List of writers' conferences

This is a list of worldwide authors' conferences for writers of all genres.

Europe

Bulgaria

* Sozopol Fiction Seminars – Sozopol

France

* Paris Writers Retreat – Paris

Iceland

* Iceland Writers Retreat – Reykjavík

Ireland

* BooksGoSocial Dublin Writers Conference – Fiction & Non Fiction – Dublin

Portugal

* Disquiet International Literary Program – Lisbon

United Kingdom

* Festival of Writing – York
* Historical Novel Society Conference – September, London
* Milford Writer's Workshop – science fiction writers; various locations
* Winchester Writers' Conference – Winchester
* Swanwick Writers' Summer School – the UK's longest-running writers' school
* Writers Holiday

North America

Bahamas

* Salt Cay Writers Retreat – Salt Cay, Bahamas

Canada

* Shuswap International Writers' Festival – Salmon Arm, British Columbia
* Surrey International Writers' Conference – Surrey, British Columbia
* Ontario Writers' Conference – Durham Region, Ontario

Mexico

San Miguel Writers' Conference & Literary Festival
– San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato

United States

A–E

* The Alabama Writers' Conclave – Alabama
* Alabama Writing Workshop – Birmingham, Alabama
* Algonkian Writer Conferences – Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Virginia
* The Aloha Writers Conference – Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii
* American Christian Fiction Writers Conference – location varies
* American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) annual conference – New York City, New York
* Antioch Writers' Workshop – Yellow Springs, Ohio
* Arkansas Writers Conference – Little Rock, Arkansas
* Art of the Wild Writers' Conference – Olympic Valley, California
* Association of Personal Historians conference – location varies, Canada and United States
* Atlanta Writers Conference – Atlanta, Georgia
* Atlanta Writing Workshop – Atlanta, Georgia
* Atlantic Center for the Arts Master Artists-in-Residence Program – New Smyrna Beach, Florida
* The Auburn Writers Conference – Auburn, Alabama
* Author U Extravaganza conference – Denver, Colorado
* Authors Combat Academy – Nashville, Tennessee
* Authors Conference Infinity Publishing Gathering of Authors – Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
* Authors of the Flathead conference – Kalispell, Montana*
* Authors' Salon at Clockwork Alchemy - Burlingame, California*
* Avondale Writers Conference – Avondale, Arizona
* AWP Conference & Bookfair – North America's largest literary conference; location varies
* Backspace Writers Conference
* Bear River Writers' Conference – Boyne City, Michigan
* 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
* BookBaby Independent Authors Conference – Philadelphia, PA
* Boston Writing Workshop – Boston, Massachusetts
* Bread Loaf Writers' Conference – Middlebury, Vermont
* Business of Pet Writing Conference – New York City, New York
* Business of Writing International Summit – August 1–2, 2014; Louisville, Kentucky
* California Dreamin' Writers' Conference – Brea, California
* Calliope Writing Coach – year round; Salt Lake City, Utah
* Cape Cod Writers Center Conference – Cape Cod, Massachusetts
* Carolinas Writers Conference – Wadesboro, North Carolina
* Castle Rock Writers' Conference – Castle Rock, Colorado
* Chanticleer Authors Conference – Bellingham, Washington
* Chapter One Young Writers Conference – Chicago, Illinois
* Chesapeake Writing Workshop – Washington, D.C.
* Chicago Writing Workshop – Chicago, Illinois
* Chuckanut Writers Conference – Bellingham, Washington
* Cleveland Writing Workshop – Cleveland, Ohio
* Colorado Christian Writers Conference – Estes Park, Colorado
* Colorado Gold – Denver, Colorado
* Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference – Colrain, Massachusetts
* The Creative Nonfiction 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

F–M

* Florida Writing Workshop – Tampa, Florida

Florida Christian Writers Conference
Leesburg, Florida
* The Frost Place Conference on Poetry – Franconia, New Hampshire
* The Frost Place Conference on Poetry and Teaching – Franconia, New Hampshire
* The Frost Place Poetry Seminar – Franconia, New Hampshire
* The Frost Place Writing Intensive – Franconia, New Hampshire
* Georgia Writers SpringFest Conference – Kennesaw, Georgia
* Golden Crown Literary Society Annual Conference - July/August; various locations
* Hampton Roads Writers' Conference – Virginia Beach, Virginia
* Hawaii Writers Conference (formerly the Maui Writers Conference) – Maui, Hawaii
* HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction Writers, presented by Hippocampus Magazine – August 2015, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
* Historical Novel Society Conference in North America – mid-to-late June; various locations
* Historical Writers of America Conference – August 19–21, 2016, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
* Hollihock Writers Conference – New Bedford, Massachusetts
* Horseback Writing Retreats – Wyoming
* Houston Writers Guild – Annual Writers Conference – April; various locations
* How to Write & Publish Your Book – Mississippi
* Indiana Faith and Writing Conference – Anderson, Indiana
* Indiana University Writers' Conference – Bloomington, Indiana
* Indiana Writing Workshop – Indianapolis, Indiana
* Jack London Writers Conference – San Francisco, California
* Jackson Hole Writers Conference – Jackson Hole, Wyoming
* Judith Briles Unplugged Authors and Writers Conference – August 27–29, 2015; Denver, Colorado
* Juniper Institute for Young Writers – Amherst, Massachusetts
* Juniper Summer Writing Institute – Amherst, Massachusetts
* Kachemak Bay Writers Conferenece – Homer, Alaska
* Kauai Writers Conference – November 9–11, 2018; Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii
* Kentucky Women Writers Conference – Lexington, Kentucky
* Key West Literary Seminar – Key West, Florida
* Killer Nashville – last full weekend every August; Nashville, Tennessee
* LA Writers Conference – Los Angeles, California
* Liberty States Fiction Writers Create Something Magical Conference – Iselin, New Jersey
* Life the Universe & Everything (LTUE) – Provo, Utah
* Literary Cleveland Inkubator Conference - Cleveland, Ohio
* Longleaf Writers Conference at Seaside, FL Seaside, Florida
* Los Angeles Writers Retreat – Los Angeles, California
* Mad Anthony Writers' Conference – Hamilton, Ohio
* Meet the Publishers! - Tulsa, Oklahoma
* Mendocino Coast Writers Conference – Fort Bragg, California
* Michigan Writing Workshop – Livonia, Michigan
* Minnesota Writing Workshop – Minneapolis, Minnesota
* Mississippi Writers Guild Writers' Conference – Vicksburg, Mississippi

N–Z

* Nashville Writers Conference – Nashville, Tennessee
* NETWO's Annual Spring Writers Roundup – Mt. Pleasant, Texas
* New Orleans Genre Writer's Conference – New Orleans, Louisiana
* North Georgia Christian Writers Conference – Toccoa, Georgia
* Northern Colorado Writers Conference – Fort Collins, Colorado

Northwest Georgia Writers Conference
Calhoun, Georgia
* New York Pitch Conference – New York City, New York
* Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc. (OWFI) – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
* Ozark Creative Writers Conference – Eureka Springs, Arkansas
* Philadelphia Writing Workshop – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Pikes Peak Writers Conference – Colorado Springs, Colorado
* Pittsburgh Writing Workshop – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* PublishingGame.com Conference – Boston, Massachusetts
* Quills Conference – Salt Lake City, Utah
* Read.Write.Share. Writers Weekend – Little Rock, Arkansas
* Red Clay Writers Conference – Kennesaw, Georgia
* River Writing Journeys for Women – Moab, Utah
* Rosemary Beach Spring Writers' Conference – May 11–14, 2011; Rosemary Beach, Florida
* St. Davids Christian Writers' Conference – Grove City, Pennsylvania
* San Francisco Writers Conference – February 14–17; San Francisco, California
* San Francisco Writing Workshop – San Francisco, California
*Sanibel Island Writers Conference – Sanibel Island, Florida
* Santa Barbara Writers Conference – Santa Barbara, California
* Santa Fe Writers Conference – Santa Fe, New Mexico
* Scribbler's Retreat Writer's Conference – St. Simons Island, Georgia
* Seattle Writing Workshop – Seattle, Washington
* Sewanee Writers' Conference – Sewanee, Tennessee
* SF:SE 2015 – Orlando, Florida
* Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators – two per year: summer – Los Angeles, California; winter – New York City, New York
* Southampton Writers Conference – Southampton, New York
* Southern California Writers' Conference
* Southern Christian Writers Conference – Tuscaloosa, Alabama
* 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
* Taos Summer Writers' Conference – Taos, New Mexico
* Tennessee Writing Workshop – Nashville, Tennessee
* Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) Writers' Conference – Reno, Nevada
* Tulsa NightWriters Craft of Writing Conference – Tulsa, Oklahoma
* UNF Writers Conference – August 5–7, 2011; University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
* Unicorn Writer's Conference – Manhattanville College, Purchase, New York
* Wesleyan Writers Conference – Middletown, Connecticut
* West Coast Writers Conference – July 20–22, 2012; Los Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles, California
* White County Creative Writers Conference - Searcy, Arkansas
* Willamette Writers conference – Willamette Writers' annual conference; on the first weekend in August; Portland, Oregon
* Women Writing the West – Los Angeles, California
* WordSmitten Writing Conference – St. Petersburg, Florida
* Write-by-the-Lake Annual Writer's Retreat – Madison, Wisconsin
* Write in Atlanta 2011 – Atlanta, Georgia
* Write Stuff – Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
* Write to Publish Conference – Wheaton, Illinois
* Writer's Digest Conference – August 1–3, 2014; The Roosevelt Hotel, New York City, New York
* The Writer's Hotel NYC Writers Conference – New York City, New York
* The Writers' Institute – Madison, Wisconsin
* Writers' Police Academy – Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Writers @ Work – Park City, Utah
* Writers in Florence
* Writers in New York
* Writers in Paradise – St. Petersburg, Florida
* Writers in Paris
* The Writing Academy – Farmington, Minnesota
* Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers Conference – Salt Lake City, Utah
* Writing By Writers Workshop @ Tomales Bay
* Writing It Real in Port Townsend – Port Townsend, Washington
* Yale Writers' Conference – New Haven, Connecticut

South America

Peru

* Peru, Weaving Words & Womenhttp://www.pagelambert.com/peru.html

See also

*African Writers Conference

Notes

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