! Chicago Writers Association Conference, P.O. Box 6505, Evanston, IL 60204. (312) 520-5090. Samantha Hoffman, Executive Director.

Samantha Hoffman
Executive Director
Contact City: 
Chicago
Contact State: 
IL
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
60614
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Nobody’s Fool

The Time Is Now
2.18.25

In a recent video, Maggie Millner, Yale Review senior editor and author of Couplets: A Love Story (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023), speaks about her favorite love poems, including June Jordan’s short poem “Resolution #1,003,” which she says “illustrates the way that love between two people can inspire a politics, a kind of political vision.” Spend some time thinking about the relationships in your life and who might inspire in you a sort of political vision. Write a poem that captures how to “love who loves me” and “stay indifferent to indifference,” as Jordan writes in her poem. How might the circumstances, breadth, and boundaries of your adoration for someone be political?

Elk River Writers Workshop

May/June 2026

The 2026 Elk River Writers Workshop will be held from October 18 to October 23 at Chico Hot Springs, a historic retreat in Pray, Montana, near Yellowstone National Park. The program features workshops, craft talks, panel discussions, campfire readings, and a Yellowstone field trip for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers. The faculty includes poets and nonfiction writers Chris La Tray and Deborah A. Miranda, and fiction writers Jamie Ford and Diane Wilson.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
October 18, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
September 1, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 1, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Elk River Writers Workshop, Elk River Arts & Lectures, P.O. Box 2212, Livingston, MT 59047. Andrea Peacock, Program Manager. 

Andrea Peacock
Program Manager
Contact City: 
Pray
Contact State: 
MT
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
59065
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

A Rally of Writers

March/April 2025

The 38th annual A Rally of Writers conference was held on April 12 at the West Campus of Lansing Community College in Lansing, Michigan. The conference featured workshops, craft classes, panel discussions, and readings in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Participating writers included poets Dennis Hinrichsen and Ruelaine Stokes; fiction writers Caitlin Horrocks and Alex Kourvo; and nonfiction writer Robert M Weir. Fiction writer Erin Bartels gave the keynote address.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
May 16, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
May 16, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 16, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

A Rally of Writers, P.O. Box 4253, East Lansing, MI 48823. Rob Edwards, President. 

Rob Edwards
President
Contact City: 
Lansing
Contact State: 
MI
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
48917
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Tags: 
writing conferences

Sarah Lawrence College Poetry Festival

March/April 2026

The 2026 Sarah Lawrence College Poetry Festival was held from April 17 to April 19 on the Sarah Lawrence College campus in Bronxville, New York, 30 minutes by train from New York City. The festival featured workshops, readings, panel discussions, and craft talks. The faculty included poets Cameron Awkward-Rich, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Marie Howe, and Carey Salerno. All events were free and open to the public. Visit the website for more information.

Type: 
FESTIVAL
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
May 16, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
May 16, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 16, 2026
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Sarah Lawrence College Poetry Festival, 1 Mead Way, Bronxville, NY 10708. Kerry Kurdziel and Mayzie Sattler, Codirectors. 

Kerry Kurdziel and Mayzie Sattler
Codirectors
Contact City: 
Bronxville
Contact State: 
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
10708
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Tags: 
literary festivals

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