# List of writers' conferences

This is a list of worldwide authors' conferences for writers of all genres.

## Europe
### Bulgaria

* Sozopol Fiction Seminars, Sozopol

### France

* Paris Writers Retreat, Paris

### Iceland

* Iceland Writers Retreat, Reykjavík

### Ireland

* BooksGoSocial Dublin Writers Conference – Fiction & Non Fiction, Dublin

### Portugal

* Disquiet International Literary Program, Lisbon

### United Kingdom

* Festival of Writing, York
* Historical Novel Society Conference, London
* Milford Writer's Workshop, science fiction writers; various locations
* Winchester Writers' Conference, Winchester
* Swanwick Writers' Summer School, UK's longest-running writers' school
* Writers Holiday

## North America
### Bahamas

* Salt Cay Writers Retreat, Blue Lagoon Island

### Canada

* Shuswap International Writers' Festival, Salmon Arm, British Columbia
* Surrey International Writers' Conference, Surrey, British Columbia
* Ontario Writers' Conference, Durham Region, Ontario

### Mexico

* San Miguel Writers' Conference and Literary Festival, San Miguel de Allende

### United States
#### A–E

* The Alabama Writers' Conclave, Alabama
* Alabama Writing Workshop, Birmingham, Alabama
* Algonkian Writer Conferences, Arizona, California, Massachusetts, and Virginia
* The Aloha Writers Conference , Kapalua, Hawaii and Maui
* American Christian Fiction Writers Conference, location varies
* American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) annual conference, New York City
* Antioch Writers' Workshop, Yellow Springs, Ohio
* Arkansas Writers Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas
* Art of the Wild Writers' Conference, Olympic Valley, California
* Association of Personal Historians conference, location varies, Canada and United States
* Atlanta Writers Conference, Atlanta
* Atlanta Writing Workshop, Atlanta
* Atlantic Center for the Arts Master Artists-in-Residence Program, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
* Auburn Writers Conference, Auburn, Alabama
* Author U Extravaganza conference, Denver
* Authors Combat Academy, Nashville, Tennessee
* Authors Conference Infinity Publishing Gathering of Authors, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
* Authors of the Flathead conference, Kalispell, Montana*
* Authors' Salon at Clockwork Alchemy, Burlingame, California*
* Avondale Writers Conference, Avondale, Arizona
* AWP Conference & Bookfair, North America's largest literary conference; location varies
* Backspace Writers Conference
* Bear River Writers' Conference, Boyne City, Michigan
* Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Publishing Writers' Conference, San Diego
* BlogU, Baltimore
* Blue Flower Arts Winter Writers Conference, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
* Blue Pen Writers' Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee
* Blue Ridge Writers' Conference, Blue Ridge, Georgia
* Book Passage Children's Writers & Illustrators Conference, Corte Madera, California
* Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference, Corte Madera, California
* Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference, Corte Madera, California
* BookBaby Independent Authors Conference, Philadelphia
* Boston Writing Workshop, Boston
* Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, Middlebury, Vermont
* Broadleaf Writers Conference, Decatur, Georgia
* Business of Pet Writing Conference, New York City
* Business of Writing International Summit, August 1–2, 2014; Louisville, Kentucky
* California Dreamin' Writers' Conference, Brea, California
* Calliope Writing Coach, year round, Salt Lake City
* Cape Cod Writers Center Conference, Cape Cod
* Carolinas Writers Conference, Wadesboro, North Carolina
* Cartersville Area Writers Conference, Cartersville, Georgia
* Castle Rock Writers' Conference, Castle Rock, Colorado
* Chanticleer Authors Conference, Bellingham, Washington
* Chapter One Young Writers Conference, Chicago
* Chesapeake Writing Workshop, Washington, D.C.
* Chicago Writing Workshop, Chicago
* Chuckanut Writers Conference, Bellingham, Washington
* Cleveland Writing Workshop, Cleveland
* Colorado Christian Writers Conference, Estes Park, Colorado
* Colorado Gold Conference, Denver
* Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference, Colrain, Massachusetts
* Community of Writers, Olympic Valley, California
* Creative Nonfiction Writers Conference, Pittsburgh
* Crested Butte Writers Conference, Crested Butte, Colorado
* Crossroads Writers' Conference, Macon, Georgia
* DFW Writers Conference, Dallas-Fort Worth
* Edgar Awards, Varies
* Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop, Dayton, Ohio

#### F–M

* Florida Writing Workshop, Tampa, Florida
* Florida Christian Writers Conference word-weavers.com/floridaevents, Leesburg, Florida
* The Frost Place Conference on Poetry, Franconia, New Hampshire
* The Frost Place Conference on Poetry and Teaching, Franconia, New Hampshire
* The Frost Place Poetry Seminar, Franconia, New Hampshire
* The Frost Place Writing Intensive, Franconia, New Hampshire
* Golden Crown Literary Society Annual Conference, July/August; various locations
* Hampton Roads Writers' Conference, Virginia Beach, Virginia
* Hawaii Writers Conference (formerly the Maui Writers Conference), Maui
* HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction Writers, presented by Hippocampus magazine, August 2015, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
* Historical Novel Society Conference in North America, mid-to-late June, various locations
* Historical Writers of America Conference, August 19–21, 2016, Colonial Williamsburg
* Hollihock Writers Conference, New Bedford, Massachusetts
* Horseback Writing Retreats, Wyoming
* Houston Writers Guild – Annual Writers Conference, April, various locations
* How to Write & Publish Your Book, Mississippi
* Imaginarium, Louisville, Kentucky
* Indiana Faith and Writing Conference, Anderson, Indiana
* Indiana University Writers' Conference, Bloomington, Indiana
* Indiana Writing Workshop, Indianapolis
* Jack London Writers Conference, San Francisco
* Jackson Hole Writers Conference, Jackson Hole
* Judith Briles Unplugged Authors and Writers Conference, August 27–29, 2015, Denver
* Juniper Institute for Young Writers, Amherst, Massachusetts
* Juniper Summer Writing Institute, Amherst, Massachusetts
* Kachemak Bay Writers Conference, Homer, Alaska
* Kauai Writers Conference, November 9–11, 2018, Kapaa, Hawaii and Kauai
* Kentucky Women Writers Conference, Lexington, Kentucky
* Key West Literary Seminar, Key West
* Killer Nashville, last full weekend every August, Nashville, Tennessee
* LA Writers Conference, Los Angeles
* Liberty States Fiction Writers Create Something Magical Conference, Iselin, New Jersey
* Life the Universe & Everything (LTUE), Provo, Utah
* Literary Cleveland Inkubator Conference, Cleveland
* Longleaf Writers Conference at Seaside, FL, Seaside, Florida
* Los Angeles Writers Retreat, Los Angeles
* Mad Anthony Writers' Conference, Hamilton, Ohio
* Malice Domestic, Bethesda, Maryland
* Meet the Publishers!, Tulsa, Oklahoma
* Mendocino Coast Writers Conference, Fort Bragg, California
* Michigan Writing Workshop, Livonia, Michigan
* Minnesota Writing Workshop, Minneapolis
* Mississippi Writers Guild Writers' Conference, Vicksburg, Mississippi

#### N–Z

* Nashville Writers Conference, Nashville, Tennessee
* NETWO's Annual Spring Writers Roundup, Mount Pleasant, Texas
* New Orleans Genre Writer's Conference, New Orleans
* New York Pitch Conference, New York City
* North Georgia Christian Writers Conference, Toccoa, Georgia
* Northern Colorado Writers Conference, Fort Collins, Colorado
* Northwest Georgia Writers Conference, Calhoun, Georgia
* Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc. (OWFI), Oklahoma City
* Ozark Creative Writers Conference, Eureka Springs, Arkansas
* Philadelphia Writing Workshop, Philadelphia
* Pikes Peak Writers Conference, Colorado Springs, Colorado
* Pittsburgh Writing Workshop, Pittsburgh
* PublishingGame.com Conference, Boston
* Quills Conference, Salt Lake City
* Read.Write.Share. Writers Weekend, Little Rock, Arkansas
* Red Clay Writers Conference, Kennesaw, Georgia
* River Writing Journeys for Women, Moab, Utah
* Rosemary Beach Spring Writers' Conference, May 11–14, 2011, Rosemary Beach, Florida
* St. Davids Christian Writers' Conference, Grove City, Pennsylvania
* San Diego Writers Festival, April 6, San Diego
* San Francisco Writers Conference, February 14–17, San Francisco
* San Francisco Writing Workshop, San Francisco
* Sanibel Island Writers Conference, Sanibel, Florida
* Santa Barbara Writers Conference, Santa Barbara, California
* Santa Fe Writers Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico
* Scribblers' Retreat Writers' Conference, St. Simons, Georgia
* Seattle Writing Workshop, Seattle
* Sewanee Writers' Conference, Sewanee, Tennessee
* SF:SE 2015, Orlando
* Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, two per year, summer in Los Angeles and winter in New York City
* Southampton Writers Conference, Southampton, New York
* Southern California Writers' Conference
* Southern Christian Writers Conference, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
* Southern Women Writer's Conference, Berry College, Rome, Georgia
* Southwest Christian Writers Conference, Durango, Colorado
* Space Coast Writers' Guild Annual Conference, Melbourne, Florida
* StokerCon, varies
* Taos Summer Writers' Conference, Taos, New Mexico
* Tennessee Writing Workshop, Nashville, Tennessee
* The Writing Academy, Farmington, Minnesota
* Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) Writers' Conference, Reno, Nevada
* Tulsa NightWriters Craft of Writing Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma
* UNF Writers Conference, August 5–7, 2011, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
* Unicorn Writer's Conference, Manhattanville University, Purchase, New York
* Washington Writers Conference, Washington, DC
* Wesleyan Writers Conference, Middletown, Connecticut
* West Coast Writers Conference, July 20–22, 2012, Los Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles
* White County Creative Writers Conference, Searcy, Arkansas
* Willamette Writers conference, Willamette Writers' annual conference, first weekend in August, Portland, Oregon
* Women Writing the West, Los Angeles
* Writeaways, New Mexico, Ireland, France, Italy
* WordSmitten Writing Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida
* Write-by-the-Lake Annual Writer's Retreat, Madison, Wisconsin
* Write in Atlanta 2011, Atlanta
* Write Stuff, Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
* Write to Publish Conference, Wheaton, Illinois
* Writer's Digest Conference, August 1–3, 2014, The Roosevelt Hotel, New York City
* The Writer's Hotel NYC Writers Conference, New York City
* The Writers' Institute, Madison, Wisconsin
* Writers' Police Academy, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Writers @ Work, Park City, Utah
* Writers in Florence
* Writers in New York
* Writers in Paradise, St. Petersburg, Florida
* Writers in Paris
* Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers Conference, Salt Lake City
* Writing By Writers Workshop @ Tomales Bay
* Writing It Real in Port Townsend, Port Townsend, Washington
* Yale Writers' Conference, New Haven, Connecticut

## South America
### Peru

* Peru, Weaving Words & Women