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,:: [1]
• http://www.hns-conference.org.uk Historical Novel Society Conference, September, London
• Milford Writer's Workshop – SF writers,:: [2]
• http://www.writersconference.co.uk Winchester Writers' Conference – Winchester,::[3]
• 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:: [4]
• 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:: [5]
• Association of Personal Historians conference – (location varies, USA and Canada)
• Author U Extravaganza conference - Denver, Colorado::[6]
• Authors Combat Academy - Nashville, Tennessee
• Atlantic Center for the Arts Master Artists-in-Residence Program – New Smyrna Beach, Florida:: [7]
• 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 [8]
• BlogU - Baltimore, Maryland: [9]
• Blue Flower Arts Winter Writers Conference - New Smyrna Beach, Florida: [10]
• Book Passage Children's Writers & Illustrators Conference:: Corte Madera, California:: [11]
• Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference:: Corte Madera, California:: [12]
• Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference:: Corte Madera, California:: [13]
• 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
• Calliope Writing Coach - Salt Lake City, Utah - year round - www.CalliopeWritingCoach.com
• Cape Cod Writers Center Conference Cape Cod
• Carolinas Writers Conference – Wadesboro, North Carolina
• Castle Rock Writers' Conference – Castle Rock, Colorado:: [14]
• Chapter One Young Writers Conference - Chicago, Illinois:: [15]
• Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference – Colrain, Massachusetts
• Colorado Christian Writers Conference – Estes Park, Colorado
• Colorado Gold - Denver, Colorado:: [16]
• The Creative Nonficition Writers Conference Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Crested Butte Writers Conference – Crested Butte, Colorado: [17]
• Crossroads Writers' Conference – Macon, Georgia: [18]
• DFW Writers Conference (DFWCon) – Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas: [19]
• Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop – Dayton, Ohio
• The Frost Place Poetry Conferences – Franconia, New Hampshire
• Symposium
• Georgia Writers SpringFest Conference Kennesaw, Georgia
• Hampton Roads Writers' Conference Virginia Beach, Virginia: [20]
• 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) [21]
• HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction Writers, presented by Hippocampus Magazine -- August 2015, Lancaster, Pa. -- [22]
• Historical Novel Society Conference in North America Mid-to-Late June, Various Locations [23]
• Historical Writers of America Conference, August 19–21, 2016, Colonial Williamsburg, VA
• Horseback Writing Retreats http://www.pagelambert.com/horse_literature.html, Wyoming [24]
• Houston Writers Guild - Annual Writers Conference April, Various Locations [25]
• How to Write & Publish Your Book — Mississippi :: (writeandpublishyourbook.net)
• Indiana Faith and Writing Conference Anderson, Indiana: [26]
• Indiana University Writers' Conference Bloomington, Indiana: [27]
• 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: [28]
• Kauai Writers Conference - Kapaa, Kauai, May 1–3, 2015[29]
• Kentucky Women Writers Conference – Lexington, Kentucky: [30]
• 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: [31]
• Mendocino Coast Writers Conference – Fort Bragg, California
• Mississippi Writers Guild Writers' Conference – Vicksburg, Mississippi: [32]

N-Z

• Nashville Writers Conference - Nashville, Tennessee:: Annual Writers Conference focused on screenwriting
• NETWO's Annual Spring Writers Roundup - Mt. Pleasant, Texas:: Annual Writers Roundup
• New Orleans Genre Writer's Conference - New Orleans, Louisiana:: [33]
• Northern Colorado Writers Conference – Fort Collins, Colorado:: [34]
• NYC Pitch and Shop Writers Conference – New York City
• Pikes Peak Writers Conference – Colorado Springs, Colorado
• PublishingGame.com Conference – Boston, MA :: [35]
• River Writing Journeys for Women http://www.pagelambert.com/river2014.html, Moab, Utah [36]
• Rosemary Beach Spring Writers' Conference – Rosemary Beach, Florida:: [37] May 11–14, 2011
• San Francisco Writers Conference – San Francisco:: [38] February 14–17
• Sanibel Island Writers Conference – Sanibel Island, Florida:: [39]
• 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 :: [40]
• Space Coast Writers' Guild Annual Conference – Melbourne, Florida
• Squaw Valley Writer's Conference – Olympic Valley, California
• St. Davids Christian Writers' Conference – Grove City, Pennsylvania :: [41]
• Taos Summer Writers' Conference - Taos, New Mexico :: [42]
• Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) Writers' Conference - Reno, Nevhttp://ada :: [43]
• UNF Writers Conference – University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida : August 5–7, 2011 :: [44]
• Unicorn Writer's Conference - Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY
• Wesleyan Writers Conference – Middletown, Connecticut :: [45]
• West Coast Writers Conference – Los Angeles: [46] 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: [47] Lexington, Kentucky, September 12–13, 2014
• Women Writing the West Los Angeles [www.womenwritingthewest.org]
• WordSmitten Writing Conference:: St. Petersburg, Florida:: [48]
• Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers Conference::Salt Lake City, Utah:: [49]
• Writing By Writers Workshop @ Tomales Bay :: [50]
• Write-by-the-Lake Annual Writer's Retreat – Madison, Wisconsin: [51]
• Write in Atlanta 2011 – Atlanta, Georgia:: http://www.writeinatlanta.com
• Writer's Digest Conference – The Roosevelt Hotel, NYC, NY : August 1–3, 2014 :: [52]-
• Writers @ Work – Park City, Utah:: [53]
• Writers in Florence
• Writers in New York
• Writers in Paradise – St. Petersburg, Florida [54]
• Writers in Paris
• The Writer's Hotel Master Class in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry – New York City :: [55]
• The Writers' Institute – Madison, Wisconsin: [56]
• The Writing Academy – Farmington, Minnesota ([57])
• Writing It Real in Port Townsend – Port Townsend, Washington: [58]
• Yale Writers' Conference – New Haven, Connecticut: [59]

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: [60]
• BooksGoSocial Dublin Writers Conference - Fiction & Non Fiction – Dublin, Ireland: [61]

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