FOR AN UPDATED LIST OF WRITERS' CONFERENCES & BOOK FESTIVALS FOR 2016, CLICK HERE:
http://jodierennerediting.blogspot.ca/2015/12/writers-conferences-book-festivals-2016.html
JANUARY 2015:
Jan. 16-19, 2015 - 22nd Annual Winter Poetry and Prose Getaway, Seaview Resort, New Jersey Shore. www.wintergetaway.com
Jan. 17, 2015 - Troubleshooting Your Novel, Nashville, TN. Faculty: Steven James, Jodie Renner, and Eric Wilson. http://www.troubleshootingyournovel.com/
Jan. 17-25, 2015: Writers in Paradise conference, St. Petersburg, Florida. http://writersinparadise.eckerd.edu/
Jan. 23-25, 2015 – San Diego State University Writers’ Conference, San Diego Marriott, Mission Valley. http://www.ces.sdsu.edu/wc
January 26-31, 2015 - 2015 Todos Santos Writers Workshop, Todos Santos, Baja Mexico. www.todossantoswritersworkshop.com
FEBRUARY 2015:
Feb. 5-9, 2015 – Florida Romance Writers Cruise with Your Muse Fun in the Sun conference. http://www.frwriters.org/fun-in-the-sun-conference/
Feb. 6-8, 2015 - Love Is Murder Mystery Conference, Chicago, IL. http://www.loveismurder.net/
Feb. 14, 2015 - MWA-U 2.0, Mystery Writers of America, Boston, Mass. http://mysterywriters.org/mwauboston/
Feb. 11-15, 2015 - San Miguel Writers' Conference & Literary Festival, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. www.sanmiguelwritersconference.org.
Feb. 12-15, 2015 - San Francisco Writers Conference, San Francisco. www.SFWriters.org
Feb. 12-15, 2015 – Savannah Book Festival, Savannah, GA. Free and open to the public. http://www.savannahbookfestival.org/

Feb. 20-22, 2015 - The Big Story Writers Conference, Los Angeles, Ca. www.wcwriters.com/bigstory
Feb. 26 - Mar. 1, 2015 - Sleuthfest - an annual conference for mystery, suspense, and thriller writers, Deerfield Beach, Florida. http://sleuthfest.com/
Feb. 27, 2015 - Write On! Authors Conference and Book Fair, South Florida State College, Avon Park, FL. Email lauren.redick@southflorida.edu
Feb. 28, 2015 – Book ‘Em North Carolina (book festival), Lumberton, NC. http://www.bookemnc.org/
MARCH 2015:
March 7, 2015 – The Augusta Literary Festival, Augusta, GA. http://www.augustaliteraryfestival.org/
March 12-15, 2015 - Left Coast Crime's annual mystery convention. This year it’s called "Crimelandia" and is in Portland, Oregon. http://www.leftcoastcrime.org
March 14, 2015 - Unicorn Writer's Conference, Purchase, NY. www.unicornwritersconference.com
March 14-15, 2015 – The Tucson Festival of Books, University of Arizona campus, Tucson, AZ. Free and excellent! http://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/
March 18-22, 2015 – Virginia Festival of the Book, Charlottesville, Virginia, http://www.vabook.org/index.html/
March 20-22, 2015 – Wordcrafters in Eugene Writers’ Conference, Eugene, Oregon. “The focus is on fiction.” http://wordcraftersineugene.org/conference/
March 22-24, 2015 - The 2015 PubSense Summit, in Charleston, South Carolina. www.PubSenseSummit.com
March 25-29, 2015 - The Algonkian Novel Retreat, Sterling, Virginia, NW of Washington, D.C.
March 26-28, 2015 - The Write Stuff, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. www.glvwg.org
Mar. 27-28, 2015 - Northern Colorado Writers Conference, Fort Collins, CO. http://www.northerncoloradowriters.com/

March 28-29, 2015 - The Dahlonega Book Festival, Dahlonega, Georgia
http://dahlonegaliteraryfestival.wordpress.com/
March 27-31, 2015 - The Mount Hermon Christian Writer's Conference, http://www.mounthermon.org/event/212
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APRIL 2015:
April 8-11, 2015: AWP Writers’ Conference & Bookfair, Minneapolis, Minn., Assoc. of Writers and Writing Programs. http://awpwriter.org/conference/
April 10-11, 2015 – IBPA Publishing University, Austin, Texas. http://ibpapublishinguniversity.com/index.html
April 10-11, 2015 - Faith and Culture Writers Conference, Portland, Oregon. www.faithandculturewriters.com
April 11, 2015 – Alabama Book Festival, Montgomery. Free. http://www.alabamabookfestival.org/
April 11, 2015 - North Texas Book Festival, Denton, Texas. www.ntbf.org
April 11-12, 2015 - Word of South Festival of Literature and Music, Tallahassee, Florida. http://www.wordofsouthfestival.com/about/
April 16-18, 2015 - Indie ReCon, online conference for independent authors & publishers. http://www.indierecon.org/
April 17-18, 2015 – Southern Kentucky Writers’ Conference and Bookfest http://www.sokybookfest.org/
April 17-19, 2015 - Writing by Writers Workshop at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado. www.writingxwriters.org.
April 23-25, 2015 - Las Vegas Writers Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada. www.lasvegaswritersconference.com
April 24-25, 2015 – NETWO (North East Texas Writers' Organization) writers conference, Sowing Seeds of Success, in Mt. Pleasant, Texas. http://www.netwo.org/
April 24-26, 2015, Tallahassee Writers Conference, Tallahassee, Florida. http://twaonline.org/
April 24-26, 2015 - WisRWA (Wisconsin Romance Writers of America) Write Touch Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. http://www.wisrwa.org/conference.html
April 24-26, 2015 – Pikes Peak Writers Conference, Colorado Springs, Colorado. http://www.pikespeakwriters.com/ppwc/

April 24-25, 2015 - Ontario Writers Conference, Ajax, Ontario, Canada.
http://thewritersconference.com/
April 23-26, 2015 - Arkansas Literary Festival. Little Rock, AR http://www.arkansasliteraryfestival.org/
April 30 - May 2, 2015 - ASJA's 44th Annual Writers Conference: Connect for Success (Am. Society of Journalists & Authors). www.asjaconferences.org.
April 30 - May 2, 2015 - OWFI Writing Conference, Oklahoma City, OK. www.owfi.org
MAY 2015:
May 1-3, 2015 - Malice Domestic, annual traditional mystery fan convention, in Bethesda, MD. www.malicedomestic.org
May 1-3, 2015 – Grub Street’s “Muse and the Marketplace” Conference, Boston, MA. https://www.grubstreet.org/muse/
May 1 -3, 2015, Kauai Writers Conference, Kapaa, Hawaii. www.kauaiwritersconference.com.
May 6-8, 2015 - Nonfiction Writers Conference, virtual. http://nonfictionwritersconference.com/2015-nonfiction-writers-conference/
May 8-9, 2015, Lakefly Writers Conference, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. www.lakeflylit.org
May 9, 2015 - 12th Annual Connecticut Authors and Publishers Assoc. University - Conference on Writing, Publishing & Marketing - Hartford, Connecticut http://aboutcapa.com/capa-u/
May 13-17, 2015 – Romantic Times Book Lovers’ Convention, Dallas, Texas http://www.rtconvention.com
May 15-16, 2015 - LDStorymakers Writers Conference, Utah Valley Convention Center, Provo, Utah. http://ldstorymakers.com/conferences/2015-conference/
May 15-17, 2015 - Word on the Lake Writers Festival, Salmon Arm, BC, Canada. http://shuswapassociationofwriters.ca/word-on-the-lake-writers-festival/
May 15-17, 2015 – Pennwriters, Pittsburgh, PA. http://www.pennwriters.org
May 15-17, 2015 - SC Book Festival, Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in Columbia, South Carolina. http://www.scbookfestival.org/
May 28 - June 1, 2015 - Bear River Writers' Conference, Walloon Lake, Michigan. www.lsa.umich.edu/bearriver
JUNE 2015:
June 5-6, 2015 - Arkansas Writers' Conference, North Little Rock, AR http://www.arkansaswritersconference.org
June 5-7, 2015 - New Orleans Genre Writer's Conference
http://darkoakwritercon.com/
June 6-7, 2015 – California Crime Writers Conference, Culver City, Cal. http://www.ccwconference.org/
June 8-12, 2015 - West Texas Writers' Academy, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, Texas. www.wtamu.edu/wtwa
June10-16, 2015 - TheWriter's Hotel Master Class in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry, New York City. www.newguardreview.com/
June 12-14, 2015 - Philadelphia Writers' Conference, Philadelphia, PA. http://pwcwriters.org/about-us/, http://www.cvent.com/events/2015-philadelphia-writers-conference/
June 12-16, 2015 – Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference, Lands End Resort, Homer, Alaska. http://writersconference.homer.alaska.edu/
June 15-19, 2015 - Write-by-the-Lake Writer's Workshop and Retreat, Madison, Wisconsin. http://continuingstudies.wisc.edu/conferences/write-by-the-lake/
June 19-23, 2015 - Southeastern Writers Workshop, St. Simons Island, Georgia.
http://southeasternwriters.org/Writers_Workshop.html

June 23-27, 2015 - Western Writers of America convention, Sacramento, Calif. http://www.westernwriters.org/
June 25-28, 2015 - Jackson Hole Writers Conference, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. www.JacksonHoleWritersConference.com
June 24-28, 2015 – Romance Novel Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada. http://romancenovelconvention.com/
June-July 2015 - Iowa Summer Writing Festival, Iowa City, IA.
JULY 2015:
July 7-11, 2015 – Master Craftfest, Craftfest, and THRILLERFEST – International Thriller Writers annual conference, New York, NY. http://www.thrillerfest.com/
July 8-19, 2015 – Southampton Writers Conference, Southampton, NY. www.stonybrook.edu/mfa/summer
July 16-19, 2015 - West Virginia Writers' Workshop, West Virginia. http://english.wvu.edu/centers-projects/west-virginia-writers-workshop/s
July 16-19, 2015 - Pacific Northwest Writers Assoc. annual conference, Seattle, Wash. https://pnwa.site-ym.com/
July 17-19, 2015, The LexiCon Writers Conference, Denton, TX - http://www.lexi-conwritersconference.com
July 22-25, 2015 – Romance Writers of America Annual Conference, New York City. http://www.rwa.org/conference
July 23-26, 2015 – Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference, Corte Madera, CA. http://bookpassage.com/mystery-writers-conference
July 24-26, 2015 - Dallas - Fort
WorthWriters Conference, Hurst Conference Center, DFW Metroplex, Texas. http://www.dfwcon.org. Twitter: @dfwcon.
July 31-Aug. 2, 2015 - Writer's Digest Annual Conference, NYC. www.writersdigestconference.com/
July 31-Aug. 2, 2015 - Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Summer Conference, Los Angeles. http://www.scbwi.org/2015-summer-conference-in-los-angeles/
AUGUST 2015:
Aug. 6-9, 2015: Cape Cod Writers Center Conference, Hyannis, Mass. Cost varies depending on number of courses you register for. www.capecodwriterscenter.org
Aug. 7-8, 2015 - FAPA (Florida Authors and Publishers Assoc.) Annual Conference, Orlando Florida. www.myfapa.org
Aug. 7-9, 2015, Willamette Writers Conference, Portland, Oregon. http://willamettewriters.com/wwcon/
Aug. 7-9, 2015 - HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction Writers, Lancaster, PA. http://conference.hippocampusmagazine.com
Aug. 7-9, 2015 - Mid-Atlantic Fiction Writers Institute (MAFWI), formerly The Nora Roberts Writing Institute, Maryland. www.mafwi.org
July 31-Aug. 2, 2015 - Writer's Digest Annual Conference, NYC. www.writersdigestconference.com/
July 31-Aug. 2, 2015 - Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Summer Conference, Los Angeles. http://www.scbwi.org/2015-summer-conference-in-los-angeles/
AUGUST 2015:
Aug. 6-9, 2015: Cape Cod Writers Center Conference, Hyannis, Mass. Cost varies depending on number of courses you register for. www.capecodwriterscenter.org
Aug. 7-8, 2015 - FAPA (Florida Authors and Publishers Assoc.) Annual Conference, Orlando Florida. www.myfapa.org
Aug. 7-9, 2015, Willamette Writers Conference, Portland, Oregon. http://willamettewriters.com/wwcon/
Aug. 7-9, 2015 - HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction Writers, Lancaster, PA. http://conference.hippocampusmagazine.com
Aug. 7-9, 2015 - Mid-Atlantic Fiction Writers Institute (MAFWI), formerly The Nora Roberts Writing Institute, Maryland. www.mafwi.org
Aug. 14-16, 2015 – When Words Collide, A Festival for
Readers and Writers, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. http://www.whenwordscollide.org/
Aug. 15, 2015 - Unicorn Writers' Conference, Purchase, NY. www.unicornwritersconference.com
Aug. 15, 2015 - Unicorn Writers' Conference, Purchase, NY. www.unicornwritersconference.com

Sept. 4-6, 2015 – Decatur Book Festival, Decatur (Atlanta), Georgia. http://www.decaturbookfestival.com
Sept. 5, 2015 - White County Creative Writers' Conference, Searcy, AR - http://whitecountycreativewriters.org
Sept. 11-13, 2015 – Imaginarinum Writing & Film Festival, Louisville, KY http://www.entertheimaginarium.com/
Sept. 11-15, 2015 – Colorado Gold Writers Conference, hosted by Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. http://www.rmfw.org/conference/
Sept. 12, 2015 - Michigan Writing Workshop, Detroit, MI. http://michiganwritingworkshop.com/
Sept. 17-20, 2015 - InD'Scribe Author & Reader Conference, Palm Springs, CA. www.indscribe.com
Sept. 17-20, 2015 – The American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) annual conference, Dallas, TX. http://www.acfw.com/conference
Sept. 18-20, 2015 - The Power of Story - Central Coast Writer's Conference, San Luis Obispo, CA. www.CentralCoastWritersConference.com.
Sept 19-20, 2015 – Alaska Writer’s Guild Conference, Anchorage Alaska. http://www.alaskawritersguild.com/
Sept. 23-26, 2015 – WORD Vancouver: Inspiring Words, Vancouver, BC, Canada. www.wordvancouver.ca
Sept. 24-26, 2015 – Florida Heritage Book Festival and Writers’ Conference, St. Augustine, Florida. www.fhbookfest.com
Sept. 24-27, 2015 - South Dakota Festival of Books, Deadwood, SD http://www.sdbookfestival.com/
Sept. 25-27, 2015 – Southern California Writers’ Conference, A Weekend for Words, Newport Beach, Calif. http://www.writersconference.com/la
Sept. 25-27, 2015 - Chicago Writers Conference, Chicago. http://www.chicagowritersconference.org/
Sept. 25-27, 2015 - SF: SE 2015, a Speculative Fiction Convention. http://sfse2015.com
Sat., Sept. 26, 2015 - Chattahoochee Valley Writers Conference, Columbus, GA. http://www.chattwriters.org/ email: chattwriter@gmail.com
Sept. 26-29, 2015 - Chanticleer Authors Conference, Bellingham, Washington. www.chantireviews.com
Sept. 30 - Oct. 4, 2015 - NINC Conference (Novelists, Inc.), St. Pete, FL. http://ninc.com/conferences
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OCTOBER 2015:
Oct. 1-4, 2015 - Moonlight and Magnolias romance writers’ conference in Norcross, Georgia; http://www.georgiaromancewriters.org/mm-conference/
Oct. 2-4, 2015 - Sidney and Peninsula Literary Festival in beautiful seaside Sidney, located on the Saanich Peninsula just 40 km (24 miles) north of Victoria, BC on Vancouver Island. www.sidneyliteraryfestival.ca

Oct. 2-4, 2015 - Write Your Memoir Retreat, Westbrook, Conn. www.writeyourmemoirretreat.com
Oct. 8-10, 2015 - Ozark Creative Writers' Conference, Eureka Springs, AR - http://ozarkcreativewriters.com
Oct. 8-11, 2015 – Bouchercon Crime Fiction Convention, Raleigh, NC. http://www.bouchercon2015.org/
October 8-11, 2015 – Women Writing the West conference, Eagle Truest Resort, Redmond, OR. www.womenwritingthewest.org.
Oct. 9, 2015 - San Diego Writers' Conference, San Diego, CA http://sandiegowritingworkshop.com/
October 9-11, 2015 - The Southern Festival of Books, Nashville TN. http://www.humanitiestennessee.org/programs/southern-festival-books-celebration-written-word
Oct. 10, 2015 - Great Lakes Book Bash, Kalamazoo, Michigan. http://greatlakesbookbash.weebly.com/
Oct. 10, 2015 - The Writing Conference of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA http://writingconferenceoflosangeles.com/
October 15-18, 2015 – Florida Writers Assoc. Annual Conference, Altamonte
Springs, FL https://floridawriters.net/conferences/florida-writers-conference/
Oct. 16-17, 2015 – Put Your Heart in a Book, New Jersey Romance Writers Conference, Iselin, N.J. http://www.njromancewriters.org/conference.html
Oct. 17, 2015 - Books by the Banks Book Festival, Cincinnati, OH http://booksbythebanks.org/
Oct. 16-18, 2015 – Emerald City Writers’ Conference (Romance Writers of
America), Bellevue, Washington. http://www.gsrwa.org/conference.php
Oct. 16-17, 2015 – Put Your Heart in a Book, New Jersey Romance Writers Conference, Iselin, N.J. http://www.njromancewriters.org/conference.html
Oct. 17, 2015 - Books by the Banks Book Festival, Cincinnati, OH http://booksbythebanks.org/
Oct. 16-18, 2015 – Whistler Readers and Writers Festival, Whistler, BC. http://www.whistler.com/whistler_readers_writers_festival/
Oct. 17-18, 2015 - Texas Book Festival, on the State Capital grounds, Austin, Texas. https://www.texasbookfestival.org/
Oct. 22-25, 2015 - Elk River Writer's Workshop, Chico Hot Springs Resort, Paradise Valley, Mont. www.ElkRiverWriters.org
Oct. 23-25, 2015 – Genre-LA writers’ conference, Los Angeles Valley College, Van Nuys, CA. http://www.wcwriters.com/genrela/index.html
Oct. 23-24, 2015 – Boston Book Festival. http://www.bostonbookfest.org/
Oct. 24, 2015 - Indiana Writers' Conference, Indianapolis, IN http://indianawritingworkshop.com/
Oct. 20-25, 2015 – The Vancouver Writers Fest, Vancouver, BC, Canada. http://www.writersfest.bc.ca/
Oct. 22-25, 2015 – The Midwestern Book Lovers Unite Convention for Readers and Authors, Minneapolis, MN. http://midwesternbookloversunite.wordpress.com/
Oct. 23-25, 2015 – Surrey International Writers Conference, Surrey, BC,
Canada. http://www.siwc.ca/
October 23-25, 2015 - Memoir Writers Conference - “Memories are Made of This” - GENRE-LA™ 2015, produced by West Coast Writers Conferences, Los Angeles, CA. http://www.wcwriters.com/genrela/
Oct. 24-26, 2014 - South Carolina Writers Workshop annual conference, Myrtle Beach, SC http://myscww.org/conference/
Oct. 29 - Nov. 1, 2015 - Killer Nashville, Nashville, TN. http://www.killernashville.com/conference/
Oct. 30 - Nov. 1, 2015, Magna cum Murder in association with Crimefest,
Indianapolis IN http://cms.bsu.edu/Academics/CentersandInstitutes/EBBall/MagnaCumMurder.aspx
Oct. 30-31, 2015 - Indiana Faith and Writing Conference, Anderson, Ind. www.faithandwriting.com
Oct. 31, 2015 - Louisiana Book Festival, Baton Rouge, LA http://www.louisianabookfestival.org/
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NOVEMBER 2015:
Nov. 5-7, 2015 – Tony Hillerman Writers Conference, Santa Fe, NM. www.wordharvest.com/
Nov. 5-8, 2015 – Sanibel Island Writers Conference, Sanibel Island, Florida. http://www.fgcu.edu/siwc/
Nov. 6-8, 2015 – The La Jolla Writers Conference, Paradise Point Resort and Spa, San Diego, CA http://www.lajollawritersconference.com/
Nov. 7, 2015 - LERA Enchanting The Page conference, Albuquerque, NM.
http://www.leranm.com/2015-enchanting-the-conference-schedule/
Nov. 14, 2015 - Baltimore Writers' Conference, Towson, Md. www.baltimorewritersconference.org.
Nov. 15-22, 2015 - Miami Book Fair International, Miami, Florida. http://www.miamibookfair.com/

(Not usually any conferences in December)
2016:
JANUARY 2016:
Jan. 15-18, 2016 - 22nd Annual Winter Poetry and Prose Getaway, Seaview Resort, New Jersey Shore (near Atlantic City). www.wintergetaway.com
Jan. 16-23, 2016: Writers in Paradise conference, St. Petersburg, Florida. http://writersinparadise.eckerd.edu/
Jan. 22-24, 2016 – San Diego State University Writers’ Conference, San Diego Marriott, Mission Valley. http://www.ces.sdsu.edu/wc
FEBRUARY 2016:
Feb. 10-14, 2016 – San Miguel Writers' Conference and Literary Festival, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. www.sanmiguelwritersconference.org.
Feb. 11-15, 2016 - San Francisco Writers Conference, San Francisco. www.SFWriters.org
Feb. 11-14, 2016 – Savannah Book Festival, Savannah, GA. Free and open to the public. http://www.savannahbookfestival.org/
Feb. 19, 2016 - Alabama Writing Workshop, Birmingham, AL http://alabamawritingworkshop.com/
Feb. 20, 2016 - Atlanta Writing Workshop, Birmingham, AL http://atlantawritingworkshop.com/
Feb. 25-28, 2016 - Left Coast Crime's annual mystery convention. This year it’s called "The Great Cactus Caper" and is in Phoenix, Arizona. http://www.leftcoastcrime2016.com/
Feb. 25-28, 2016 - Sleuthfest, an annual conference for mystery, suspense, and thriller writers, Deerfield Beach, Florida. http://sleuthfest.com/
MARCH 2016:
March 11-13, 2016 - Love is Murder Conference, mainly for mystery and romance writers, Chicago, Ill. http://www.loveismurder.net/
March 12-16, 2016 – The Tucson Festival of Books, University of Arizona campus, Tucson, AZ. Free and excellent! http://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/
March 18-20, 2016 - Temecula Valley Indie Christian Writers Conference, Temecula, CA www.inkandkeys.org
March 25, 2016 - Tampa Writers Conference, Tampa, FL http://floridawritingworkshops.com/
March 26, 2016 - Fort Lauderdale Conference for Writers, Ft. Lauderdale, FL http://floridawritingworkshops.com/
APRIL 2016:
April 8-10 - Okanagan Valley Writers' Festival, Penticton, BC, Canada. http://okanaganvalleywritersfestival.com/
April 15-17, 2016 - Pikes Peak Writers' Conference, Colorado Springs, Colorado. http://www.pikespeakwriters.com/ppwc/
April 15-17, 2016 - Story Circle Network Women's Writing Conference, Austin, TX. http://www.storycircle.org/Conference/
April 15-17, 2016 - Writer's Institute, Madison, Wisconsin. https://uwwritersinstitute.wisc.edu/
April 28-30, 2016 - Las Vegas Writers Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada. www.lasvegaswritersconference.com
April
29–May, 2016 - Malice Domestic, annual traditional mystery fan convention, in
Bethesda, MD. www.malicedomestic.org
MAY 2016:
May 12-14, 2016 - Oklahoma Writers Conference, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. www.owfi.org
May 20-22, 2016 - Word on the Lake Writers' Festival, Salmon Arm, BC, Canada. http://wordonthelakewritersfestival.com/
May 22-28, 2016 - Salt Cay Writers’ Retreat, Salt Cay, Bahamas. www.saltcaywritersretreat.com
JUNE 2016:
June 19-20, 2016 - "Create Something Magical" - Liberty States Fiction Writers Conference, Iselin, NJ. http://www.libertystatesfictionwriters.com/conference/
JULY 2016:
July 16, 2016 - All Write Now! Conference, Southeast Missouri State University Center, Cape Girardeau, MO Center.
July 2016 - LexiCon Writers Conference, Denton, Texas http://lexi-conwritersconference.com/
AUGUST 2016:
Aug. 12-14, 2016 - Willamette Writers Conference, Portland, Oregon. http://willamettewriters.com/
Aug. 19-21, 2016 - Historical Writers of America Conference, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. http://historicalwritersofamerica.org
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Dear Jodie,
ReplyDeletePleased add the conference listed below.
May 9, 2015 - 12th Annual Connecticut Authors and Publishers Assoc. University - Conference on Writing, Publishing & Marketing - Hartford, Connecticut http://aboutcapa.com/capa-u/
Keynote speaker: Hank Phillippi Ryan
Thanks for the suggestion, Peggy. I just added it! :-)
DeleteI think the 2014 WWA convention is in Lubbock, not Sacramento. http://westernwriters.org/wpa_slides/convention-2012/
ReplyDeleteThe Augusta Literary Festival, Augusta, GA. http://www.augustaliteraryfestival.org/
ReplyDeleteSaturday March 7, 2015
Thanks, Rona. I added it. :-)
Deletehttp://www.iowasummerwritingfestival.org/
DeleteHi Jodie - this is an amazing resource, thanks! Just found it while googling for conferences to sign up for in 2015. You might also want to add the very popular Grub Street Muse & The Marketplace conference every year in early May. Here's the link: https://www.grubstreet.org/muse/
ReplyDeleteI don't know how I missed that one this year, Sharon. I've been to it and it was great! Thanks for the reminder - I just added it. :-)
DeleteHere's another for readers
ReplyDeleteGreat Lakes Book Bash
http://greatlakesbookbash.weebly.com/
Thanks, Angie. I added it. :-)
DeleteI saw this one advertised in Poets and Writers.
ReplyDeletehttp://english.wvu.edu/centers-projects/west-virginia-writers-workshop/s
Thanks for the suggestion, Michard. I added it.
DeleteWhat a great list! I am glad I came across you site. Now the hard part......to figure out which one(s) to attend.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Excellent resource! You may want to add:
ReplyDeleteWisRWA Write Touch Conference
Friday, April 24 26 -, 2015 http://www.wisrwa.org/conference.html
NINC Conference, Wednesday, September 30 until noon, Sunday, October 4. http://ninc.com/conferences
I'm in the process of making my selections. lol
Thanks, Laurie. I added those two. :-)
DeleteDon't forget about BookCon!
ReplyDeleteCan you give me some more info about BookCon, Austen? Dates, location, & website? Thanks!
DeleteAnd SF:SE 2015, a Speculative Fiction Convention. September 25-27, 2015. http://sfse2015.com
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ray - I added it! :-)
DeleteThis has been an amazing resource and I shared it everywhere! Thanks for putting this list together!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing the list, Nicole! :-)
DeleteHI Jodie,
ReplyDeleteThis is a fabulous resource. Thanks! You might consider adding the Kauai Writers Conference, May 1 -3, 2015. www.kauaiwritersconference.com. Incredible faculty in an amazing location.
Thanks for the suggestion, Dave. I just added it.
DeleteHi, Jodie,
ReplyDeleteThis is a great list. Would you consider adding HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction Writers? Happening Aug. 7-9, 2015. Details here: http://conference.hippocampusmagazine.com. Thanks for what you do for writers!
Thanks, Donna. I just added it. You didn't mention a location and I'm really busy today so I didn't go search for it. If you tell me the location I can add it.
DeleteJodie! Thanks so much and sorry about the location. Lancaster County Convention Center in Lancaster, Pa.
DeletePlease add North Texas Book Festival, April 11, in Denton, Texas, ntbf.org
ReplyDeleteThanks, Stephanie. I added it.
DeleteHello Jodie. Great source of information! Could I have your opinion on the ideal writer conference for someone looking to hook up with agents? I plan to attend the Dallas conference while on a business trip and would like to take advantage of my travelling to visit others. Any ideas? I don't know whether Writer's Digest is too much of a zoo given its size?
ReplyDeleteThanks!!
Bernardo, Thrillerfest in NYC in July has a half-day called Agentfest. That can be a bit of a zoo, too. Go with sheets with a synopsis of your book, the first page, and a cover, if you have one, plus how to contact you. Good luck with that!
DeleteDo you have a mailing list you send out if you find new ones? And when you post each year? Or do we just check your blog?
ReplyDeleteHi E.L., You can sign up for my newsletter at the end of the post above or in the sidebar to the right. I update the list constantly, whenever I hear about new conferences, and I publish a new list for the new year in December or January.
DeleteThanks for putting together this list. My wife and I will be at The Algonkian Novel Retreat later this month.
ReplyDeleteThe 9th Annual Chattahoochee Valley Writers Conference
ReplyDeletewill be held Saturday, September 26, 2015
at the Columbus Public Library
3000 Macon Road, Columbus GA 31906
http://www.chattwriters.org/
For information mail: chattwriter@gmail.com.
Submitted by Barbara Lipe, Chattahoochee Valley Writers Assn.
Thanks, Barbara. I added it.
DeleteThanks for the great post. You have a well written and informative blog especially for us. More Info Festivals Book
ReplyDeleteNice post!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for this extremely informative list, much appreciated. I just registered for a workshop and am really looking forward to it. Thanks again.
ReplyDeleteGreat resource! We're planning our first conference and I'm scouting interesting names. But now I have some intriguing conferences to look into myself. Never too many venues to encourage writing.
ReplyDeleteCould you add the South Dakota Festival of Books? Sept 24-27, 2015, Deadwood, SD. in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. Friendly and lots of contact with authors. The entire state reads the same book and that author is the keynote speaker.
http://www.sdbookfestival.com/
Thanks for the suggestion, Kathryn. I added it.
DeleteHi Jodie, really appreciate your time and effort in putting this list together! I have a couple that I'm looking at going to that I didn't see on your list:
ReplyDeleteWriters Digest Annual Conference July 31 - August 2 in NYC www.writersdigestconference.com/ and
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Summer Conference July 31 - August 2 in Los Angeles http://www.scbwi.org/2015-summer-conference-in-los-angeles/
Thanks again!
Hi Jodie, this is such a helpful page. Thanks for these listings. Question--what do I do with my extra author copies? They need a good home and I'd love to send them to conferences for goodie bags.
ReplyDeleteSusan, you can contact the organizers of contests re donating your books for goodie bags or silent auctions or door prizes.
DeleteJodie, please add:
ReplyDeleteJune 5-7, 2015 - New Orleans Genre Writer's Conference
http://darkoakwritercon.com/
Only 60 attendees will be invited, so don't delay!
Thank you!
Thanks, White Knight. I added it.
DeleteWould love if you could add InD'Scribe Author & Reader Conference Sept 17-20, 2015 in Palm Springs, CA. www.indscribe.com Thank you!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mags. I added your conference.
DeleteThis is a great resource! Thank you! I have another suggestion for a fabulous conference. It is the Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc Writers' Conference. It will be held on May 12- 14, 2016 in the OKC Embassy Suites in OKC, OK. Their website is www.owfi.org. Information about the conference should be up sometime late summer. Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda. I added it.
DeleteDon't forget the Southern California Writers' Conferences in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Sunriver (OR) http://writersconference.com/la/#
ReplyDeleteThat one was already on the list, Paula.
DeleteNEW CONFERENCE!
ReplyDeleteTemecula Valley Indie Christian Writers Conference
Temecula, CA
March 18-20, 2016
inkandkeys.org
Some of these have already happened, but you might post them for folks to watch for next year's events:
ReplyDeleteJune 5-6, 2015, ARKANSAS WRITERS' CONFERENCE, North Little Rock, AR - http://www.arkansaswritersconference.org
July 17-19, 2015, The LexiCon Writers Conference, Denton, TX - http://www.lexi-conwritersconference.com
Sept. 5, 2015, White County Creative Writers' Conference, Searcy, AR - http://whitecountycreativewriters.org
Oct. 8-10, 2015, Ozark Creative Writers' Conference, Eureka Springs, AR - http://ozarkcreativewriters.com
Thanks so much for all of those, Renee! I added all of them! :-)
DeleteThe LexiCon Writers Conference will be held again in Denton, Texas, July 2016, but I'm not sure of the dates yet. It's a small but "big bang for the bucks" coference.
ReplyDeleteWriter's Institute Madison Wisconsin April 15 - 17, 2016
ReplyDeleteThank you Jodie for this great list of conferences. As social media manager for the San Diego Writers/Editors Guild, I have been looking for more content that I know our members will value for our website. I've added a link to your list and pulled out a few of the West Coast entries for a page that is still under development. Thanks again for helping me get started!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Sandra. I hope you'll also head to the top article in this blog right now, which has links to many of my most popular blog posts, both here and on the award-wining Kill Zone blog. I'm sure a lot of your writers and editors will find many of my tips very useful!
DeleteHi, Jodie!
ReplyDeleteI would appreciate you listing our 2016 All Write Now! Conference to be held on Saturday, July 16, 2016 at the Southeast Missouri State University Center in Cape Girardeau, MO Center.
Thank you!
Donna
Co-chair
Thanks, Donna. I've added it. Will search for the website when I find time.
ReplyDeleteJodie, what a fantastic resource. Thank you for making it available!
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure, Steve! I hope you find some interesting, worthwhile conferences through my list!
DeleteGreat resource! Thanks! I've bookmarked your page! :) How about the Texas Book Festival in Austin, Texas. It's an annual event. This year is their 20th year. October 17-18 on the State Capital grounds. https://www.texasbookfestival.org/
ReplyDeleteThanks, Annette. I can't believe I didn't have that one, as I've certainly listed it other years. I've just added it. - Jodie :-)
DeletePlease add Historical Writers of America Conference, August 19-21, 2016. http://historicalwritersofamerica.org. Thanks for posting such a great resource!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Theresa. I added it.
DeleteThis is a great list. Thank you Jodie. I have two to add but I may have missed them in the comments. Pikes Peak Fiction Writers Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado April 15-17 and Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold in Denver Colorado September 9-11 2016. I apologize I couldn't get the links to work.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.writersretreatworkshop.com/events.html and
ReplyDeleteWRW 2016 May 12 - 19
Oblate Retreat and Conference Center
Heart of San Antonio, TX
and
West Texas Writers' Academy 2016 June 6-10!
Thanks for listing us!
ReplyDeleteThere is also Romance Novel Convention in Las Vegas, NV June 1-5, 2016 www.romancenovelconvention.com
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Hi Jodie!
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting your comprehensive conference list! It helped me decide to attend the Atlanta Writers Conference (info below). The list showed me that writers conferences are rare in my area, Atlanta, GA, and so upped the value of the AWCon for me.
Please add this conference to your list:
November 6-7, 2015 - Atlanta Writers Conference, Atlanta. http://atlantawritersconference.com/
Thanks so much!
Hi Jodie -
ReplyDeletePlease list the following two conferences that I direct:
May 11-14, 2016 - Colorado Christian Writers Conference, Estes Park, http://colorado.writehianswer.com
August 3-6, 2016 - Greater Philly Christian Writers Conference, Langhorne, PA, http://philadelphia.writehisanswer.com
Marlene Bagnull, mbagnull@aol.com
Hi Jodie,
ReplyDeleteThank you. This is a super list. There is also a new Romance/Reader Conference in New Hampshire.
October 14th & 15th, 2016 Ashlyn Chase welcomes you to Fall in Love with New England, Manchester, NH, http://fallinlovewithnewengland.blogspot.com/
Many thanks!!
Nora LeDuc, nkleduc@gmail.com
Jodie,
ReplyDeleteWill you list this upcoming conference?
July 27th-29th 2016- 2016 Business Writers Conference which will take place at Brasstown Valley Resort & Spa, Young Harris, GA. I am the main point of contact for this conference so if there is any questions, find my email below and I would love to help!
www.business-writers-exchange.com
Thank you very much,
Heather Stanford, info@business-writers-exchange.com