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Indiana University Writers’ Conference

May/June 2025

The 2025 Indiana University Writers’ Conference will be held from June 5 to June 8 at University of Indiana in Bloomington. The conference features workshops, craft classes, panel discussions, and readings for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. The faculty includes poets janan alexandra and Safia Elhillo, fiction writers Stephen Amidon and Marguerite Sheffer, creative nonfiction writer John Cotter, and memoirist Elisa Gabbert. The cost of the conference, including tuition for a workshop and all classes, panels, and readings, is $825.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
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no
Event Date: 
June 5, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
April 17, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
April 17, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Indiana University Writers’ Conference, Ballantine Hall 440, 1020 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405. Bob Bledsoe, Director.

Bob Bledsoe
Director
Contact City: 
Bloomington
Contact State: 
IN
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
47405
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
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A Rally of Writers

March/April 2025

The 38th annual A Rally of Writers conference was held on April 12 at the West Campus of Lansing Community College in Lansing, Michigan. The conference featured workshops, craft classes, panel discussions, and readings in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Participating writers included poets Dennis Hinrichsen and Ruelaine Stokes; fiction writers Caitlin Horrocks and Alex Kourvo; and nonfiction writer Robert M Weir. Fiction writer Erin Bartels gave the keynote address.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
April 12, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
April 1, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
April 17, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

A Rally of Writers, P.O. Box 4253, East Lansing, MI 48823. Rob Edwards, President. 

Rob Edwards
President
Contact City: 
Lansing
Contact State: 
MI
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
48917
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
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Orion Environmental Writers’ Workshop

March/April 2025

The Orion Environmental Writers’ Workshop will be held from June 15 to June 20 at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
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no
Event Date: 
June 15, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
May 1, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
April 17, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Orion Environmental Writers’ Workshop, 187 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230. Kathleen Yale, Workshop Manager. 

Kathleen Yale
Workshop Manager 
Contact City: 
Rhinebeck
Contact State: 
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
12572
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
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Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshop Summer Residential Program

January/February 2025

The annual Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshop will be held from June 8 to June 12 at the Hollins University campus in Roanoke, Virginia. The conference features generative manuscript workshops and tutorials in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and multigenre work, as well as craft talks, individual conferences with faculty members, readings, and social events. The faculty includes poet and nonfiction writer James McKean; fiction writers Amanda Cockrell, Dorothy Hassan, Fred G. Leebron, Daniel Mueller, and Rachele Salvini; and nonfiction writer Kristin Dombek.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
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no
Event Date: 
June 8, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
April 17, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
March 3, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshop Summer Residential Program, Hollins University, 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA 24020. (540) 362-6225. Christine Powell, Program Director.

Christine Powell
Program Director
Contact City: 
Roanoke
Contact State: 
VA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
24020
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Cross-Genre
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Sonoma County Writers Camp

May/June 2024

The Summer 2024 Sonoma County Writers Camp was held from July 24 to July 28 at the Ratna Ling Retreat Center in Cazadero, California. The retreat featured generative workshops in fiction and creative nonfiction, panels by authors and agents, master classes, meditative dream writing, and student readings. The faculty included fiction writer Ellen Sussman and fiction and nonfiction writer Elizabeth Stark. The cost of the retreat, which included all meals, lodging in a single-occupancy room, and activities, was $2,495. Registration was first come, first served.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
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no
Event Date: 
July 24, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
April 17, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
May 24, 2024
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Sonoma County Writers Camp, 1993 Burnside Road, Sebastopol, CA 95472. Ellen Sussman, Cofounder and Codirector.

Ellen Sussman
Cofounder and Codirector
Contact City: 
Cazadero
Contact State: 
CA
Country: 
US
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Sonoma County Writers Camp buildings
Genre: 
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
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National Black Writers Conference

The 17th National Black Writers Conference (NBWC) was held from March 20 to March 23 at Medgar Evers College, City University of New York.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
March 20, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
April 17, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
April 17, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

National Black Writers Conference, Center for Black Literature, Medgar Evers College, City University of New York, 1650 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225. Charlotte Hunter, Chief of Staff. 

Charlotte Hunter
Chief of Staff
Contact City: 
New York
Contact State: 
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
11225
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
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Southampton Writers Conference

March/April 2024

The 49th annual Southampton Writers Conference was held from July 10 to July 14 at the Stony Brook Southampton campus in Southampton, New York, located on the Atlantic coast 90 miles east of New York City. The conference featured workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as readings and an agent panel. The faculty included poets Billy Collins and Diana Khoi Nguyen, fiction writer Julia Phillips, fiction and nonfiction writers Matthew Klam and Frederic Tuten, and memoirist Nadia Owusu.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
July 10, 2024
Rolling Admissions: 
no
Application Deadline: 
April 15, 2024
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
March 15, 2024
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Southampton Writers Conference, Stony Brook Southampton, Chancellors Hall, 239 Montauk Highway, Southampton, NY 11968. (631) 632-5007. Christian McLean, Conference Director. 

Christian McLean
Conference Director
Contact City: 
Southampton
Contact State: 
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
11968
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
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Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference

January/February 2025

The 2025 Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference will be held from May 17 to May 20 at the Kenai Peninsula College campus in Homer, Alaska, with views of the snowcapped mountain ranges across Kachemak Bay. The conference features craft classes as well as craft conversations, readings, panels, and individual consultations for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
no
Event Date: 
May 17, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
yes
Application Deadline: 
April 17, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
February 28, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference, Kenai Peninsula College, 533 East Pioneer Avenue, Homer, AK 99603. (907) 235-1612. Erin Coughlin Hollowell, Conference Director.

Erin Coughlin Hollowell
Conference Director
Contact City: 
Homer
Contact State: 
AK
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
99603
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
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The Writer’s Hotel “Mini MFA” Conference 

March/April 2022

The 2022 Writer’s Hotel “Mini MFA” Conference in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry was held virtually from June 8 to June 15. The conference featured two full manuscript readings with two sets of editorial comments offered per reading, one pre-conference and the other post-conference, craft labs, workshops and lectures, attendee and faculty readings, and agent pitching sessions.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
April 17, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
April 17, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
April 17, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

The Writer’s Hotel “Mini MFA” Conference, P.O. Box 472, Brunswick, ME 04011. Shanna McNair, Founder and Director.

Shanna McNair
Founder and Director
Contact City: 
Online
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
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