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, including programs that participate in the Kurt Brown WC&C Scholarships. You can also browse specific events in a calendar view.

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Now Displaying 49 Writers' Conferences and Centers
Writing Conference/Center Name Location Event Date

2023 Agents Symposium / Virtual

Texas

Hedgebrook Writer-in-Residence Program

Washington

August 15, 2023

First Friday Book Talk and Reading Series - September 2023

Nebraska

September 1, 2023

Exploring the Essentials of Creative Nonfiction

Nebraska

September 9, 2023

Rebirth your Writing: Memoir Large and Small

Other - Non US

September 10, 2023

Lake Superior Writing Adventure

Wisconsin

September 10, 2023

Washington Island Literary Festival

Wisconsin

September 21, 2023

Third Thursday Voices at Larksong - September 2023

Nebraska

September 21, 2023

Hedgebrook Writers Conference 2023

Washington

September 29, 2023

The Creativity Workshop in New York, September 29 - October 2

New York

September 29, 2023

Presence: A Week of Poetry & Meditation in Abruzzo, Italy

Italy

October 1, 2023

First Friday Book Talk and Reading - October 2023

Nebraska

October 6, 2023

Dallas-Fort Worth Writers Conference (DFWCon)

Texas

October 7, 2023

Larksong's Bootcamp for Poets with Matt Mason

Nebraska

October 7, 2023

Larksong's Bootcamp for Prose Writers with Lucy Adkins

Nebraska

October 9, 2023

2023 Writing By Writers Tomales Bay Workshop

California

October 18, 2023

Third Thursday Voices at Larksong - October 2023

Nebraska

October 19, 2023

Tuscany Radical Craft Retreat - Compelling Storytelling: Activating Your Work with Natalie Baszile

Italy

October 21, 2023

Mountain Writing - Self-Directed Residency 2023

Canada

October 25, 2023

Revision Boot Camp

Wisconsin

October 27, 2023

North Carolina Writers' Network Fall Conference

North Carolina

November 3, 2023

Kauai Writers Conference

Hawaii

November 6, 2023

2023 Writing By Writers Fall Manuscript Boot Camp

California

November 8, 2023

The Creativity Workshop in New York - December 8-11

New York

December 8, 2023

Winter Writers Residency 2024

Canada

January 15, 2024

Late Winter Writers Residency Online 2024

Canada

February 12, 2024

Craft and Publishing Voyage

United Kingdom

April 28, 2024

Washington Writers Conference

Maryland

May 3, 2024

Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference

Alaska

May 18, 2024

Alderworks Alaska Writers & Artists Retreat

Alaska

May 28, 2024

North Words Writers Symposium

Alaska

May 29, 2024

Loghaven Artist Residency

Tennessee

June 1, 2024

DISQUIET International Literary Program in Lisbon

Portugal

June 23, 2024

Wayfaring Writers

Chile

December 1, 2024

CityLit Project

Maryland

Year Round

North Carolina Writers' Network

North Carolina

Year Round

The Muse Writers Center

Virginia

Year Round

Iowa Summer Writing Festival

Iowa

Year Round

Loft Literary Center, The

Minnesota

Year Round

YMCA's Downtown Writers Center, The

New York

Year Round

The Summer Seminar for Writers at Sarah Lawrence College

New York

Year Round

Vermont Studio Center Writing Residencies

Vermont

Year Round

Online Writing Series

Online or Not Specified

Year Round

Pacific MFA in Writing | Residency Writers Conference

Oregon

Year Round

Monthly Mentorship

North Carolina

Year Round

FIND YOUR MEMOIR COHORT

New York

Year Round

KAZ CONFERENCE WRITING WORKSHOP

New York

Year Round

Prospect Street Writers House

Vermont

Year Round

Get Your Book Done

Washington

Year Round