Conferences, Workshops, etc. / Publications


Conferences, Conventions, Workshops, Festivals, Retreats, and Seminars

Ongoing –

Paris Cafe Writing - Workshops
Murphy Writing - Workshops / Retreats
Get Writing Again - Email workshops
Page Lambert - Workshops / Seminars / Writing retreats
Cary Tennis - Workshops
Anne Wylie’s Master Classes - Workshops
Paula Marie Coomer - Retreats / Workshops
Break Into Fiction - Workshops
Millay Colony For the Arts -Workshops / Courses
Book Passages - Conferences
Storymaking - Workshops / Seminars
Ireland Writer Tours - Conferences
Writeaways - Retreats
Storytelling Arts of Indiana - Programs / Events
Algonkian - Writers Conference / Events / Retreats
The Village Writing School - Workshops
The Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conferences and Retreats
Jewish Book Festival - Connecticut - Author Events
Florida Writers Association - Conferences / Workshops / Webinars
Harrogate International Festivals
Himalayan Writing Retreats & Weekends - India
Write Away Europe
Anam Cara's Workshop Retreats - Ireland
West Coast Writers Conferences (WC2) - Los Angeles
Writing Day Workshops - Touring the United States year-round
[SCBWI] Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators - Conference / Events
Highlights Foundation Workshops 
Liberty States Fiction Writers - New Jersey - Conference / Workshops
Writer's Digest University Online Writing Workshops 
Ike's Canyon Ranch- Nevada- Workshops / Retreats / Residencies
Moxie Road Productions - California

January –

Pacific University Residency Writer's Conference - Seaside, Oregon
Winter Poetry and Prose Getaway - New Jersey (Returns in 2020)
Eckerd College Writers' Conference: Writers in Paradise - Florida
Palm Beach Poetry Festival - Florida
Under the Volcano - Mexico 

February –

St. Augustine Author-Mentor Workshop - Florida
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference - Arizona
Southern California Writer's Conference
San Francisco Writer's Conference
WriteOn Con - Online
Savannah Book Festival - Georgia
Havana Book Fair - Cuba
Asheville Christian Writers’ Conference - North Carolina
Cochise Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering - Arizona
San Miguel Writers Conference - Mexico
Granite Noir  - Scotland
Wild Wicked Weekend - Texas
Centauri Arts Creative Writing Retreat - Costa Rica
[SWLA] Southwest Louisiana Book Festival – Louisiana
Todos Santos Writers Workshop - Mexico
Florida Romance Writers - Cruise
UTOPIAcon - Tennessee
San Fran Golden Gate Author Event

March –

Bay Area Poetry Conference - California
National Undergraduate Literature Conference - Utah
National Black Writer's Conference - New York
Frankfurt Writers Conference - Germany
Virginia Festival of the Book
Southwest Florida Reading Festival
Dahlonega Literary Festival - Georgia
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
Adelaide Festival - Australia
Liberty States Fictions Writers - New Jersey
Ontario Teen Book Fest - California
NoVa Teen Book Festival - Virginia
Self-Publishing Advice Conference- ONLINE
NYC Teen Author Festival
University of North Dakota Writers Conference
[AWP] Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference & Bookfair - Florida
[RMFW] Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Retreat - Colorado
CarolinaChristian Writers Conference - South Carolina
Deckle Edge Literary Festival - South Carolina
[GLVWG] Greater Lehigh Valley - The Write Stuff Writer's Conference - Pennsylvania
Jambalaya Writers Conference - Louisiana
Sleuthfest - Florida
Redrock Creative Writing Seminar - Utah
Atlanta Writing Workshop - Georgia
[ESWA] Eastern Shore Writers Association Bay to Ocean Writers Conference - Maryland
The London Book Fair
Woodstock Bookfest - New York

April –

Western Reserve Writer's Conference and Workshop - Ohio
The Self-Publishing Conference - Leicester, UK
WordSpring - California
North Carolina Writers Network Spring Conference
National Association for Poetry Therapy Annual Conference - New Mexico
The Belize Writers Conference
William Paterson University Spring Writer's Conference - New Jersey
Columbus State Community College Writers Conference - Ohio
A Rally of Writers - Michigan
Travel & Words - Northwest Travel & Lifestyle Writers Conference - Vancouver
Pamlico Writer Group Conference - Washington, NC
Great Plains Writers Conference - South Dakota
Beall Poetry Festival - Texas
Madison Print & Resist - Wisconsin
California Dreamin’ Conference for Writers
Oxford Conference for the Book - Mississippi
Arkansas Literary Festival
Word of South Festival of Literature and Music - Florida
Newburyport Literary Festival - Massachusetts
Bologna Children’s Book Fair - Italy
Get Lit! Festival - Washington
Alabama Book Festival
Southern Kentucky Book Fest / Kentucky Writers Conference / Teen Writers Conference
NETWO Writers Roundup Conference - Texas
Tampa-Hillsborough County Storytelling Festival - Florida
LA Times / Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
New Orleans Poetry Festival and Small Press Fair
Dayton Book Expo - Ohio
Chocolate Fest and Book Faire - West Virginia
Barbara Vey Reader Appreciation Weekend - Wisconsin
Iceland Writers Retreat
Chanticleer Authors Conference – Washington
Muse and Marketplace - Boston
Sydney Writers' Festival
Write Touch Conference - Wisconsin (returns 2021)

May –

Gold Rush Writer's Conference - California
Boldface Conference for Emerging Writers - Texas
Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference - North Carolina
Turning the Page - Oklahoma
Northern Colorado Writer's Conference
Iceland Writers Retreat
Malice Domestic - Maryland
Newcastle Noir
OWFI Writing Conference - Oklahoma City
Las Vegas Writers Conference
Pikes Peak Writers Conference - Colorado
Mystery Thriller Week - ONLINE
Book Expo America - New York
Norsk Literary Festival - Norway
Lakefly Writers Conference - Wisconsin
Salone International Book Festival - Italy
Word on the Lake Writers' Festival - British Columbia, Canada
Colorado Christian Writers’ Conference
Books in Bloom Literary Festival - Arkansas
LDStorymakers Writers Conference - Utah
Novel-In-Progress Bookcamp - Wisconsin
Book World Prague - International Book Fair and Literary Festival
North Words Writers Symposium Conference - Alaska
Nonfiction Writers Conference - ONLINE
Hawai'i Book and Music Festival
Idaho Writers Conference
Sydney Writers' Festival
CrimeFest - Bristol, UK
RT / Romantic Times Book Lovers’ Convention - Georgia
Gaithersburg Book Festival - Maryland
Bronx Book Fair - New York
PENCON - Georgia
BALTICON - Maryland

PennWriters Conference - Pennsylvania
Aegean Arts Circle Writing Workshop - Greece
BookCon - New York
Jerusalem Book Forum
The Great American Book Festival - South Dakota 
Creative Nonfiction Writers Conference - Pennsylvania

June –

Dublin Writers Conference
Chuckanut Writers Conference - Washington
Historical Novel Society North American Conference - Maryland
Colgate University Writers Conference - New York
Frost Farm Poetry Conference - New Hampshire
Textbook & Academic Authoring Conference - Philadelphia
Sozopol Seminars on Creative Writing - Bulgaria
Martha's Vineyard Summer Writers Conference
Wesleyan Writers Conference - Connecticut
West Virginia Writers Conference
The Writer's Hotel - New York
Indiana University Writers Conference
Surprise Valley Writers Conference - California
Annual Bread Loaf Environmental Writer's Conference - Vermont
The Colrain Classic - Massachusetts
Pacific University Residency Writer's Conference - Forest Grove, Oregon
Texas Storytelling Festival (returns June 2020)
California Crime Writers Conference
Write-to-Publish Conference -Illinois
Odyssey Writing Workshop - New Hampshire
West Texas Writers' Academy
Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference - Alaska
Santa Barbara Writers Conference - California
Western Writers of America Convention -Missouri
Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference
Jackson Hole Writers Conference - Wyoming
Aegean Arts Circle Writing Workshop - Greece
Bear River Writers’ Conference - Michigan
Yale Writers' Conference - Connecticut
Wyoming Writers, Inc. Annual Conference
Buffalo Commons Storytelling and Music Festival - Nebraska
Books in Progress- Carnegie Center For Literacy and Learning - Kentucky
Nantucket Book Festival - Massachusetts
4th Street Fantasy - Minnesota
CCWWP Canada's Writing Conference
The Emerging Writers’ Festival - Australia
Rutgers–New Brunswick Writers' Conference - New Jersey
St. David's Christian Writers Conference - Pennsylvania
[Dallas Fort Worth] DFW Writers Conference - Dallas
Writers' League of Texas - The Agents and Editors Conference – Texas
WV Writer's Conference , West Virginia 
Stonecoast Writers’ Conference - Maine
Chapter One Young Writers Conference - Illinois
Boise Book Fest - Idaho
Charleston Conference - South Carolina

July –

Great Writing - London
Stony Brook Southampton Children's Lit Conference - New York
Readercon - Massachusetts
The Gathering - Pennsylvania
IWWG Summer Writer's Conference - Pennsylvania
Sewanee Writers Conference - Tennessee
Public Safety Writers Association Annual Conference - Las Vegas
Sun Valley Writers Conference - Idaho
The Leopardi Writers Conference - Italy
Napa Valley Writers Conference - California
Midwest Writers Workshop Super Mini Conference - Indiana
Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference - Texas
The Frost Place Conference on Poetry - New Hampshire
Green Mountain Writers Conference - Vermont
One Story Summer Writers Conference - New York
Cat Writers Association Conference - New Jersey (2020)
North Carolina Writers Network Spring Summer Writing Workshops
Taos Summer Writers Conference - New Mexico
Southampton Writers Conference - New York
Thrillerfest - New York
Romance Writers of America Annual Conference - Florida
Hong Kong Book Fair
West Virginia Writers’ Workshop
Voices on the Coast, a Youth Literature Festival - Australia
Catholic Writers Conference - Illinois
Annual Montrose Christian Writers Conference – Pennsylvania
Realm Makers Conference - Nevada 
Once Upon A Book - Michigan
Books by the Bridge Author Event - San Francisco

August –

Deadly Ink Mystery Conference - New Jersey
Haiku North America Conference - North Carolina
Travel Writers & Photographers Conference - California
[PWAC] Professional Writers Association of Canada Conference - Calgary
Swanwick Writer's Summer School - Derbyshire, England
Vermont College of Fine Arts Postgraduate Writers Conference
Middlebury Bread Loaf Writer's Conference - Vermont
Iota Short Prose Conference - Maine
Catamaran Writing Conference - California
The Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference
[SCBWI] Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Annual Summer Conference - Los Angeles
The Colrain Intensive - Massachusetts
Book Passage -Mystery Writers Conference - California 
Greater Philly Christian Writers' Conference
When Words Collide, A Festival for Readers and Writers  - Calgary, Alberta Canada
Willamette Writers Conference - Oregon
Cape Cod Writers Center Conference - Massachusetts
Beijing International Book Fair - China
Writers’ Police Academy - Wisconsin
Florida Authors and Publishers Association Annual Conference - Orlando
Melbourne Writers Festival - Australia
HippoCamp: A Conferencefor Creative Nonfiction Writers - Pennsylvania
Mendocino Coast Writers Conference - California
Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival - Massachusetts
Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts - British Columbia, Canada
Edinburgh International Book Festival - Scotland
Writer’s Digest Annual Conference - New York
Killer Nashville International Writers Conference – Tennessee
Library of Congress National Book Festival - Washington, DC
AJC Decatur Book Festival - Georgia
Elk River Writer's Workshop - Montana (returns 2020)
League of Utah Writers - The Quills Conference

 September –

Colorado Gold Conference
Slice Literary Writers Conference - New York
Milford SF Writers - North Wales
9th Annual Bread Loaf in Sicily
Central Coast Writers Conference - California
TLA Power of Words Conference - Arizona
San Francisco Writing for Change Conference
Conference for Writers & Illustrators - Alaska
Broadleaf Writers Conference - Georgia
Ridgefield Writers Conference - Connecticut
Kentucky Women Writers Conference
North Coast Redwoods Writers Conference - California (returns 2020)
Algonkian Writer Retreat & Novel Workshop - Virginia
The New York Pitch Conference
Melbourne Writers Festival - Australia
PNWA [Pacific Northwest Writers Association] Conference - Washington
New Jersey Storytelling Network
Baltimore Book Festival - Maryland
American Christian Fiction Writers Conference - Tennessee
Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Gold Conference - Colorado
Alaska Writer’s Guild Conference
Southern California Writers’ Conference
Brisbane Writers' Festival - Australia
Timpanogos Storytelling Festival - Utah
Southern California Writers’ Conference - A Weekend For Words
Cave Run Storytelling Festival - Kentucky
NINC World Conference - Florida
Bloody Scotland
Noirwich Crime Writing Festival - England
Kansas Book Festival
Boston Teen Author Festival - Massachusetts (returns in 2020)
Penned Con - Missouri
Montana Book Festival
Midwest Writers Conference - Missouri
ANWA Writers Conference - Arizona
Unicorn Writers’ Conference - New York
Pacific Coast Children's Writers Novel Workshop & Retreat - Santa Cruz, CA
National Young Writers’ Festival - Australia
Starfish Houston Bay Area RWA Writer's Conference - Texas 
HRW / Hampton Roads Writers Conference - Virginia Beach, VA 
Fredericksburg Independent Book Festival - Virginia
Pacific Coast Children's Writers Novel Workshop & Retreat 

October –

Writer's Digest Novel Writing Conference - Pasadena, CA
Annual Digital Author & Indie Writers Conference - California
The Rocky Mountain Chapter Annual Letters & Lines Conference - Colorado
Ozark Creative Writers Conference - Arkansas
Historical Writers of America Conference - Virginia
Florida Writers Conference
Florida Youth Writers Conference
New England Romance Reader/Writer Conference
Atlanta Writers Conference
Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets Conference
Rochester Writer's Conference - Michigan
The Colrain Classic - New Mexico
Georgia Romance Writers presents Moonlight and Magnolias 
Orange County Children's Books Festival - California
Italy, in Other Words Memoir Writing and Cultural Retreat
Imaginarinum Writing & Film Festival - Kentucky
Florida Christian Writers Conference (returns Oct 2020)
The Work Conference - New York
Galveston Island Book Festival - Texas
Write on the Sound Writers’ Conference - Washington
Orange Country Children’s Book Festival - California
NJRW's Put Your Heart in a Book Conference - New Jersey
Surrey International Writer’s Conference - British Columbia, Canada
The Vancouver Writers Fest - Canada
Women Writing the West Conference - Arizona
Collingswood Book Festival - New Jersey
Emerald City Writers’ Conference - Washington
Whistler Writers Festival - British Columbia, Canada
Magna cum Murder Crimefest - Indiana
ConStellation - Alabama
InD'Scribe Author Reader Conference - California (returns 2020)
Sirens - Colorado
Vegas Valley Book Festival - Nevada
Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair - Washington
Fall in Love with New England Romance Reader / Author Conference - New Hampshire
Catholic Writers Guild Writers Retreat - Michigan
Texas Book Festival
La Jolla Writers Conference - California
Bouchercon World Mystery Convention - 2019 Texas / 2020 California
[AFF] AustinFilm Festival & Writers Conference – Texas
Wisconsin Book Festival 
Fall For The Book Festival - Fairfax, VA
JRW / James River Writers Conference - Richmond, VA

 November –

Kanab Writers Conference - Utah
Medical Writing & Communication Conference - San Diego
Sanibel Island Writers Conference - Florida (returns 2020)
North Carolina Writers Network Fall Conference
Monterey Writer Retreat - California
Bouchercon World Mystery Convention - 2019 Texas / 2020 California 
Cruising Writers - 7 Day Western Caribbean Writing Retreat / Cruise
ICON - Iowa
Fall 2019 Nonfiction Writers Conference - ONLINE
Portland Book Festival (formerly Wordstock) - Oregon
International Book Fair of Guadalajara - Mexico
New England Crime Bake Conference - Massachusetts
Charleston Young Adult Book Festival/YALLFest  – South Carolina
Boston Book Fair - Massachusetts
Miami Book Fair - Florida
Rochester Children's Book Festival - New York
Buckeye Book Fair - Ohio
Kauai WritersConference- Hawaii
New Orleans Book Festival – Louisiana

December –

There are very few conferences held in December




For more links to writer's conferences, workshops, and festivals check out these links:

Shaw Guides: Guide to Writers Conferences & Writing Workshops

International Directory of Writing Workshops, Conferences & Book Festivals

[AWP] Association of Writers & Writing Programs Directory 
/ 2020 California 
Publishing...and Other Forms of Insanity

Best Book Festivals




Publications

There are dozens of publications geared toward writers. Almost all publications have a digital presence and some still produce physical magazines and newsletters. The admins are providing this list as a service to writers but not as an endorsement of any group or organization. Some of the publications require a subscription or membership in the sponsoring organization. Nearly all online writing groups have links to articles and information useful to writers of all levels.

Magazines for Writers
Many magazines offer great discounts for new
subscriptions and include online access to additional
resources. Check out their online sites before spending
money for a print publication to see if it's a good fit.

Locus
Publishers Weekly
Reedsy - Best Literary Magazines of 2019

Online Writing Groups Providing Writing Resources
and Links to Markets and Craft Articles

The Burry Man Writers Center
The Purdue Owl Writing Lab
FreeLance Writing

Professional Organizations That Publish Journals or Bulletins
Many of these groups require membership fees before
you can receive their publications.


Writers Organizations and Groups
These links provide more links to online writing groups,
many of whom are free compared to expensive
print magazines or professional organizations.

WritersCafe
Sqidoo Writers Groups
Absolute Write

Links to Lists of Literary Magazines
Many publications on this list are markets for writing,
but some also offer instruction.

Every Writer's Resource
EWR Big List
Sarah Allen: Paying Gigs for Writers

Books for Writers That are Published Annually
Most of these books are available in digital or book format

Writer's Market
Novel and Short Story Writer's Market
Guide to Literary Agents

Books That Help You Get Found Online

Search Word Pro

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