Conferences

Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall, city or country, national or international, find the writing conference you desire. Our selective, searchable list of conferences features many of our published authors.


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Kauai Writers Conference

Kauai Writers Conference

NOVEMBER 10—16, 2025

LIHUE, HI

The Kauai Writers Conference offers keynote talks by distinguished authors, one-on-one workshops led by literary agents, editors, and other publishing experts, and intensive master classes to inspire writers of fiction, narrative nonfiction, memoir, screenplays, and poetry, and help all conference participants find their path to publication.
Faculty: Janelle Brown, Lyn Liao Butler, Patti Callahan, Jeanine Cummins, Ali Hazelwood, Sadeqa Johnson, Christina Bake Kline, Jean Kwok, Ariel Lawhon, Laura Lentz, Rebecca Makkai, Paula McLain, Joshua Mohr, Liz Moore, Priya Parmar, Steven Rowley, John Searles, Tim Seibles, Curtis Sittenfeld, Danielle Trussoni, Meg Wolitzer
Genres Offered: Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Screenwriting, Poetry
Contact: @email
Key West Literary Seminar and Writers’ Workshop Program

Key West Literary Seminar
and Writers’ Workshop Program

JANUARY 8—11, 2026

KEY WEST, FL

Each year, the Key West Literary Seminar explores a particular literary theme. In 2020, for the first time, we’ll look at writing about sports. For “Reading Between the Lines: Sports and Literature,” we focus on literature that gets at the heart of why sports matter so much to so many, and explores the roles sports play in momentous social issues, personal transformation, and cultural change.
Faculty: Forrest Gander, Rachel Kushner, Claire Messud, Richard Russo, Gary Shteyngart, James Wood
Genres Offered: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting
Contact: https://www.kwls.org/contact/
Killer Nashville International Writers’ Conference

Killer Nashville International Writers’ Conference

AUGUST 21—24, 2025

NASHVILLE, TN

At the conference, we try diligently to ensure that the weekend has something for every writer and lover of literature, and our sessions are structured to assist writers on multiple career levels. Our learning tracks tackle the craft of writing, business of writing, marketing, and forensics.
Faculty previous: Alicia Brooks, John DeDakis, Kemper Donovan, Tara Gelsomino, Ronald Gerber, Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong, Dean Krystek, Amber Meyer, James Mustelier, Sara Paretsky, Caitlin Rother, Clay Stafford, Helen Thornton-Gussy
Genres Offered: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Live Storytelling
Contact: https://www.killernashville.com/contact-us