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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Kauai Writers Conference

Kauai Writers Conference

NOVEMBER 2—8, 2026

LIHUE, HI

The Kauai Writers Conference offers keynote talks by distinguished authors, one-on-one workshops led by literary agents, editors, and other publishing experts, and intensive master classes to inspire writers of fiction, narrative nonfiction, memoir, screenplays, and poetry, and help all conference participants find their path to publication.
Faculty: Rumaan Alam, Kwame Alexander, Regina Brooks, Julia Cook, Nicholas Delbanco, Jennifer Franklin, Sam Hiyate, Christina Bake Kline, Jean Kwok, Kevin Larimer, Megha Majumdar, Rebecca Makkai, Michael Maren, Paula McLain, Joshua Mohr, Priya Parmar, Elizabeth Rosner, John Searles, Dani Shapiro, Lisa Sharkey, Steven de Souza, Lisa Unger, Chris Whitaker, Meg Wolitzer
Genres Offered: Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Screenwriting, Poetry
Contact: @email
Key West Literary Seminar and Writers’ Workshop Program

Key West Literary Seminar
and Writers’ Workshop Program

JANUARY 4—10, 2027

KEY WEST, FL

Each year, the Key West Literary Seminar explores a particular literary theme. In 2020, for the first time, we’ll look at writing about sports. For “Reading Between the Lines: Sports and Literature,” we focus on literature that gets at the heart of why sports matter so much to so many, and explores the roles sports play in momentous social issues, personal transformation, and cultural change.
Faculty: Hanif Abdurraqib, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Billy Collins, P. Scott Cunningham, Natalie Diaz, Jonathan Galassi, Kimiko Hahn, Langdon Hammer, Marie Howe, Adrian Matejka, Campbell McGrath, Rowan Ricardo Phillips, Maya C. Popa, Declan Ryan, Emily Schulten, Patricia Smith, Emily Wilson, Kevin Young
Genres Offered: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting
Contact: https://www.kwls.org/contact/
Killer Nashville International Writers’ Conference

Killer Nashville International Writers’ Conference

AUGUST 20—23, 2026

NASHVILLE, TN

At the conference, we try diligently to ensure that the weekend has something for every writer and lover of literature, and our sessions are structured to assist writers on multiple career levels. Our learning tracks tackle the craft of writing, business of writing, marketing, and forensics.
Faculty previous: Chris Berg, David Bruns, J.J. Cagney, Lori B. Duff, G.P. Gottlieb, Bradley Harper, Steven James, DP Lyle, Scott Moore, T.O. Paine, John Peragine, Carol Potenza, Lynda Rees, Becky Tuch, Steven Womack
Genres Offered: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Live Storytelling
Contact: https://www.killernashville.com/contact-us