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Backspace Agent-Author Seminars Backspace Agent-Author Seminars
Backspace Agent-Author Seminars - November 5, & 6, 2009 - Radisson Martinique, NYC. Two days of agent panels and workshops in the heart of the publishing world.

Robert Vaughan's Write on the Beach Writers' Retreat Robert Vaughan's Write on the Beach Writers' Retreat
Week-long workshops, limited to three guests, with author Robert Vaughan at his beachside home. Private tutoring available throughout the year. Contact Robert at RVaug0575@aol.com

Write From the Heart Seminars & Coaching Write From the Heart Seminars & Coaching
Personal Writing Coach & Workshops. Leading Writing Coach and Published Author of fiction and nonfiction. Positive, creative, informative and supportive coaching. Online courses available.

Upper Hudson River Travel Writing Workshop Upper Hudson River Travel Writing Workshop
Five-day travel writing seminar in New York’s scenic Upper Hudson Valley with Frommers columnist and contributing editor Bob Fisher. September 16-18, 2009. Hudson, NY.

Anhinga Writers' Studio Summer Workshops Anhinga Writers' Studio Summer Workshops
3-1/2 day conference featuring in-depth courses and one-on-one consultations with some of the nation's top authors, editors and literary agents. 7/29-8/1/2009 • Gainesville, Florida

Alaska Writers Workshop Alaska Writers Workshop
Two-day event featuring workshops with nationally known authors, agents, editors, publishers, and book marketing experts. Optional review and critique of submitted manuscript. 8/22-23/2009 • Anchorage, Alaska

Below Sea Level: Full Immersion Workshops for Serious Writers Below Sea Level: Full Immersion Workshops for Serious Writers
Writing Below Sea Level: Full Immersion Workshops for Serious Writers New Fall Schedule. Fiction and Non-fiction. Small, intimate, rigorous. Only Six Participants Per Workshop!

San Francisco Writers Conference San Francisco Writers Conference
Cross the bridge from 'writer' to 'author' in 2010! Jacquelyn Mitchard, Steve Berry and Susan Wiggs join the faculty of top authors, agents and editors.

Be A Better Writer Be A Better Writer
Work alongside award-winning author Pearl Luke, commit to writing your novel a page a day, receive weekly feedback, set achievable goals, complete your work.

Laguna Writers Writing Retreat: Aix-en-Provence, France Laguna Writers Writing Retreat: Aix-en-Provence, France
Come to Southern France for a Safe, Fun and Relaxing Writing Retreat with Chris DeLorenzo of Laguna Writers Workshops. One Full Week/All Meals Catered

Manhattanville Summer Writers' Week Manhattanville Summer Writers' Week
Annual Writers' Week in June features workshops with well-known published authors. On Manhattanville College's beautiful suburban campus, 30 minutes from New York City. 6/22-26/2009

Clarksville Writers' Conference Clarksville Writers' Conference
Join us for the Fifth Annual Clarksville Writers' Conference July 22-25, 2009! Eleven authors and a NYC literary agent. Sixteen presentations/workshops, heritage tour and banquet.

Irv Bauer Screenwriting in Spoleto, Italy Irv Bauer Screenwriting in Spoleto, Italy
Screenwriting: emphasis on craft. Flush out character and story. Focus on the visual, complete a short screenplay. Up to eight participants. Spoleto, Italy. August 10-22, 2009.

Writers Retreat Workshop (WRW) Writers Retreat Workshop (WRW)
Internationally acclaimed, selected by USA Weekend as a learning "vacation that can change your life". Described as a "writers boot-camp." Limited Registrations. 5/29-6/7 and 8/22-30/2009.

New York Writers Workshop: Pitch Conferences & Workshops New York Writers Workshop: Pitch Conferences & Workshops
Three-day conferences for writers who pitch their book proposals to editors from major New York publishing houses. 10/9-11 and 11/13-15/2009 • New York, NY.

OneWorld Writing Workshops OneWorld Writing Workshops
Two one-week September workshops structured around a sailing tour of the Turkish coast on a traditional 82-foot gulet. 10 participants/workshop. September 12-19 and 19-26, 2009.

Creative Writing in Oaxaca, Mexico Creative Writing in Oaxaca, Mexico
Donna Hanelin, poet and writer, teaches "Story" July 8-10, 2009. For writers of all levels of fictional and/or autobiographical stories of any length.

Free Expressions Seminars Free Expressions Seminars
Hands-on, practical workshops for writers at all stages of their career. All workshops are taught by literary agents. Real support and advocacy for the writer!

Nightwriters Nightwriters
Spend all or part of May with the Muse, in Phyllis Theroux's inspiration-soaked personal writing cottage in quiet, Victorian-era Ashland, Virginia. Week minimum.

Jack London Writers Conference Jack London Writers Conference
Take a weekend off and explore your creativity. Attend the 18th Jack London Writers' Conference: Call of the Wild Mind! 10/10-11/2009 • Crowne Plaza, Foster City.

Fifth House Lodge Retreat Fifth House Lodge Retreat
Fifth House Lodge in Maine is a writers' retreat offering personalized writing retreats for individuals, group writing workshops and other programs of interest to writers.

Indiana University Writers' Conference Indiana University Writers' Conference
IUWC’s stimulating one-week learning vacation offers poetry, fiction and nonfiction workshops, classes, panel discussions, talks, faculty readings, and social events. June 14-19 2009 • Bloomington, Indiana.

Southern California Writers' Conference Los Angeles Southern California Writers' Conference Los Angeles
Devoted to writers of all levels, the SCWC has facilitated nearly $4 million in first-time authors’ book and screen deals over the past 23 years. Sept. 25-27, 2009.

Split Rock Arts Program - University of Minnesota Split Rock Arts Program - University of Minnesota
The Split Rock Arts Program is a summer series of three-day and weeklong workshops in creative writing, visual art, and design. June 14-July 24, 2009.

Laura Deutsch Writing Retreat in Italy Laura Deutsch Writing Retreat in Italy
Join us for a week of writing and traveling in Tuscany and Umbria. Morning classes, afternoon excursions, writing time. 9/25-10/2/2009. Optional Arezzo Antique Fair extension 10/3-4.

PNWA Summer Writers Conference PNWA Summer Writers Conference
Annual conference featuring concurrent sessions led by industry experts and devoted to many aspects of writing/publishing; agent/editor appointments. 7/30-8/2/2009 • Seattle Airport Hilton Conference Center.

GCLS Literary Conference GCLS Literary Conference
Annual conference devoted to lesbian literature. Includes informal panels and workshops, guest speakers and the Annual GCLS Literary Awards. July 23-26, 2009 • Orlando

Jackson Hole Writers Conference Jackson Hole Writers Conference
Get inspired, get critiqued, get connected at the 2009 conference in the Tetons. 6/25-28/2009.

Antioch Writers' Workshop Antioch Writers' Workshop
Antioch Writers' Workshop, July 11-17, 2009. Fiction, creative nonfiction, memoir, poetry. Accessible faculty, intensive seminars, manuscript critiques, agent meetings. Come join our community of writers.

Lesley University Writers' Conference Lesley University Writers' Conference
Extraordinary opportunities to receive feedback from established writers, share ideas, make connections, and take your writing to the next level. Cambridge, MA • 7/26-7/31/2009.

The New School Summer Writers Colony The New School Summer Writers Colony
Participate in workshops and literary salons with renowned New School faculty members, visit legendary literary venues, and meet authors, editors, and agents. 6/1-19/2009 • New York, NY.

Wildacres Writers Workshop Wildacres Writers Workshop
Week-long residential workshop with top faculty on a mountain top in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains. Beautiful rooms, delicious meals, nighttime programs, manuscript critique. 7/3-10/2009.

Tinker Mountain Writers' Workshop Tinker Mountain Writers' Workshop
This weeklong intensive in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains features nationally renowned faculty, small classes, interaction with fellow writers in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, freelancing. 6/14-19/2009.

Sewanee Writers' Conference & Young Writers' Conference Sewanee Writers' Conference & Young Writers' Conference
The Sewanee Writers' Conference offers a twelve-day opportunity to work with and learn from some of America's best fiction writers, poets, and playwrights. Join us 7/14-26/2009. Sewanee, Tennessee.

Tin House Summer Writers Workshop Tin House Summer Writers Workshop
One-week writing intensive featuring workshops, readings, seminars, panels, mentorships. Prestigious faculty of writers of fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Reed College, Portland.

Gotham Writers' Workshop - WritingClasses.com Gotham Writers' Workshop - WritingClasses.com
New York professional writers' leading creative writing school offers comprehensive workshops online and in NYC in over a dozen writing genres. "Best of Web" – Forbes

Abroad Writers Conference--Authors without Borders Abroad Writers Conference--Authors without Borders
Experience the world while you write. Networking opportunities await you while attend lectures, readings and workshops with award-winning authors and agents. Worldwide locations.

Write on the Sound Writers' Conference and Pre-Conference Write on the Sound Writers' Conference and Pre-Conference
Limited to 200 attendees, the conference provides a wide variety of workshop sessions and the opportunity to network with aspiring and published authors.

Wesleyan Writers Conference Wesleyan Writers Conference
53rd year - For new writers, established writers, and everyone interested in the writer's craft. Includes seminars, informal workshops, manuscript consultations with faculty, writing time.

Spring Time Creative Writing & Journaling Workshops Spring Time Creative Writing & Journaling Workshops
Be the writer you know you are! Tired of big seminars? Try our friendly professional small workshops! Learn/Write/Discuss/repeat over 4-day weekends. It's our 11th year!

Writers Studio at UCLA Extension Writers Studio at UCLA Extension
Participate in the four-day intensive Writers Studio and attend in-class and online courses at the most comprehensive writing program in the United States.

Algonkian Writer Conferences and NYC Pitch and Shop Algonkian Writer Conferences and NYC Pitch and Shop
A single best way to get your first novel published? Place yourself in the upper .001 of writers who have an actual chance of publishing.

Southampton Writers Conference Southampton Writers Conference
Stony Brook Southampton's MFA program in Writing and Literature proudly sponsors the acclaimed Southampton Writers Conference, Southampton Children's Literature Conference, and Southampton Screenwriting Conference.

Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference
Bring your completed manuscript or manuscript-in-process to the decision-makers. The first poetry conference realistically designed to set poets on a path towards book publication.

Colgate Writers’ Conference Colgate Writers’ Conference
The Colgate Writers' Conference offers daily workshops of ten or fewer participants, personal consultations, craft talks, panel discussions, readings, and informal conversations. June 21-27, 2009

Iowa Summer Writing Festival Iowa Summer Writing Festival
An opportunity for you to share your work in a community that wishes it well. 140 short-term workshops across the genres for writers of all levels.

The International Artists' and Writers' Workshops in Ghana The International Artists' and Writers' Workshops in Ghana
Writing workshops, cultural excursions, culinary discoveries, social events, participant readings, urban bustle in the capital city, followed by coastal village beach retreat.

Mendocino Coast Writers Conference Mendocino Coast Writers Conference
3 plus day annual conference features all-day small group genre intensives, lectures and readings by presenters, one-on-one consultations, editor/agent/publisher chat rooms. July 30-August 2, 2009. Fort Bragg, California.

ClarityWorks Writing Retreats and Writers Workshops ClarityWorks Writing Retreats and Writers Workshops
Lakeside setting near Asheville NC this fall. Fearless Writing Retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Write in a supportive, women-only circle, Nov 9-15. Peggy Millin facilitates. 828/298-3863.

Progoff Intensive Journal Program Progoff Intensive Journal Program
Nationwide and year-round writing workshops for self-development. A powerful technique to spur creativity and overcome writers' block, endorsed by Judy Collins and Donald Spoto.

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