This is a list of worldwide authors' conferences for writers of all genres.

Europe

Bulgaria

France

* Paris Writers Retreat –

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Si ...

Iceland

Iceland Writers Retreat The Iceland Writers Retreat is a one-week international event for writers that takes place in Reykjavík, Reykjavik, Iceland. History The Iceland Writers Retreat (IWR) was founded in 2014 by Eliza Reid, who is currently the List of spouses and ...

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Reykjavík Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a po ...

Ireland

* BooksGoSocial Dublin Writers Conference – Fiction & Non Fiction –

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...

Portugal

* Disquiet International Literary Program – Lisbon

United Kingdom

* Festival of Writing –

York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

Historical Novel Society The Historical Novel Society (HNS) is a nonprofit international literary society devoted to promotion of and advocacy for the genre of historical fiction. Definition of historical fiction There are varying definitions as to what types of literature ...

Conference – September,

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

Milford Writer's Workshop The Milford Writer's Workshop, or more properly Milford Writers' Conference, is an annual science fiction writer's event founded by Damon Knight, among others, in the mid-1950s, in Milford, Pennsylvania. It was so named because Knight, Judith Merr ...

– science fiction writers; various locations * Winchester Writers' Conference – Winchester *

Swanwick Writers' Summer School The Swanwick Writers' Summer School is an annual writers' conference held at The Hayes Conference Centre, near Swanwick, Derbyshire. Founded in 1948, and first held in the summer of 1949, it is believed to be the oldest independent writers' s ...

– the UK's longest-running writers' school * Writers Holiday

North America

Bahamas

* Salt Cay Writers Retreat – Salt Cay, Bahamas

Canada

Shuswap International Writers' Festival Shuswap may refer to: * Secwepemc, an indigenous people in British Columbia, Canada, also known in English as the Shuswap ** Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, a multi-band regional organization of Secwepemc governments based in Kamloops, British Colu ...

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Salmon Arm, British Columbia Salmon Arm is a city in the Columbia Shuswap Regional District of the Southern Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia that has a population of 17,706 (2016). Salmon Arm was incorporated as a municipal district on May 15, 1905. The ...

* Surrey International Writers' Conference – Surrey, British Columbia * Ontario Writers' Conference –

Durham Region, Ontario The Regional Municipality of Durham (), informally referred to as Durham Region, is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada. Located east of Toronto and the Regional Municipality of York, Durham forms the east-end of the Greater Tor ...

Mexico

San Miguel Writers' Conference & Literary Festival
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San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato San Miguel de Allende () is the principal city in the municipality of San Miguel de Allende, located in the far eastern part of Guanajuato, Mexico. A part of the Bajío region, the city lies from Mexico City, 86 km (53 mi) from Querét ...

United States

A–E

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* Alabama Writing Workshop –

Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2021 census estimates, Birmingham had a population of 197,575, down 1% fr ...

* Algonkian Writer Conferences –

Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

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Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

* The Aloha Writers Conference –

Kapalua Kapalua is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. A resort development by the Maui Land & Pineapple Company extends inland from Kapalua Bay and Honolua Bay. The population was 495 at the 2020 census. Geography ...

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Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...

* American Christian Fiction Writers Conference – location varies * American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) annual conference –

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...

, New York * Antioch Writers' Workshop –

Yellow Springs, Ohio Yellow Springs is a village in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,697 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is home to Antioch College. History The area of the village had long b ...

* Arkansas Writers Conference –

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* Art of the Wild Writers' Conference –

Olympic Valley, California Olympic Valley (historically or informally known as Squaw Valley) is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community located in Placer County, California northwest of Tahoe City, California, Tahoe City along California State Route 89, California ...

* Association of Personal Historians conference – location varies, Canada and United States * Atlanta Writers Conference –

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

* Atlanta Writing Workshop –

Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,7 ...

* Atlantic Center for the Arts Master Artists-in-Residence Program – New Smyrna Beach, Florida * The Auburn Writers Conference –

Auburn, Alabama Auburn is a city in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It is the largest city in eastern Alabama, with a 2020 population of 76,143. It is a principal city of the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area. The Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA with a population ...

* Author U Extravaganza conference –

Denver, Colorado Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

* Authors Combat Academy –

Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and ...

* Authors Conference Infinity Publishing Gathering of Authors –

Valley Forge, Pennsylvania The Village of Valley Forge is an unincorporated settlement located on the west side of Valley Forge National Historical Park at the confluence of Valley Creek and the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania. The remaining village is in Schuylkill Tow ...

* Authors of the Flathead conference –

Kalispell, Montana Kalispell (, Montana Salish: Ql̓ispé, Kutenai language: kqayaqawakⱡuʔnam) is a city in, and the county seat of, Flathead County, Montana, United States. The 2020 census put Kalispell's population at 24,558. In Montana's northwest region ...

* * Authors' Salon at Clockwork Alchemy - Burlingame, California* * Avondale Writers Conference – Avondale, Arizona * AWP Conference & Bookfair – North America's largest literary conference; location varies * Backspace Writers Conference * Bear River Writers' Conference –

Boyne City, Michigan Boyne City () is a city in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,816 at the 2020 census. The city is located at the southeastern end of Lake Charlevoix where Boyne River drains into the lake. History The are ...

* Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Publishing Writers' Conference –

San Diego, California San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United Stat ...

* BlogU –

Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...

* Blue Flower Arts Winter Writers Conference – New Smyrna Beach, Florida * Book Passage Children's Writers & Illustrators Conference – Corte Madera, California * Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference – Corte Madera, California * Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference – Corte Madera, California * BookBaby Independent Authors Conference – Philadelphia, PA * Boston Writing Workshop – Boston, Massachusetts * Bread Loaf Writers' Conference – Middlebury, Vermont * Business of Pet Writing Conference –

, New York * Business of Writing International Summit – August 1–2, 2014; Louisville, Kentucky * California Dreamin' Writers' Conference – Brea, California * Calliope Writing Coach – year round; Salt Lake City, Utah * Cape Cod Writers Center Conference – Cape Cod,

* Carolinas Writers Conference – Wadesboro, North Carolina * Castle Rock Writers' Conference – Castle Rock, Colorado * Chanticleer Authors Conference – Bellingham, Washington * Chapter One Young Writers Conference – Chicago, Illinois * Chesapeake Writing Workshop – Washington, D.C. * Chicago Writing Workshop – Chicago, Illinois * Chuckanut Writers Conference – Bellingham, Washington * Cleveland Writing Workshop – Cleveland, Ohio * Colorado Christian Writers Conference – Estes Park, Colorado * Colorado Gold –

* Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference – Colrain, Massachusetts * The Creative Nonfiction Writers Conference – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania * Crested Butte Writers Conference – Crested Butte, Colorado * Crossroads Writers' Conference – Macon, Georgia * DFW Writers Conference (DFWCon) – Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas * Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop – Dayton, Ohio

F–M

* Florida Writing Workshop – Tampa, Florida
Florida Christian Writers Conference
Leesburg, Florida * The Frost Place Conference on Poetry – Franconia, New Hampshire * The Frost Place Conference on Poetry and Teaching – Franconia, New Hampshire * The Frost Place Poetry Seminar – Franconia, New Hampshire * The Frost Place Writing Intensive – Franconia, New Hampshire * Georgia Writers SpringFest Conference – Kennesaw, Georgia * Golden Crown Literary Society Annual Conference - July/August; various locations * Hampton Roads Writers' Conference – Virginia Beach, Virginia * Hawaii Writers Conference (formerly the Maui Writers Conference) – Maui,

* HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction Writers, presented by Hippocampus Magazine – August 2015, Lancaster, Pennsylvania * Historical Novel Society Conference in North America – mid-to-late June; various locations * Historical Writers of America Conference – August 19–21, 2016, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia * Hollihock Writers Conference – New Bedford, Massachusetts * Horseback Writing Retreats – Wyoming * Houston Writers Guild – Annual Writers Conference – April; various locations * How to Write & Publish Your Book – Mississippi * Indiana Faith and Writing Conference – Anderson, Indiana * Indiana University Writers' Conference – Bloomington, Indiana * Indiana Writing Workshop – Indianapolis, Indiana * Jack London Writers Conference – San Francisco,

* Jackson Hole Writers Conference – Jackson Hole, Wyoming * Judith Briles Unplugged Authors and Writers Conference – August 27–29, 2015;

* Juniper Institute for Young Writers – Amherst, Massachusetts * Juniper Summer Writing Institute – Amherst, Massachusetts * Kachemak Bay Writers Conferenece – Homer, Alaska * Kauai Writers Conference – November 9–11, 2018; Kapaa, Kauai,

* Kentucky Women Writers Conference – Lexington, Kentucky * Key West Literary Seminar – Key West, Florida * Killer Nashville – last full weekend every August;

* LA Writers Conference – Los Angeles,

* Liberty States Fiction Writers Create Something Magical Conference – Iselin, New Jersey * Life the Universe & Everything (LTUE) – Provo, Utah * Literary Cleveland Inkubator Conference - Cleveland, Ohio * Longleaf Writers Conference at Seaside, FL Seaside, Florida * Los Angeles Writers Retreat – Los Angeles,

* Mad Anthony Writers' Conference – Hamilton, Ohio * Meet the Publishers! - Tulsa, Oklahoma * Mendocino Coast Writers Conference – Fort Bragg, California * Michigan Writing Workshop – Livonia, Michigan * Minnesota Writing Workshop – Minneapolis, Minnesota * Mississippi Writers Guild Writers' Conference – Vicksburg, Mississippi

N–Z

* Nashville Writers Conference –

* NETWO's Annual Spring Writers Roundup – Mt. Pleasant, Texas * New Orleans Genre Writer's Conference – New Orleans, Louisiana * North Georgia Christian Writers Conference – Toccoa, Georgia * Northern Colorado Writers Conference – Fort Collins, Colorado
Northwest Georgia Writers Conference
Calhoun, Georgia * New York Pitch Conference – New York City, New York * Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc. (OWFI) – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma * Ozark Creative Writers Conference – Eureka Springs, Arkansas * Philadelphia Writing Workshop – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Pikes Peak Writers Conference – Colorado Springs, Colorado * Pittsburgh Writing Workshop – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania * PublishingGame.com Conference – Boston, Massachusetts * Quills Conference – Salt Lake City, Utah * Read.Write.Share. Writers Weekend –

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* Red Clay Writers Conference – Kennesaw, Georgia * River Writing Journeys for Women – Moab, Utah * Rosemary Beach Spring Writers' Conference – May 11–14, 2011; Rosemary Beach, Florida * St. Davids Christian Writers' Conference – Grove City, Pennsylvania * San Francisco Writers Conference – February 14–17; San Francisco,

* San Francisco Writing Workshop – San Francisco, California *Sanibel Island Writers Conference – Sanibel Island, Florida * Santa Barbara Writers Conference – Santa Barbara, California * Santa Fe Writers Conference – Santa Fe, New Mexico * Scribbler's Retreat Writer's Conference – St. Simons Island, Georgia * Seattle Writing Workshop – Seattle, Washington * Sewanee Writers' Conference – Sewanee, Tennessee * SF:SE 2015 – Orlando, Florida * Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators – two per year: summer – Los Angeles,

; winter –

, New York * Southampton Writers Conference – Southampton (town), New York, Southampton, New York * Southern California Writers' Conference * Southern Christian Writers Conference – Tuscaloosa, Alabama * Southern Women Writer's Conference – Berry College, Rome, Georgia * Southwest Christian Writers Conference – Durango, Colorado * Space Coast Writers' Guild Annual Conference – Melbourne, Florida * Squaw Valley Writer's Conference –

* Taos Summer Writers' Conference – Taos, New Mexico * Tennessee Writing Workshop –

* Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) Writers' Conference – Reno, Nevada * Tulsa NightWriters Craft of Writing Conference – Tulsa, Oklahoma * UNF Writers Conference – August 5–7, 2011; University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida * Unicorn Writer's Conference – Manhattanville College, Purchase, New York * Wesleyan Writers Conference – Middletown, Connecticut * West Coast Writers Conference – July 20–22, 2012; Los Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles,

* White County Creative Writers Conference - Searcy, Arkansas * Willamette Writers conference – Willamette Writers' annual conference; on the first weekend in August; Portland, Oregon * Women Writing the West – Los Angeles,

* WordSmitten Writing Conference – St. Petersburg, Florida * Write-by-the-Lake Annual Writer's Retreat – Madison, Wisconsin * Write in Atlanta 2011 –

* Write Stuff – Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania * Write to Publish Conference – Wheaton, Illinois * Writer's Digest Conference – August 1–3, 2014; The Roosevelt Hotel (Manhattan), The Roosevelt Hotel,

, New York * The Writer's Hotel NYC Writers Conference –

, New York * The Writers' Institute – Madison, Wisconsin * Writers' Police Academy – Green Bay, Wisconsin * Writers @ Work – Park City, Utah * Writers in Florence * Writers in New York * Writers in Paradise – St. Petersburg, Florida * Writers in Paris * The Writing Academy – Farmington, Minnesota * Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers Conference – Salt Lake City, Utah * Writing By Writers Workshop @ Tomales Bay * Writing It Real in Port Townsend – Port Townsend, Washington * Yale Writers' Conference – New Haven, Connecticut

South America

Peru

* Peru, Weaving Words & Womenhttp://www.pagelambert.com/peru.html

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