Writers Conferences to Jazz You
Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 9:46PM I've put together a list (not exhaustive) of nationally recognized writers conferences for those of you who are considering attending a conference between now and early next year. Here's the list:
June 2011
Bear River Writers’ Conference, Petoskey, MI – June 2-6, 2011 www.lsa.umich.edu/bearriver
Writers’ League of Texas Agents Conference, Austin, TX – June 10-12, 2011 www.writersleague.org
Nebraska Summer Writers Conference, Lincoln, NB – June 11-17, 2011 www.nebraskawriters.unl.edu
Wesleyan Writers Conference, Middletown, CT – June 16-20, 2011 www.wesleyan.edu/writers
Santa Barbara Writers Conference, Santa Barbara, CA – June 18-23, 2011 www.sbwriters.com
Jackson Hole Writers Conference, Jackson, WY – June 23-26, 2011 www.jacksonholewritersconference.com
July 2011
Antioch Writers’ Workshop, Yellow Springs, OH – July 9-15, 2011 www.antiochwritersworkshop.com
Tin House Summer Writers Workshop, Portland, OR – July 10-17, 2011 www.tinhouse.com
Taos Summer Writers Conference, Taos, NM – July 10-17, 2011 www.unm.edu/~taosconf
Writers Retreat Workshop, Hindman, KY – June 17-26, 2011 www.writersretreatworkshop.com
Stonecoast Writers’ Conference, Freeport, Maine – July 17-23, 2011 www.usm.maine.edu/stonecoast_wc
Napa Valley Writers' Conference, St. Helena, CA – July 24-29, 2011 www.napawritersconf.org
Mendocino Coast Writers Conference, Fort Bragg, CA – July 28-30, 2011 www.mcwc.org
August 2011
Pacific Northwest Writers Association Summer Conference, Bellevue, WA – Aug. 4-7, 2011 www.pnwa.org
Willamette Writers Conference, Portland, OR – Aug. 5-7, 2011 www.williamettewriters.com
Write by the Sea, Star Island, NH – Aug. 6-13, 2011 www.joycemaynard.com
Bread Loaf Writers Conference, Middlebury, VT – Aug. 10-20, 2011 www.middlebury.edu/blwc
Book Passage Travel Writers Conference, Corte Madera, CA – Aug. 11-14, 2011 http://bookpassage.com/travel-food-photography-conference
Cape Cod Writers Center Conference, Cape Cod, MA – Aug. 14-19, 2011 www.capecodwriterscenter.com
Sun Valley Writers Conference, Sun Valley, ID – Aug. 19-22, 2011 www.svwc.com
September 2011
Southern California Writers Conference, Los Angeles – Sept. 23-25, 2011 www.writersconference.com
October 2011
Women Writing the West, Lynnwood, WA – Oct. 14-19, 2011 www.womenwritingthewest.org
Surrey International Writers Conference, Surrey/Vancouver, BC, Canada – Oct. 21-23, 2011 www.siwc.ca
2012
San Diego State University Writers Conference, San Diego, CA – January 2012 www.ces.sdsu.edu/writers
Southern California Writers’ Conference, San Diego – Feb. 17-20, 2012 www.writersconference.com
Association of Writers and Writing Programs, Chicago, IL – Feb. 29-March 2, 2012 www.awpwriter.org/conference/2012awpconf.php
Desert Nights/Rising Stars Writers Conference, Arizona State University Piper Center, Phoeniz, AZ – March 12 http://www.asu.edu/piper/conference/
Las Vegas Writers Conference, Las Vegas – April 2012 www.lasvegaswritersconference.com
Reader Comments (3)
Marcia, thanks for this wonderful list of conferences.
The following: Book Passage Travel Writers Conference, Corte Madera, CA – Aug. 11-14, 2011, looks very interesting to me.
Sonia.
Thanks, Sonia. Lisa Snider also suggested the North Coast Redwoods Writers Conference in California as another good conference, especially for newbies.
Your blog really brought some things to light that I never would have thought about before reading it. I am going to save your URL and will definitely visit the site again.