Literary MagNet: Candace Williams
The author of I Am the Most Dangerous Thing introduces five journals that first published their poems and engaged them in community, including Sixth Finch and Prelude.
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Genre: Poetry
Orcas Island Lit Fest
The 2023 Orcas Island Lit Fest was held from June 2 to June 3 at the Orcas Center in Eastsound, Washington. The festival featured panel discussions, book signings, author interviews, readings, and live music for poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction writers. Participating writers included fiction writers Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Garth Stein, and Kirstin Valdez Quade; and nonfiction writer Gilbert King. The cost to attend the festival was $65. Registration was rolling through June 2. Visit the website for more information.
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FESTIVAL
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Event Date:
April 21, 2025
Rolling Admissions:
yes
Application Deadline:
April 21, 2025
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
April 21, 2025
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
Orcas Island Lit Fest, P.O. Box 225, Eastsound, WA 98245.
Contact City:
Eastsound
Contact State:
WA
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
98245
Country:
US
Wyoming Writers Conference
The 2023 Wyoming Writers Conference was held from June 2 to June 4 at the Historic Plains Hotel in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The conference featured workshops in craft, marketing, and productivity for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers, as well as publisher pitch sessions, roundtable critiques, and open mics. Participating writers included fiction writer Nina McConigley. Poet Matt Mason gave the keynote address. Participating publishing professionals included publisher Bernadette Soehner (5 Prince Publishing) and director of literary development Angie Hodapp (Nelson Literary Agency).
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CONFERENCE
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yes
Event Date:
April 21, 2025
Rolling Admissions:
yes
Application Deadline:
April 21, 2025
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
April 21, 2025
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
Wyoming Writers Conference, 109 East 17th Street, Suite #5921, Cheyenne, WY 82001.
Contact City:
Cheyenne
Contact State:
WY
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
82001
Country:
US
Chautauqua Writers’ Festival
The 2023 Chautauqua Writers’ Festival was held from June 21 to June 24 at the historic Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York. The conference featured workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as readings and panel discussions. The theme for this year’s festival was “Hope and Its Entanglements.” The faculty included poets Leila Chatti and Oliver de la Paz and fiction writer Akil Kumarasamy. The keynote speaker was nonfiction writer Joseph Osmundson. The cost of the full conference was $500; the registration deadline was June 15.
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FESTIVAL
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yes
Event Date:
April 21, 2025
Rolling Admissions:
ignore
Application Deadline:
April 21, 2025
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
April 21, 2025
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
Chautauqua Writers’ Festival, Chautauqua Institution, P.O. Box 28, One Ames Avenue, Chautauqua, NY 14722.
Contact City:
Chautauqua
Contact State:
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
14722
Country:
US
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Wordplay
The 2023 Wordplay festival was held on July 8 in and around Open Book, a literary center in Minneapolis, with some panels livestreamed for a virtual audience. The festival featured panel discussions, author interviews, interactive activities for children and adults, food trucks, and local artists. The theme for this year’s event was “Narrative Power.” Participating writers included poets and fiction writers Fatimah Asghar and Mahogany L.
Type:
FESTIVAL
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yes
Event Date:
April 21, 2025
Rolling Admissions:
ignore
Application Deadline:
April 21, 2025
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
April 21, 2025
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
Wordplay, Loft Literary Center, 1011 Washington Avenue South, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55415. Claire Rekow-McKee, Events and Partnership Coordinator.
Claire Rekow-McKee
Events and Partnership Coordinator
Contact City:
Minneapolis
Contact State:
MN
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
55415
Country:
US
Catamaran Writing Conference
The 2023 Catamaran Writing Conference was held from July 30 to August 3 at the Robert Louis Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California. The conference featured small group workshops, lectures, craft talks, and daily excursions for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. The faculty included poets Ellen Bass, Rebecca Foust, and Joseph Millar; fiction writers Josip Novakovich and Gina Ochsner; and creative nonfiction writers Charles Hood and Patrice Vecchione.
Type:
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?:
yes
Event Date:
April 21, 2025
Rolling Admissions:
ignore
Application Deadline:
April 21, 2025
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
April 21, 2025
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
Catamaran Writing Conference, Catamaran, 1050 River Street, Studio 118, Santa Cruz, CA 95060.
Photo Credit: Brad Sharek
Contact City:
Pebble Beach
Contact State:
CA
Country:
US
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Poetry Society of America
The Poetry Society of America, the nation’s oldest poetry organization, was founded in 1910. Its mission is to build a larger and more diverse audience for poetry, to encourage a deeper appreciation of the vitality and breadth of poetry in the cultural conversation, to support poets through an array of programs and awards, and to place poetry at the crossroads of American life.
Yu and Me Books
Located in Chinatown, Manhattan, Yu and Me Books is a bookstore that showcases immigrant stories and creates a home for the community. It is the first female, Asian-American owned bookstore in New York City. The initials of the bookstore, YM, are the owner’s mother’s initials and represent the stories that have been passed down to them for generations.
Karisma Price With Terrance Hayes at Books Are Magic
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In this Books Are Magic event, Karisma Price reads from her debut collection, I’m Always So Serious (Sarabande Books, 2023), and discusses the inspiration behind her work with poet Terrance Hayes. “As a poet, oddity is good,” says Price. For more from Price, read her installment of our Writers Recommend series.
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P&T Knitwear
P&T Knitwear is a family-owned independent bookstore, podcast studio, event space, and cafe in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The name dates back to the knitwear store the founder’s grandfather Hymie Tusk and his business partner Mike Pudlo started in 1952, after surviving the Holocaust and emigrating to New York City.
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