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Address:

228 North Fourth Avenue #2, Tuscan, AZ 85705

Dates:

Year round/closed August, 1-2 December and 1-2 January each year; Various deadlines: See website

Tuition:

Classes and workshops and group residencies have tuition: See website

Genres:

N/A

Description:

Casa Libre is the first permanent writer's residency facility in Arizona. We award 10 to 26 day residencies on an application basis for self-directed residency stays in our fully outfitted writing suites. All genres welcome to apply. Residencies awarded on the merits of seriousness of project and writing experience, not on publication experience. There are three application deadlines each year, please refer to the Suites section of our website for detailed information. More information...

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Address:

University of Arizona Poetry Center, 1508 E. Helen Street, Tucson, AZ 85721

Dates:

Summer and Winter
Application Deadline: Feb 29 and June 2, 2009

Tuition:

N/A

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction

Description:

The residency includes a $500 stipend and a month-long stay in a studio apartment located within steps of the Center's renowned library of contemporary poetry in Tucson, Arizona More information...

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Address:

Arizona State University, Box 875002, Tempe, AZ 85287-5002

Dates:

February 18-21, 2009

Tuition:

$400 for four days, $350 additional fee for workshops

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

Four-day conference in sunny Arizona, where you can hone your craft in a vast selection of workshops and network with distinguished writers, teachers, editors, and agents. This year's conference-ASU's-seventh- will feature innovative course topics for writers at all levels and many opportunities for one-on-one interaction with faculty and participants. More information...

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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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Contact: Image, 3307 Third Avenue W, Seattle, WA 98119
Location: 1160 Camino Cruz Blanca, Santa Fe, NM 87505

Dates:

July 26 - August 2, 2009

Tuition:

$420 - $1,010

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting

Description:

A week-long writers' and visual artists' workshop held in Santa Fe, NM, sponsored by Image journal. As well as issues of craft, the Glen focuses on the relationship between art and religious faith. Workshops are held in the morning; afternoons and evenings feature readings, lectures, and a concert. Each evening concludes with an ecumenical worship service that also incorporates the arts. Free time will be available for hiking and exploring Santa Fe. More information...

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Contact: MSC09 5370, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131-0001
Location: Mabel Dodge Luhan House, Taos, NM

Dates:

August 2-8, 2009
Application Deadline: June 19, 2009

Tuition:

$2250.00

Genres:

Poetry, Nonfiction, Screenwriting

Description:

Doctors, nurses, psychologists, physician assistants, etheicists, medical students, other health professionals ... pursue your writing in an environment that provides maximum space for personal exploration and growth. More information...

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Address:

Contact: 826 Camino del Monte Rey A-3, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Location: Hotel St. Francis, 210 Don Gaspar Ave., Santa Fe, NM, 87501

Dates:

July 21-25, 2008
Application Deadline: July 15,2008

Tuition:

The fee of $575 includes all workshops, talks and receptions. The one-day fee is $130 July 22-24, 2008 and $200 July 25, 2008 (includes lunch and margarita despedida).

Genres:

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

Description:

This conference is arranged like a sampler, a five day dialogue filled with the stories of many different women writers, journalists, fiction, non-fiction and children's book authors. More information...

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Address:

Dept. of English, MSC 03 2170
1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

Dates:

July 11-18, 2010

Tuition:

$625 for weeklong workshops, $1,500 for weeklong novel or memoir master classes, $325 for weekend workshops. Discount tuition rate of $300 per weekend workshop with weeklong or master class registration.

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Offering writing workshops, master classes and special events during seven days in July and is sponsored by The University of New Mexico Department of English Language and Literature. More information...

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Address:

513 S. Presa, San Antonio, TX 78205

Dates:

Year-round programs and Summer Literary Festival

Tuition:

Varies

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting

Description:

Gemini Ink nurtures writers and readers and builds community through literature and the related arts. More information...

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Address:

Contact: PO Box 311460, Denton, TX, 76203-1460
Location: Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, 1800 Highway 26E, Grapevine, TX, 76051

Dates:

July 18-20, 2008
Application Deadline: Contest Submissions Deadline-June 13, 2008

Tuition:

Registration Fees-Discounts for students and educators

Genres:

Nonfiction

Description:

The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Writers Conference, www.TheMayborn.unt.edu provides a forum for journalists, writers, readers, students, educators and the general public to listen to, be inspired by and discuss literary nonfiction in all its forms with some of the most talented in the genre. Writing contest awards $12,000 in cash prizes for the top six article/essays and $3,000 cash prize and book contract for the winning manuscript submission. Deadline for submissions is June 13, 2008. More information...

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Address:

PO Box 60066, Florence, MA 01062

Dates:

May 20 - 23, 2010

Tuition:

$625 before March 29, $685 after

Genres:

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

Description:

At the heart of our retreats is the joining of Creative Writing, Hatha Yoga, and Meditation. Patricia Lee Lewis & her faculty have combined their energies for 10 years to offer this powerful path to the creative self. More information...

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Address:

Round Top Festival Institute, P.O. Box 89, Round Top, Texas, 78954

Dates:

April 15-17, 2011
Application Deadline: None; early registration recommended

Tuition:

$125/student $80

Genres:

Poetry

Description:

The 3-day festival is a mix of featured readings, panels, workshops, performance, participant readings, social events, and a festival anthology publication. More information...

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Address:

UMHB Box 8008, 900 College St, Belton, TX 76513

Dates:

2nd Weekend in January every year (Wed-Sat)
Application deadline: December 15

Tuition:

$100

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

The Writers' Festival is hosted by the literary journal Windhover at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas. Writers from across the country gather to read and develop their writing with other writers. More information...