Writers' Conferences 2012
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We encourage you as a new or experienced author to attend writers conferences. These conferences will help to bring your writing to a new level and provide an opportunity for you to interact with professionals. You may even have the opportunity to have your work critiqued. Please visit the conference specific web references to find the most up-to-date information and plan ahead when attending. Click here for suggestions.
January 2012
Key West Literary Seminar
(January 5-8; Key West, FL)
San Carlos Institute
Blue Flower Winter Writers' Conference
(January 8-14; New Symrna, FL)
Riverview Hotel
Palm Beach Poetry Festival
(January 16-21; Palm Beach, FL)
Old School Square
Eckerd College Writers' Conference
(January 14-22; St. Petersburg, FL)
Eckerd College
Writers Digest Conference 2012
(January 20-22; New York, NY)
The Sheraton Hotel & Towers
SCBWI Winter Conference 2012
(January 28-29; New York, NY)
Grand Hyatt
February 2012
The Writers' Festival
(February 9-11; Belton, TX)
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Writers Studio at UCLA Extention
(February 9-12; Los Angeles, CA)
UCLA Extention Center
Savannah Book Festival
(February 15-19; Savannah, GA)
Telfair Square
San Francisco Writers Conference
(February 16-20; San Francisco, CA)
Mark Hopkins Hotel
Southern California Writers' Conference- San Diego
(February 17-20; San Diego, CA)
Crowne Plaza Hanalei San Diego
Fisherman's Wharf Writers Conference
(February 22-26; San Francisco, CA)
Fisherman's Wharf
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
(February 23-26; Tempe, AZ)
ASU Tempe Campus
AWP Conference
(February 29-March 3; Chicago, IL)
Hilton Chicago & Palmer House Hilton
March 2012
Sluthfest 2012-Mystery Writers of America
(March 1-4; Orlando, FL)
Royal Plaza in the Walt Disney World Resort
Whidbey Island Writers Conference
(March 3-4; Whidbey Island, WA)
USW Spring Writers Conference
(March 9-11; Milwaukee, WI)
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Lex Allen Literary Festival
(March 10; Roanoke, VA)
Hollins University
Visiting Writers Spring Literary Festival
(March 18-22; Cullowee, NC)
Western Carolina University
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
(March 21-25; New Orleans, LA)
New Orlean's Historic French Quarter
Virginia Festival of Books
(March 21-25; Charlottesville, VA)
Split This Rock Poetry Festival
(March 22-25; Washington DC)
University of North Dakota Writers Conference
(March 27-31; Grand Folks, ND)
UND Memorial Union
Agnes Scott College Writers' Festival
(March 29-30; Decatur, GA)
Agnes Scott College
Louisiana Conference on Language, Literature, & Culture
(March 29-31; Lafayette, LA)
University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Northern Colorado Writers Conference
(March 30-31; Fort Collins, CO)
Fort Collins Hilton
Left Coast Crime 2012-MWA
(March 29-April 1; Sacramento, CA)
Sheraton Grand Hotel
April 2012
The Get It! Literary Festival
(April 11-15; Cheney, WA)
Eastern Washington University
Arkansas Literary Festival
(April 12-15; Little Rock, AR)
Philadelphia Book Festival
(April 16-21; Philadelphia, PA)
Parkway Central Library
Las Vegas Writer's Conference
(April 19-21; Las Vegas, NV)
Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall
Kentucky Writers Conference
(April 20; Bowling Green, KY)
Carol Knicely Conference Center
Bethesda Literary Festival
(April 20-22; Bethesda, MD)
Throughout Bethesda
Missouri Writers Guild Conference
(April 20-22; Chesterfield, MO)
Doubletree Hotel & Conference Center of St. Louis
2012 Edgar Allen Symposium
(April 25; New York, NY; The Lighthouse)
2012 Edgar Awards Banquet
(April 26; New York, NY)
The Grand Hyatt Hotel
Newburyport Literary Festival
(April 27-28; Newburyport, MA)
Agnes Scott College
Alabama Writers Symposium
(April 26-28; Monroeville, AL)
Monroeville
ASJA Writers Conference
(April 26-28; New York, NY)
Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan
Field's End Writers' Conference
(April 28; Bainbridge Island, WA)
IslandWood on Bainbridge Island
Travel & Words
(April 29-30; Port Townsend, WA)
Fort Worden State Park Conference Center
May 2012
Tallahassee Festival of Books & Writers Conference
(May 4-6; Tallahassee, FL)
Holiday Inn & Monroe St. Conference Center
Raleigh Review Writer's House
(May 5-6; Raleigh, NC)
Five Points Neighborhood
Women's Literary Festival
(May 5; Santa Barbara, CA)
Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort
New England Young Writers' Conference
(May 17-20; Middlebury, VT)
Middlebury College
Northern Arizona Book Festival
(May 19; Flagstaff, AZ)
Coconino Center for the Arts
DFW Writers' Conference
(May 19-20; Hurst, TX)
Hurst Conference Center
Bear River Writers' Conference
(May 31-June 4; Ann Arbor, MI)
Bear River
June 2012
Indiana Writers' Conference
(June 3-7; Bloomington, IN)
Indiana University
Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference
(June 8-12; Homer, Alaska)
Land's End Resort
National Black Book Festival
(June 10-12; Houston, TX)
Doubletree Hotel, Houston
Writers at Work
(June 6-10; Salt Lake City, UT)
Alta Lodge
WCU Poetry Festival
(June 6-9; West Chester, PA)
West Chester University
The Glen Workshop
(June 10-17; Seattle, WA)
The Glen
Western Writers of America Convention
(June 12-16; Albuquerque, NM)
Albuquerque Marriott
Wesleyan Writers' Conference
(June 14-18; Middletown, CT)
Wesleyan
The Mountain Heritage Literary Festival
(June 15-17; Harrowgate, TN)
Lincoln Memorial University
Write-by-the-Lake Writer's Workshop & Retreat
(June 18-22; Madison, WI)
The Pyle Center
Book Passage Children's Writers & Illustrator Conference
(June 21-24; Corte Madera, CA)
Book Passage
Juniper Summer Writing Institute
(June 24-30; Amherst, MA)
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
David R. Collins Writers' Conference
(June 28-30; Davenport, IA)
The Midwest Writing Center
July 2012
Antioch Writers' Workshop
(July 7-13; Yellow Springs, OH)
Antioch University
Centrum's Port Townsend Writers' Conference
(July 8-22; Port Townsend, WA)
Fort Worden State Park
Southampton Children's Literature Conference
(July 11-15; Southampton, NY)
The Hamptons
Southampton Playwriting Conference
(July 11-15; Southampton, NY)
The Hamptons
Taos Summer Writers' Conference
(July 15-22; Taos, NM)
Historic Sagebrush Inn & Conference Center
PNWA Summer Writers' Conference
(July 19-22; Issaquah, WA)
Writer's Cottage at Issaquah Village
West Virginia Writer's Workshop
(July 19-22; Morgantown, WV)
West Virginia University
Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference
(July 19-22; Corte Madera, CA)
Book Passage
Napa Valley Writers' Conference
(July 22-27; Napa, CA)
Napa Valley College
Romance Writers of America-32nd Annual Conference
(July 25-28; Anaheim, CA)
Anaheim Marriott
Mendocino Coast Writers Conference
(July 26-28; Mendocino, CA)
Mendocino Campus of the College of the Redwoods
Midwest Writers' Conference
(July 26-28; Muncie, IN)
Ball State University Alumni Center
SFWA-Cascade Writers Workshop
(July 26-29; Phoenix, AZ)
Phoenix Inn Suites
Sewanee Writers' Conference
(July 24-August 5; Sewanee, TN)
Sewanee: The University of the South
August 2012
Mississippi Writers' Guild Conference
(August 3-4; Meridan, MS)
Meridan Community College
Willamette Writers' Conference
(August 3-5; West Linn, OR)
Portland Oregon Sheraton Hotel
Sun Valley Writers' Conference
(August 17-20; Ketchum, ID)
Sun Valley Resort
Killer Nashville Mystery & Thriller Conference
(August 24-26; Nashville, TN)
Hutton Hotel
September 2012
Southern Women Writers' Conference
(September 20-23; Mount Berry, GA)
Berry College
Central Coast Writers' Conference
(September 21-22; San Louis Obispo, CA)
Mission Plaza
LitFuse: A Poet's Workshop
(September 21-23; Tieton, WA)
Central Coast Book & Author Festival
(September 23; San Louis Obispo, CA)
Mission Plaza
Patchwork Farm Retreat (Writers' Retreat)
(September 27-30; Belton, TX)
Stump Sprouts
Baltimore Book Festival
(September 28-30; Baltimore, MD)
Fearless Writing Retreat-Lake Logan
(September 30-October 7; Canton, NC)
Lake Logan
October 2012
Mystery Writers of America-Bouchercon 2012
(October 4-7; Cleveland, OH)
Cleveland Marriott Renaissance
Wordstock
(October 11-14; Portland, OR)
Brattleboro Literary Festival
(October 12-14; Brattleboro, VT)
Downtown Brattleboro
November 2012
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December 2012
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