Genre: Poetry

Tin House Summer Workshop

January/February 2026

The Tin House Summer Workshop will be held from July 12 to July 19 at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. The program features poetry, novel, short fiction, and creative nonfiction workshops (eight participants per class) as well as one-on-one meetings with faculty and agents, craft lectures, author conversations, generative exercises, readings, and prom and karaoke nights. Tuition is $2,000; the fee for room and board in the Reed College dormitories is $600. Scholarships, payment plans, and application fee waivers are available.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
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no
Event Date: 
July 12, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
February 1, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
February 1, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Tin House Summer Workshop, 2601 NW Thurman Street, Portland, OR 97210. (503) 345-5123. Lance Cleland, Executive Workshop Director.

Lance Cleland
Executive Workshop Director
Contact City: 
Portland
Contact State: 
OR
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
97210
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Juniper Summer Writing Institute

January/February 2026

The Juniper Summer Writing Institute will be held from June 21 to June 27 at the University of Massachusetts campus in Amherst. The program features workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as craft seminars, manuscript consultations, and readings. The faculty includes poets Leila Chatti, Craig Santos Perez, and Khadijah Queen; fiction writers Aria Aber, Noy Holland, and Dantiel W. Moniz; and nonfiction writer Eula Biss. Visiting writers include poets Desiree C.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
June 21, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
February 5, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
January 15, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Juniper Summer Writing Institute, University of Massachusetts Amherst, English Department, E354 South College, 150 Hicks Way, Amherst, MA 01003. (413) 545-8988. Betsy Wheeler, Director. 

Betsy Wheeler
Director
Contact City: 
Amherst
Contact State: 
MA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
01003
Country: 
US
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Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Community of Writers

January/February 2026

The Community of Writers offers workshops in poetry from June 22 to June 28 and in fiction and nonfiction (including creative nonfiction) from July 10 to July 17 in Olympic Valley, near Lake Tahoe in California’s Sierra Nevada. The program features workshops, craft talks, publishing panels, readings, and one-on-one conferences with faculty. The faculty includes poets Kazim Ali, Ama Codjoe, Carmen Giménez, Brenda Hillman, Brian Teare, and Matthew Zapruder; fiction writers Mac (Marisa) Crane, Leslie Daniels, Tyler Dilts, Janet Fitch, Francisco Goldman, Katy Hays, Dana Johnson, Louis B.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
June 22, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
March 10, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
March 10, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Community of Writers, P.O. Box 1416, Nevada City, CA 95959. (530) 470-8440. Brett Hall Jones, Executive Director.

Brett Hall Jones
Executive Director
Contact City: 
Olympic Valley
Contact State: 
CA
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Jentel Artist Residency

January/February 2026

The Jentel Artist Residency offers three-week residencies from mid-January to early December to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in the scenic foothills of the Bighorn Mountains, 20 miles southeast of Sheridan, Wyoming. Writers age 25 or older who reside in the United States (or are U.S. citizens living abroad) and who are not currently enrolled at an academic institution are eligible. Each resident is provided with a private room, a separate studio, a $300 stipend, and access to a shared library, recreation area, kitchen, and living area.

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

Jentel Artist Residency, 130 Lower Piney Road, Banner, WY 82832. (307) 737-2311. Lynn Reeves, Residency Program Manager.

Lynn Reeves
Residency Program Manager
Contact City: 
Sheridan
Contact State: 
WY
Country: 
US
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Poetry
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Creative Nonfiction

Millay Arts

January/February 2026

Millay Arts offers two- and four-week residencies from April through November, as well as weeklong group residencies in December, to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers at Steepletop, the former estate of Edna St. Vincent Millay in Austerlitz, New York. Each residency includes a private room, studio, and meals. Residents also have access to shared living spaces, a workstation, and the Alumni and Nancy Graves Memorial libraries.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
August 1, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
March 1, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
January 15, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Millay Arts, 454 East Hill Road, P.O. Box 3, Austerlitz, NY 12017. (518) 392-3103. Calliope Nicholas, Codirector. 

Calliope Nicholas
Codirector
Contact City: 
Austerlitz
Contact State: 
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
12017
Country: 
US
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Poetry
Fiction
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BAU at Camargo Foundation Summer Arts Residency

January/February 2025

The BAU Institute offered a four-week residency from July 22 to August 19 to poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers at the Camargo Foundation in Cassis, France, a commune on the Mediterranean coast approximately 30 minutes from Marseille. Midcareer writers who had been working independently for over 10 years were eligible. Residents were provided with a private apartment and access to the Camargo campus, including a reference library, gardens, and a Greek theater. Two travel grants of $1,500 each were available.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
January 15, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
January 15, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
January 15, 2026
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

BAU at Camargo Foundation Summer Arts Residency, 133 Wooster Street, New York, NY 10012. Gia Angelone, Program Director. 

Gia Angelone
Program Director
Contact City: 
Cassis
Country: 
FR
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Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference

January/February 2026

The 2026 Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference will be held from August 12 to August 22 amid the Green Mountains of Ripton, Vermont. The conference features workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as lectures; craft classes; meetings with editors, agents, and publishers; and readings by faculty and guests. The faculty includes poets Catherine Barnett, Rick Barot, Jericho Brown, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Camille T.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
August 12, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
March 15, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
March 15, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Bread Loaf Conferences, Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Middlebury College, 204 College Street, Middlebury, VT 05753. (802) 443-5286. Jason Lamb, Coordinator. 

Jason Lamb
Coordinator
Contact City: 
Ripton
Contact State: 
VT
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
05753
Country: 
US
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Poetry
Fiction
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5 Over 50: 2024 Virtual Reading

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In this virtual reading and conversation, Poets & Writers Magazine features editor India Lena González introduces the 2024 cohort of “5 Over 50” debut authors: Suzette Mullen, author of The Only Way Through Is Out (University of Wisconsin Press, 2024); Dorsía Smith Silva, author of In Inheritance of Drowning (CavanKerry Press, 2024); Uchenna Awoke, author of The Liquid Eye of a Moon (Catapult, 2024); Parul Kapur, author of Inside the Mirror (University of Nebraska Press, 2024); and Deborah Jackson Taffa, author of Whiskey Tender (Harper, 2024).

Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Tags: 
5 Over 50
India Lena González
November/December 2024
Suzette Mullen
Dorsía Smith Silva
Uchenna Awoke
Parul Kapur
Deborah Jackson Taffa
reading
conversation
Poets & Writers Live

Bogliasco Foundation

January/February 2026

The Bogliasco Foundation offers monthlong residencies from January to May and from September to December to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators in the coastal fishing village of Bogliasco, Italy, seven miles southeast of Genoa. Residents are provided with a private room, work space, and meals, and are invited to attend cultural events in Bogliasco and Genoa. There is no cost to attend the residency, but residents are responsible for their own travel expenses.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
January 15, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
March 6, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
January 15, 2026
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Bogliasco Foundation, 1 East 53rd Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10022. (212) 486-0874.

Contact City: 
Bogliasco
Country: 
IT
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Bogliasco
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

The Writer’s Hotel Maine All-Genre “Mini MFA” Writers Conference

The 2026 Writer’s Hotel Maine All-Genre “Mini MFA” Writers Conference will be held from June 10 to June 16 at the Sebasco Harbor Resort in Phippsburg, Maine. The conference features a full-manuscript pre-conference reading with two sets of editorial comments, workshops, and attendee and faculty readings. One-on-one agent pitching as well as pitching practice sessions will take place post-conference via Zoom on June 27.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
June 10, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
February 9, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
January 15, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

The Writer’s Hotel Maine All-Genre “Mini MFA” Writers Conference, P.O. Box 472, Brunswick, ME 04011. Shanna McNair, Founding Director.

Shanna McNair
Founding Director
Contact City: 
Phippsburg
Contact State: 
ME
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
04562
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

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