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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Pacific University Residency Writers Conference

Pacific University Residency Writers Conference

JANUARY 5—15, 2023, JUNE 15—25, 2023
SEASIDE AND FOREST GROVE, OR
Writers seeking to deepen their craft and expand their professional community are invited to attend the Residency Writers Conference, together with MFA students, faculty, and guest speakers. Join us for ten full days of craft talks, workshops, panels, classes, readings, and more featuring some of the best minds of the literary world. This residency is a rare opportunity to engage in sustained and meaningful conversation with others who share your passion for the art of writing.
Faculty: Chris Abani, Ellen Bass, Sanjiv Bhattacharya, Eduardo C. Corral, Claire Davis, Kwame Dawes, Claire Dederer, Jack Driscoll, Vievee Francis, Pete Fromm, Pete Fromm, Frank X. Gaspar, Molly Gloss, Debra Gwartney, Laura Hendrie, Tyehimba Jess, Cate Kennedy, E. J. Koh, Scott Korb, Stephen Kuusisto, Valerie Laken, Danusha Laméris, Dorianne Laux, David Long, David Long, Mike Magnuson, Shara McCallum, John McNally, Joseph Millar, Mahtem Shiferraw, Mary Helen Stefaniak, Meera Subramanian, Willy Vlautin, Kellie Wells, De’Shawn Charles Winslow
Genres Offered: Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction
Contact: @email
Palm Beach Poetry Festival

Palm Beach Poetry Festival

JANUARY 16—23, 2023
DELRAY BEACH, FL
Our goal is to provide nationally recognized learning opportunities for writers of poetry and a world-class, life-enriching series of cultural events for our audiences. As a Florida nonprofit corporation, part of our mission is to organize educational outreach programs that bring the pleasures of poetry to our community.
Faculty: Kim Addonizio, Lorna Knowles Blake, Sally Bliumis-Dunn, Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Nickole Brown, Kwame Dawes, Chard deNiord, Yona Harvey, Yona Harvey, Yusef Komunyakaa, John Murillo, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Matthew Olzmann, Diane Seuss, Angela Narciso Torres
Genres Offered: Poetry
Contact: Susan R. Williamson @email
Pikes Peak Writers Conference

Pikes Peak Writers Conference

APRIL 27—30, 2023
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
Pikes Peak Writers are people who write. Join us to improve your craft, learn about the business of writing, connect with other writers, share successes and failures, and grow as a writer.
Faculty: Dave Chesson, Robert Crais, Siera London, Barbara O'Neal
Genres Offered: Fiction, Nonfiction
Contact: @email
Poetry and Prose Getaway

Poetry and Prose Getaway

JANUARY 13—16, 2023
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
Advance your craft and energize your writing at the Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, a writers’ conference that just celebrated its 25th anniversary. Join us at the historic Seaview Hotel near Atlantic City. Enjoy challenging and supportive workshops, insightful feedback and an encouraging community. Choose from workshops in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, memoir and more.
Faculty: Cynthia Arrieu-King, Cynthia Arrieu-King, Marina Budhos, Roberta Clipper, John Cotter, R.G. Evans, Roberto Carlos Garcia, Lois Marie Harrod, Anndee Hochman, Mike Ingram, Shawn R. Jones, Jade Jones, Davon Loeb, Peter E. Murphy, Nancy Reddy, Christine E. Salvatore, J. C. Todd
Genres Offered: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Children's Literature
Contact: @email
Poets on the Coast

Poets on the Coast

SEPTEMBER 8—10, 2023
LA CONNER, WA
This retreat has been designed for women writers of all levels, from beginning poets to well published ones. Sessions on creativity, generating work, publication, a master class workshop, and one-on-one mentoring are included, as well as morning yoga. 
 
Faculty: Jessica GIgot, Susan Rich, Jane Wong
Genres Offered: Poetry
Contact: Susan Rich and Kelli Russell Agodon @email
The Power of Narrative Conference

The Power of Narrative Conference

MARCH 17—18, 2023
BOSTON, MA
The Power of Narrative Conference has convened in several places under several names since its founding at Boston University in 1998. Our mission remains constant as storytelling journalism goes digital: helping narrative journalists to strengthen their craft skills, puzzle out the complex ethics of intimate journalism, and impart the down-to-earth humanity that is the genre’s strength.
Faculty: Chris Benderev, Mike Chinoy, Seyward Darby, Mary Jane Doherty, Deborah Douglas, Jessica DuLong, Geoff Edgers, Meghan Irons, Mark Kramer, Amy Dockser Marcus, Kelly McEvers, Amber Payne, Jennifer Senior, Brian Stelter, Kimberly Atkins Stohr, Patricia Wen
Genres Offered: Journalism, Nonfiction
Contact: Sarah Kess @email