List of writers' conferences

Europe

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 – September, London
• Milford Writer's Workshop – science fiction writers; various locations
• Winchester Writers' Conference – Winchester
• Swanwick Writers' Summer School – the UK's longest-running writers' school
• Writers Holiday

  North America

Bahamas

• Salt Cay Writers Retreat – Salt Cay, Bahamas

  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 de Allende, Guanajuato

  United States

A–E

• The Alabama Writers' Conclave – Alabama
• Alabama Writing Workshop – Birmingham, Alabama
• Algonkian Writer Conferences – Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Virginia
• The Aloha Writers Conference – Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii
• American Christian Fiction Writers Conference – location varies
• American Society of Journalists and Authors annual conference – New York City, New York
• 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, Georgia
• Atlanta Writing Workshop – Atlanta, Georgia
• Atlantic Center for the Arts Master Artists-in-Residence Program – New Smyrna Beach, Florida
• The Auburn Writers Conference – Auburn, Alabama
• Author U Extravaganza conference – Denver, Colorado
• 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, California
• BlogU – Baltimore, Maryland
• Blue Flower Arts Winter Writers Conference – New Smyrna Beach, Florida
• 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, PA
• Boston Writing Workshop – Boston, Massachusetts
• Bread Loaf Writers' Conference – Middlebury, Vermont
• Business of Pet Writing Conference – New York City, New York
• 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, Utah
• Cape Cod Writers Center Conference – Cape Cod, Massachusetts
• Carolinas Writers Conference – Wadesboro, North Carolina
• Castle Rock Writers' Conference – Castle Rock, Colorado
• Chanticleer Authors Conference – Bellingham, Washington
• Chapter One Young Writers Conference – Chicago, Illinois
• Chesapeake Writing Workshop – Washington, D.C.
• Chicago Writing Workshop – Chicago, Illinois
• Chuckanut Writers Conference – Bellingham, Washington
• Cleveland Writing Workshop – Cleveland, Ohio
• Colorado Christian Writers Conference – Estes Park, Colorado
• Colorado Gold – Denver, Colorado
• Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference – Colrain, Massachusetts
• The Creative Nonfiction Writers Conference – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Crested Butte Writers Conference – Crested Butte, Colorado
• Crossroads Writers' Conference – Macon, Georgia
• DFW Writers Conference – Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
• Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop – Dayton, Ohio

  F–M

• Florida Writing Workshop – Tampa, Florida
• 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
• Georgia Writers SpringFest Conference – Kennesaw, Georgia
• Golden Crown Literary Society Annual Conference – 2014, Portland, Oregon; 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana; 2015, Alexandria, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
• Hampton Roads Writers' Conference – Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Hawaii Writers Conference – Maui, Hawaii
• – 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, Virginia
• 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
• Indiana Faith and Writing Conference – Anderson, Indiana
• Indiana University Writers' Conference – Bloomington, Indiana
• Indiana Writing Workshop – Indianapolis, Indiana
• Jack London Writers Conference – San Francisco, California
• Jackson Hole Writers Conference – Jackson Hole, Wyoming
• Judith Briles Unplugged Authors and Writers Conference – August 27–29, 2015; Denver, Colorado
• Juniper Institute for Young Writers – Amherst, Massachusetts
• Juniper Summer Writing Institute – Amherst, Massachusetts
• Kachemak Bay Writers Conferenece – Homer, Alaska
• Kauai Writers Conference – November 9 - 11, 2018; Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii
• KentuckyWomen Writers Conference – Lexington, Kentucky
• Key West Literary Seminar – Key West, Florida
• Killer Nashville – last full weekend every August; Nashville, Tennessee
• LA Writers Conference – Los Angeles, California
• Liberty States Fiction Writers Create Something Magical Conference – Iselin, New Jersey
• Life the Universe & Everything – Provo, Utah
• Seaside, Florida
• Los Angeles Writers Retreat – Los Angeles, California
• Mad Anthony Writers' Conference – Hamilton, Ohio
• Meet the Publishers! - Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Mendocino Coast Writers Conference – Fort Bragg, California
• Michigan Writing Workshop – Livonia, Michigan
• Minnesota Writing Workshop – Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Mississippi Writers Guild Writers' Conference – Vicksburg, Mississippi

  N–Z

• Nashville Writers Conference – Nashville, Tennessee
• NETWO's Annual Spring Writers Roundup – Mt. Pleasant, Texas
• New Orleans Genre Writer's Conference – New Orleans, Louisiana
• North Georgia Christian Writers Conference – Toccoa, Georgia
• Northern Colorado Writers Conference – Fort Collins, Colorado
• Calhoun, Georgia
• New York Pitch Conference – New York City, New York
• Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc. – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Ozark Creative Writers Conference – Eureka Springs, Arkansas
• Philadelphia Writing Workshop – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Pikes Peak Writers Conference – Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Pittsburgh Writing Workshop – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• PublishingGame.com Conference – Boston, Massachusetts
• Quills Conference – Salt Lake City, Utah
• Read.Write.Share. Writers Weekend – Little Rock, Arkansas
• 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 Francisco Writers Conference – February 14–17; San Francisco, California
• San Francisco Writing Workshop – San Francisco, California
• Sanibel Island Writers Conference – Sanibel Island, Florida
• Santa Barbara Writers Conference – Santa Barbara, California
• Santa Fe Writers Conference – Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Scribbler's Retreat Writer's Conference – St. Simons Island, Georgia
• Seattle Writing Workshop – Seattle, Washington
• Sewanee Writers' Conference – Sewanee, Tennessee
• SF:SE 2015 – Orlando, Florida
• Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators – two per year: summer – Los Angeles, California; winter – New York City, New York
• 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
• Squaw Valley Writer's Conference – Olympic Valley, California
• Taos Summer Writers' Conference – Taos, New Mexico
• Tennessee Writing Workshop – Nashville, Tennessee
• Truckee Meadows Community College 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 College, Purchase, New York
• Wesleyan Writers Conference – Middletown, Connecticut
• West Coast Writers Conference – July 20–22, 2012; Los Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles, California
• White County Creative Writers Conference - Searcy, Arkansas
• Willamette Writers conference – Willamette Writers' annual conference; on the first weekend in August; Portland, Oregon
• Women Writers Conference – September 12–13, 2014; Lexington, Kentucky
• Women Writing the West – Los Angeles, California
• WordSmitten Writing Conference – St. Petersburg, Florida
• Write-by-the-Lake Annual Writer's Retreat – Madison, Wisconsin
• Write in Atlanta 2011 – Atlanta, Georgia
• 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, New York
• The Writer's Hotel NYC Writers Conference – New York City, New York
• 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
• The Writing Academy – Farmington, Minnesota
• Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers Conference – Salt Lake City, Utah
• Writing By Writers Workshop @ Tomales Bay
• Writing It Real in Port Townsend – Port Townsend, Washington
• Yale Writers' Conference – New Haven, Connecticut

  South America

Peru

• Peru, Weaving Words & Women