Genre: Poetry

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.

The 2025 North Carolina Writers’ Network (NCWN) Squire Summer Writing Workshops will be held from July 24 to July 27 at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina. The conference features workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as panels, readings, and open mics. The faculty includes poet Junious Ward, fiction writer Bryn Chancellor, and nonfiction writer Maddie Norris. The cost of the conference is $799 ($699 for NCWN members), which includes tuition, group meals, and single-room on-campus housing; the cost for commuters is $599 ($449 for NCWN members).

The ninth annual Taos Writers Conference will be held from July 25 to July 27 at Society of the Muse of the Southwest, a literary organization in Taos, New Mexico. The conference features workshops for poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and writers working in hybrid genres, as well as critique sessions, faculty readings, and roundtable discussions with authors on publishing. The faculty includes poets Aaron Abeyta, Holly Day, Veronica Golos, and Kyle Laws; fiction and nonfiction writers Sallie Bingham, E.J.

The 38th annual Summer Fishtrap Gathering of Writers will be held from July 7 to July 13 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 poets Charles Goodrich and Anis Mojgani, fiction writers Nina McConigley and Joe Wilkins, and creative nonfiction writers Erica Berry and Stephanie Elizondo Griest. Fiction and nonfiction writer Beth Piatote will deliver the keynote address.