Conferences

Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall, city or country, national or international, find the writing conference you desire. Our selective, searchable list of conferences features many of our published authors.


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The Vancouver Writers Fest

The Vancouver Writers Fest

OCTOBER 20—26, 2025

VANCOUVER, CANADA

Our activities to achieve this include both year-round programming and our flagship, annual literary festival: one of the largest, and most prestigious, in North America, which brings tens of thousands of audience members to see events with local and international authors during one week in October.
Faculty (previous): Elif Batuman, Emma Donoghue, Adam Gopnik, Aleksandar Hemon, Deborah Landau, Lauren Markham, Chigozie Obioma
Genres Offered: Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction
Contact: Zoe Grams @email
VCFA Writers' Conference

VCFA Writers' Conference

AUGUST 8—14, 2026

VALENCIA, CA

The conference includes workshops in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, romance, young adult, and writing for the screen, guided by four pillars: Community (building lasting creative relationships), Inspiration (renewing artistic energy and vision), Craft (deep, rigorous engagement with the work itself), and Industry (practical insight into publishing and professional pathways).
Faculty: edwin bodney, Emmylou Diaz, Harrison Candelaria Fletcher, Miciah Bay Gault, Evan Griffith, Vandana Khanna, Angela Morales, Erin La Rosa, Mansi Shah, Spiro Skentzos, Christine Sneed, David Wojahn
Genres Offered: Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Romance, Young Adult, Film & TV
Contact: @email