On Trauma and the Book-Length Project
Jehanne Dubrow encourages writers to provide varied points of entry into books on trauma to give readers breathing room and keep them engaged.
Genre: Poetry
History of Display by Rob Macaisa Colgate
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In this Lambda Literary video, Rob Macaisa Colgate reads “History of Display,” which appears in his debut poetry collection, Hardly Creatures (Tin House Books, 2025). The collection is featured in Page One in the May/June issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
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Poets on the Coast: A Weekend Retreat for Women
The 2025 Poets on the Coast: A Weekend Retreat for Women will be held from September 5 to September 7 at the La Conner Inn in La Conner, Washington. The retreat features poetry workshops and one-on-one mentoring with faculty. The faculty includes poets Elizabeth Bradfield, Susan Landgraf, and Susan Rich. Tuition, which does not include lodging or meals, is $579 until May 31 or $589 thereafter, until August 15. Lodging is available at the conference hotel at a nightly rate of $169 to $199. A limited number of scholarships are available. Registration is first come, first served.
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CONFERENCE
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no
Event Date:
September 5, 2025
Rolling Admissions:
ignore
Application Deadline:
May 29, 2025
Financial Aid?:
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
July 15, 2025
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
Poets on the Coast: A Weekend Retreat for Women, P.O. Box 16037, Seattle, WA 98116. (360) 466-3101.
Contact City:
La Conner
Contact State:
WA
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
98257
Country:
US
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Massachusetts Poetry Festival
The 2025 Massachusetts Poetry Festival, sponsored by Mass Poetry, will be held from May 30 to June 1 at several venues throughout Salem, Massachusetts, including the House of the Seven Gables, Old Town Hall, the Peabody Essex Museum, and St. Peter’s Church. Programming includes headline readings, workshops, panels, a small press fair, multimedia events, open mics, and live performances. Participating poets include Diannely Antigua, Marilyn Chin, Ross Gay, Saeed Jones, Danez Smith, and Felicia Zamora.
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FESTIVAL
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no
Event Date:
May 30, 2025
Rolling Admissions:
no
Application Deadline:
May 30, 2025
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
May 29, 2025
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
Massachusetts Poetry Festival, Mass Poetry, c/o Grubstreet, 50 Liberty Drive, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02210. M.P. Carver, Festival Director.
M.P. Carver
Festival Director
Contact City:
Salem
Contact State:
MA
Country:
US
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Chuckanut Writers Conference
The 2025 annual Chuckanut Writers Conference, cohosted by the Narrative Project, Sidekick Press, and Village Books and Paper Dreams, will be held on June 27 and June 28 at Sehome High School in Bellingham, Washington. The conference features workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as keynote addresses, craft talks, author panels, an open mic, a faculty reading, and breakout sessions that combine lecture, discussion, and generative writing sessions.
Type:
CONFERENCE
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no
Event Date:
June 27, 2025
Rolling Admissions:
yes
Application Deadline:
May 29, 2025
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
May 29, 2025
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
Chuckanut Writers Conference, 2700 Bill McDonal Parkway, Bellingham, WA 98225.
Contact City:
Bellingham
Contact State:
WA
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
98225
Country:
US
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The Frost Place
The Frost Place Poetry Seminar will be held online from August 3 to August 7. The seminar features poetry workshops, craft talks, and faculty and student readings. The faculty includes poets Patrick Donnelly, Kathy Fagan, and Deborah Paredez. The cost of the conference is $700. To apply, submit three poems of any length with a $25 application fee (waived for returning participants) by July 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Type:
CONFERENCE
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no
Event Date:
August 3, 2025
Rolling Admissions:
no
Application Deadline:
July 1, 2025
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
May 29, 2025
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
The Frost Place, P.O. Box 74, Franconia, NH 03580. (603) 823-5510. Patrick Donnelly, Program Director.
Patrick Donnelly
Program Director
Contact City:
Online
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Anne LaBastille Memorial Writing Residency
The Adirondack Center for Writing will offer a two-week residency from September 21 to October 5 to six poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers at a lodge on Twitchell Lake in the Adirondack Mountains in New York. Three residents will be chosen from the Adirondack region and three will be chosen from anywhere else in the world. Residents are each provided with a private room and bathroom, work space, and meals. There is no cost to attend the residency, but residents are responsible for travel expenses to and from Twitchell Lake.
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RESIDENCY
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no
Event Date:
September 21, 2025
Rolling Admissions:
no
Application Deadline:
May 19, 2025
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
May 29, 2025
Free Admission:
yes
Contact Information:
Anne LaBastille Memorial Writing Residency, Adirondack Center for Writing, P.O. Box 956, Saranac Lake, NY 12983. (518) 354-1261. Nathalie Thill, Executive Director.
Nathalie Thill
Executive Director
Contact City:
Twitchell Lake
Contact State:
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
12983
Country:
US
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Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference
The Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference will be held online from May 16 to May 19. The conference features evaluation and discussion of book-length and chapbook-length poetry manuscripts with poets, editors, and publishers. The faculty includes poet Joan Houlihan and editor Jeff Shotts (Graywolf Press). The cost of the conference is $1,000. To apply, e-mail four or five poems of any length and a brief bio. There is no application fee. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Visit the website for more information.
Type:
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?:
no
Event Date:
May 16, 2025
Rolling Admissions:
yes
Application Deadline:
May 29, 2025
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
May 29, 2025
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference, Concord Poetry Center, 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA 01742. Joan Houlihan, Director.
Joan Houlihan
Director
Contact City:
Online
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New York State Summer Writers Institute
The 39th annual New York State Summer Writers Institute will be held from June 22 to July 19 at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs. The program features two- and four-week workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The faculty includes poets Peg Boyers, Henri Cole, Megan Fernandes, Sandra Lim, and Rosanna Warren; fiction writers Elizabeth Benedict, Adam Braver, Vinson Cunningham, Amy Hempel, Binnie Kirshenbaum, Claire Messud, Susan Minot, and Rick Moody; and creative nonfiction writers Phillip Lopate and Thomas Chatterton Williams.
Type:
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?:
no
Event Date:
June 22, 2025
Rolling Admissions:
yes
Application Deadline:
May 29, 2025
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
May 29, 2025
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
New York State Summer Writers Institute, Skidmore College, Office of Special Programs, 815 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. (518) 580-5593. Christine Merrill, Senior Program Coordinator.
Christine Merrill
Senior Program Coordinator
Contact City:
Saratoga Springs
Contact State:
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
12866
Country:
US
Salty Quill Writers’ Retreat for Women
The Salty Quill Writers’ Retreat for Women offers one-week residencies three times a year to twelve poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and translators who identify as women at McGee Island, a 110-acre private island located three miles east of Port Clyde, Maine. Residents are provided with lodging at a turn-of-the-century oceanfront summer cottage in single- or shared-occupancy rooms, three chef-prepared meals a day, transportation to and from the island, and the opportunity to participate in after-dinner readings and critiques as well as kayaking, hiking, and taking a sauna.
Type:
RESIDENCY
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no
Event Date:
September 20, 2025
Rolling Admissions:
yes
Application Deadline:
May 29, 2025
Financial Aid?:
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
June 16, 2025
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
Salty Quill Writers’ Retreat for Women, 11 Willow Street, Hull, MA 02045. Pamela Loring, Cofounder and Program Director.
Pamela Loring
Cofounder and Program Director
Contact City:
McGee Island
Contact State:
ME
Country:
US
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