Genre: Poetry

Vermont College of Fine Arts Postgraduate Writers’ Conference

May/June 2025

The 30th annual Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) Postgraduate Writers’ Conference was held from August 2 to August 8, 2025, on the Champlain College campus in Burlington, Vermont. Designed for writers with graduate degrees or equivalent experience, the conference featured workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as readings, craft talks, and one-on-one consultations with faculty members. Each workshop was limited to five or six participants. The faculty included poets Kathleen Graber, Tomás Q.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
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Event Date: 
June 20, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
June 20, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 20, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Vermont College of Fine Arts Postgraduate Writers’ Conference, 36 College Street, Montpelier, VT 05602. Ellen Lesser, Director.

Ellen Lesser
Director
Contact City: 
Burlington
Contact State: 
VT
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
05401
Country: 
US
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A red building with a green roof on the campus of the Vermont College of Fine Art
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Chesapeake Writers’ Conference

May/June 2026

The 13th annual Chesapeake Writers’ Conference will be held from June 21 to June 27 on the St. Mary’s College campus in St. Mary’s City, Maryland. The conference features lectures, craft talks, readings, panel discussions, and daily workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The faculty includes poet Karen Leona Anderson, fiction writers Matt Burgess and Jerry Gabriel, and creative nonfiction writers Randle Browning and Jennifer Cognard-Black. The cost of tuition is $850; the cost of tuition with college course credit is $1,450.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
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no
Event Date: 
June 21, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
June 20, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 20, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Chesapeake Writers’ Conference, St. Mary’s College, Montgomery Hall, 47645 College Drive, St. Mary’s City, MD 20686. Crystal Oliver, Conference Director.

Crystal Oliver
Conference Director
Contact City: 
St. Mary’s City
Contact State: 
MD
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
20686
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Gell Writing Residency

May/June 2026

The Gell Writing Residency, sponsored by Writers & Books, offers one- to three-week residencies year-round to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators at Gell: A Finger Lakes Creative Retreat in Naples, New York, situated on 24 acres in the Bristol Mountain foothills. Residents are provided with a renovated cottage with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a modern kitchen, a spacious living and dining area with a writing nook, and an outdoor deck. Lodging costs are $85 per day for three to six days, $76 per day for 7 to 12 days, and $69 per day for 13 to 19 days.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
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yes
Event Date: 
June 20, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
June 20, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 20, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Gell Writing Residency, c/o Writers & Books, 740 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607. (585) 473-2590, ext. 104. Chris Fanning, Deputy Director.

Chris Fanning
Deputy Director
Contact City: 
Naples
Contact State: 
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
14512
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Summer Fishtrap Gathering of Writers

May/June 2026

The 39th annual Summer Fishtrap Gathering of Writers will be held from June 23 to June 28 at Wallowa Lake Lodge on the shores of Wallowa Lake, Oregon. The weeklong conference features generative writing workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as panel discussions, craft talks, open mics, and readings. The faculty includes poet, fiction writer, and nonfiction writer Tim Z. Hernandez; poet and nonfiction writer Kim Stafford; fiction writer Beth Piatote; nonfiction writers Craig Childs, Perrin Kerns, and Ana Maria Spagna; and independent editor Chip Blake.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
June 23, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
June 23, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 20, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Summer Fishtrap Gathering of Writers, P.O. Box 38, Enterprise, OR 97828. (541) 426-3623. Shannon McNerney, Executive Director.

Shannon McNerney
Executive Director
Contact City: 
Wallowa Lake
Contact State: 
OR
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
97846
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Sunlit Residency

May/June 2026

Sunlit Residency offers weekly residencies of one to three weeks and monthly residencies of up to three months year-round to poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and translators at the Sue-Je Lee Gage Residency for Human Rights and Social Justice in Ithaca, New York. The residency offers time and space to write and one-on-one manuscript consultations by request. The faculty includes fiction writer Nick Kowalczyk, creative nonfiction writer Hannah Bae, and translator Annette Prekker Levine.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
June 20, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
June 20, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 20, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Sunlit Residency, 53 Whitted Road, Ithaca, NY 14850. (607) 229-2683. Annette Prekker Levine, Executive Director. 

Annette Prekker Levine
Executive Director
Contact City: 
Ithaca
Contact State: 
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
14850
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Loghaven Artist Residency

May/June 2026

Loghaven offers residencies of two to six weeks year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in five refurbished historic log cabins and newly built facilities on ninety acres of woodland in Knoxville, Tennessee. The residency includes an $850 weekly stipend for supplies and expenses, a travel subsidy on a sliding scale from $400 to $800, and up to $200 in reimbursement for shipping materials.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
June 20, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
July 15, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 20, 2026
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Loghaven Artist Residency, 1001 Loghaven Drive, Knoxville, TN 37920. (865) 617-0353.

Contact City: 
Knoxville
Contact State: 
TN
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
37920
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference

May/June 2026

The 2026 Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference will be held from July 30 to August 1 on the Mendocino Coast in California. The conference features workshops for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, as well as craft seminars, panels, one-on-one manuscript consultations, and open mics. The faculty includes poet Michael “MJ” Jones; fiction writers Syr Hayati Beker, Susanna Kwan, Lisa Lee, Tara Sim, and Laura Warrell; and nonfiction writers Roberto Lovato and Lauren Markham.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
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no
Event Date: 
July 30, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
June 30, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 20, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference, P.O. Box 2087, Fort Bragg, CA 95437. Charity E. Yoro, Operations Manager.

Charity E. Yoro
Operations Manager
Contact City: 
Fort Bragg
Contact State: 
CA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
95437
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Taos Writers Conference

May/June 2026

The 10th annual Taos Writers Conference will be held from July 24 to July 26 at the headquarters of the Society of the Muse of the Southwest, a literary organization in Taos, New Mexico. The conference features in-person and online workshops for poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and writers working in hybrid genres, as well as critique sessions, faculty readings, and roundtable discussions on publishing. The faculty includes poets Sheila Carter-Jones, Kristina Marie Darling, Lise Goett, Renata Golden, Veronica Golos, Kyle Laws, Valerie Martinez, Juan J.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
July 24, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
June 1, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 20, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Taos Writers Conference, P.O. Box 3225, Taos, NM 87571. (575) 758-0081. Jan Smith, Executive Director.

Jan Smith
Executive Director
Contact City: 
Taos
Contact State: 
NM
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
87571
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Vasto Arts Workshops

May/June 2026

The 2026 Vasto Arts Workshops will be held from May 31 to June 6 and June 8 to June 13 at the liberty-style Villa Monteferrante in the town of Vasto, Italy, overlooking the Adriatic Sea. Programming includes workshops, a guided tour of Vasto’s historic center, and visits to local artists’ studios for poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators. The faculty for the May 31 to June 6 session includes poet, fiction writer, and copublisher of Guernica Editions, Michael Mirolla.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
May 31, 2026
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
June 20, 2026
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
June 20, 2026
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Vasto Arts Workshops, Villa Monteferrante, Via Francesco Paolo Tosti 6, Vasto, Italy 66054. Luigi Monteferrante, Director.

Luigi Monteferrante
Director
Contact City: 
Vasto
Country: 
IT
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Poetry in the Park: Aleena Ahmed, Ajamou Butler, Steven Espada Dawson, and Margaret Rozga

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In this Poetry in the Park event in Milwaukee’s Juneau Park hosted by Juneau Park Friends and Woodland Pattern, poets Aleena Ahmed, Ajamou Butler, Steven Espada Dawson, and Margaret Rozga read a selection of poems. Dawson, author of Late to the Search Party (Scribner, 2025), is featured in Literary MagNet in the May/June issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.

Genre: 
Poetry
Tags: 
Aleena Ahmed
Ajamou Butler
Steven Espada Dawson
Margaret Rozga
Woodland Pattern
Late to the Search Party
Literary MagNet
May/June 2025

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