Genre: Poetry

Guanajuato Writing Retreat

July/August 2024

The Guanajuato Writing Retreat was held from September 22 to September 29 at the Florecer Casitas in Guanajuato, the hilly capital city of Guanajuato state, in Mexico’s high plateau region. The theme for the 2024 retreat was “Renewing Ourselves.” Programming (limited to eight writers) included workshops, a reading with local writers, guided exploratory writing sessions led by poet Bonnie Wolkenstein, local excursions to destinations including La Cañada de la Virgen, and independent time to write for poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
September 22, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
July 15, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 24, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Guanajuato Writing Retreat, 7511 Greenwood Avenue North, #321, Seattle, WA 98103. (206) 914-1444. Bonnie Wolkenstein, Workshop Leader.

Bonnie Wolkenstein
Workshop Leader
Contact City: 
Guanajuato
Country: 
MX
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Willamette Writers Conference

The 2024 Willamette Writers Conference was held online and in person at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Downtown Portland from July 31 to August 4. The conference featured workshops, keynotes, panels, pitch sessions, and critiques for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. The faculty included poet Christopher Luna; fiction writers Emmeline Duncan, Molly Gloss, and Sonja Thomas; and fiction and nonfiction writers Ted Chiang and Miriam Gershow. Fiction writer Jess Walter and publishing professional and nonfiction writer Jane Friedman delivered the keynote addresses.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
July 31, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
August 1, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 24, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Willamette Writers Conference, 5331 South Macadam Avenue, Suite 258, PMB 215, Portland, OR 97239.

Contact City: 
Portland
Contact State: 
OR
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
97232
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Concord Free Public Library Writer-in-Residence Program

July/August 2024

The Concord Free Public Library Writer-in-Residence Program offers a six-month residency from January to June to a poet, fiction writer, or creative nonfiction writer at the historic Concord Free Public Library (CFPL) in Concord, Massachusetts. The writer-in-residence is given a $10,000 stipend with the expectation that they will spend an average of eight hours a week at the library for the duration of the program and will develop public programming.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
January 1, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
July 15, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 24, 2025
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Concord Free Public Library Writer-in-Residence Program, 129 Main Street, Concord, MA 01742. (978) 318-3383. Ricky Sirois, Assistant Library Director.

Ricky Sirois
Assistant Library Director
Contact City: 
Concord
Contact State: 
MA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
01742
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Off Topic Writers’ Conference

July/August 2024

The 2024 Off Topic Writers’ Conference was held online and in person on August 3 at the Lakehead University campus in Orillia, Canada. The conference featured craft talks and workshops for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers. The faculty included poet, fiction writer, and creative nonfiction writer Lindsey Harrington and fiction and nonfiction writers Finnian Burnett and Drew Hayden Taylor. Fiction writer K.R. Byggdin delivered the keynote address. The cost of the conference was $75 for in-person attendance and $40 for virtual attendance.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
August 3, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
May 24, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 24, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Off Topic Writers’ Conference, 500 University Avenue, Orillia, ON L3V 0B9, Canada. Marion Lougheed, Off Topic Publishing Founder and Editor. 

Marion Lougheed
Off Topic Publishing Founder and Editor
Contact City: 
Orillia
Country: 
CA
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Arteles Creative Center

July/August 2024

The Arteles Creative Center’s Silence Awareness Existence Residency Program offers one-month residencies to poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and translators from January to March in the countryside region of Hämeenkyrö, Finland. Each resident is provided with a private bedroom and working desk as well as access to shared kitchens, bathrooms, and studio spaces in two residency buildings. The residency also offers access to a range of facilities, including a library, a meditation space, a sauna, and common areas. Two cars are available for transportation and exploration.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
January 1, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
July 31, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
July 31, 2024
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Arteles Creative Center, Hahmajärventie 26, 38490 Haukijärvi, Finland. Amber Harmon, Residency Coordinator. 

Amber Harmon
Residency Coordinator
Contact City: 
Hämeenkyrö, Finland
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Vashon Artist Residency

July/August 2024

The Vashon Artist Residency offers two- and four-week residencies from January to November to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators on Vashon Island, a 20-minute ferry ride from Seattle. Residents are provided with a private room, a bathroom, and a shared kitchen, as well as access to a shared studio. Residents are responsible for travel and meal costs. The cost of the residency is determined on a sliding scale based on financial need; the full price is $1,875 for four weeks and $1,125 for two weeks.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
January 1, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
August 23, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 24, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Vashon Artist Residency, 23125 Kingsbury Road SW, Vashon, WA 98070. (206) 408-7099. Heather Dwyer, Executive Director.

Heather Dwyer
Executive Director
Contact City: 
Vashon
Contact State: 
WA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
98070
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Jackson Hole Writers Conference

July/August 2024

The 2024 Jackson Hole Writers Conference was held from November 1 to November 3 at the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The conference featured craft classes, lectures, readings, and manuscript critiques for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. The faculty included poet Jericho Brown, fiction writer Téa Obreht, and nonfiction writers Kevin Grange, Matteo Pistono, and Katherine E. Standefer. Participating publishing professionals included agent Jane Dystel (Dystel, Goderich & Bourret) and editor Austin Ross (HarperCollins).

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
November 1, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
May 24, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 24, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Jackson Hole Writers Conference, P.O. Box 3871, Jackson, WY 83001. Matt Daly, Executive Director. 

Matt Daly
Executive Director
Contact City: 
Jackson Hole
Contact State: 
WY
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
83001
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Cape Cod Writers Center Conference

July/August 2024

The 2024 Cape Cod Writers Center Conference was held from August 1 to August 4 at the Emerald Resort/Cape Cod Irish Village hotel in Barnstable, Massachusetts. The conference featured workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, an agent panel, and manuscript mentoring sessions with faculty. The faculty included poet and nonfiction writer Ben Berman; fiction writer Susan Breen; fiction and nonfiction writers Nancy Agabian, Nicole Blades, and Sara Rauch; and nonfiction writers Dorian Fox and David Yoo. Fiction writer William Martin delivered the keynote address.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
August 1, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
July 25, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 24, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Cape Cod Writers Center Conference, P.O. Box 408, Osterville, MA 02655.

Contact City: 
Barnstable
Contact State: 
MA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
02655
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Organic Insinuations

The Time Is Now
6.4.24

“All too often, on a ‘poetry scene,’ people prioritise ‘subject matter,’” says John Burnside in a 2023 interview about his writing process by Jesse Nathan published on McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. “I am sure that, as I am working, environmental concerns insinuate their way into the content of a poem organically, as other concerns will—but I would never start from there.” Inspired by the late Scottish poet, who died at the age of sixty-nine on May 29, write a poem that springs not from a predetermined topic or subject matter, but instead allows you to “trust in the sounds, the rhythms that come out of the day-to-day, the sheer immediacy and truth of the quotidian…and the images that lead, sometimes via fairly roundabout paths, to metaphor.” Later, as you reread and revise, what do you discover is the subject of your poem? What might have organically insinuated itself into your poem?

Seeding Black Futures: Ariana Benson and Ashia Ajani

Caption: 

In this virtual reading hosted by the Oak Spring Garden Foundation and Furious Flower Poetry Center, Lauren K. Alleyne introduces Ashia Ajani, who reads from their debut collection, Heirloom (Write Bloody Publishing, 2023), and Ariana Benson, who reads from their debut collection, Black Pastoral (University of Georgia Press, 2023), winner of the 2022 Cave Canem Poetry Prize.

Genre: 
Poetry
Tags: 
Ariana Benson
Black Pastoral
University of Georgia Press
Ashia Ajani
Heirloom
Write Bloody Publishing
Lauren K. Alleyne
Furious Flower Poetry Center
reading
conversation
2024

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