List of writers' conferences
This is a list of worldwide authors conferences for writers of all genres.
Canada
- Association of Personal Historians conference – (location varies, USA and Canada)
- Shuswap International Writers' Festival – Salmon Arm, British Columbia
- Surrey International Writers' Conference – Surrey, British Columbia
- Ontario Writers' Conference – Durham Region, Ontario
United Kingdom
- Festival of Writing – York,::
- http://www.hns-conference.org.uk Historical Novel Society Conference, September, London
- Milford Writer's Workshop – SF writers,::
- http://www.writersconference.co.uk Winchester Writers' Conference – Winchester,::
- Swanwick writers' summer school http://www.swanwickwritersschool.org.uk - The UK's longest running writers' school
- Writers Holiday
United States
A-M
- The Alabama Writers' Conclave – Alabama :: (http://www.alabamawritersconclave.org)
- Algonkian Writer Conferences – Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Virginia::
- The Aloha Writers Conference-Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii (www.alohawritersconference.com)
- American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) annual conference New York City
- Antioch Writers' Workshop – Yellow Springs, Ohio::
- Association of Personal Historians conference – (location varies, USA and Canada)
- Author U Extravaganza conference - Denver, Colorado::
- Authors Combat Academy - Nashville, Tennessee
- Atlantic Center for the Arts Master Artists-in-Residence Program – New Smyrna Beach, Florida::
- Art of the Wild Writers' Conference – Olympic Valley, California
- Association of Personal Historians conference – (location varies, USA and Canada)
- Authors of the Flathead conference Kalispell, Montana
- The Auburn Writers Conference – Auburn, Alabama :: (http://www.auburnwritersconference.org)
- Authors Conference Infinity Publishing Gathering of Authors Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
- Avondale Writers Conference Avondale, Arizona
- AWP Conference & Bookfair – North America's Largest Literary Conference – Location Varies
- Bear River Writers' Conference Boyne City, Michigan
- Backspace Writers Conference Now Online!
- Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Publishing Writers' Conference, San Diego, California
- BlogU - Baltimore, Maryland:
- Blue Flower Arts Winter Writers Conference - New Smyrna Beach, Florida:
- Book Passage Children's Writers & Illustrators Conference:: Corte Madera, California::
- Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference:: Corte Madera, California::
- Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference:: Corte Madera, California::
- Bread Loaf Writers' Conference – Middlebury, Vermont
- Business of Writing International Summit - Louisville, KY August 1-2, 2014 www.businessofwritingsummit.com
- Business of Pet Writing Conference New York City
- California Dreamin' Writers Conference Brea, California
- Cape Cod Writers Center Conference Cape Cod
- Carolinas Writers Conference – Wadesboro, North Carolina
- Castle Rock Writers' Conference – Castle Rock, Colorado::
- Chapter One Young Writers Conference - Chicago, Illinois::
- Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference – Colrain, Massachusetts
- Colorado Christian Writers Conference – Estes Park, Colorado
- Colorado Gold - Denver, Colorado:: ]
- The Creative Nonficition Writers Conference Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Crested Butte Writers Conference – Crested Butte, Colorado:
- Crossroads Writers' Conference – Macon, Georgia:
- DFW Writers Conference (DFWCon) – Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas:
- Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop – Dayton, Ohio
- The Frost Place Poetry Conferences – Franconia, New Hampshire
- Gen Con Writer's Symposium – Indianapolis, Indiana:
- Georgia Writers SpringFest Conference Kennesaw, Georgia
- Hampton Roads Writers' Conference Virginia Beach, Virginia:
- Golden Crown Literary Society Annual Conference - 2014, Portland, OR; 2015, New Orleans, LA; 2015 Alexandria, VA/Washington DC
- Hawaii Writers Conference – Maui, Hawaii (formerly the Maui Writers Conference)
- HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction Writers, presented by Hippocampus Magazine -- August 2015, Lancaster, Pa. --
- Historical Novel Society Conference in North America Mid-to-Late June, Various Locations
- Horseback Writing Retreats http://www.pagelambert.com/horse_literature.html, Wyoming
- Houston Writers Guild - Annual Writers Conference April, Various Locations
- Indiana Faith and Writing Conference Anderson, Indiana:
- Indiana University Writers' Conference Bloomington, Indiana:
- Jack London Writers Conference San Francisco
- Jackson Hole Writers Conference – Jackson Hole, Wyoming
- Kachemak Bay Writers Conferenece - Homer, Alaska
- Judith Briles Unplugged Authors and Writers Conference Denver, Colorado-August 27-29, 2015:
- Kauai Writers Conference - Kapaa, Kauai, May 1-3, 2015
- Kentucky Women Writers Conference – Lexington, Kentucky:
- Key West Literary Seminar – Key West, Florida
- Killer Nashville – Nashville, Tennessee http://www.killernashville.com Last full weekend every August
- LA Writers Conference - Los Angeles, California: www.lawritersconference.org.html
- Life the Universe & Everything (LTUE) – Provo, Utah
- Los Angeles Writers Retreat
- Mad Anthony Writers' Conference – Hamilton, OH:
- Mendocino Coast Writers Conference – Fort Bragg, California
- Mississippi Writers Guild Writers' Conference – Vicksburg, Mississippi:
N-Z
- Northern Colorado Writers Conference – Fort Collins, Colorado::
- NYC Pitch and Shop Writers Conference – New York City
- Pikes Peak Writers Conference – Colorado Springs, Colorado
- PublishingGame.com Conference – Boston, MA ::
- River Writing Journeys for Women http://www.pagelambert.com/river2014.html, Moab, Utah
- Rosemary Beach Spring Writers' Conference – Rosemary Beach, Florida:: May 11–14, 2011
- San Francisco Writers Conference – San Francisco:: February 14–17
- Sanibel Island Writers Conference – Sanibel Island, Florida::
- Santa Fe Writers Conference – Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Scribbler's Retreat Writer's Conference – St. Simons Island, Georgia
- Sewanee Writers' Conference – Sewanee, Tennessee
- Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators - Two per year. Summer - Los Angeles, California // Winter - New York, New York
- SF:SE 2015-Orlando, Florida
- Southampton Writers Conference – Southampton, New York
- Southern California Writers' Conference
- Southern Women Writer's Conference – Berry College, Rome, Georgia
- Southwest Christian Writers Conference – Durango, Colorado ::
- Space Coast Writers' Guild Annual Conference – Melbourne, Florida
- Squaw Valley Writer's Conference – Olympic Valley, California
- St. Davids Christian Writers' Conference – Grove City, Pennsylvania ::
- Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) Writers' Conference - Reno, Nevada ::
- UNF Writers Conference – University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida : August 5–7, 2011 ::
- Unicorn Writer's Conference - Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY
- Wesleyan Writers Conference – Middletown, Connecticut ::
- West Coast Writers Conference – Los Angeles: West Coast Writers Conference, Los Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles, CA, July 20–22, 2012.
- Willamette Writers conference – Portland, Oregon:: Willamette Writers' annual conference, on the first weekend in August: (http://www.willamettewriters.com/wwc/3/).
- Women Writers Conference – Lexington, Kentucky: Lexington, Kentucky, September 12–13, 2014
- Women Writing the West Los Angeles [www.womenwritingthewest.org]
- WordSmitten Writing Conference:: St. Petersburg, Florida::
- Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers Conference::Salt Lake City, Utah::
- Writing By Writers Workshop @ Tomales Bay ::
- Write-by-the-Lake Annual Writer's Retreat – Madison, Wisconsin:
- Write in Atlanta 2011 – Atlanta, Georgia:: http://www.writeinatlanta.com
- Writer's Digest Conference – The Roosevelt Hotel, NYC, NY : August 1–3, 2014 :: -
- Writers @ Work – Park City, Utah::
- Writers in Florence
- Writers in New York
- Writers in Paradise – St. Petersburg, Florida
- Writers in Paris
- The Writer's Hotel – Master Class in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry – New York City
- The Writers' Institute – Madison, Wisconsin:
- The Writing Academy – Farmington, Minnesota ()
- Writing It Real in Port Townsend – Port Townsend, Washington:
- Yale Writers' Conference – New Haven, Connecticut:
International
- Disquiet International Literary Program, Lisbon, Portugal
- Paris Writers Retreat, the acclaimed professional conference
- Peru, Weaving Words & Women (http://www.pagelambert.com/peru.html)
- Salt Cay Writers Retreat (Salt Cay, Bahamas)
- Sozopol Fiction Seminars – Sozopol, Bulgaria:
- BooksGoSocial Dublin Writers Conference - Fiction & Non Fiction – Dublin, Ireland:
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