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Locations: D.C., San Diego, San Francisco, New York City
Contact: 2020 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Ste 443, Washington D.C. 20006

Dates:

All 2009

Tuition:

$189.00 - $889.00

Genres:

Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

The AWC goal is to place writers on a realistic path by teaching them how to place themselves in the upper .001 of those who have an actual chance of becoming published authors. Our methods are culled from accomplished authors and writers, and our market sense from years of experience working with successful agents and editors in the business. More information...

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Address:

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
(Various locations throughout the year)

Dates:

August 11-18, 2010

Tuition:

$850*

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Travel stories describe meaningful encounters between self and place. Document the shift in your sense of who you are as you respond to being in new territory. Relate personal memories to the collective experience of locals. Write portraits of yourself and the people, places, and things you find on the journey. 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: AWP Conference Services, Mail Stop 1E3, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030
2010 Location: Denver, CO

Dates:

April 7-10, 2010
Annually Mid-Winter or Early Spring

Tuition:

Genres:

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

Description:

The Annual Conference typically features 300 presentations: readings, lectures, panel discussions, and forums plus hundreds of book signings, receptions, dances, and informal gatherings. The conference attracts more than 5,000 attendees and more than 400 publishers. More information...

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Location: Chesapeake College, Route 50 at Route 213, Wye Mills, MD 21679
Contact: P.O. Box 298, Bozman, MD 21612

Dates:

February 20, 2010
Application Deadline: February 1, 2010

Tuition:

TBD

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Screenwriting

Description:

The 13th Annual Bay to Ocean Writers Conference is designed as an inspirational and educational opportunity for writers of all levels. The popular conference draws 150 attendees, primarily from the Delmarva Peninsula and Mid-Atlantic region. More information...

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Address:

Henry Miller Library, Highway One, Big Sur, CA 93920

Dates:

December and March
Application Deadline: February 19 and November 10

Tuition:

$695 and up.

Genres:

Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

For the past twelve years, writers have come to the Big Sur Writing Workshops for an intensive weekend of working on manuscripts with publishing professionals who are dedicated to helping new writers. The workshops are designed for writers who have a finished or partially finished manuscript that needs critiquing, revisions, editorial help and guidance. More information...

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Festival- Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Contact- 120 S. Curley Street, Baltimore, MD 21224

Dates:

Festival- April 17, 2010 Year-round workshops

Tuition:

Varies

Genres:

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

Description:

CityLit Project nurtures the culture of literature in Baltimore and throughout Maryland. CityLit builds and connects a community of avid readers and writers through public events, workshops, web resources, and publishing. Named a "can't miss event on the city's cultural scene" (Baltimore Magazine), Citylit Festival is a free, day-long celebration of the literary arts. More information...

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Address:

Concord Poetry Center, 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA 01742

Dates:

Year-round, see website

Tuition:

See website

Genres:

Poetry

Description:

Poetry conference focused on guiding poets to book publication is held in Colrain, Massachusetts and other locations and includes pre-conference work, manuscript analysis workshops, and in-depth editor consultations. Poetry readings, editorial panel Q&A, small groups (6-7). More information...

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Location: Online Workshops via the Internet
Residential Writing Retreats in Ireland - Sligo/Aran Islands Galway/ Glendalough Wicklow
Contact: Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland

Dates:

Feb to Oct

Tuition:

$825 to $1700

Genres:

Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Workshops LIVE with Irene Graham, founder of The Creative Writer's Workshop (1991) using right-brain/left-brain learning techniques. Also available as Residential Writing Retreats at magnificent locations throughout Ireland. More information...

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Address:

340 Montgomery St., Syracuse, NY 13202

Dates:

Year-round
Application Deadline: For DWC PRO, June 15th postmark; other deadlines vary.

Tuition:

$15-$125 for most workshops, $2300 for two-year DWC PRO program.

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

The YMCA's Downtown Writer's Center is the Central New York region's only community center for the literary arts, featuring a wide variety of workshops, readings and other events throughout the year. 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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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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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:

801 3rd Corso, Nebraska City, NE 68410

Dates:

Year round
Application Deadline: March 1 and September 1 each year

Tuition:

$25 application fee

Genres:

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

Description:

The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska City, NE offers 2 to 8 week residencies year-round for writers, visual artists and music composers. Housing, studio space, $100/week stipend are provided. Approximately 55 residencies are awarded each year.More information...

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Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S, Ste 200, Minneapolis, MN, 55415

Dates:

year-round

Tuition:

sliding fee based on household income

Genres:

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

Description:

The Loft supports the artistic development of writers, fosters a writing community and builds an audience for literature. The Loft serves 600,000 individuals each year with classes and festivals writers at all levels of development; in-person and broadcast readings and spoken word performances featuring national and local writers; programming by and for teens; age specific activities for children and families; and fellowships, mentorships, and career initiative awards for Minnesota writers. More information...

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Address:

10995 LeConte Avenue, Suite 440, Los Angeles, CA 90024

Dates:

February 7-10, 2008
Early bird registration deadline: December 7, 2007
Application deadline: February 6, 2008

Tuition:

$725 by 12/7/07; $795 beginning 12/8/07

Genres:

Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Four intensive days of instruction in creative writing and screenwriting. More information...

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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, Screenwriting, Playwriting, 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:

816-A Orapax Street, Norfolk, VA 23507

Dates:

We have class sessions in the winter/spring (Feb.-April), summer (June-Sept.), and fall (Oct.-Dec.)

Tuition:

varies, $195 (8-week), $180 (7-week), $165 (6-week), $140 (4-week), $40 (one meeting). Returning student discounts apply.

Genres:

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

Description:

The Muse Writers Center--a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation--is dedicated to broadening community awareness and support of the literary arts. We offer writing classes and seminars for beginning, experienced, and professional writers, house a resource center for area writers, and host reading series and other special events. More information...

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Contact: Center for Black Literature, Medgar Evers College, CUNY, 1650 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Location: Valcour Educational Conferene Center, College Auxiliary Services, 101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh NY 12901

Dates:

July 26-30

Tuition:

$600

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction

Description:

The North Country Institute and Retreat a) provides a retreat and institute for emerging and established writers of color, b) provides writers of color with an opportunity to draw upon their experiences s writers in a racialized society and c) provides the border New York State area with an opportunity to become knowledgeable about the issues and concernes facing writers of color. Writing fellows are invited to study the genres of fiction, poetry, and memoir. 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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Address:

PO Box 60066, Florence, MA 01062

Dates:

February 13-20, 2010

Tuition:

$1,950

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:

One College Blvd, Paterson, NJ 07505

Dates:

Year round

Tuition:

NA

Genres:

Poetry

Description:

Poetry Reading every 1st Saturday of the month. (From September thru May) More information...

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Address:

1260 N. Green Bay Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045

Dates:

Year-Round

Tuition:

$25/day$30 application fee

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

Ragdale's residency program offers writers, visual artists, composers, and interdisciplinary artists the time and space to work on individual projects. Residencies run from 2-8 weeks in a historic home 30 miles north of Chicago year-round. More information...

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Address:

University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Boulevard, Evansville, IN 47712

Dates:

February 24-26, 2006

Tuition:

$395 with lodging; $345 includes workshop and meals

Genres:

N/A

Description:

The RopeWalk Winter Weekend gives participants an opportunity to attend workshops and to confer privately with one of two prominent writers. More information...

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Address:

1029 Jones Street, San Francisco, CA 94109

Dates:

February 12-14, 2010
Application deadline: February 12, 2010

Tuition:

sliding scale from $425 to $695

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

Over 45 panels and sessions, along with 3 keynote addresses will give new and experienced writers information about the world of publishing and polishing their craft. Speed Dating with Editors and Agents and meals provide one-on-one opportunities. More information...

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Contact: 1010 University Ave. #54, San Diego, CA 92103
L.A./Irvine Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 17941 Von Karman, Irvine, CA 92614
San Diego Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2270 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA 92108

Dates:

September 25-27, 2009
February 12-15, 2010

Tuition:

$395-$425 (pre-conference discounts available)

Genres:

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

Description:

Held annually in San Diego & Los Angeles and, periodically, Palm Springs, CA, the SCWC has facilitated nearly $4 million worth of first-time authors' book and screen deals over the past 23 years. More information...

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Address:

4043 N. Ravenswood, #222, Chicago, IL 60613

Dates:

Year-Round Programming with Classes and Events

Tuition:

class fees range from $35 to $400

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

StoryStudio Chicago offers more than 100 unique classes throughout the year, open to writers of all ages and all experience levels. Students interact with talented and committed faculty, visiting authors, and each other in a growing network of writers. More information...

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

Dates:

Summer and Winter
February 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:

154 San Angelo Drive, Amherst, VA 24521

Dates:

2009
Application Deadline: Sept. 15, 2008; January 15, 2009; and May 15, 2009

Tuition:

NA

Genres:

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

Description:

Fully funded, one-month residencies for writers who have not previously been in residence at the VCCA, to include a private studio, bedroom and all meals at the VCCA. This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. More information...

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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:

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...

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Contact: 18 N. Richards Avenue, Ventnor, NJ 08406
Location: The Grand Hotel, 1045 Beach Avenue, Oceanfront, Cape May, NJ 08240

Dates:

January 15-18, 2010
Application Deadline: Open until filled, $25 Tardy Bard Penalty after December 15

Tuition:

$385 includes all workshops, 2 lunches and 2 receptions; Room packages from $250; $25 Tardy Bard Penalty after December 15

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature

Description:

NOT YOUR TYPICAL WRITERS' CONFERENCE. Energize your writing with challenging and supportive workshops that focus on starting new material. Advance your craft with feedback from our award-winning faculty including Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award winners. More information...

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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:

4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD 20815

Dates:

Year 'round

Tuition:

Varies

Genres:

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

Description:

We produce over 200 writing workshops and over 50 public events each year. We also sell the largest selection of literary magazines in the Mid-Atlantic region. More information...

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Contact: Graham School of General Studies, 1427 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
Location: The University of Chicago Gleacher Center, 450 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL 60611

Dates:

year-round

Tuition:

varies by course

Genres:

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

Description:

Courses in writing fiction, creative nonfiction, screenplays, poetry and journalism designed for working adults serious about honing their craft. Offered evenings and Saturdays at a convenient downtown Chicago location. More information...

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Writers' Program, UCLA Extension Rm 440, 10995 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024

Dates:

February 4-7, 2010
Application Deadline: February 3, 2010

Tuition:

$700 early bird; $775 beginning December 8

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Screenwriting

Description:

Presented by the UCLA Extension Writers' Program, the Writers Studio at UCLA Extension is an intensive four days of instruction and writing. Participants choose one of 10 workshops in which they work closely with a professional writer in classes limited to not more than 18 students. More information...