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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Napa Valley Writers’ Conference

Napa Valley Writers’ Conference

JULY 26—31, 2026

NAPA, CA

Since 1981, the Napa Valley Writers’ Conference has provided literary fellowship and a craft-focused experience among the foothills and vineyards that have made this region famous.
Faculty: Jamel Brinkley, Lan Samantha Chang, Caroline Goodwin, Judy Halebsky, Paul Harding, Jane Hirshfield, Michelle Huneven, Danusha Laméris, Dana Levin, Paisley Rekdal, Mira Rosenthal
Genres Offered: Fiction, Poetry, Translation
Contact: @email
Nebraska Writers Guild Annual Writers’ Conference

Nebraska Writers Guild Annual Conference

APRIL 23—25, 2026

OMAHA, NE

Nebraska Writers Guild’s Annual Conference includes a writing retreat, breakout classes, socializing with fellow writerws, and a Saturday keynote.
Faculty: Peter Rubie
Genres Offered: Fiction, Nonfiction
Contact: Wayne Anson: @email Brook Brouillette: @email
New York Pitch Conference

New York Pitch Conference

JUNE 25—28, 2026, SEPTEMBER 24—27, 2026

NEW YORK, NY (IN PERSON & ONLINE)

The New York Pitch Conference and writers’ workshop is held four times a year and features publishing house editors from major houses such as Penguin, Random House, St. Martins, HarperCollins, Tor and Del Rey, Kensington Books, and many more that are looking for new novels in a variety of genres, as well as narrative nonfiction.
Faculty: Vanessa Aguirre, Mark Gottlieb, Ezra Kupor, Sophie Pugh-Sellers, Drue VanDuker
Genres Offered: Fiction, Upmarket, Crime, Chick Lit, Nonfiction, Young Adult
Contact: @email
Nonfiction Writers Conference

Nonfiction Writers Conference

MAY 5—7, 2027

ONLINE

Since our inception in 2010, our goal has always been to take the traditional writers’ conference experience and deliver it online. And year after year, we have a high percentage of repeat attendees—many who weren’t initially sure they’d like the online format but ultimately discovered that they appreciated the convenience of attending from home and on their own terms, without the time and expense involved in traveling.
Faculty (previous): Martha Beck, Julia Cameron, Pay Flynn, Roxane Gay, Guy Kawasaki, Dan Millman, Anna Quindlen, Gretchen Rubin, don Miguel Ruiz, Cheryl Stayed
Genres Offered: Nonfiction
Contact: @email