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Indiana University Writers’ Conference

May/June 2025

The 2025 Indiana University Writers’ Conference was held from June 5 to June 8 at University of Indiana in Bloomington. The conference featured workshops, craft classes, panel discussions, and readings for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. The faculty included poets janan alexandra and Safia Elhillo, fiction writers Stephen Amidon and Marguerite Sheffer, creative nonfiction writer John Cotter, and memoirist Elisa Gabbert. The cost of the conference, including tuition for a workshop and all classes, panels, and readings, was $825.

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CONFERENCE
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Event Date: 
December 13, 2025
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Application Deadline: 
December 13, 2025
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Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 13, 2025
Free Admission: 
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Contact Information: 

Indiana University Writers’ Conference, Ballantine Hall 440, 1020 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405. Bob Bledsoe, Director.

Bob Bledsoe
Director
Contact City: 
Bloomington
Contact State: 
IN
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
47405
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
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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.

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CONFERENCE
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Event Date: 
December 13, 2025
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Application Deadline: 
December 13, 2025
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Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 13, 2025
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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
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Orion Environmental Writers’ Workshop

March/April 2025

The 2025 Orion Environmental Writers’ Workshop was held from June 15 to June 20 at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York.

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CONFERENCE
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Event Date: 
December 13, 2025
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December 13, 2025
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December 13, 2025
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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
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Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshop Summer Residential Program

The annual Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshop will be held from June 14 to June 19 at the Hollins University campus in Roanoke, Virginia. The conference features generative and critique workshops as well as craft talks, individual conferences with faculty members, readings, and social events for poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and writers working across genres, as well as one-on-one manuscript consultations. The faculty includes poet Rebecca Lindenberg; fiction writers Amanda Cockrell, Dorothy Hassan, Fred G.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
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Event Date: 
June 14, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
December 13, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
March 2, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshop Summer Residential Program, Hollins University, 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA 24020. (540) 362-6225. Christine Powell, Program Director.

Christine Powell
Program Director
Contact City: 
Roanoke
Contact State: 
VA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
24020
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Cross-Genre
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Sonoma County Writers Camp

May/June 2024

The Summer 2024 Sonoma County Writers Camp was held from July 24 to July 28 at the Ratna Ling Retreat Center in Cazadero, California. The retreat featured generative workshops in fiction and creative nonfiction, panels by authors and agents, master classes, meditative dream writing, and student readings. The faculty included fiction writer Ellen Sussman and fiction and nonfiction writer Elizabeth Stark. The cost of the retreat, which included all meals, lodging in a single-occupancy room, and activities, was $2,495. Registration was first come, first served.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
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Event Date: 
December 13, 2025
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Application Deadline: 
December 13, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 13, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Sonoma County Writers Camp, 1993 Burnside Road, Sebastopol, CA 95472. Ellen Sussman, Cofounder and Codirector.

Ellen Sussman
Cofounder and Codirector
Contact City: 
Cazadero
Contact State: 
CA
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Fiction
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Southampton Writers Conference

March/April 2024

The 49th annual Southampton Writers Conference was held from July 10 to July 14 at the Stony Brook Southampton campus in Southampton, New York, located on the Atlantic coast 90 miles east of New York City. The conference featured workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as readings and an agent panel. The faculty included poets Billy Collins and Diana Khoi Nguyen, fiction writer Julia Phillips, fiction and nonfiction writers Matthew Klam and Frederic Tuten, and memoirist Nadia Owusu.

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CONFERENCE
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Event Date: 
December 13, 2025
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Application Deadline: 
December 13, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
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Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 13, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Southampton Writers Conference, Stony Brook Southampton, Chancellors Hall, 239 Montauk Highway, Southampton, NY 11968. (631) 632-5007. Christian McLean, Conference Director. 

Christian McLean
Conference Director
Contact City: 
Southampton
Contact State: 
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
11968
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
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National Black Writers Conference

The 17th National Black Writers Conference (NBWC) was held from March 20 to March 23 at Medgar Evers College, City University of New York.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
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Event Date: 
December 13, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
December 13, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 13, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

National Black Writers Conference, Center for Black Literature, Medgar Evers College, City University of New York, 1650 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225. Charlotte Hunter, Chief of Staff. 

Charlotte Hunter
Chief of Staff
Contact City: 
New York
Contact State: 
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
11225
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
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Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference

The 2026 Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference will be held from May 16 to May 19 at the Kenai Peninsula College campus in Homer, Alaska, with views of the snowcapped mountain ranges across Kachemak Bay. The conference features craft classes as well as craft conversations, readings, panels, and individual consultations for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. The faculty includes poets Elizabeth Bradfield, Donika Kelly, and J. Drew Lanham; fiction writers Jamie Ford, Julia Phillips, and Diane Wilson; and nonfiction writers Bathsheba Demuth, Chris La Tray, and Zoë Schlanger.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
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no
Event Date: 
May 16, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
January 31, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
February 28, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference, Kenai Peninsula College, 533 East Pioneer Avenue, Homer, AK 99603. (907) 235-1612. Erin Coughlin Hollowell, Conference Director. 

Erin Coughlin Hollowell
Conference Director
Contact City: 
Homer
Contact State: 
AK
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
99603
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
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Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference

March/April 2023

The 2023 Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference was held from June 20 to June 25 in Minnesota’s Northwoods at Bemidji State University. The conference featured workshops, craft talks, panels, an evening reading series, and manuscript consultations for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. The faculty included poets and essayists Ross Gay, Keetje Kuipers, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, and Lia Purpura, and fiction and nonfiction writers Will Weaver and Diane Wilson. The 2023 Visiting Writers were poets Heid E. Erdrich and Sun Yung Shin.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
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yes
Event Date: 
December 13, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
December 13, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
December 13, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference, Bemidji State University, 1500 Birchmont Drive NE #4, Bemidji, MN 56601. (218) 755-2068. Mathew Hawthorne, Conference Coordinator.

Mathew Hawthorne
Conference Coordinator
Contact City: 
Bemidji
Contact State: 
MN
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
56601
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
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