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Address:

P.O. Box 778, Placitas, NM, 87043

Dates:

August 10-16, 2009
Application Deadline: March 2, 2009

Tuition:

Workshop participants- $785; "free agents"- $450.
*Does not include room & board

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

A Room of Her Own Foundation Writers' Retreat: "My Country is the Whole World." August 10 through 16 at the legendary Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM. More information...

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Address:

936 Sir Francis Drake Blvd #306, Kentfield, CA 94904
Location: Posada de Las Monjas, Canal Street, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico (Various locations throughout the year)

Dates:

August 6-13, 2008

Tuition:

$1350, includes hotel, breakfast, airport shuttle

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Be a travel writer, memoirist, poet, and practice describing landscapes, characters, and objects found along the way, in life and on this journey. More information...

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Contact: 463 West Street, #1028H, New York, NY 10014
Location: Assisi, Italy

Dates:

July 24 - August 20, 2008 (1 & 2 week sessions)
Application Deadline: June 24, 2008

Tuition:

$2400 - $3960

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

Live and work in a 12th century Italian hill town. Critiques, lectures, field trips, visiting artists. Three-star hotel, air-conditioned, room and bath, two meals, studio space. More information...

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Address:

Aspen Writers' Foundation, 110 E Hallam St, Ste #116, Aspen, CO 81611

Dates:

June 22-27, 2008

Tuition:

2008 tuition to be determined; 2007: $250-$475

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

Aspen Summer Words Writing Retreat & Literary Festival is a five-day celebration of words, ideas and stories set in glorious Aspen, Colorado. More information...

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Address:

Contact: Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, 154 San Angelo Drive, Amherst, VA 24521
Location: Le Moulin à Nef

Dates:

June 16-22, 2008
Application Deadline: May 26, 2008

Tuition:

$2195.00

Genres:

Poetry

Description:

Poet Alan Michael Parker will lead particiapnts in the reading and writing of poems. The two main goals of the week's work will be to understand from inside a poem what it means to write one's own cultural experience, and to develop a broader knowledge of major European poets of the 20th and 21st centuries. More information...

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Address:

Contact: Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, 154 San Angelo Drive, Amherst, VA 24521
Location: Le Moulin à Nef

Dates:

June 16-22, 2008
Application Deadline: May 26, 2008

Tuition:

$2195.00

Genres:

Fiction

Description:

Fiction Intensive: Getting It Down, Getting It Right, Getting The Story led by acclaimed novelists Janet Fitch and Bruce Bauman More information...

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Address:

Contact: Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, 154 San Angelo Drive, Amherst, VA 24521
Location: Le Moulin à Nef

Dates:

July 22-28, 2008
Application Deadline: July 1, 2008

Tuition:

$2195.00

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

This combination workshop will give participants the opportunity to work with dual palette of words and colors. Designed to meet the needs of professional artists and writers, it will also allow those with general interest and ability to pursue their creative vision in this stunning and inspirational environent. More information...

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Address:

The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Drive, Banff, Alberta, Canada T1L 1H5

Dates:

Various programs, see website

Tuition:

N/A

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Children's Literature

Brief Description:

Through its own publications produced throughout the year, The Banff Centre supports contemporary art, literature, and criticism and explores the development of electronic platforms and new technologies in writing and publishing. More information...

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Address:

233 S. Elm St., Greensboro, NC 27401

Dates:

July 5-12 2008
Application deadline: May 8, 2008

Tuition:

$560

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

A residential workshop that features manuscript critiquing. It is held in a mountain setting that is beautiful beyond description. More information...

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Contact: California College of the Arts, Office of Special Programs, 5212 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94618
Location: California College of the Arts, 1111 Eighth Street, San Francisco, CA 94107

Dates:

May 27-31, 2008

Tuition:

$900 + $20 registration fee

Genres:

Nonfiction

Description:

During this hands-on, five-day memoir writing studio with its home base on CCA's San Francisco campus, you will create new writing, get feedback, work closely with peers, and get inspired by special guests. The schedule includes ample free time for writing, revising, and experiencing the Bay Area's stimulating culture and magnificent beauty. More information...

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Address:

YMCA, 340 Montgomery St., Syracuse, NY 13202

Dates:

Year-round

Tuition:

$12 - $265

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

The DWC is the community center for the literary arts in the Central New York State region, and offers 15-20 visiting author readings and 30-40 creative writing workshops each year. More information...

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Contact: 241 W. 97th Street, Suite 13N, New York, NY 10025
Location: Italy

Dates:

October 11-18, 2008
Application Deadline: August, 2008

Tuition:

$1895, single supplement $400

Genres:

Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

This workshop will introduce you to new and creative ways to focus on your stories/manuscripts with renewed inspiration through daily meetings in peer workshops to go over both new material and revisions, inspirational and motivational techniques for those writers who struggle with writer's block, and constructive critiques for each writer from peers and from the instructors. More information...

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Address:

Contact: 241 W. 97th Street, Suite 13N, New York, NY 10025
Location: Italy

Dates:

June 14-21, 2008
Application Deadline: March, 2008

Tuition:

$1695, single supplement $350

Genres:

Fiction

Description:

Surrounded by the magical, evocative and majestic hills of Tuscany, we will work together to help all participants realize their intentions in fiction in a nurturing, honest and productive environment. Writers of all levels are welcome. More information...

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Address:

Contact: 241 W. 97th Street, Suite 13N, New York, NY 10025
Location: Italy

Dates:

June 28 - July 5, 2008
Application Deadline: March, 2008

Tuition:

$2695, single supplement $500

Genres:

Fiction

Description:

An exclusive writer's conference focusing on women's fiction and romance. The conference will be limited to 22 attendees who will have an opportunity to work with a well known editor, writer, and agent who specialize in this genre. More information...

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Address:

Island Institute, P.O. Box 2420, Sitka, AK 99835

Dates:

September, November, January, and April each academic year
Application Deadline: April 15 each year

Tuition:

N/A Housing and $300 stipend provided for each resident

Genres:

N/A

Description:

The Island Institute's Writers' Residencies provide opportunities for four writers to each spend a month in Sitka, Alaska, pursuing their own work and getting to know this unique island community in the forested coastal mountains of Southeast Alaska. More information...

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Address:

801 3rd Corso, Nebraska City, NE 68410

Dates:

Year round
Application Deadline: March 1, 2008 and Sept. 1, 2008

Tuition:

$25 application fee

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

KHN residency program in Nebraska City, NE offers housing, studio and a weekly stipend to approximately 38 artists per year. Internationally known art center is located in a quiet midwestern town. More information...

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Address:

Lighthouse Writers Workshop, 2123 Downing St., Denver, CO 80205

Dates:

Year-round and summer lit fest and retreat

Tuition:

Varies

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

A nonprofit, independent literary center running year-round ongoing and one-day workshops, an annual Literary Festival, Writing Retreats, and Young Writers' Programs. More information...

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Address:

Chair, PEN Northwest, 23030 W. Sheffler Road, Elmira, OR 97437

Dates:

April through October

Tuition:

Resident performs one hour a day of routine caretaking and receives a stipend of $5,000

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

A seven-month residency, for any kind of writer at any stage of career,in a remote but comfortable cabin in the Rogue River backcountry of southwestern Oregon. $5,000 stipend. See website for complete information. More information...

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Address:

The Mllay Colony for the Arts, 454 East Hill Road, Austerlitz, NY 12017

Dates:

April 1 through December 1
Application deadline: October 1

Tuition:

None

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

The Millay Colony for the Arts is an artists residency program in Austerlitz, New York. More information...

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Address:

30 North Road, NH 03449

Dates:

May 2-4, 2008
Application Deadline: March 22, 2008

Tuition:

$325-$335

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction

Description:

A weekend retreat designed to recharge fiction writers and poets with workshops, readings, music, and nature at Boston University's idyllic Sargent Center for OUtdoor Education in Hancock, NH. More information...

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Address:

Maggie Griffith, University of New Mexico, Office of Continuing Medical Education, Albuquerque, NM 87105

Dates:

August 3-9, 2008

Tuition:

$2,250 (includes room, board, materials)

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Health professionals pursue their writing at the historic Mable Dodge Luhan House in Taos, New Mexico. Classes, one-on-one conferences, visiting writers, evening activities, with CME credits available. More information...

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Address:

Center for Black Literature, Medgar Evers College, CUNY, 1650 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225

Dates:

July 10-13, 2008
Application deadline: June 1, 2008

Tuition:

$400

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

The Fourth North Country Institute and Retreat for Writers of Color will be held in Brooklyn New York on the campus of Medgar Evers College. Workshop participants will have an opportunity to study with writers in poetry, fiction or memoir. More information...

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Address:

PO Box 60066, Florence, MA 01062

Dates:

April 10 -13, 2008

Tuition:

$605 by February 10th, $665 after

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

3 nights and 4 days of writing and Yoga at the Alma de Mujer retreat center, located in the beautiful foothills at Lake Travis, Texas just 20 miles north of Austin. More information...

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Address:

PO Box 60066, Florence, MA 01062

Dates:

October 2-5, 2008

Tuition:

$605 by August 1st, $665 after

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

Guided Creative Writing and Yoga. More information...

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Address:

PO Box 60066, Florence, MA 01062

Dates:

February 16-23, 2008

Tuition:

$1800

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

8 days & 7 nights of creative writing, yoga and meditation at the unforgettable Villa Sumaya Retreat Center, on the shore of blue crater Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. More information...

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Address:

PO Box 60066, Florence, MA 01062

Dates:

July 12-19, 2008

Tuition:

$1650 before May 15th, $1800 after

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

8 days & 7 nights on the wee Isle of Cumbrae off the west coast of Scotland, for writing, yoga, meditation, hiking, biking, boating, swimming, relaxing. More information...

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Address:

56 Pine Hill Lane, Norwood, VA 24581

Dates:

all year round

Tuition:

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

The Porches Writing Retreat is open year-round. We offer days/weeks/month residencies on an individual basis. More information...

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Address:

Mailing: University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Blvd, Evansville, IN 47712
Location: New Harmony, IN 47630

Dates:

June 14-21, 2008

Tuition:

$595

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

In celebration of our 20th year, we are adding master classes on Saturday prior to the Retreat. Admission is competitive. More information...

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Address:

Contact: Saginaw Valley State University, 7400 Bay Road, University Center, MI 48710
Location: Nick Wagner, Conference Bureau, SVSU, 7400 Bay Road, University Center, MI 48710

Dates:

July 20-26, 2008
Application Deadline: June 10, 2008

Tuition:

$480 with housing; $300 commuter

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Rustbelt Roethke offers an intimate professional-level writers' retreat with a comfortable, egalitarian atmosphere at a very moderate cost. 2008 is our 6th year. Writers with significant publications are invited to apply. More information...

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Address:

Seven Hills Writers' Retreat, P. O. Box 3428, Tallahassee, FL, 32315-3428

Dates:

April 2-6, 2008
Application Deadline: February 15, 2008 for reduced rate

Tuition:

$295 (late registration add $50)

Genres:

Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

Morning seminars by faculty, afternoon retreat for writing, evening gatherings for discussion and critique. More information...

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Address:

Contact: PO Box 9803, Asheville, NC 28815
Location: Lake Logan Conference Center, 154 Suncrest Mill Road, Canton, NC 28716

Dates:

June 19-22, 2008
Application Deadline: Early Bird April 21; Final May 19

Tuition:

Early Bird $647; Late $697

Genres:

Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

In a safe supportive environment amid natural beauty, a fearless writing retreat combines group writing with solitude for individual writing and social interaction with silence. More information...

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Address:

Contact: 2104 Lincoln Ave., Anchorage, AK 99517 Location: PO Box MXY, McCarthy via Glennallen, AK 99588

Dates:

August 12-18, 2008

Tuition:

$500 includes meals

Genres:

Poetry, Nonfiction

Description:

Now in its 11th year, this week-long residential workshop in Alaska's largest National Park offers an intimate workshop (16 participants) in a spectacular setting. Craft focus is on poetry and nonfiction with ample opportunity to explore the historic setting with mountains and glaciers right out the door. More information...

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Cruise: Port Canaveral, Florida
Retreat: Star Island off the coast of Rye, New Hampshire

Dates:

Cruise: February 10-13, 2008; Application: October 13, 2007
Retreat: September 10-12, 2007; Deadline: September 9, 2007

Tuition:

Cruise: $526+
Retreat: $425+

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Cruise: During a four-day writing cruise to the Bahamas, we will meet daily to write to prompts provided by the workshop leader and to write on topics of our own choosing.
Retreat: Attendees write to prompts provided by workshop leader. More information...