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Unicorn Writers' Conference
Network with agents, get MS feedback from industry shot-callers and hone your craft. Plus, get practical tutorials from publishing executives on acing book proposals.
Anhinga Writers' Studio - Writing in the Floridiana Spirit
Join us and let your writing soar! Anhinga Writers' Studio Writing in the Floridiana Spirit • Saturday, January 30, 9am-5pm • Matheson Museum, Gainesville, FL
U.S. Poets in Mexico
One extraordinary week in Mérida, Yucatán! Work with notable American and Mexican poets within an intimate community of writing professionals. January 2-9, 2010
Curious Excursions
Enjoy Amsterdam as a creative explorer. Daily workshops unlock your creative juju in a unique and memorable way. June 13-19, 2010
Laura Deutsch Writing Retreats in Italy and France
Join us for a week of writing and traveling in Italy or France. Morning classes, afternoon excursions, writing time.
Sozopol Fiction Seminars
Explore your writing on the beautiful Black Sea coast! The Elizabeth Kostova Foundation’s third annual summer fiction-writing seminar in historic Sozopol, Bulgaria May 27-June 1, 2010.
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.
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
American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) Annual Writers Conference
The Best Working Weekend for Independent Writers. Improve your career in books, articles, Web content, social media, corporate projects and more. New York City, April 23-25, 2010.
Nightwriters
Spend five days (October 3-8, 2010) at Bishop's Ranch in Healdsburg, California in Phyllis Theroux's journal writing seminar. Writer's cottage also offered in Virginia - customized schedule.
Odyssey: The Summer Fantasy Writing Workshop
Six-week summer workshop for serious writers of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. Prestigious faculty of award-winning authors. 6/7-7/16/2010 • Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH.
The Writers Studio
Benefit from a method developed by Pulitzer Prize winner, Philip Schultz. NYC, San Francisco, Tucson, Online. Alumni: Jennifer Egan, Martha McPhee, Lesley Dormen. Tutorials available.
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.
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 7/13-25/2010. Sewanee, Tennessee.
Southern California Writers' Conference San Diego
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. Feb. 12-15, 2010.
Jackson Hole Writers Conference
It's inspiring. Fellow writers, editors, agents - revel in the art and craft of writing with critiques, workshops, and Grand Teton National Park to set the scene. Get plotting and poetic for the 2010 conference. June 24-27, 2010.
Mendocino Coast Writers Conference
3-day annual conference features all-day small group genre intensives, lectures, readings, one-on-one consultations, editor/agent/publisher chat rooms. 7/29-8/1/2010. Fort Bragg, California (10 miles north of Mendocino).
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 20-26, 2010
The Frost Place Poetry Conferences
2010 Programs: 11th Annual Conference on Poetry and Teaching 6/27-7/1; 31st Annual Festival and Conference on Poetry 7/8-14; 12th Annual Advanced Seminar 8/8-13. Franconia, NH.
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. 7/10-17/2010.
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
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.
Wesleyan Writers Conference
54th year - For new writers, established writers, and everyone interested in the writer's craft. Includes seminars, informal workshops, manuscript consultations with faculty, writing time.
National Workshops For Enhancing Your Writing Skills
Nationwide and year-round workshops for writing your autobiography, enhancing your writing, spurring creativity and overcoming writers' block. Endorsed by Judy Collins and Donald Spoto.
Antioch Writers' Workshop
Antioch Writers' Workshop, July 10-16, 2010. Fiction, creative nonfiction, memoir, poetry. Accessible faculty, intensive seminars, manuscript critiques, agent meetings. Come join our community of writers.
Squaw Valley Community of Writers
The Community of Writers at Squaw Valley brings together poets and prose writers for a week of workshops, individual conferences, panels, and talks on craft.
Split Rock Arts Program - University of Minnesota
Three-day and weeklong workshops and retreats in autobiography, poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, memoir, screenwriting, writing for children; book arts, calligraphy, and picture book illustration.
Pennwriters Conference
Pitch agents and editors at Pennwriters 23rd Annual Writers Conference. 30-plus workshops, pre-conference seminars, special guest speaker James Rollins. May 14-16, 2010 • Lancaster, PA.
Southampton Writers Conference
Stony Brook Southampton's MFA program in Writing and Literature proudly sponsors the acclaimed Southampton Writers Conference, Southampton Playwriting Conference, Southampton Children's Literature Conference, and Southampton Screenwriting Conference.
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.
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 6-11, 2010 • Bloomington, Indiana.
Grub Street's The Muse & The Marketplace Conference
Two days of curated seminars led by prominent authors; individual agent/editor consultations; panels/networking with industry professionals; breakfast, lunch, keynote Chuck Palahniuk. 5/1-5/2/2010 • Boston, Massachusetts
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.
Orange County Christian Writers Conference
Get inspired, instructed, and in touch with your inner writer. 20+ sessions, 3-part fiction and non-fiction workshops, 3 keynoters, private consultations. 5/1/2010 • Irvine, California
San Miguel de Allende Writers' Conference
Meet Barbara Kingsolver in the exquisite city of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, for an unforgettable week of workshops, gourmet food, and Mexican fiestas! 2/19-23/2010
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.
ClarityWorks Writing Retreats and Writers Workshops
Write on the beach near Charleston SC, spring 2010. Fearless Writing Retreat at Seabrook. Write in a supportive, women-only circle, April 18-25. Peggy Millin facilitates. 828/298-3863.
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.
Starwae Workshops
Charming Starwae in California's Sonoma Valley offers weekend workshops in a garden setting that focus on getting your work published. 3/20-21 and 4/17-18/2010.
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. 6/28/10-7/2/10
Anam Cara Writer's and Artist's Retreat
One-week workshops at Anam Cara residential retreat feature morning group sessions, afternoon individual conferences and creative time, and evening resident read-arounds, exhibitions, and/or entertainments.
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. February 12-14 and April 9-11, 2010 • New York, NY.
Free Expressions Seminars
Unparalleled instruction, feedback, and inspiration from industry professionals. Our simple goal: to help you achieve artistic and commercial success—now and for your entire writing career.
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.
PNWA Summer Writers Conference
Annual conference featuring concurrent sessions led by industry experts and devoted to many aspects of writing/publishing; agent/editor appointments. 7/22-25, 2010 • Seattle Airport Hilton Conference Center.
Algonkian Writer Conferences and New York Pitch Conference
Will your first novel ever be published? Place yourself in the upper .001 who have an actual chance of becoming commercial or literary authors.
Write From the Heart Seminars & Coaching
Work with bestselling author, editor, writing coach and publishing expert. Seminars, online workshops, individual coaching for fiction and nonfiction. Positive, creative, informative and supportive.
Bear River Writers' Conference
Defined by its unique geography, situated at the intersection of the natural and creative worlds, populated by an eclectic collection of writers of all levels.
Fifth House Lodge Retreat
At Maine's Fifth House Lodge writing coach Joan Lee Hunter offers personalized writing retreats for individuals, group writing workshops and related programs throughout the year.
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. 6/7-24/2010 • New York, NY.
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