List of writers' conferences

This is a list of worldwide authors' conferences for writers of all genres.

Bulgaria

 * Sozopol Fiction Seminars, Sozopol

France

 * Paris Writers Retreat, Paris

Iceland

 * Iceland Writers Retreat, Reykjavík

Ireland

 * BooksGoSocial Dublin Writers Conference – Fiction & Non Fiction, Dublin

Portugal

 * Disquiet International Literary Program, Lisbon

United Kingdom

 * Festival of Writing, York
 * Historical Novel Society Conference, London
 * Milford Writer's Workshop, science fiction writers; various locations
 * Winchester Writers' Conference, Winchester
 * Swanwick Writers' Summer School, UK's longest-running writers' school
 * Writers Holiday

Bahamas

 * Salt Cay Writers Retreat, Blue Lagoon Island

Canada

 * Shuswap International Writers' Festival, Salmon Arm, British Columbia
 * Surrey International Writers' Conference, Surrey, British Columbia
 * Ontario Writers' Conference, Durham Region, Ontario

Mexico

 * San Miguel Writers' Conference and Literary Festival, San Miguel de Allende

A–E

 * The Alabama Writers' Conclave, Alabama
 * Alabama Writing Workshop, Birmingham, Alabama
 * Algonkian Writer Conferences, Arizona, California, Massachusetts, and Virginia
 * The Aloha Writers Conference, Kapalua, Hawaii and Maui
 * American Christian Fiction Writers Conference, location varies
 * American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) annual conference, New York City
 * Antioch Writers' Workshop, Yellow Springs, Ohio
 * Arkansas Writers Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas
 * Art of the Wild Writers' Conference, Olympic Valley, California
 * Association of Personal Historians conference, location varies, Canada and United States
 * Atlanta Writers Conference, Atlanta
 * Atlanta Writing Workshop, Atlanta
 * Atlantic Center for the Arts Master Artists-in-Residence Program, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
 * Auburn Writers Conference, Auburn, Alabama
 * Author U Extravaganza conference, Denver
 * Authors Combat Academy, Nashville, Tennessee
 * Authors Conference Infinity Publishing Gathering of Authors, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
 * Authors of the Flathead conference, Kalispell, Montana *
 * Authors' Salon at Clockwork Alchemy, Burlingame, California *
 * Avondale Writers Conference, Avondale, Arizona
 * AWP Conference & Bookfair, North America's largest literary conference; location varies
 * Backspace Writers Conference
 * Bear River Writers' Conference, Boyne City, Michigan
 * Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Publishing Writers' Conference, San Diego
 * BlogU, Baltimore
 * Blue Flower Arts Winter Writers Conference, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
 * Blue Pen Writers' Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee
 * Blue Ridge Writers' Conference, Blue Ridge, Georgia
 * Book Passage Children's Writers & Illustrators Conference, Corte Madera, California
 * Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference, Corte Madera, California
 * Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference, Corte Madera, California
 * BookBaby Independent Authors Conference, Philadelphia
 * Boston Writing Workshop, Boston
 * Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, Middlebury, Vermont
 * Broadleaf Writers Conference, Decatur, Georgia
 * Business of Pet Writing Conference, New York City
 * Business of Writing International Summit, August 1–2, 2014; Louisville, Kentucky
 * California Dreamin' Writers' Conference, Brea, California
 * Calliope Writing Coach, year round, Salt Lake City
 * Cape Cod Writers Center Conference, Cape Cod
 * Carolinas Writers Conference, Wadesboro, North Carolina
 * Cartersville Area Writers Conference, Cartersville, Georgia
 * Castle Rock Writers' Conference, Castle Rock, Colorado
 * Chanticleer Authors Conference, Bellingham, Washington
 * Chapter One Young Writers Conference, Chicago
 * Chesapeake Writing Workshop, Washington, D.C.
 * Chicago Writing Workshop, Chicago
 * Chuckanut Writers Conference, Bellingham, Washington
 * Cleveland Writing Workshop, Cleveland
 * Colorado Christian Writers Conference, Estes Park, Colorado
 * Colorado Gold Conference, Denver
 * Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference, Colrain, Massachusetts
 * Community of Writers, Olympic Valley, California
 * Creative Nonfiction Writers Conference, Pittsburgh
 * Crested Butte Writers Conference, Crested Butte, Colorado
 * Crossroads Writers' Conference, Macon, Georgia
 * DFW Writers Conference, Dallas-Fort Worth
 * Edgar Awards, Varies
 * Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop, Dayton, Ohio

F–M

 * Florida Writing Workshop, Tampa, Florida
 * Florida Christian Writers Conference, Leesburg, Florida
 * The Frost Place Conference on Poetry, Franconia, New Hampshire
 * The Frost Place Conference on Poetry and Teaching, Franconia, New Hampshire
 * The Frost Place Poetry Seminar, Franconia, New Hampshire
 * The Frost Place Writing Intensive, Franconia, New Hampshire
 * Golden Crown Literary Society Annual Conference, July/August; various locations
 * Hampton Roads Writers' Conference, Virginia Beach, Virginia
 * Hawaii Writers Conference (formerly the Maui Writers Conference), Maui
 * HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction Writers, presented by Hippocampus magazine, August 2015, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
 * Historical Novel Society Conference in North America, mid-to-late June, various locations
 * Historical Writers of America Conference, August 19–21, 2016, Colonial Williamsburg
 * Hollihock Writers Conference, New Bedford, Massachusetts
 * Horseback Writing Retreats, Wyoming
 * Houston Writers Guild – Annual Writers Conference, April, various locations
 * How to Write & Publish Your Book, Mississippi
 * Imaginarium, Louisville, Kentucky
 * Indiana Faith and Writing Conference, Anderson, Indiana
 * Indiana University Writers' Conference, Bloomington, Indiana
 * Indiana Writing Workshop, Indianapolis
 * Jack London Writers Conference, San Francisco
 * Jackson Hole Writers Conference, Jackson Hole
 * Judith Briles Unplugged Authors and Writers Conference, August 27–29, 2015, Denver
 * Juniper Institute for Young Writers, Amherst, Massachusetts
 * Juniper Summer Writing Institute, Amherst, Massachusetts
 * Kachemak Bay Writers Conference, Homer, Alaska
 * Kauai Writers Conference, November 9–11, 2018, Kapaa, Hawaii and Kauai
 * Kentucky Women Writers Conference, Lexington, Kentucky
 * Key West Literary Seminar, Key West
 * Killer Nashville, last full weekend every August, Nashville, Tennessee
 * LA Writers Conference, Los Angeles
 * Liberty States Fiction Writers Create Something Magical Conference, Iselin, New Jersey
 * Life the Universe & Everything (LTUE), Provo, Utah
 * Literary Cleveland Inkubator Conference, Cleveland
 * Longleaf Writers Conference at Seaside, FL, Seaside, Florida
 * Los Angeles Writers Retreat, Los Angeles
 * Mad Anthony Writers' Conference, Hamilton, Ohio
 * Malice Domestic, Bethesda, Maryland
 * Meet the Publishers!, Tulsa, Oklahoma
 * Mendocino Coast Writers Conference, Fort Bragg, California
 * Michigan Writing Workshop, Livonia, Michigan
 * Minnesota Writing Workshop, Minneapolis
 * Mississippi Writers Guild Writers' Conference, Vicksburg, Mississippi

N–Z

 * Nashville Writers Conference, Nashville, Tennessee
 * NETWO's Annual Spring Writers Roundup, Mount Pleasant, Texas
 * New Orleans Genre Writer's Conference, New Orleans
 * New York Pitch Conference, New York City
 * North Georgia Christian Writers Conference, Toccoa, Georgia
 * Northern Colorado Writers Conference, Fort Collins, Colorado
 * Northwest Georgia Writers Conference, Calhoun, Georgia
 * Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc. (OWFI), Oklahoma City
 * Ozark Creative Writers Conference, Eureka Springs, Arkansas
 * Philadelphia Writing Workshop, Philadelphia
 * Pikes Peak Writers Conference, Colorado Springs, Colorado
 * Pittsburgh Writing Workshop, Pittsburgh
 * PublishingGame.com Conference, Boston
 * Quills Conference, Salt Lake City
 * Read.Write.Share. Writers Weekend, Little Rock, Arkansas
 * Red Clay Writers Conference, Kennesaw, Georgia
 * River Writing Journeys for Women, Moab, Utah
 * Rosemary Beach Spring Writers' Conference, May 11–14, 2011, Rosemary Beach, Florida
 * St. Davids Christian Writers' Conference, Grove City, Pennsylvania
 * San Diego Writers Festival, April 6, San Diego
 * San Francisco Writers Conference, February 14–17, San Francisco
 * San Francisco Writing Workshop, San Francisco
 * Sanibel Island Writers Conference, Sanibel, Florida
 * Santa Barbara Writers Conference, Santa Barbara, California
 * Santa Fe Writers Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico
 * Scribblers' Retreat Writers' Conference, St. Simons, Georgia
 * Seattle Writing Workshop, Seattle
 * Sewanee Writers' Conference, Sewanee, Tennessee
 * SF:SE 2015, Orlando
 * Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, two per year, summer in Los Angeles and winter in New York City
 * Southampton Writers Conference, Southampton, New York
 * Southern California Writers' Conference
 * Southern Christian Writers Conference, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
 * Southern Women Writer's Conference, Berry College, Rome, Georgia
 * Southwest Christian Writers Conference, Durango, Colorado
 * Space Coast Writers' Guild Annual Conference, Melbourne, Florida
 * StokerCon, varies
 * Taos Summer Writers' Conference, Taos, New Mexico
 * Tennessee Writing Workshop, Nashville, Tennessee
 * The Writing Academy, Farmington, Minnesota
 * Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) Writers' Conference, Reno, Nevada
 * Tulsa NightWriters Craft of Writing Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma
 * UNF Writers Conference, August 5–7, 2011, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
 * Unicorn Writer's Conference, Manhattanville University, Purchase, New York
 * Wesleyan Writers Conference, Middletown, Connecticut
 * West Coast Writers Conference, July 20–22, 2012, Los Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles
 * White County Creative Writers Conference, Searcy, Arkansas
 * Willamette Writers conference, Willamette Writers' annual conference, first weekend in August, Portland, Oregon
 * Women Writing the West, Los Angeles
 * Writeaways, New Mexico, Ireland, France, Italy
 * WordSmitten Writing Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida
 * Write-by-the-Lake Annual Writer's Retreat, Madison, Wisconsin
 * Write in Atlanta 2011, Atlanta
 * Write Stuff, Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
 * Write to Publish Conference, Wheaton, Illinois
 * Writer's Digest Conference, August 1–3, 2014, The Roosevelt Hotel, New York City
 * The Writer's Hotel NYC Writers Conference, New York City
 * The Writers' Institute, Madison, Wisconsin
 * Writers' Police Academy, Green Bay, Wisconsin
 * Writers @ Work, Park City, Utah
 * Writers in Florence
 * Writers in New York
 * Writers in Paradise, St. Petersburg, Florida
 * Writers in Paris
 * Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers Conference, Salt Lake City
 * Writing By Writers Workshop @ Tomales Bay
 * Writing It Real in Port Townsend, Port Townsend, Washington
 * Yale Writers' Conference, New Haven, Connecticut

Peru

 * Peru, Weaving Words & Women