The Port Townsend Writers Conference

JULY 13—20, 2025

PORT TOWNSEND, WA

The Port Townsend Writers’ Conference has been since 1974 at the wild heart of the thriving Pacific Northwest literary scene. With a focus on community and rigorous attention to craft, the conference offers morning workshops, afternoon workshops, residencies, guided freewrites, and a vibrant readings and lectures series presented by vital, contemporary writers.

Faculty: Alice Anderson, Bryce Andrews, Dawn Pichon Barron, Erica Bauermeister, Reginald Dwayne Betts, Ryler Dustin, Debra Magpie Earling, Bryan Fry, Tess Gallagher, Terrance Hayes, Tessa Hulls, Kathryn Hunt, Claudia Castro Luna, Valerie Miner, Nicole Persun, Anna Quinn, Peter Quinn, Robert Stubblefield, Elizabeth Thorpe

Genres Offered: Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction

Contact: Jordan Hartt @email