Genre: Poetry

Write on the Sound

The 40th annual Write on the Sound conference was held in person at the Frances Anderson Center in Edmonds, Washington, from October 3 to October 5; online preconference sessions was held on September 27. The conference features craft sessions, workshops, a writing contest, an open mic, manuscript and poetry critiques, and information sessions on publishing and marketing for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
March 25, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
March 25, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
March 25, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Write on the Sound, Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main Street, Edmonds, WA 98020. (425) 771-0228. Laurie Rose, Conference Coordinator.

Laurie Rose
Conference Coordinator
Contact City: 
Edmonds
Contact State: 
WA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
98020
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Texas Book Festival

The 2025 Texas Book Festival was held on November 8 and November 9 around the Texas State Capitol in downtown Austin. The festival featured panels, discussions, and book signings with more than 250 authors and hosts nearly 100 exhibiting vendors from magazines, presses, and other literary organizations. Participating writers included poets Ada Limón and Cecily Parks; fiction writers Marcy Dermansky, Nathan Harris, Brandon Hobson, Miriam Toews, and Bryan Washington; fiction and nonfiction writer Amy Tan; and nonfiction writers Skip Hollandsworth, Ibram X. Kendi, and Andrew Ross Sorkin.

Type: 
FESTIVAL
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
March 25, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
March 25, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
March 25, 2026
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Texas Book Festival, 1023 Springdale Road, Building 14, Unit B, Austin, TX 78721. (512) 477-4055.

Contact City: 
Austin
Contact State: 
TX
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Brattleboro Literary Festival

The 24th annual Brattleboro Literary Festival was held from October 17 to October 19 in downtown Brattleboro, Vermont. The festival featured readings, panels, and author conversations.

Type: 
FESTIVAL
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
March 25, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
March 25, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
March 25, 2026
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Brattleboro Literary Festival, P.O. Box 1116, Brattleboro, VT 05302. (802) 365-7673. Sandy Rouse, Festival Director.

Sandy Rouse
Festival Director
Contact City: 
Brattleboro
Contact State: 
VT
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
05302
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Djerassi Resident Artists Program

The Djerassi Resident Artists Program offers monthlong residencies from February through November to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators on a 583-acre ranch in the Santa Cruz Mountains, approximately 37 miles south of San Francisco. Residents are provided with a private barn loft or studio, which includes a bed, a work space, and a bathroom (which may be shared with one other person) as well as meals.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
March 25, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
March 25, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
March 25, 2026
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Djerassi Resident Artists Program, 2325 Bear Gulch Road, Woodside, CA 94062. Natasha Noel, Communications Lead.

Natasha Noel
Communications Lead
Contact City: 
Woodside
Contact State: 
CA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
94062
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Tulsa NightWriters Craft of Writing Conference

September/October 2024

The Tulsa NightWriters Craft of Writing Conference was held on October 19 and October 20 at Oklahoma State University’s Center for Poets and Writers in Tulsa. The conference featured panel discussions, presentations on the craft and business of writing, breakout sessions, and pitch sessions for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
March 25, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
March 25, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
March 25, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Tulsa NightWriters Craft of Writing Conference, P.O. Box 702874, Tulsa, OK 74170. Ana Maddox, Director of Communications.

Ana Maddox
Director of Communications
Contact City: 
Tulsa
Contact State: 
OK
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
74170
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Derricotte/Eady Chapbook Prize

Cave Canem Foundation
Entry Fee: 
$0
Deadline: 
November 3, 2025

A prize of $1,000; publication by O, Miami Books; and 10 author copies is given annually for a poetry chapbook by a Black poet.

Wonder Mountain Desert Cabin

The Wonder Mountain Desert Cabin offers two-week residencies year-round to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators at the Wonder Mountain Open Source Center, 15 miles northeast of Joshua Tree National Park on the ancestral homelands of the Serrano, Cahuilla, Chemehuevi, and Mohave (Mojave) Indigenous communities in California. Residents are provided with a private bedroom, desk, and patio in a newly renovated ranch-style house, as well as shared bathrooms.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
March 25, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
March 25, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
March 25, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Wonder Mountain Desert Cabin, Wonder Mountain Open Source Space, 5268 Danby Road, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277. (206) 992-3932. Emily Baker, Founder and Director.

Emily Baker
Founder and Director
Contact City: 
Twentynine Palms
Contact State: 
CA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
92277
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

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