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Directory of Conferences & Centers

Discover the conferences, centers, festivals, residencies, and retreats that best fit your writing needs. Our directory lists member programs in North America and abroad. You can also browse specific events in a calendar view.

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Now Displaying 75 Writers' Conferences and Centers
Writing Conference/Center Name Location Event Date

Children's Lit Conference

New York

September 28, 2024

Right to Write Award Celebration and Reading

North Carolina

October 1, 2024

The Creativity Workshop in New York, October 4-7, 2024

New York

October 4, 2024

First Friday Book Talk & Reading - October 2024

Nebraska

October 4, 2024

Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference

Arizona

October 10, 2024

Mineral School October 2024 residency

Washington

October 13, 2024

Mineral School November 2024 Residency

Washington

November 3, 2024

All Write, Columbia, Nonfiction Writers Conference

New York

November 7, 2024

Literary Journalism - November 2024

Canada

November 18, 2024

Mineral School December 2024 Residency

Washington

December 8, 2024

Winter Writers Residency 2025

Canada

January 13, 2025

Literary Journalism: Environmental Writing

Canada

February 24, 2025

Weymouth Writeaway, Winter 2025

North Carolina

February 24, 2025

Mineral School March 2025 Residency

Washington

March 2, 2025

Mineral School April 2025 Residency

Washington

March 30, 2025

Writeaway in Italy, Spring 2025

Italy

April 21, 2025

Writeaway in New Mexico, Spring 2025

New Mexico

May 17, 2025

North Carolina Writers' Network

North Carolina

Year Round

The Muse Writers Center

Virginia

Year Round

Iowa Summer Writing Festival

Iowa

Year Round

YMCA's Downtown Writers Center, The

New York

Year Round

Murphy Write-in

New Jersey

Year Round

The Summer Seminar for Writers at Sarah Lawrence College

New York

Year Round

Online Writing Series

Online or Not Specified

Year Round

Pacific MFA in Writing | Residency Writers Conference

Oregon

Year Round

The Fairhope Center for the Writing Arts

Alabama

Year Round

Flatiron Writers Room

North Carolina

Year Round

Monthly Mentorship

North Carolina

Year Round

SUMMER MEMOIR COHORT 2024

New York

Year Round