List of Writer’s Conferences and Workshops in North America: Updated for 2019

There are hundreds of writer’s conferences, workshops, and events in North America every year.

All these events can be overwhelming, and it can be hard to find the right event for you.

That’s why our team put together this detailed list of the 200+ best writer’s conferences in North America every year.

This list is updated for 2019, but all of these events are annual, so you can also plan to attend in 2020 or 2021 if you’re planning out your schedule that far in advance.

1. A Rally of Writers Conference

Website: http://www.arallyofwriters.com/

Location: Lansing, MI

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 517-372-3385

2. Agents and Editors Conference/ Writers League of Texas

Website: http://www.writersleague.org/38/Conference

Location: Austin, TX

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 512-499-8914

3. Alabama Writers’ Conclave

Website: www.alabamawritersconclave.org

Location: Auburn, Alabama

Email: www.alabamawritersconclave.org/contact

Phone: 256-535-9272

4. Alaska Writers Conference

Website: http://www.alaskawritersguild.com/

Location: Anchorage, Alaska

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 907-243-5523

5. Algonkian Writers Conference Reviews – New York Pitch Conference Reviews

Website: http://www.algonkianconferences.com

Location: Multiple

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 800-250-8290

6. American Medical Writers Association Annual Conference

Website: http://www.amwa.org/page/Conference

Location: San Antonio, Texas

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 240-238-0940

7. American Translators Association Annual Conference

Website: http://www.atanet.org/conf/2017/

Location: [email protected]

Phone: 703-683-6100

8. Annual Conference on Creative Writing at Pacific

Website: http://www.writersconferenceatpacific.com/

Location: Stockton, California

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 530-902-0026

9. ANWA Witers Conference

Website: http://anwa-lds.org/conf

Location: Mesa, Arizona

Email: www.anwa-lds.org/contact-anwa

Phone: 602-697-5022

10. Arizona State University Writers Conference

Website: https://piper.asu.edu/conference

Location: Tempe, Arizona

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 480-965-6018

11. Arkansas Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators

Website: https://arkansas.scbwi.org/events/arkansas-scbwi-conference-2017/

Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas

Email: [email protected]

12. ASJA Writers Conference

Website: www.asjaconferences.org

Location: Multiple

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Phone: 212-297-2123

13. Atlanta Writers Conference

Website: https://atlantawritersconference.com/about/

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 404-632-3525

14. Austin SCBWI 2017 Writers & Illustrators Working Conference

Website: https://austin.scbwi.org/events/austin-2017-writers-illustrators-working-conference/

Location: Austin, Texas

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 323-782-1010

15. AWP Conference and Bookfair

Website: http://writers.uclaextension.edu/events/

Location: Multiple

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 310-825-9415

16. Bay to Ocean Writer’s Conference

Website: http://www.baytoocean.com/

Location: Wye Mills, Maryland

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 410-482-6337

17. Bayou Writers’ Group Conference

Website: http://bayouwritersgroup.com/a-bridge-to-publication-2017/

Location: Lake Charles, Louisiana

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 337-396-7452

18. Bear River Writers’ Conference

Website: https://lsa.umich.edu/bearriver/conference-information.html

Location: Boyne City, Michigan

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 734-763-2342

19. BinderCon

Website: http://bindercon.com/

Location: LA

Email: www.bindercon.com/contact/

20. Blue Flower Arts Winter Writers’ Conference

Website: http://blueflowerarts.com/wwc/

Location: New Smyrna Beach, FL

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 386-427-6975

21. Blue Ridge Writers’ Conference

Website: http://www.blueridgewritersconference.com/

Location: Blue Ridge, Georgia

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 706-632-2144

22. BookCon

Website: http://www.thebookcon.com/

Location: Midtown Manhattan

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 203-840-5632

23. Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference

Website: http://www.middlebury.edu/bread-loaf-conferences

Location: Ripton, Vermont

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 802-443-5217

24. Broadleaf Writers Conference

Website: http://broadleafwriters.com/

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 770-313-8110

25. California Crime Writers Conference 2019

Website: http://www.ccwconference.org/

Location: Culver City, California

Email: [email protected]

26. California Dreamin’ Conference for Writers

Website: https://caldreaminwriters.com/

Location: Brea, California

Email: [email protected]

27. Cape Cod Writers Center Conference

Website: http://capecodwriterscenter.org/conference-2/

Location: Hyannis, Massachusetts

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 508-420-0200

28. Cat Writers Association Writers Conference

Website: http://catwriters.com/wp_meow/events/

Location: Houston, Texas

Email: http://blogpaws.com/contact-us/

Phone: 949-454-1368

29. Catholic Writers Conference

Website: https://catholicwritersguild.org/

Location: Schaumburg, Illinois

Email: www.catholicwritersguild.org/contact

30. Centrum’s Port Townsend Writers’ Conference

Website: http://centrum.org/the-port-townsend-writers-conference/

Location: Port Townsend, Washington

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 360-385-3102

31. Chanticleer Authors Conference 2018

Website: https://www.chantireviews.com/chanticleer-conference/

Location: Vancouver, Canada

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 970-218-9628

32. Chattahoochee Valley Writers Conference

Website: https://chattwritersweb.org/

Location: Columbus, Georgia

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 706-326-1617

33. Chesapeake WritersÕ Conference

Website: http://www.smcm.edu/events/chesapeake-writers-conference/

Location: St. Mary’s City, MD

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 240-895-4341

34. Chicago Writers Conference

Website: http://www.chicagowritersconference.org/

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Email: www.chicagowritersconference.org/contact

Phone: 360-383-3000

35. Writers Conference

Website: http://whatcom.edu/academics/community-continuing-education/chuckanut-writers-conference

Location: Bellingham, Washington

Email: [email protected]

36. Clarksville Writers Conference

Website: http://www.artsandheritage.us/writers/descript.htm

Location: Clarksville, Tennessee

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 931-551-8870

37. Colgate WritersÕ Conference

Website: http://www.colgate.edu/community/conference-services-and-summer-programs/adult-programs/colgate-writers-conference

Location: Hamilton, NY

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 315-228-7771 or 315-228-7760

38. Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference

Website: http://www.colrainpoetry.com/

Location: Truchas, New Mexico

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 978-897-0054

39. Columbus State Community College Writers Conference

Website: http://www.cscc.edu/academics/departments/english/writers-conference/index.shtml

Location: Columbus, Ohio

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 614-287-5353

40. Communication Central Conference

Website: http://www.communication-central.com/

Location: Rochester, New York

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 585-248-0318

41. Creative Nonfiction Writers’ Conference

Website: http://www.creativenonfiction.org/form/2017-creative-nonfiction-writers-conference

Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 412-404-2975

42. Cuesta College Central Coast Writers Conference

Website: http://www.cuesta.edu/communityprograms/writers-conference/index.html

Location: San Luis Obispo, California

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 805-546-3132

43. Deadly Ink Mystery Conference

Website: http://www.deadly-ink.org/

Location: Rockaway, New Jersey

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 973-945-1475

44. Detroit Working Writers Fall Conference

Website: http://www.detworkingwriters.org/conference/

Location: Clinton Township, Michigan

Email: www.detworkingwriters.org/contact

45. DFW Writers Conference

Website: https://dfwcon.org/

Location: Fort Worth, Texas

Email: https://dfwcon.org/contactus

46. Digital Author and Indie Publishing Conference

Website: http://wcwriters.com/da/

Location: Van Nuys, CA

Email: [email protected]

47. East of Eden Writers Conference

Website: http://southbaywriters.com/

Location: [email protected]

48. Eckerd College WritersÕ Conference

Website: http://www.writersinparadise.com/

Location: St. Petersburg, FL

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 727-386-2264

49. Emerald City Writers’ Conference

Website: http://gsrwa.org/ecwc/conference/

Location: Bellevue, Washington

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 206-227-7945

50. Flathead River Writers Conference

Website: http://www.authorsoftheflathead.org/

Location: Kalispell

51.Florida Literary Arts Coalition Annual Other Words Conference

Website: http://www.floridarts.org/

Location: St. Augustine, Florida

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 904-819-6339

52. Florida Writers Conference

Website: https://floridawriters.net/conferences/

Location: Orlando, Florida

Email: www.floridawriters.net/contact

Phone: 727-847-2023

53. Fresh Water, Fresh Voices Writing Conference

Website: http://www.nmu.edu/freshvoices/

Location: Marquette, MI

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 906-227-1000

54. GCLS Literary Conference

Website: http://www.goldencrown.org/?page=AnnualCon

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Email: www.goldencrown.org/general/?type=CONTACT

Phone: 877-757-7743

55. Get Published Conference

Website: http://getpublishedconference.com/

Location: Bozeman, Montana

Email: www.getpublishedconference.com/contact-me

56. Gold Rush Writer’s Conference

Website: http://www.goldrushwriters.com/

Location: Mokelumne Hill, CA

Email: antoinettemay.com

Phone: 209-286-1320

57. Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group

Website: https://greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org/

Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 610-417-7749

58. Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference

Website: http://www.wcwriters.com/da/index.html

Location: San Fernando Valley, California

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 310-621-3530

59. Green Mountain Writers Conference

Website: http://www.vermontwriters.com/
http://www.haikunorthamerica.com/

Location: Chittenden, Vermont

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

60. HACWN Fall Conference

Website: http://www.hacwn.org/christian-writers-conference/

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Email: www.hacwn.org/contact

61. Haiku North America Conference

Website: http://www.haikunorthamerica.com/

Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico

Email: www.haikunorthamerica.com/contact

Phone: 206-240-0871

62. Hampton Roads Writers Conference

Website: http://hamptonroadswriters.org/2017conference.php

Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 757-639-6146

63. Highland Summer Conference

Website: http://www.radford.edu/content/cehd/home/appalachian-studies/upcoming-events/highland-conference.html

Location: Radford, Virginia

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 540-831-5366

64. HippoCamp

Website: http://hippocamp2017.hippocampusmagazine.com/

Location: Lancaster, PA

Email: www.hippocamp2017.hippocampusmagazine.com

65. Historical Novel Society – North American Conference

Website: http://hns-conference.org/

Location: Portland, Oregon

Email: www.hns-conference.org/contact-2-2/contact-us

Phone: 626-872-5529

66. Historical Writers of America Conference

Website: href=”http://historicalwritersofamerica.org/”>http://historicalwritersofamerica.org/

Email: www.historicalwritersofamerica.org

Phone: 401-847-6832

67. Indiana University Writers’ Conference

Website: http://www.iuwc.indiana.edu/

Location: Bloomington, Indiana

Email: www.iuwc.indiana.edu/contact

Phone: 812-855-1877

68. IWWG Annual Summer Conference

Website: http://www.iwwg.org/events/

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 917-720-6959

69. Jackson Hole Writers Conference

Website: http://jacksonholewritersconference.com/

Location: Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 307-413-3332

70. James River Writers Annual Writers Conference

Website: https://jamesriverwriters.org/

Location: Richmond, Virginia

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 804-433-3790

71. Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference

Website: http://sites.kpc.alaska.edu/writersconf/

Location: Homer, Alaska

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 907-235-7743

72. Kentucky Christian Writers Conference

Website: http://www.kychristianwriters.com/

Location: Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Email: www.kychristianwriters.com/aboutus/contact-us

Phone: 812-989-7888

73. Kentucky Women Writers Conference

Website: http://womenwriters.as.uky.edu/

Location: Lexington, KY

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 859-257-2874

74. Killer Nashville International Writers’ Conference

Website: https://killernashville.com/conference/

Location: Franklin, Tennessee

Email: www.killernashville.com/machform

Phone: 615-599-4032

75. La Jolla Writers Conference

Website: http://lajollawritersconference.com/

Location: La Jolla, California

Email: www.lajollawritersconference.com/contact-la-jolla-writers-conference

Phone: 858-467-1978

76. Lakefly Writers Conference

Website: https://www.lakeflywriters.org/

Location: Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Email: www.lakeflywriters.org/contact

Phone: 920-236-5203

77. Las Vegas Writer’s Conference

Website: http://hendersonwritersgroup.com/las-vegas-writers-conference/

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Phone: 702-953-5675

78. LDS Storymakers Writers Conference

Website: http://ldstorymakersconference.com/

Location: Provo, Utah

Email: [email protected]

79. Letters & Lines Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Conference

Website: https://rmc.scbwi.org/events/2017-letters-lines/

Location: Colorado, Wyoming

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 323-782-1010

80. Liberty States Fiction Writers Conference

Website: http://www.libertystatesfictionwriters.com/conference/

Location: Woodbridge, New Jersey

Email: www.www.libertystatesfictionwriters.com/conference-questions

Phone: 212-885-9278

81. LWC}NYC Writers Conference

Website: https://www.clmp.org/lwchome/

Location: New York

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 212-741-9110.

82. Maranatha Christian Writers’ Conference

Website: http://www.maranathachristianwriters.com/

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 734-358-6385

83. Maryland Writers Conference

Website: https://marylandwritersconference.wordpress.com/

Location: Linthicum Heights, Maryland

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 410-698-2404

84. Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference

Website: http://www.themayborn.com/conference-and-competitions

Location: Grapevine, TX

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 940-565-2205

85. Men of Mystery Writers Conference

Website: http://www.menofmystery.org/

Location: Irvine, California

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 310-346-8852

86. Mendocino Coast Writers Conference

Website: http://mcwc.org/

Location: Fort Bragg, California

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 707-485-4031

87. Mid-South Christian Writers Conference

Website: https://www.midsouthchristianwriters.com/

Location: Memphis, Tennessee

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 731-610-1981

88. Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference

Website: http://www.northwoodswriters.org/

Location: Bemidji, Minnesota

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 218-755-2068

89. Mississippi Writers Guild Conference

Website: http://www.mississippiwritersguild.com/conferences.html

Location: Jackson, Mississippi

Email: www.mississippiwritersguild.com/contact

Phone: 601-880-1089

90. Missouri Writers’ Guild Annual Conference

Website: http://missouriwritersguild.org/2017-conference/

91. Moravian College Writers’ Conference

Website: http://home.moravian.edu/public/writersconference/

Location: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 610-861-1392

92. Mosaic Literary Conference

Website: https://mosaiclitcon.com/

Location: Bronx, NY

Email: [email protected]

93. Mountain Valley Writers Conference

Website: http://www.mountainvalleywriters.com/conference/

Location: Guntersville, Alabama

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 205-420-2206

94. Napa Valley Writers’ Conference

Website: http://www.napawritersconference.org/

Location: St. Helena, California

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 707-967-2900 ext 4

95. National Association for Poetry Therapy Conference

Website: http://poetrytherapy.org/index.php/national-association-for-poetry-therapy-annual-conference/

Location: Scottsdale, Arizona

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 914-572-3167

96. National Black Writers Conference

Website: http://centerforblackliterature.org/category/nbwc/

Location: Brooklyn, NY

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 718-804-8883

97. National Federation of Press Women Communications Conference

Website: http://www.nfpw.org/conference.php

Location: Alexandria, Virginia

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 804-746-1033

98. National Undergraduate Literature Conference

Website: https://continue.weber.edu/nulc/

Location: Ogden, Utah

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 801-626-6000

99. National Writers’ Union Annual Conference

Website: www.nwu.org

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 212-254-0279

Event	Website	Location	Email	Phone
A Rally of Writers Conference	http://www.arallyofwriters.com/	Lansing, MI	[email protected]	517-372-3385
Agents and Editors Conference/ Writers League of Texas	http://www.writersleague.org/38/Conference	Austin, TX	[email protected]	512-499-8914
Alabama Writers' Conclave	www.alabamawritersconclave.org	Auburn, Alabama	https://www.alabamawritersconclave.org/contact/	256-535-9272
Alaska Writers Conference	http://www.alaskawritersguild.com/	Anchorage, Alaska	[email protected]	907-243-5523
Algonkian Writers Conference Reviews - New York Pitch Conference Reviews	http://www.algonkianconferences.com	Multiple	[email protected]	800-250-8290
American Medical Writers Association Annual Conference	http://www.amwa.org/page/Conference	San Antonio, Texas	[email protected]	240-238-0940
American Translators Association Annual Conference	http://www.atanet.org/conf/2017/		[email protected]	703-683-6100
Annual Conference on Creative Writing at Pacific	http://www.writersconferenceatpacific.com/	Stockton, California	[email protected]	530-902-0026
ANWA Witers Conference	http://anwa-lds.org/conf	Mesa, Arizona	http://www.anwa-lds.org/contact-anwa	602-697-5022
Arizona State University Writers Conference	https://piper.asu.edu/conference	Tempe, Arizona	[email protected]	480-965-6018
Arkansas Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators	https://arkansas.scbwi.org/events/arkansas-scbwi-conference-2017/	Fort Smith, Arkansas	[email protected]
ASJA Writers Conference	www.asjaconferences.org	Multiple	[email protected], [email protected]	212-297-2123
Atlanta Writers Conference	https://atlantawritersconference.com/about/	Atlanta, Georgia	[email protected]	404-632-3525
Austin SCBWI 2017 Writers & Illustrators Working Conference	https://austin.scbwi.org/events/austin-2017-writers-illustrators-working-conference/	Austin, Texas	[email protected]	323-782-1010
AWP Conference and Bookfair	http://writers.uclaextension.edu/events/	Multiple	[email protected]	310-825-9415
Bay to Ocean Writer's Conference	http://www.baytoocean.com/	Wye Mills, Maryland	[email protected]	410-482-6337
Bayou Writers' Group Conference	http://bayouwritersgroup.com/a-bridge-to-publication-2017/	Lake Charles, Louisiana	[email protected]	337-396-7452
Bear River Writers' Conference	https://lsa.umich.edu/bearriver/conference-information.html	Boyne City, Michigan	[email protected]	734-763-2342
BinderCon	http://bindercon.com/	LA	http://bindercon.com/contact/
Blue Flower Arts Winter Writers' Conference	http://blueflowerarts.com/wwc/	New Smyrna Beach, FL	[email protected]	386-427-6975
Blue Ridge Writers' Conference	http://www.blueridgewritersconference.com/	Blue Ridge, Georgia	[email protected]	706-632-2144
BookCon	http://www.thebookcon.com/	Midtown Manhattan	[email protected]	203-840-5632
Bread Loaf Writers' Conference	http://www.middlebury.edu/bread-loaf-conferences	Ripton, Vermont	[email protected]	802-443-5217
Broadleaf Writers Conference	http://broadleafwriters.com/		[email protected]	770-313-8110
California Crime Writers Conference 2019	http://www.ccwconference.org/	Culver City, California	[email protected]
California Dreamin' Conference for Writers	https://caldreaminwriters.com/	Brea, California	[email protected]
Cape Cod Writers Center Conference	http://capecodwriterscenter.org/conference-2/	Hyannis, Massachusetts	[email protected]	508-420-0200
Cat Writers Association Writers Conference	http://catwriters.com/wp_meow/events/	Houston, Texas	http://blogpaws.com/contact-us/	949-454-1368
Catholic Writers Conference	https://catholicwritersguild.org/	Schaumburg, Illinois	https://catholicwritersguild.org/contact
Centrum's Port Townsend Writers' Conference	http://centrum.org/the-port-townsend-writers-conference/	Port Townsend, Washington	[email protected]	360-385-3102
Chanticleer Authors Conference 2018	https://www.chantireviews.com/chanticleer-conference/	Vancouver, Canada	[email protected]	970-218-9628
Chattahoochee Valley Writers Conference	https://chattwritersweb.org/	Columbus, Georgia	[email protected]	706-326-1617
Chesapeake WritersÕ Conference	http://www.smcm.edu/events/chesapeake-writers-conference/	St. Mary's City, MD	[email protected]	240-895-4341
Chicago Writers Conference	http://www.chicagowritersconference.org/	Chicago, Illinois	http://www.chicagowritersconference.org/contact/
Chuckanut Writers Conference	http://whatcom.edu/academics/community-continuing-education/chuckanut-writers-conference	Bellingham, Washington	[email protected]	360-383-3000
Clarksville Writers Conference	http://www.artsandheritage.us/writers/descript.htm	Clarksville, Tennessee	[email protected]	931-551-8870
Colgate WritersÕ Conference	http://www.colgate.edu/community/conference-services-and-summer-programs/adult-programs/colgate-writers-conference	Hamilton, NY	[email protected]	315-228-7771 or 315-228-7760
Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference	http://www.colrainpoetry.com/	Truchas, New Mexico	[email protected]	978-897-0054
Columbus State Community College Writers Conference	http://www.cscc.edu/academics/departments/english/writers-conference/index.shtml	Columbus, Ohio	[email protected]	614-287-5353
Communication Central Conference	http://www.communication-central.com/	Rochester, New York	[email protected]	585-248-0318
Creative Nonfiction Writers' Conference	http://www.creativenonfiction.org/form/2017-creative-nonfiction-writers-conference	Pittsburgh, PA	[email protected]	412-404-2975
Cuesta College Central Coast Writers Conference	http://www.cuesta.edu/communityprograms/writers-conference/index.html	San Luis Obispo, California	[email protected]	805-546-3132
Deadly Ink Mystery Conference	http://www.deadly-ink.org/	Rockaway, New Jersey	[email protected]	973-945-1475
Detroit Working Writers Fall Conference	http://www.detworkingwriters.org/conference/	Clinton Township, Michigan	http://www.detworkingwriters.org/contact-dww/
DFW Writers Conference	https://dfwcon.org/	Fort Worth, Texas	https://dfwcon.org/contactus
Digital Author and Indie Publishing Conference	http://wcwriters.com/da/	Van Nuys, CA	[email protected]
East of Eden Writers Conference	http://southbaywriters.com/		[email protected]
Eckerd College WritersÕ Conference	http://www.writersinparadise.com/	St. Petersburg, FL	[email protected]	727-386-2264
Emerald City Writers' Conference	http://gsrwa.org/ecwc/conference/	Bellevue, Washington	[email protected]	206-227-7945
Flathead River Writers Conference	http://www.authorsoftheflathead.org/	Kalispell
Florida Literary Arts Coalition Annual Other Words Conference	http://www.floridarts.org/	St. Augustine, Florida	[email protected]	904-819-6339
Florida Writers Conference	https://floridawriters.net/conferences/	Orlando, Florida	https://floridawriters.net/contact/	727-847-2023
Fresh Water, Fresh Voices Writing Conference	http://www.nmu.edu/freshvoices/	Marquette, MI	[email protected]	906Ð227Ð1000
GCLS Literary Conference	http://www.goldencrown.org/?page=AnnualCon	Chicago, Illinois	http://www.goldencrown.org/general/?type=CONTACT	877-757-7743
Get Published Conference	http://getpublishedconference.com/	Bozeman, Montana	http://getpublishedconference.com/contact-me/
Gold Rush Writer's Conference	http://www.goldrushwriters.com/	Mokelumne Hill, CA	antoinettemay.com	209-286-1320
Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group	https://greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org/	Allentown, Pennsylvania	[email protected]	610-417-7749
Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference	http://www.wcwriters.com/da/index.html	San Fernando Valley, California	[email protected]	310-621-3530
Green Mountain Writers Conference	http://www.vermontwriters.com/	Chittenden, Vermont	[email protected], [email protected]
HACWN Fall Conference	http://www.hacwn.org/christian-writers-conference/	Kansas City, Missouri	http://www.hacwn.org/contact/
Haiku North America Conference	http://www.haikunorthamerica.com/	Santa Fe, New Mexico	http://www.haikunorthamerica.com/contact-us.html	206-240-0871
Hampton Roads Writers Conference	http://hamptonroadswriters.org/2017conference.php	Virginia Beach, Virginia	[email protected]	757-639-6146
Highland Summer Conference	http://www.radford.edu/content/cehd/home/appalachian-studies/upcoming-events/highland-conference.html	Radford, Virginia	[email protected]	540-831-5366
HippoCamp	http://hippocamp2017.hippocampusmagazine.com/	Lancaster, PA	http://hippocamp2017.hippocampusmagazine.com/
Historical Novel Society - North American Conference	http://hns-conference.org/	Portland, Oregon	http://hns-conference.org/contact-2-2/contact-us/	626-872-5529
Historical Writers of America Conference	http://historicalwritersofamerica.org/		http://historicalwritersofamerica.org/content.aspx?page_id=4&club_id=735549	401-847-6832
Indiana University Writers' Conference	http://www.iuwc.indiana.edu/	Bloomington, Indiana	http://www.iuwc.indiana.edu/contact/	812-855-1877
IWWG Annual Summer Conference	http://www.iwwg.org/events/		[email protected]	917-720-6959
Jackson Hole Writers Conference	http://jacksonholewritersconference.com/	Jackson Hole, Wyoming	[email protected]	307-413-3332
James River Writers Annual Writers Conference	https://jamesriverwriters.org/	Richmond, Virginia	[email protected]	804-433-3790
Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference	http://sites.kpc.alaska.edu/writersconf/	Homer, Alaska	[email protected]	907-235-7743
Kentucky Christian Writers Conference	http://www.kychristianwriters.com/	Elizabethtown, Kentucky	http://www.kychristianwriters.com/aboutus/contact-us/	812-989-7888
Kentucky Women Writers Conference	http://womenwriters.as.uky.edu/	Lexington, KY	[email protected]	859-257-2874
Killer Nashville International Writers' Conference	https://killernashville.com/conference/	Franklin, Tennessee	https://www.killernashville.com/machform/view.php?id=85557	615-599-4032
La Jolla Writers Conference	http://lajollawritersconference.com/	La Jolla, California	http://lajollawritersconference.com/contact-la-jolla-writers-conference/	858-467-1978
Lakefly Writers Conference	https://www.lakeflywriters.org/	Oshkosh, Wisconsin	https://www.lakeflywriters.org/contact	920-236-5203
Las Vegas Writer's Conference	http://hendersonwritersgroup.com/las-vegas-writers-conference/	Las Vegas, Nevada	[email protected], [email protected]	702-953-5675
LDS Storymakers Writers Conference	http://ldstorymakersconference.com/	Provo, Utah	[email protected]
Letters & Lines Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Conference	https://rmc.scbwi.org/events/2017-letters-lines/	Colorado, Wyoming	[email protected]	323-782-1010
Liberty States Fiction Writers Conference	http://www.libertystatesfictionwriters.com/conference/	Woodbridge, New Jersey	http://www.libertystatesfictionwriters.com/conference-questions/	212-885-9278
LWC}NYC Writers Conference	http://www.clmp.org/literary-writers-conference/	New York	[email protected]	646-267-3417
Maranatha Christian Writers' Conference	http://www.maranathachristianwriters.com/		[email protected]	734-358-6385
Maryland Writers Conference	https://marylandwritersconference.wordpress.com/	Linthicum Heights, Maryland	[email protected]	410-698-2404
Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference	http://www.themayborn.com/conference-and-competitions	Grapevine, TX	[email protected]	940-565-2205
Men of Mystery Writers Conference	http://www.menofmystery.org/	Irvine, California	[email protected]	310-346-8852
Mendocino Coast Writers Conference	http://mcwc.org/	Fort Bragg, California	[email protected]	707-485-4031
Mid-South Christian Writers Conference	https://www.midsouthchristianwriters.com/	Memphis, Tennessee	[email protected]	731-610-1981
Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference	http://www.northwoodswriters.org/	Bemidji, Minnesota	[email protected]	218-755-2068
Mississippi Writers Guild Conference	http://www.mississippiwritersguild.com/conferences.html	Jackson, Mississippi	http://www.mississippiwritersguild.com/contact.html	601-880-1089
Missouri Writers' Guild Annual Conference	http://missouriwritersguild.org/2017-conference/
Moravian College Writers' Conference	http://home.moravian.edu/public/writersconference/	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	[email protected]	610-861-1392
Mosaic Literary Conference	https://mosaiclitcon.com/	Bronx, NY	[email protected]
Mountain Valley Writers Conference	http://www.mountainvalleywriters.com/conference/	Guntersville, Alabama	[email protected]	205-420-2206
Napa Valley Writers' Conference	http://www.napawritersconference.org/	St. Helena, California	[email protected]	707-967-2900 ext 4
National Association for Poetry Therapy Conference	http://poetrytherapy.org/index.php/national-association-for-poetry-therapy-annual-conference/	Scottsdale, Arizona	[email protected]	914-572-3167
National Black Writers Conference	http://centerforblackliterature.org/category/nbwc/	Brooklyn, NY	[email protected]	718-804-8883
National Federation of Press Women Communications Conference	http://www.nfpw.org/conference.php	Alexandria, Virginia	[email protected]	804-746-1033
National Undergraduate Literature Conference	https://continue.weber.edu/nulc/	Ogden, Utah	[email protected]	801-626-6000
National Writers' Union Annual Conference	www.nwu.org		[email protected]	212-254-0279
NETWO	https://www.netwo.org/	Mt. Pleasant, Texas		903-575-9398 or 806-239-6126
New York Writers Workshop: Pitch Conferences & Workshops	http://www.newyorkwritersworkshop.com/	New York	[email protected]
Nimrod Journal's Conference for Readers and Writers	https://nimrod.utulsa.edu/conference.html	Tulsa, Oklahoma	[email protected]	918-631-3080
Nonfiction Writers Conference	http://nonfictionwritersconference.com/	Gold River, CA	[email protected]
North Carolina Writers' Network Conferences	http://www.ncwriters.org/index.php/programs-and-services/conferences	North Carolina	[email protected]	336-293-8844
Northcoast Redwoods Writers' Conference	http://www.ncrwc.org/	Crescent City, California	[email protected]	707-476-4503
Northern Colorado Writers Conference	http://www.northerncoloradowriters.com/conference/2018-conference	Ft. Collins, Colorado	[email protected]	970-227-5746
Northern Woodlands Conference	http://northernwoodlands.org/writersconference	Corinth, VT	[email protected], [email protected]	802-439-6292
Northwest Georgia Writers Conference	https://www.calhounareawriters.com/conference-1/	Calhoun, Georgia	[email protected]	423-322-0504
Ontario Writers' Conference	http://thewritersconference.com/	Ajax, Canada	http://thewritersconference.com/contact-html/
Outdoor Writers Association of America Conference	http://owaa.org/conference/		[email protected]	406-728-7434
OWFI 45th Annual Writers' Conference	https://www.owfi.org/conference2018/	Norman, Oklahoma	https://www.owfi.org/contact-us
Oxford Conference for the Book	https://oxfordconferenceforthebook.com/	Oxford, Mississippi	[email protected]	662-915-3374
Pacific University Residency Writers Conference	https://www.pacificu.edu/future-graduate-professional/colleges/college-arts-science/areas-study/master-fine-arts-writing-mfa/residency-writers-conference	Forest Grove and Seaside, Oregon	[email protected]	503-352-1531
Pet Writing Conference	http://www.penandbrush.org/	New York
Pikes Peak Writers Conference	https://www.pikespeakwriters.com/ppwc/	Colorado Springs, Colorado	[email protected]	719-260-1800
PNWA Annual Writer's Conference	http://www.pnwa.org/page/conference	Seattle, Washington	[email protected]	425-673-2665
Public Safety Writers Association Annual Conference	https://policewriter.com/wordpress/	Indianapolis, Indiana	[email protected]	800-998-9400, 703-723-4740
Readercon	http://www.readercon.org/	Burlington, MA	[email protected]
Ridgefield Writers Conference	http://ridgefieldwritersconference.blogspot.com/	Ridgefield, Connecticut	[email protected]	203-894-1908
Rivers of Ink Writers Conference	http://riversofink.org/conference	Richland, Washington	[email protected]	509-491-9382
Rochester Writers' Conference	http://www.rochesterwriters.com/	Rochester Hills, Michigan	[email protected]	248-651-6869
Romance Writers of America Conference	https://www.rwa.org/conference	Denver, Colorado	[email protected]	832-717-5200
Sag Harbor Creative Nonfiction Writers Conference	https://foreverbungalows.com/sag-harbor-creative-nonfiction-writers-conference/	Sag Harbor, NY	[email protected]	631-591-0512
San Diego State University Writers' Conference	http://ces.sdsu.edu/writers	San Diego, California	[email protected]	619-594-2099
San Francisco Writers Conference & Classes	https://sfwriters.org/	San Francisco, California	[email protected], [email protected]	415-673-0939
San Miguel (de Allende) Writers' Conference	https://sanmiguelwritersconference.org/	San Miguel de Allende, Mexico	[email protected]	(52) 415-324-5020
Sanibel Island Writers Conference	https://www2.fgcu.edu/siwc/	Sanibel Island, Florida	[email protected]	239-590-7421
SCBWI Summer Conference	https://www.scbwi.org/events/46th-annual-summer-conference-in-los-angeles-la17/	Los Angeles, California	[email protected]	323-782-1010
Scottsdale Library Conference	http://desertroserwa.org/scottsdalelibrary	Tempe, Arizona	[email protected]
Scribblers' Retreat Writers' Conference	http://scribblersretreatwritersconference.com/	St. Simon's Island, Georgia	http://scribblersretreatwritersconference.com/contact	800-996-2904
SCWW Writers' Conference	http://www.myscwa.org/2017-conference/	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	http://www.myscwa.org/2017-conference/	843 947-0635
Seaside Writers' Conference at 30A	https://www.artweeksouthwalton.com/events/seaside-writers-conference/	Santa Rosa Beach, Florida	[email protected]	303-868-3873
Sewanee Writer's Conference	https://www.sewanee.edu/swc/conference/	Sewanee, TN	[email protected]	931-598-1654
SleuthFest	http://sleuthfest.com/	Boca Raton, FL	[email protected]
Slice Literary Writers Conference	https://slicelitcon.org/	Brooklyn, NY	[email protected]
Society of American Business Editors & Writers Annual Conference	https://sabew.org/sabewnyc17/	Phoenix, Arizona	[email protected]	602-496-7862
South Coast Writers Conference	https://www.socc.edu/scwriters	Gold Beach, Oregon	[email protected]	541-247-2741
Southampton Children's Literature Conference	http://www.stonybrook.edu/southampton/mfa/clc/index.html	Southampton. NY	[email protected]	631-632-5030
Southern California Writers' Conference	http://writersconference.com/la/	Los Angeles, Palm Springs & San Diego, California| Sunriver, Oregon	[email protected]	619-303-8185
Southern Christian Writers Conference	http://www.scwconference.com/SCWConference.com/Southern_Christian_Writers_Conference.html	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	[email protected]	205-333-8603
Stonecoast Writers' Conference	http://usm.maine.edu/registration-services/summer-stonecoast-writers-conference	Freeport, Maine	[email protected]	207-228-8393
Stories From the Heart Women WritersÕ Conference	http://www.storycircle.org/Conference/	Austin, TX	[email protected]	970-235-1477
Summer Oregon Christian Writers Conferences	http://oregonchristianwriters.org/	Portland, Oregon	[email protected]	503-393-3356
Sun Valley Writers' Conference	https://svwc.com/	Ketchum, Idaho	https://svwc.com/about-the-conference/contact	208-726-5454
Surprise Valley Writers' Conference	http://modocforum.org/modocfor/	Cedarville, California	[email protected]	530-279-2099
Surrey International WritersÕ Conference	https://www.siwc.ca/	Surrey, British Columbia, Canada	[email protected]
Tennessee Mountain Writers Annual Conference	http://tmwi.org/?q=Events	Oak Ridge, Tennessee	[email protected]	865-671-6046
Texas Writing Conferences	http://www.panhandleprowriters.org/	Amarillo, Texas	[email protected]
Textbook & Academic Authoring Conference	http://www.taaonline.net/taa-conference	Santa Fe, New Mexico	[email protected]	727-563-0020
The All Write Now! Conference	http://allwritenowmo.wixsite.com/allwritenow	Colorado	[email protected]
The Asheville Christian Writers Conference - Writers Bootcamp	http://www.ashevillechristianwritersconference.com/	Asheville, North Carolina	[email protected], [email protected]
The Belize Writers' Conference	http://www.joeygarcia.com/events/	Ambergris Caye, Belize	[email protected]
The BlogU Conference	http://bloguconference.com/	Baltimore, Maryland	[email protected]
The Florida Heritage Book Festival & Writers Conference	http://fhbookfest.com/writers-conference	St. Augustine, Florida	[email protected]
The Frost Place Poetry Conferences	http://frostplace.org/programs/conference-on-poetry-and-teaching/	Franconia, New Hampshire	[email protected]	603-823-5510
The Gathering	http://thegatheringatkeystone.org/	La Plume, PA	[email protected]	570-945-8510
The Muse and the Marketplace	http://museandthemarketplace.com/	Boston, MA	[email protected]
The Writer's Hotel 2017 NYC Writer's Conference	http://www.writershotel.com/#twh	New York City, NY	[email protected]
ThrillerFest	http://thrillerfest.com/	New York City	[email protected]
TLA Power of Words Conference	https://www.tlanetwork.org/conference	Plainfield, Vermont	[email protected]	401-965-5353
Travel & Words, Northwest Travel Writers Conference	https://travelwritersconference.com/conference-workshops/	Salem, Oregon	[email protected]	253-432-4682
Unicorn Writers' Conference	http://www.unicornwritersconference.com/	Purchase, New York	[email protected]	203-938 - 7405, 917-280 - 5709
Univ. of North Dakota Writers Conference	http://und.edu/orgs/writers-conference/	Grand Forks, North Dakota	[email protected]	701-777-2393
UNM Summer WritersÕ Conference	http://ce.unm.edu/enrichment/classes/writers-conference.php	Albuquerque, NM	[email protected]	505-277-6320
USPiM Oaxaca Poetry Conference	http://www.uspoetsinmexico.org/	Merida	[email protected]
Vermont College of Fine Arts Postgraduate WritersÕ Conference	http://vcfa.edu/writing/pwc	Montpelier, VT	[email protected]
Wesleyan Writers Conference	http://www.wesleyan.edu/writing/conference/	Middletown, Connecticut	[email protected]	860-685-3604
West Virginia Writers Conference	http://wvwriters.org/home/annual-writing-conference/	Ripley, West Virginia	[email protected]	304-633-5493
Western Reserve Writers Conference & Women Writers' Winter Retreat	https://www.deannaadams.com/index.php/conferences	Willoughby, Ohio	[email protected]	440-953-7171
White County Creative Writers Annual Writers Conference	http://whitecountycreativewriters.org/	Searcy, Arkansas	http://whitecountycreativewriters.org/contact-us/	501-268-6426
William Paterson University Spring WriterÕs Conference	http://www.wpunj.edu/cohss/departments/english/writers-conference/	Wayne, NJ	[email protected]
Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets Conference	http://www.wfop.org/conferences/	Racine, Wisconsin	[email protected]	262-534-6426
World Domination Summit	https://worlddominationsummit.com/	Portland, OR	https://worlddominationsummit.com/login
Worldcon and North American Science Fiction Convention	http://www.worldcon.org/		http://www.worldcon.org/contact/
Write His Answer Christian Writers Conferences & Seminars	http://www.writehisanswer.com/	Langhorne, Pennsylvania	[email protected]	484 991-8581
Write On The River Conference	http://writeontheriver.org/conference	Wenatchee, Washington	[email protected]	509-293-9215
Write on the Sound Writers' Conference and Pre-Conference	http://www.writeonthesound.com/	Edmonds, WA	[email protected]	425-771-0228
Write-to-Publish Conference	http://www.writetopublish.com/	Wheaton, Illinois	[email protected]	847-296-3964
Write2Ignite! Conference	http://write2ignite.com/welcome-to-write2ignite-2017/	Greenville, South Carolina	[email protected]
WriteOnCon	http://writeoncon.org/	Online	[email protected]
Writer's Digest Annual Conference	http://www.writersdigestconference.com/	Multiple	[email protected]	513-278-2529
Writer's Digest Novel Writing Conference	http://novel.writersdigestconference.com/index.php	Multiple	[email protected]	513-278-2529
WriterÕs Digest Presents The WriterÕs Summit	http://www.writersdigest.com/writers-digest-writers-summit	London	https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-writers-summit-brought-to-you-by-lbf-writers-digest-tickets-36410579022?ref=ebtnebtckt#
Writers at Work Conference	http://www.writersatwork.org/wp/?page_id=2335	Alta, UT	[email protected]	801-996-3313
Writing the Rockies Conference	http://www.western.edu/academics/graduate-programs-western/graduate-program-creative-writing/writing-rockies	Gunnison, CO	[email protected]	970-943-2058
Wyoming Writers, Inc. Annual Writers Conference	https://www.wyowriters.org/conference/	Cody, Wyoming	[email protected]	307-682-9724
Yale Writer's Conference	http://summer.yale.edu/academics/yale-writers-conference	New Haven, CT	http://summer.yale.edu/academics/yale-writers-conference	203-432-2430
Writers Contreat 2017	http://www.classeminars.org/writers-contreat-20171.html		[email protected]	800 252-7772
Western Writers of America Convention	http://westernwriters.org/		[email protected]	307-329-8942
Writers Contreat 2017	http://www.classeminars.org/writers-contreat-20171.html	Albaquerque, New Mexico	[email protected]	800 252-7772
Western Writers of America Convention	http://westernwriters.org/	Cheyenne, Wyoming	[email protected]	307-329-8942
Emerald Coast Christian Writers Conference	http://bluelakecwr.com/	Niceville, FL	[email protected]	850-496-8268
ACW Publishing Conference	https://adirondackcenterforwriting.org/what-we-do/events-programs/133/	New York	[email protected]
Advanced Story Mastery	http://www.writingforlifeworkshops.com/workshops/		http://www.writingforlifeworkshops.com/contact/	530-200-5466
Ann Wylie Master Classes: Writing workshops	https://www.wyliecomm.com/training/public-writing-workshops/	Multiple	[email protected]	503-954-2289
Author 101 University	http://author101university.com/schedule/		[email protected]	866-638-3438
Bay Area Independent Publishers Association Annual Workshop	https://www.baipa.org/events/	Novato, CA	[email protected]	415-331-5151
Big Sur Writing Workshops	https://henrymiller.org/programs/big-sur-writing-workshops-2/	Big Sur, California	[email protected]	831-667-2574
Brooklyn Book Festival	http://brooklynbookfestival.org/		http://www.brooklynbookfestival.org/contact/
Writers Studio at UCLA Extension	http://writers.uclaextension.edu/writers-studio/	Westwood Village	[email protected]	310-825-9415

How to Use This List

You can use the search feature to quickly sort through the list to find the best writer’s conferences that match what you’re looking for.

For example, if you live in Texas, you can search for “Texas” or “TX” and find only those conferences that are within a few hours drive of where you live.

Once you’ve found a few conferences that look interesting to you, check out their websites or call them up for more information to make sure it’s a good fit for you.

Why You Should Attend a Writer’s Conference

Going to writer’s conferences is a big investment of time, money and effort. Being away from your family and day-to-day responsibilities is costly, so you want to make sure it’s worth your time.

Writer’s conferences are not just about learning how to write better. Here are a few benefits of attending writer’s conferences that you should know about.

1. Meet Other Editors, Authors, and Writers

At a large writer’s conference, you have an opportunity to meet hundreds of people that may be interested in you and your work. You will find people who can be very supportive and are ready to help you. But the best thing about meeting all these new people is you’ll be able to develop lifelong friendships and working relationships.

2. A Better Place to Learn

One of the reasons we write is because we love to read and gain knowledge. We get excited about learning new things and gain a solid understanding of writing and publishing. Writer’s conferences give new insights about writing craft, give you encouragement and support, and gives you real actionable advice about the journey of becoming a successful writer.

3. Improve Professional Effectiveness

Professionals in every industry know they need to attend conferences and industry events to stay at the top of their game. Writer’s conferences are an excellent way of improving your knowledge about your writing craft, and you’ll also learn about how to be professional by listening to the stories of other successful writers and what they did when they were just starting out.

4. Get Inspired

When you’re at a Writers’ Conference with thousands of other writers, authors, and publishers who are all passionate about writing, you will also get the desire to write more than you ever have before. It’s a great way to stay motivated and inspired and to make sure that you keep working on your writing career.

5. Community

Everyone at a writer’s conference shares a common love and passion for writing and stories, but they all come from different backgrounds and perspectives. This creates a dynamic community of writers. Many writers feel like they’ve finally “come home” when they show up at a writer’s conference for the first time.

So what are you waiting for? Find a writer’s conference near you and sign up!

Your family of writers will be there waiting for you.

P.S. Check out our guide on how to get the most out of a writer’s conference for more tips on what to do when you get there!