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project information, go to our website: www.i-park.org
Speakers: The Artists’ Enclave. Artists’ residencies, self-directed/project oriented, will be offered from May through November 2008. Most sessions are four weeks in duration. Residencies will be offered to visual (including digital) artists, music composers, environmental artists, landscape and garden designers, creative writers and architects. Work samples will be evaluated through a competitive, juried process.
Location Details Hotel or other Location: a 450-acre natural woodland retreat in rural CT Hotel/location phone number: 860-873-2468 City/State where conference is to be held: East Haddam, CT Time (if single session): multiple sessions
Registration Details Registration information: Application deadline: December 31, 2007 Registration fee: See website
Contact Details Name: Julie Wheeler, Program Director Phone number: 860-873-2468 E-mail address: ipark2002@ureach.com Website: www.i-park.org
09/29/2007 - 09/30/2007
3rd International Writers Festival-India
International Writers Meet with a theme Literature & World Peace with special focus on spreading the message of great Indian tradition of VASUDAIV KATUMBKAM (the whole world is our family.
Speakers: Poets & Writers from different parts of the world to speak
Location Details Hotel or other Location: Youth Hostel, Agra Hotel/location phone number: Sanjay Place, M. G. Road, AGRA - 282 002 (India) City/State where conference is to be held: Agra, Uttar Pradesh (India) Time (if single session): N/A
Sponsor Details Sponsoring organization: India Inter-Continental Cultural Association Mailing address: # 3437 Sector 46-C City: Chandigarh (India) State: Chandigarh (India) Zip Code: 160 047 Phone number: ++91-98728-23437 Fax number: ++91-172-2605738 E-mail address: writerdev@rediffmail.com
Registration Details Registration information: Registration fee: US $ 100
The NYC Pitch and Shop provides a realistic opportunity for writers to have their novel manuscript selected and read by editors from major publishing houses. Also, writers receive novel analysis from the best professionals--the purpose being to not only assist writers with creating competitive projects, but prepare them pre-pitch to receive maximum productive reaction from the acquisition editors. See "How it Works" on the website for more information.
Speakers: Editors from major publishing houses and a faculty of top industry professionals.
Location Details Hotel or other Location: Ripley Greer Studios Hotel/location phone number: 1-800-250-8290 City/State where conference is to be held: New York, New York Time (if single session):
Sponsor Details Sponsoring organization: NYWW and Algonkian Mailing address: 2020 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, 443 City: Washington State: DC Zip Code: 20006 Phone number: 1-800-250-8290 Fax number: E-mail address: algonkian@webdelsol.com
Registration Details Registration information: Register on the conference website Registration fee: $495.00
The first poetry conference realistically designed to set poets on a path towards book publication. Includes manuscript preparation workshops, meetings with press editors to discuss manuscript, poetry readings, editorial panel Q&A, group critique, and an after-conference strategy session.
Speakers: Joan Houlihan, Director, Concord Poetry Center; Frederick Marchant, Director, Creative Writing Program, Suffolk University; Jeffrey Levine, Editor-in-Chief/Publisher, Tupelo Press; Martha Rhodes, Director, Four Way Books; April Ossmann, Director, Alice James Books; Jeffrey Shotts, Graywolf Press; Harry Thomas, founding Editor & Publisher, Handsel Press,an Freeman, Editor & Publisher, Paris Press and others.
Location Details Hotel or other Location: Round House Hotel/location phone number: (413) 624-5140 City/State where conference is to be held: Colrain, MA Time (if single session):
Sponsor Details Sponsoring organization: Concord Poetry Center Mailing address: 40 Stow Street City: Concord State: MA Zip Code: 01742 Phone number: 978-897-0054 Fax number: E-mail address: cpc@concordpoetry.org
The first poetry conference realistically designed to set poets on a path towards book publication. Includes manuscript preparation workshops, meetings with press editors to discuss manuscript, poetry readings, editorial panel Q&A, group critique, and an after-conference strategy session.
Speakers: Jeffrey Levine (Tupelo Press), Martha Rhodes (Four Way Books), Jeff Shotts, (Graywolf Press), Frederick Marchant (Suffolk University), Joan Houlihan (Concord Poetry Center)
Location Details Hotel or other Location: Round House Hotel/location phone number: City/State where conference is to be held: Colrain, MA Time (if single session):
Sponsor Details Sponsoring organization: Concord Poetry Center Mailing address: 40 Stow Street City: Concord State: MA Zip Code: 01742 Phone number: 978-897-0054 Fax number: E-mail address: cpc@concordpoetry.org
Escape to the 2007 Tuscany Writers Conference This Spring.
Live like the locals and write like the masters in the land of the Renaissance.
The event will be held in a magnificent Tuscan villa where your writer's soul will be uplifted.
Create your own story, fairytale or epic novel with the help of our own faculty of writing professionals.
Experience the place where the Renaissance, da Vinci and Dante were born.
Join us —and other writers— ever so far away from your everyday life, work and responsibilities...
Speakers: International best-selling author Brian Gallagher will hold workshops on the writing process. He will also be on hand for optional private coaching consultations.
Molly Friedrich, Agent in Residence and best-selling author of You’re Not My Real Mother.
Check the website for new additions.
Location Details Hotel or other Location: Villa Torre degli Onesti Hotel/location phone number: 011-39-346-314-9809 City/State where conference is to be held: Lucca, Tuscany, Italy Time (if single session):
INTED2007 will be an excellent opportunity to present, demonstrate and discuss research, development, applications, and the latest innovations and results in the field of Higher Education and Industry.
Speakers: INTED2007 promotes international collaboration in the field of technology, engineering and science education. It provides an International Forum for researchers, engineers, professors, educational scientists and technologists.
Location Details Hotel or other Location: Hotel/location phone number: City/State where conference is to be held: Valencia, SPAIN Time (if single session):
Sponsor Details Sponsoring organization: IATED ( International Association for Technology,) Mailing address: inted2007@iated.org City: Valencia State: SPAIN Zip Code: Phone number: Fax number: E-mail address:
Registration Details Registration information: Available in the official website: www.iated.org Registration fee: from 200 euros
Algonkian e-conferences specialize in short fiction. Students create a work-in-progress in the context of the lesson environment while applying specific craft techniques and structure learned from a wide variety of accomplished short story writers. The goal of the workshop is to teach students to write the best fiction possible, the kind of work all fiction editors are searching for.
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Location Details Hotel or other Location: Hotel/location phone number: City/State where conference is to be held: online, Time (if single session): 10 weeks
The first poetry conference realistically designed to set poets on a path towards book publication. Includes manuscript preparation workshops, meetings with press editors to discuss manuscript, poetry readings, editorial panel Q&A, group critique, and an after-conference strategy session.
Speakers: Jeffrey Levine (Tupelo Press), Martha Rhodes (Four Way Books), Jan Freeman, Paris Press
Location Details Hotel or other Location: Round House Hotel/location phone number: (413) 624-5140 City/State where conference is to be held: Colrain, MA Time (if single session):
Sponsor Details Sponsoring organization: Concord Poetry Center Mailing address: 40 Stow Street City: Concord State: MA Zip Code: 01742 Phone number: 978-897-0054 Fax number: E-mail address: cpc@concordpoetry.org
Three-day intensive workshop with award-winning poet, editor and critic, Joan Houlihan and visiting poet Lucie Brock-Broido. Small workshop focuses on building a publishable portfolio of 6-10 poems, solid editorial critique from professionals, evening readings. Great location, fabulous food.
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Location Details Hotel or other Location: Round House Hotel/location phone number: (413) 624-5140 City/State where conference is to be held: Colrain, MA Time (if single session):
Sponsor Details Sponsoring organization: Concord Poetry Center Mailing address: 40 Stow Street City: Concord State: MA Zip Code: 01742 Phone number: 978-897-0054 Fax number: E-mail address: cpc@concordpoetry.org
New York City CONCEPTS: NEW PLAYWRIGHTS ONE ACT FESTIVAL in March 2007. The goal of TBD Productions is to give all (professional or amateur) writers an outlet to share their new works with the New York City audience. All material is showcased in one of the top Off-Off Broadway Equity Show-Case theatre venues in the city. All productions are independently funded with no cost to the playwright.
Mail script to:
TBD PRODUCTIONS
2109 Broadway Suite 487
New York, NY 10023
Speakers: ENTRY DEADLINE: December 31st, 2006.
ENTRY FEE: NONE
PAY TO PLAYWRIGHT: NONE
One to six character One Acts only with a simple set. Include with each script a brief synopsis. Is this a Drama, Comedy, Farce or Musical? If this is a musical a sample recording of the score should be included with the script. Once the script has been chosen a letter will be sent to each playwright with a release form and performance dates.
Location Details Hotel or other Location: Hotel/location phone number: City/State where conference is to be held: NEW YORK CITY, NY Time (if single session):
Sponsor Details Sponsoring organization: TBD PRODUCTIONS Mailing address: 2109 Broadway Suite 487 City: New York State: New York Zip Code: 10023 Phone number: 646-522-6843 Fax number: E-mail address: tonybdavis@aol.com
Contact Details Name: Tony B. Davis Phone number: 646-522-6843 E-mail address: tonybdavis@aol.com Website:
04/20/2006 - 04/23/2006
The Women Writers Conference
Founded in 1979, The Women Writers Conference is the longest?running event of its kind in the nation. History has come to prize the Conference as a steadfast meeting place for the evolving dialogue of women's arts and letters. We exist as an annual community?an exchange?shared between some of the world's most extraordinary writers, surprising new talents, our visiting audience, and our own neighbors. Programming is presented in a festival atmosphere and includes small-group workshops, panel discussions, master classes, readings, film screenings, and performances.
Speakers: The 27th annual Women Writers Conference, April 20-23, 2006, will take place throughout downtown Lexington, Kentucky and features The New York Times bestselling writer and longtime contributing editor for This American Life, Sarah Vowell. Our complete list of faculty presenters includes grand madam of the mic Patricia Smith; celebrated pulp fiction parody writer Mabel Maney; famed Frida biographer Hayden Herrera; powerful dance ensemble the Urban Bush Women; eminent writer and performer of the one woman show 9 Parts of Desire, Heather Raffo; and our very own Graphic Novel Quorum: Phoebe Gloeckner, Lauren Weinstein, Sara Turner, and Amy Kim Gantner. Special guest: The indelible Sonia Sanchez.
Location Details Hotel or other Location: Hotel/location phone number: City/State where conference is to be held: Lexington, KY Time (if single session):
Sponsor Details Sponsoring organization: Mailing address: 232 East Maxwell Street City: Lexington State: KY Zip Code: 40506-0344 Phone number: (859) 257-2874 Fax number: E-mail address: wwk.info@gmail.com
The first poetry conference realistically designed to set poets on a path towards book publication. Includes manuscript preparation workshops, one-on-one meetings with press editors to discuss manuscript, poetry readings, editorial panel Q&A, group critique, and an after-conference strategy session.
Speakers: One-on-one meetings with press editors, Jeffrey Levine (Tupelo Press), Martha Rhodes (Four Way Books), Thom Ward (BOA,Editions) and others.
Location Details Hotel or other Location: Round House Hotel/location phone number: (413) 624-5140 City/State where conference is to be held: Colrain, MA Time (if single session):
Sponsor Details Sponsoring organization: Concord Poetry Center Mailing address: 40 Stow Street City: Concord State: MA Zip Code: 01742 Phone number: 978-897-0054 Fax number: E-mail address: cpc@concordpoetry.org
Writers Festival India-2006. The main theme Poetry for Peace and Brotherhood
Speakers: invited
Location Details Hotel or other Location: Kurukshetra Hotel/location phone number: -- City/State where conference is to be held: Kurukshetra, Haryana Time (if single session): n/a
You Can Do It! Writing and Self-Publishing Worksho
Whether you are thinking about writing, have already started, or in the final stages, this is the workshop for you! Bestselling author, successful publisher and CEO of The Literary Source Inc-- Stormy Steele will explain how to write, market, and get your book into bookstores and libraries now!
Speakers: Craig Steele will do a presentation on page layout and design.
Location Details Hotel or other Location: Holiday Inn Express (Cobb Galleria Ctr) Hotel/location phone number: 2855 Spring Hill Parkway (770) 735-4990 City/State where conference is to be held: Atlanta, Georgia Time (if single session): 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Sponsor Details Sponsoring organization: The Literary Source Inc. Mailing address: 1790 Powder Springs Road, STE 190 City: Marietta State: GA Zip Code: 30064 Phone number: 770-794-9400 or 678-860-6851 Fax number: 770-794-9400 E-mail address: literarysource@comcast.net
Registration Details Registration information: Deadline is 03/01/2006 Registration fee: Advance fee :$50 until 02/23/06, after this date:
Meet one-on-one with editors, agents and publishers; 31 workshops on the art,craft and business of writing; inspiring and entertaining keynote spekers; sell your books!
Speakers: Billy Collins, renowned poet; Richard Paul Evans, author of The Christmas Box; Firoozeh Dumas, award-winning author of Funny in Farsi; Sam Swope, author of the classic "The Araboolies of Libery Street"
Location Details Hotel or other Location: Holiday Inn Palo Verde Hotel/location phone number: (800) 465-4329 or (520) 746-1161 ask for special c City/State where conference is to be held: Tucson, Arizona Time (if single session):
Sponsor Details Sponsoring organization: Society of Southwestern Authors Mailing address: P.O. Box 30355 City: Tucson State: AZ Zip Code: 85751-0355 Phone number: (520) 546-9382 Fax number: E-mail address: www.ssa-az.org
Registration Details Registration information: Online or write for registration form Registration fee: $275/members; $325/non-members; add $25 after 1/15
Meet on-on-one with editors, agents and publishers. Attend 31 workshops; hear four inspiring keynote speakers. Sell your books!
Speakers: US Poet Laureate Billy Collins; Richard Paul Evans, author of The Christmas Box; Firoozeh Dumas, author/humorist, who wrote "Funny in Farsi," and Sam Swope, writer of adult and children's books, known for the classic "The Araboolies of Liberty Street
Location Details Hotel or other Location: Holiday Inn Palo Verde Hotel/location phone number: 800-465-4329 City/State where conference is to be held: Tucson, Arizona Time (if single session):
Sponsor Details Sponsoring organization: Society of Southwestern Authors Mailing address: P.O. Box 30355 City: Tucson State: AZ Zip Code: 85751-0355 Phone number: 520-546-9382 Fax number: E-mail address: www.ssa-az.org
Registration Details Registration information: Registration form on website or request form from Registration fee: $275/members; $325/non-members; add $25 after 1/15
So what makes this different from other conferences? Algonkian and the New York Writer's Workshops have melded their faculty and expertise to produce the first novel pitch conference in New York City (and the U.S.) that not only provides writers with sufficient time to properly pitch top editors from major publishers, but also three intensive "pitch workshops" designed to teach the art of the pitch.
Speakers: Fiction workshop editors from Algonkian and NYWW, and acquisition Editors from major publishing houses that include Houghton Mifflin, Penguin, Scribner, Simon and Schuster, Viking, and William Morrow.
Location Details Hotel or other Location: New York Spaces Studios (Ripley-Grier) Hotel/location phone number: City/State where conference is to be held: New York, New York Time (if single session):
Sponsor Details Sponsoring organization: Algonkian Workshops and New York Writer Workshops Mailing address: 2020 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Ste 443 City: Washington State: DC Zip Code: 20006 Phone number: 1-800-250-8290 Fax number: E-mail address: algonkian@webdelsol.com
workshop and pitch session with an agent actively seeking new authors
Speakers: Cherry Weiner, East Coast Agent
Location Details Hotel or other Location: College of the Ozarks Hotel/location phone number: City/State where conference is to be held: Branson, Missouri Time (if single session): 9a.m.-3.p.m.
Sponsor Details Sponsoring organization: Ozarks Writers League Mailing address: 2731 Cumberland City: St. Charles State: MO Zip Code: 63303 Phone number: 636-928-2212 Fax number: E-mail address: LouTurn@aol.com
Do you want to breathe new life into the telling of your family tales? Join us in the comfort of your own home - you will produce a series of polished family stories and have a great time doing it!
Speakers: Carol M. Upton is a writer and personal historian, whose work has appeared in numerous newspapers, magazines and anthologies.
Location Details Hotel or other Location: Hotel/location phone number: City/State where conference is to be held: via E-mail, Time (if single session):
Sponsor Details Sponsoring organization: Sunshine Coast School of Writing Mailing address: 451 Pratt Road City: Gibsons State: British Columbia Zip Code: VON 1V4 Phone number: (604) 886-8951 Fax number: E-mail address: www.memorybooks.ca
Get inside information from editors, agents and publishers, find inspiration, and gain income-boosting ideas. The Conference features a Breaking into Print track for newer writers, and a Business of Writing track for more experienced pros. Other new panels and workshops will enrich you no matter where you are in your writing career.
Speakers: (coming soon!)
Location Details Hotel or other Location: Grand Hyatt Hotel Hotel/location phone number: 42nd and Grand Central Station City/State where conference is to be held: New York, New York Time (if single session):
Sponsor Details Sponsoring organization: American Society of Journalists and Authors Mailing address: 1501 Broadway, Suite 302 City: New York State: New York Zip Code: 10036 Phone number: 212-997-0947 Fax number: 212-768-7414 E-mail address: staff@asja.org
Registration Details Registration information: visit www.asja.org for registration information Registration fee: $195 for Saturday session; additional fee for Sund
Location Details Hotel or other Location: Holiday Inn Southwest Hotel/location phone number: City/State where conference is to be held: Houston, Texas Time (if single session): 9 a.m till 4 p.m.
Sponsor Details Sponsoring organization: Fort Bend Writers Guild Mailing address: 12523 Folkcrest Way City: Stafford State: Texas Zip Code: 77477 Phone number: 281-498-5025 Fax number: E-mail address: rogerpaulding@earthlink.net
Registration Details Registration information: Registration fee: $48 until 2-1-05
Poetry up to 50 lines; 3-line haiku. All skill levels welcome. Past judges Lola Haskins, David Kirby and other national poets. Winners and finalists receive free copy of contest anthology. Entries and fees accepted only by postal mail.
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Location Details Hotel or other Location: Hotel/location phone number: City/State where conference is to be held: Tallahassee, Florida Time (if single session):
Short fiction competition only, workshops in planning stages for late 2004 in NE Florida.
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Location Details Hotel or other Location: TBD Hotel/location phone number: TBD City/State where conference is to be held: TBD in NE Florida, Florida Time (if single session):
Location Details Hotel or other Location: Uttam Hotel Sector 46-C, Chandigarh (India) Hotel/location phone number: +98151-02222 City/State where conference is to be held: Chandigarh, Chandigarh Time (if single session): 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM
Sponsor Details Sponsoring organization: India Inter-Continental Cultural Association & Wri Mailing address: 3437 Sector 46-C City: Chandigarh State: Chandigarh Zip Code: 160047 Phone number: 0172-2605738 Fax number: 0172-2605738 E-mail address: writerdev@rediffmail.com
George R. R. Martin, special writer-in-residence. Roster of guest lecturers: Catherine Asaro, Ellen Kushner, Delia Sherman, Bob Mayer, Barry B. Longyear, and Gardner Dozois. The six-week workshop combines an intensive learning and writing experience with in-depth feedback on students' manuscripts. Prospective students must apply by April 15.
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Location Details Hotel or other Location: Hotel/location phone number: City/State where conference is to be held: Southern New Hampshire University, New Hampshire Time (if single session):
The WIW conference is an outstanding educational, networking, and career enhancing event targeted to a wide range of writers--journalists, novelists, freelancers, techical writers, web designers, scriptwriters, and many more. Faculty from Johns Hopkins will be leading several sessions and literary agents from New York and Washington will be available to meet with prospective clients. This is your chance to hone your writing skills and increase your chances to become a published author.
Speakers: The program is still being designed. A full list of speakers will be available soon.
Location Details Hotel or other Location: Cafritz Foundation-George Washington University Hotel/location phone number: 202-737-9500 City/State where conference is to be held: Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C. Time (if single session):
Sponsor Details Sponsoring organization: Washington Independent Writers Association Mailing address: 733 15th Street, N.W., Suite 220 City: Washington State: District of Columbia Zip Code: 20005 Phone number: 202-737-9500 Fax number: 202-638-7800 E-mail address: CKEileenM@aol.com
Southern California Writers' Conference *Pal Sprin
Founded and run by professional authors of fiction, nonfiction and screen, the 19-year-old SCWC is renowned for its comprehensive mix of read & critique and interactive workshops, guest panels and evening speakers, having facilitated nearly $3 million worth of book and screen deals over its 19-year history.
Speakers: Debra Ginsberg (WAITING, BLAZE, ABOUT MY SISTERS), Lisa Teasley (GLOW IN THE DARK, DIVE), Drusilla Campbell (WILDWOOD, THE EDGE OF THE SKY), and many others.
Location Details Hotel or other Location: Ramada Inn Resort & Conference Center Hotel/location phone number: 800-245-6907 City/State where conference is to be held: Palm Springs, California Time (if single session):
Sponsor Details Sponsoring organization: SCWC Mailing address: 1010 University Ave., #54 City: San Diego State: CA Zip Code: 92103 Phone number: (619) 233-4651 Fax number: E-mail address: wewrite@WritersConference.com
Registration Details Registration information: Available online Registration fee: $275
The English Department of William Paterson University, in Wayne, New Jersey, is proud to continue its annual spring writer's conference. You are invited to join this year for a day of workshops and readings in creative writing and literature.
Speakers: Tina Chang, Nicole Cooley, David Groff, Brian Henry, Christine Hume, Katy Lederer, Jess Row, Tracy K. Smith, Rachel Wetzsteon, Andrew Zawacki.
Location Details Hotel or other Location: Hotel/location phone number: City/State where conference is to be held: Wayne, New Jersey Time (if single session): 9:30am - 3:50pm
Sponsor Details Sponsoring organization: The English Department of William Paterson Univers Mailing address: 300 Pompton Road City: Wayne State: New Jersey Zip Code: 07470 Phone number: (973) 720-3567 Fax number: (973) 720-2189 E-mail address: liut@wpunj.edu
Location Details Hotel or other Location: Marriott Beach & Golf Resort Hotel/location phone number: City/State where conference is to be held: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Time (if single session):
Sponsor Details Sponsoring organization: Bob Mayer Mailing address: 40 Governors Lane City: Hilton Head Island State: SC Zip Code: 29928 Phone number: Fax number: E-mail address: bob@bobmayer.org
Cash prizes and profesional publication for submissions of poetry no longer than 50 lines and/or 3-line haiku. Juried contest. No online entries. Prior judges Lola Haskins, Barbara Hamby. Past issues of Penumbra contest chapbook, $5.
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Location Details Hotel or other Location: Hotel/location phone number: City/State where conference is to be held: Tallahassee, FLorida Time (if single session):
Sponsor Details Sponsoring organization: Tallahassee Writers' Association Mailing address: P.O. Box 15995 City: Tallahassee State: FL Zip Code: 32317-5995 Phone number: not avail Fax number: not avail E-mail address: gtimin@unr.net
Registration Details Registration information: by mail to : TWA Penumbra, PO Box 15995, Tallahass Registration fee: $5/poem; $3/haiku
