Genre: Creative Nonfiction

The Celia and Wally Gilbert Artist-in-Residence Program offers residencies of one to three weeks year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers looking to “explore the scientific process and interact with international scientific staff and visitors” at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) on the wooded north shore of Long Island, New York. Residents are provided with a dorm room, a private bathroom, all meals, and a $1,000 to $1,500 stipend, depending on availability and the length of the stay.

The 22nd annual Under the Volcano Master Classes and Guided Residency will be held from January 10, 2025, to January 25, 2025, in Tepoztlán, Mexico, a village located one hour south of Mexico City. The program features master classes in poetry and fiction, as well as individual meetings with instructors, weekly open mics, readings, and conversations with guest writers and scientists. Classes in all genres are offered both in Spanish and English. The faculty includes poets Cyrus Cassells and Aracelis Girmay and fiction writers Jennifer Clement, Tommy Orange, and Ayşegül Savaş.

The 2024 Willamette Writers Conference was held online and in person at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Downtown Portland from July 31 to August 4. The conference featured workshops, keynotes, panels, pitch sessions, and critiques for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. The faculty included poet Christopher Luna; fiction writers Emmeline Duncan, Molly Gloss, and Sonja Thomas; and fiction and nonfiction writers Ted Chiang and Miriam Gershow. Fiction writer Jess Walter and publishing professional and nonfiction writer Jane Friedman delivered the keynote addresses.

The 2024 Off Topic Writers’ Conference was held online and in person on August 3 at the Lakehead University campus in Orillia, Canada. The conference featured craft talks and workshops for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers. The faculty included poet, fiction writer, and creative nonfiction writer Lindsey Harrington and fiction and nonfiction writers Finnian Burnett and Drew Hayden Taylor. Fiction writer K.R. Byggdin delivered the keynote address. The cost of the conference was $75 for in-person attendance and $40 for virtual attendance.