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Address:

P.O. Box 2000, 2800 S. Alabama Avenue, Monroeville, AL 36460

Dates:

May 5-7, 2011
Application Deadline: March 30, 2011

Tuition:

NA

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

The Alabama Writers Symposium celebrates the literary arts with its annual line up of writers, poets, artists, and musicians. More information...

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Address:

1414 Art Center Avenue, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

Dates:

5 residencies per year

Tuition:

$85

Genres:

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

Description:

Since 1982, Atlantic Center's residency program has provided artists from all artistic disciplines with spaces to live, work, and collaborate during three-week residencies. More information...

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Contact: Blakeslee Writers, LLC, 1140 S. Orlando Ave. A-1, Maitland, FL 32751
Location: Costa Rica

Dates:

May & June, 2009

Tuition:

$2195.00 for doubles; $2595.00 for singles

Genres:

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

Description:

Expand your creativity, enhance productivity, build confidence, maximize skills while sharpening your craft at our luxurious 4-star location. Daily writing sessions, craft talks, learn to publish your work. Intimate, hands-on groups with comprehensive techniques for all genres led by award-winning faculty. More information...

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Florida Int'l University-Biscayne Bay Campus, Creative Writing Program, North Miami, FL 33181

Dates:

October 21-23, 2010
Application Deadline: Early Bird Rate of $300 (by July 15, 2010)

Tuition:

$350 [7/16-9/15]; $400 [9/16-10/21/2010]

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

We are happy to announce that in conjunction with Books and Books of Camana Bay and the fabulous Sunshine Suites - Grand Cayman, this year's location of the 2010 conference will be held on Grand Cayman, BVI. More information...

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Contact: 55 Glade Lane, Black Mountain, NC 28711
Location: 718 Love Lane, Key West, Fl 33040

Dates:

January 6 - 16, 2011

Tuition:

$495

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Description:

The 29th Annual Key West Literary Seminar, "THE HUNGRY MUSE...A Celebration of Food in Literature will present dozens of today’s most compelling, thought-provoking, and funniest writers- memoirists, novelists, poets, historians, journalists, and all manner of lettered gastronome, gourmand, and epicure. It promises to be a mouthwatering and fascinating investigation not simply of the stuff we eat, but of all the things food stands for in our thoughts and words and stories. More information...

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Address:

P. O. Box 1027, St. Augustine, FL 32085

Dates:

November 4-6, 2010

Tuition:

N/A

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

The 2010 Other Words Conference, sponsored by the Florida Literary Arts Coalition, will be held on the Flagler College campus in St. Augustine, Florida, November 4-6, 2010.More information...

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Location: 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach, FL 33444
Contact: 3199 B-3 Lake Worth Rd., Lake Worth, FL 33461

Dates:

January 17-22, 2011
Application Deadline: November 2, 2010

Tuition:

$725 Poetry Workshops, Auditors $350

Genres:

Poetry

Description:

The eight poetry workshops for qualified are limited to 12 participants and 3 auditors. Workshops are 12 total hours over five days and include a brief conference with the workshop leader. More information...

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Contact: Department of Language & Literature, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Boulevard South, Fort Myers, FL, 33965-6565
Location: BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel, FL 33957

Dates:

November 4-7, 2010

Tuition:

$300-400 (depending on registration date)

Genres:

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

Description:

Four-day writers conference on gorgeous Sanibel Island. We invite any writer (in any genre--poetry, fiction, nonfiction, children's lit, songwriting, journalism) who wants to improve her craft and/or network with professional authors, agents and editors. More information...

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Address:

Florida Center for the Literary Arts, Miami Dade College, 300 NE Second Ave #4102, Miami, FL 33132

Dates:

May 6-9, 2009

Tuition:

from $40-$525

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Four days of intensive creative writing workshops, publishing advice and more, in the heart of downtown Miami. More information...

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Address:

Eckerd College Writers' Conference: Writers in Paradise, 4200 54th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33711

Dates:

January 16-24, 2010
Application deadline: December 1, 2009

Tuition:

$675

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Workshops in Novel, Short Story, Nonfiction, Poetry and Narrative available. Workshop space is limited to 12 participants per workshop and scholarships are available. More information...

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Address:

1214 E Victory Dr, Savannah, GA 31404

Dates:

May 8 to August 21, 2009
Application Deadline: March 15, 2009

Tuition:

$1,950

Genres:

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

Description:

We offer a place for young writers to explore their craft in the company of their peers. Unlike other residencies, which often place artists in isolation, we focus on creating a community of writers who provide one another with inspiration and criticism. More information...

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Address:

Sewanee Writers' Conference, Gailor Hall 123W, 735 University Ave., Sewanee, TN 37383-1000

Dates:

July 14-26, 2009
Application season: May 1, 2009

Tuition:

$1,700

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Playwriting

Description:

The Sewanee Writers' Conference gathers a distinguished faculty to provide instruction and criticism through workshops and craft lectures in fiction, poetry, and playwriting. More information...