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

This page is currently under revision. The admin will be separating out the busy conference months by areas of the US and by country, as well as by month. This will hopefully make the page more readable.
Please note: due to COVID-19, many events have been postponed, or have gone virtual. Some have rescheduled and gone online. Look for *ONLINE* options. Some of them are even free.
Also, some venues are still making decisions. 

ONGOING EVENTS

INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL (OUTSIDE OF USA)
Paris Cafe Writing - Workshops
Ireland Writer Tours - Conferences
Anam Cara's Workshop Retreats - Ireland
Write Away Europe
Himalayan Writing Retreats & Weekends - India *ONLINE OPTIONS*
Harrogate International Festivals *ONLINE OPTIONS*

NORTHEAST USA 
Liberty States Fiction Writers - New Jersey - Conference / Workshops
Murphy Writing - Workshops / Retreats
Algonkian - Writers Conference / Events / Retreats
Highlights Foundation Workshops *ONLINE OPTIONS*

USA MIDWEST
Storytelling Arts of Indiana - Programs / Events

USA SOUTH
Florida Writers Association - Conferences / Workshops / Webinars *ONLINE OPTIONS*
Page Lambert - Workshops / Seminars / Writing retreats

USA WEST
 Ike's Canyon Ranch- Nevada- Workshops / Retreats / Residencies *ADJUSTED*
Moxie Road Productions - California *ONLINE OPTIONS*
Pacific Northwest Writer's Association - Washington, workshops / annual conference / contests *ONLINE OPTIONS*
Hugo House - Seattle, WA - workshops *ONLINE OPTIONS*
Write 253 - Pierce County, Washington - workshops for teens / poetry slam for teens *ONLINE OPTIONS*
Creative Colloquy - Tacoma, WA - workshops / open mic / yearly "crawl" / publication *ONLINE OPTIONS*
Willamette Writers - Oregon - workshops / conference *ONLINE OPTIONS*
Cascade Writers - Washington - workshops *ONLINE OPTIONS*
Clarion West - Washington - SF, speculative workshops *ONLINE OPTIONS*
Write on the River - Washington (East Side) - workshops *ONLINE OPTIONS*
West Coast Writers Conferences (WC2) - Los Angeles
Get Writing Again - Workshops *ONLINE OPTION LISTED
Paula Marie Coomer - Retreats / Workshops
Book Passages - Conferences
The Village Writing School - Workshops *ONLINE EVENTS LISTED*


MULTIPLE CITY ONGOING EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS
Anne Wylie’s Master Classes - Workshops
Writeaways - Retreats
Break Into Fiction - Workshops *ONLINE OPTION LISTED*
Storymaking - Workshops / Seminars
Writing Day Workshops - Touring the United States year-round *ONLINE OPTIONS*
[SCBWI] Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators - Conference / Events *ONLINE OPTIONS*
Writer's Digest University Online Writing Workshops *ONLINE OPTIONS*
Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference  *ONLINE OPTIONS*

JANUARY EVENTS

Winter Poetry and Prose Getaway - New Jersey *ONLINE*
Eckerd College Writers' Conference: Writers in Paradise - Florida (Decisions being made still)
Palm Beach Poetry Festival - Florida *ONLINE*
Pacific University Residency Writer's Conference - Seaside, Oregon *ONLINE*


FEBRUARY EVENTS

USA SOUTH
St. Augustine Author-Mentor Workshop - Florida
Asheville Christian Writers’ Conference - North Carolina
[SWLA] Southwest Louisiana Book Festival – Louisiana
Savannah Book Festival - Georgia *ONLINE*

USA WEST
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference - Arizona *ONLINE*
Southern California Writer's Conference *ONLINE*
San Francisco Writer's Conference
Ontario Teen Book Fest - California


INTERNATIONAL
WriteOn Con - *ALWAYS ONLINE*
Havana Book Fair - Cuba
Todos Santos Writers Workshop - Mexico *ONLINE*
Florida Romance Writers - Cruise
San Miguel Writers Conference - Mexico *ONLINE*
Centauri Arts Creative Writing Retreat - Costa Rica 


MARCH EVENTS

NORTHEAST USA
National Black Writer's Conference - New York
Liberty States Fictions Writers - New Jersey
[GLVWG] Greater Lehigh Valley - The Write Stuff Writer's Conference - Pennsylvania
[ESWA] Eastern Shore Writers Association Bay to Ocean Writers Conference - Maryland
Woodstock Bookfest - New York

MIDWEST USA
University of North Dakota Writers Conference

SOUTH USA
Southwest Florida Reading Festival - Florida *Online*
Dahlonega Literary Festival - Georgia
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival 
Virginia Festival of the Book
NoVa Teen Book Festival - Virginia
[AWP] Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference & Bookfair - Florida 
CarolinaChristian Writers Conference - South Carolina
Deckle Edge Literary Festival - South Carolina
Jambalaya Writers Conference - Louisiana
Sleuthfest - Florida
Atlanta Writing Workshop - Georgia

WEST USA

Bay Area Poetry Conference - California
National Undergraduate Literature Conference - Utah
Redrock Creative Writing Seminar - Utah
[RMFW] Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Retreat - Colorado 


INTERNATIONAL
Frankfurt Writers Conference - Germany
Adelaide Festival - Australia
The London Book Fair

ONLINE
Self-Publishing Advice Conference- ONLINE


APRIL EVENTS

ONLINE ONLY
Quarancon April 8-12, 2021

NORTHEAST USA
William Paterson University Spring Writer's Conference - New Jersey
Newburyport Literary Festival - Massachusetts
Muse and Marketplace - Boston

MIDWEST USA
Western Reserve Writer's Conference and Workshop - Ohio
Columbus State Community College Writers Conference - Ohio
A Rally of Writers - Michigan
Great Plains Writers Conference - South Dakota
Madison Print & Resist - Wisconsin
Dayton Book Expo - Ohio
Ohioana Book Festival - Virtual Festival, April 22-25, 2021
Barbara Vey Reader Appreciation Weekend - Wisconsin
Write Touch Conference - Wisconsin (returns 2021)

SOUTH USA
North Carolina Writers Network Spring Conference
Pamlico Writer Group Conference - Washington, NC
National Association for Poetry Therapy Annual Conference - New Mexico
Beall Poetry Festival - Texas
Oxford Conference for the Book - Mississippi
Arkansas Literary Festival
Word of South Festival of Literature and Music - Florida
Alabama Book Festival
Southern Kentucky Book Fest / Kentucky Writers Conference / Teen Writers Conference
NETWO Writers Roundup Conference - Texas
Tampa-Hillsborough County Storytelling Festival - Florida
New Orleans Poetry Festival and Small Press Fair
Chocolate Fest and Book Faire - West Virginia

WEST USA
WordSpring - California
California Dreamin’ Conference for Writers
Get Lit! Festival - Washington
LA Times / Los Angeles Times Festival of Books 
Chanticleer Authors Conference – Washington

INTERNATIONAL
The Self-Publishing Conference - Leicester, UK
The Belize Writers Conference
Travel & Words - Northwest Travel & Lifestyle Writers Conference - Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Bologna Children’s Book Fair - Italy
Iceland Writers Retreat
Sydney Writers' Festival
Under the Volcano - Mexico 



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 (Postponed until 2021)
Stony Brook Southampton Children's Lit Conference - New York *ONLINE*
Readercon - Massachusetts (Postponed until 2021)
IWWG Summer Writer's Conference - Pennsylvania *ONLINE*
Sewanee Writers Conference - Tennessee
Public Safety Writers Association Annual Conference - Las Vegas (Postponed until 2021)
Sun Valley Writers Conference - Idaho *ONLINE*
The Leopardi Writers Conference - Italy (Postponed until 2021)
Napa Valley Writers Conference - California *ONLINE*
Midwest Writers Workshop Super Mini Conference - Indiana *ONLINE OPTION*
Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference - Texas (Rescheduled for October)
The Frost Place Conference on Poetry - New Hampshire *ONLINE*
Green Mountain Writers Conference - Vermont (Postponed until 2021)
One Story Summer Writers Conference - New York (Postponed until 2021)
Cat Writers Association Conference - New Jersey *2020 Virtual Contest*
North Carolina Writers Network Spring Summer Writing Workshops *ONLINE*
Southampton Writers Conference - New York *ONLINE*
Thrillerfest - New York *ONLINE*
Romance Writers of America Annual Conference - Florida *ONLINE*
Hong Kong Book Fair (Will be rescheduled, waiting for update as of July 2020)
West Virginia Writers’ Workshop (Postponed until 2021)
Voices on the Coast, a Youth Literature Festival - Australia *ONLINE*
Catholic Writers Conference - Illinois *ONLINE*
Realm Makers Conference - Nevada *ONLINE*
Once Upon A Book - Michigan

 Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival - Massachusetts *ONLINE* Starts July 30
Mendocino Coast Writers Conference - California *ONLINE) Starts July 30.
Willamette Writers Conference - Oregon *ONLINE* Starts July 31.
[SCBWI] Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Annual Summer Conference - Los Angeles *ONLINE* STARTS JULY 31.

August –


Deadly Ink Mystery Conference - New Jersey (Postponed until 2021)
Travel Writers & Photographers Conference - California (Postponed until 2021)
[PWAC] Professional Writers Association of Canada Conference - Calgary
Swanwick Writer's Summer School - Derbyshire, England (Postponed until 2021)
Vermont College of Fine Arts Postgraduate Writers Conference *ONLINE*
Middlebury Bread Loaf Writer's Conference - Vermont
Catamaran Writing Conference - California *ONLINE*
The Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference *ONLINE*
The Colrain Intensive - Massachusetts
Book Passage -Mystery Writers Conference - California (Postponed until 2021)
Greater Philly Christian Writers' Conference (Postponed until 2021)
When Words Collide, A Festival for Readers and Writers  - Calgary, Alberta Canada *ONLINE AND FREE*
Cape Cod Writers Center Conference - Massachusetts
Beijing International Book Fair - China
Writers’ Police Academy - Wisconsin *ONLINE*
FloridaAuthors and Publishers Association Annual Conference - Orlando (Postponed until 2021)
Melbourne Writers Festival - Australia *ONLINE*
HippoCamp: A Conferencefor Creative Nonfiction Writers - Pennsylvania (Postponed until 2021)
Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts - British Columbia, Canada
Edinburgh International Book Festival - Scotland *ONLINE*
Writer’s Digest AnnualConference - New York *ONLINE*
Killer Nashville International Writers Conference – Tennessee *ONLINE*
AJC Decatur Book Festival - Georgia
Elk River Writer's Workshop - Montana (returns 2020)
League of Utah Writers - The Quills Conference

 September –

Library of Congress Book Festival - Washington, DC *ONLINE*
Colorado Gold Conference *ONLINE*
Slice Literary Writers Conference - New York
Milford SF Writers - North Wales 
9th Annual Bread Loaf in Sicily
Central Coast Writers Conference - California *ONLINE*
San Francisco Writing for Change Conference *ONLINE*
Conference for Writers & Illustrators - Alaska
Broadleaf Writers Conference - Georgia
Ridgefield Writers Conference - Connecticut *ONLINE*
Kentucky Women Writers Conference *ONLINE*
North Coast Redwoods Writers Conference - California (returns 2020)
Algonkian Writer Retreat & Novel Workshop - Virginia
The New York Pitch Conference
Melbourne Writers Festival - Australia *ONLINE*
PNWA [Pacific Northwest Writers Association] Conference - Washington *ONLINE*
New Jersey Storytelling Network
Baltimore Book Festival - Maryland
American Christian Fiction Writers Conference - Tennessee *ONLINE*
Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Gold Conference - Colorado *ONLINE*
Southern California Writers’ Conference - POSTPONED UNTIL 2021
Brisbane Writers' Festival - Australia *ONLINE*
Timpanogos Storytelling Festival - Utah *ONLINE*
Cave Run Storytelling Festival - Kentucky POSTPONED UNTIL 2021
NINC World Conference - Florida POSTPONED UNTIL 2021
Bloody Scotland POSTPONED UNTIL 2021
Noirwich Crime Writing Festival - England *ONLINE* AND #FREE
Boston Teen Author Festival - Massachusetts (returns in 2020)
Penned Con - Missouri POSTPONED UNTIL 2021
Montana Book Festival *ONLINE*
Midwest WritersConference - Missouri POSTPONED UNTIL 2021
ANWA Writers Conference - Arizona *ONLINE*
Pacific Coast Children's Writers Novel Workshop & Retreat - Santa Cruz, CA *ONLINE*
National Young Writers’ Festival - Australia
HRW / Hampton Roads Writers Conference - Virginia Beach, VA *ONLINE*
Fredericksburg Independent Book Festival - Virginia
Pacific Coast Children's Writers Novel Workshop & Retreat *ONLINE*

October –

Haiku North America Conference - North Carolina
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
TLA Power of Words Conference - Arizona - Postponed until October 2021.
 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
Write in the Harbor - Gig Harbor, WA through a local community college

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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