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.


Location:
Degree:
Season (Northern):
Duration:
San Miguel Writers’ Conference

San Miguel Writers’ Conference

FEBRUARY 11—15, 2026

SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, MEXICO (IN PERSON & ONLINE)

As the largest and most prestigious cocultural, bilingual literary gathering in the Americas, each February the San Miguel Writers’ Conference & Literary Festival attracts distinguished authors, established and emerging writers, industry experts, teaching professionals, and avid readers from the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe.
Faculty (Previous): Kaveh Akbar, Jennifer Clement, Percival Everett, Amy Gottlieb, Jorge F. Hernández, John Irving, Deepa Rajagopalan, Ruth Reichl, John Vaillant
Genres Offered: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Live Storytelling
Contact: www.sanmiguelwritersconference.org/contact/
Sewanee Writers' Conference

Sewanee Writers' Conference

JULY 15—27, 2025

SEWANEE, TN

Workshop sessions combine lectures and informal exchanges in a group meeting with the aim of encouraging members to discuss their work and the craft of writing. Each participant is assigned to a workshop led by two faculty members. Workshops meet five times, on alternating days, to form the core of the 12-day program.
Faculty (previous): Chris Bachelder, Eula Biss, Venita Blackburn, Cortney Lamar Charleston, Kirstin Chen, Cusi Cram, Jaquira Díaz, Adrian Einspanier, Tarfia Faizullah, Melissa Febos, Vanessa Hua, Lacy M. Johnson, Holly Goddard Jones, Donika Kelly, R.O. Kwon, Nate Marshall, Talene Monahon, Leigh Newman, Kirstin Valdez Quade, Akhil Sharma, A.E. Stallings, Luis Alberto Urrea, Jesús I. Valles, Felicia Zamora
Genres Offered: Fiction, Poetry, Playwriting
Contact: @email
Sirenland Writers Conference

Sirenland Writers Conference

MARCH 23—29, 2025
POSITANO, ITALY
Each day features intensive, small-group workshops with writers Dani Shapiro, Jess Walter, and Jim Shepard, private writing time, and talks about living the writer’s life. Evenings will include student and instructor readings, visits from guest writers, and fantastic meals overlooking the beauty of the Tirreno Sea.
Faculty: Rumaan Alam, Amy Bloom, Michael Maren, Dani Shapiro, Jim Shepard, Karen Shepard, Hannah Tinti
Genres Offered: Fiction, Memoir
Contact: http://sirenland.net/contact/
Southampton Writers’ Conference

Southampton Writers’ Conference

JULY 9—13, 2025

SOUTHAMPTON, NY

Since 1976, writers have gathered every July in Southampton to take workshops with some of the country’s most distinguished authors of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. The Southampton Writers Conference, as it has long been known, began with just a few offerings but has gradually grown to include dozens of creative writing workshops and hundreds of participants.
Faculty: Melissa Bank, Billy Collins, Carmen Giménez, Chloé Cooper Jones, Matthew Klam, Kekla Magoon, Lincoln Michel, Lesléa Newman, Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi, Frederic Tuten
Genres Offered: Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Memoir, Generative, Children's Literature
Contact: @email
Southern California Writers’ Conference

Southern California Writers’ Conference

FEBRUARY 14—16, 2025

SAN DIEGO, CA

Founded and run by professional writers, the SCWC provides veteran and emerging talent with authoritative guidance to help distinguish those manuscripts that are ready for market consideration, having facilitated some $4 million worth of first-time authors’ book and screen deals.
Faculty: Ann Bancroft, Gayle Carline, Matt Coyle, Dennis Crosby, Kristi Fox, Michael Steven Gregory, KC Grifant, Tway Huynh, Elle Jauffret, Henry Lien
Genres Offered: Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction
Contact: Michael Steven Gregory @email
Surrey International Writers’ Conference

Surrey International Writers’ Conference

OCTOBER 24—26, 2025
SURREY, CANADA
The Surrey International Writers’ Conference is a workshop-based conference with a focus on development of skills and industry-based knowledge. Whether you are a beginning writer or widely published, this is the place to hone your skills, learn more about markets, and network future sales. SiWC runs annually the third weekend in October, Friday through Sunday.
Faculty (previous): Cathy Ace, Carleigh Baker, Nicole Blades, Elizabeth Boyle, Jason Brick, Dani Collins, Eileen Cook, Delilah S Dawson, Sonali Dev, Piper J. Drake, kc dyer, Hallie Ephron, Debbi Michiko Florence, Lee Edward Födi, Diana Gabaldon, Kevin Hearne, C.C Humphreys, Crystal Hunt, Susanna Kearsley, Rukhsana Khan, Mary Robinette Kowal, Doretta Lau, Owen Laukkanen, John Mavin, Denise Mina, Liza Palmer, Anne Perry, Cat Rambo, Renée Saklikar, Michael Slade, Monique Gray Smith, Sam Wiebe, Ian Williams, Jan Wong
Genres Offered: Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction
Contact: @email