Brooklyn Book Festival
The third annual Brooklyn Book Festival
will be held on September 14 at Borough Hall in Brooklyn, New York. The festival
will feature readings, panels, and a book fair. Participants include poet
Matthea Harvey, fiction writers Dorothy Allison, Susan Choi, Jonathan Franzen,
Fae Myenne Ng, and Walter Mosley, and creative nonfiction writers A. M. Homes
and Esmeralda Santiago. All events are free and open to the public. Call or
visit the Web site for more information.
Brooklyn Book Festival, Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209
Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. (718) 802-3852. Liz Koch, Contact.
www.brooklynbookfestival.org
Cape Cod Writers’ Conference
The 46th annual Cape Cod Writers’
Conference will be held from August 17 to August 22 at the Craigville
Conference Center in a Cape Cod village overlooking Nantucket Sound. The
program offers workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as
manuscript evaluations and personal conferences with faculty, which includes
poets Dan Tobin, fiction writers Joanne Ferguson and Sara Pennypacker, creative
nonfiction writer Anya Achtenberg, and editor Wallace Exman. The fee for a
weeklong workshop is $150; a series of three personal conferences is $150. The
deadline for registration is August 8. Admission is made on a first-come,
first-served basis; there is a nonrefundable $75 fee. Call, e-mail, or visit
the Web site for more information.
Cape Cod Writers’
Conference, P.O. Box 408, Osterville, MA 02655. (508) 420-0200. Anne Elizabeth
Tom, Executive Director.
writers@capecodwriterscenter.org
www.capecodwriterscenter.org
Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference
The Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference
will be held from August 22 to August 25 and from October 24 to October 27 at
the Round House Lodge in Colrain, Massachusetts. Designed to “set poets with a
manuscript-in-progress on a path towards book publication,” the conference
features a manuscript preparation workshop, meetings with poetry press editors,
and readings. Participants include poets Joan Houlihan of the Concord Poetry
Center, Frederick Marchant of the creative writing program at Suffolk
University, and Ellen Dore Watson of the Poetry Center at Smith College; and
editors Susan Kan of Perugia Press, Jeffrey Levine of Tupelo Press, Martha
Rhodes of Four Way Books, and Jeffrey Shotts of Graywolf Press. The cost of the
conference, which includes lodging and meals, is $995. Poets with book-length
poetry manuscripts may apply online. Applications are accepted on a rolling
basis. Visit the Web site for an application and complete guidelines.
Colrain Poetry
Manuscript Conference, Concord Poetry Center, 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA
01742-2418. (978) 897-0054. Joan Houlihan, Director.
cpc@concordpoetry.org
www.colrainpoetry.com
Footpaths to Creativity Residency Program
The Footpaths
to Creativity Center offers residencies of one week to one year to poets,
fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on a small, secluded island in
the Azores Archipelago of Portugal. Up to four residents can be accommodated at
a time. The residencies include a private bedroom, studio space, and shared
bath and kitchen. The suggested residency fee is $30 per night. Work study
options are available. Submit a published book or a writing sample of at least
10 pages, a letter of proposal, a resumé, and three recommendations with a $20
application fee. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis, and residencies
are offered year-round. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site
for an application and complete guidelines.
Footpaths to Creativity Residency Program, 8 Rideout
Lane, Stoughton, MA 02072. (617) 549-2452. Adrianna Jonet, Director.
www.terraincognitacenter.org
Jentel Artist Residency
Program
Jentel Artist Residency Program offers four-week
residencies 11 months of the year to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on a
cattle ranch in the Lower Piney Creek Valley, 20 miles east of Sheridan,
Wyoming. Each residency includes a private room, access to a common living area,
separate work space, and a $400 stipend. Residents are responsible for food and
travel expenses. Writers living in the United States who are over 24 years old
and who are not matriculated students are eligible. For residencies from
January 15 to May 13, 2009, submit two copies of up to 10 pages of published or
unpublished poetry or up to 20 pages of published or unpublished prose and
three letters of reference with a $20 application fee by September 15. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site
for an application and complete guidelines.
Jentel Artist Residency Program, 130 Lower Piney Creek
Road, Banner, WY 82832. (307) 737-2311. Mary Jane Edwards, Executive Director.
jentel@jentelarts.org
www.jentelarts.org
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts,
located in the Missouri River town of Nebraska City, offers residencies of two
to eight weeks year-round to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction
writers, and other artists. Residents are provided with housing, studio space,
and a $100 weekly stipend. For residencies between January 1 and June 15, 2009,
submit up to five poems totaling no more than 10 pages, two stories totaling no
more than 30 pages, or two essays totaling no more than 30 pages with a $25
application fee by September 1. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for an
application and complete guidelines.
Kimmel Harding Nelson
Center for the Arts, 801 Third Corso, Nebraska City, NE 68410. (402) 874-9600.
Pat Friedli, Assistant Director.
info@khncenterforthearts.org
www.khncenterforthearts.org
North Cascades Institute
The annual “Thunder Arm Nature Writing
Retreat” will be held from July 30 to August 3 at the North Cascades Environmental
Learning Center in Washington’s North Cascades National Park. This year’s
faculty includes creative nonfiction writers Clyde Ford, Barbara Sjoholm, and
Ana Maria Spagna. Tuition is $325 to $795, depending on accommodations. “Beats
on the Peaks: Lookout Poets of the North Cascades,” a camping-based literary workshop
led by creative nonfiction writer Jeff Muse and park historian Gerry Cook, will
take place between July 31 and August 3 on Ross Lake in North Cascades National
Park. Tuition is $225. A nonrefundable registration fee of $75 is required for
the retreat, or $50 for the workshop. Scholarships are available. Registration
is made on a first-come, first-served basis. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web
site for more information.
North Cascades Institute, 810 State Road 20,
Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284-1239. (360) 856-5700, ext. 209. nci@ncascades.org
www.ncascades.org
Orcas Island Writers Festival
The first Orcas Island Writers Festival
will be held from September 4 to September 7 in Moran State Park on Orcas Island,
Washington. The program includes readings; lectures; and workshops in poetry,
fiction, and creative nonfiction. This year’s faculty includes poets Sam Green
and Peggy Shumaker, fiction writers Karen Fisher and Ellen Lesser, and creative
nonfiction writer Diane Lefer. The cost of the festival is $325; the fee for
lectures only is $65. Lodging and meals are not included. The deadline for
registration is August 4. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for more
information.
Orcas Island Writers
Festival, P.O. Box 1726, Eastsound, WA 98279. (360) 472-0254. Barbara Lewis,
Festival Director. festivalgurus@orcasislandwritersfestival.com
www.orcasislandwritersfestival.com
Power of Words Conference
The Power of
Words: Liberation Through the Spoken, Written, and Sung Word Conference will be
held from September 12 to September 15 at Goddard College in Plainfield,
Vermont. Organized by the college’s Transformative Language Arts concentration,
the conference features readings, roundtable discussions, and workshops in
poetry and fiction. This year’s faculty includes poet Janet Aalfs and fiction
writer Walter Mosley. Tuition ranges from $210 to $270. Pre- or post-conference
workshops are $50 to $130. Lodging and all meals are available on campus for
$216 for a double room and $276 for a single room. Partial scholarships are
available, including scholarships for people of color, through the Roxanne
Florence Scholarship fund. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for more
information.
Power of Words Conference, Goddard College, 123 Pitkin
Road, Plainfield, VT 05667. (802) 454-8311, ext. 204. Denise Skeeba-Whitesides,
Contact.
tlaconference@goddard.edu
www.goddard.edu/powerofwords
Springfed Writers’ Retreat
The first Springfed Writers’ Retreat
(formerly Walloon Writers’ Retreat) will be held from October 9 to October 12
at the Birchwood Inn in Harbor Springs, Michigan. The program features readings
and workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. This year’s faculty
includes poets Cornelius Eady, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, and M. L. Liebler and
fiction writer Jack Driscoll. Tuition, including lodging and meals, ranges from
$480 for two nights of double occupancy to $625 for three nights of single
occupancy. The registration deadline is October 2. Call, e-mail, or visit the
Web site for more information.
Springfed Writers’ Retreat, P.O. Box 304, Royal Oak, MI 48068-0304. (248) 589-3913. John Lamb, Director.
johndlamb@ameritech.net
www.springfed.org
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
The Virginia Center for
the Creative Arts offers residencies of two weeks to two months to poets,
fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, for a working retreat on a
450-acre estate at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, approximately 60
miles south of Charlottesville. Open year-round, the center accommodates 22
artists at a time and provides separate working and living quarters as well as
all meals. Residents may use the facilities of nearby Sweet Briar College. There is no residency fee, but writers are asked to make a daily
suggested contribution of $30 to $60. For
residencies from February through May 2009, submit three copies of 6 to 10
poems, up to two short stories or essays, or the first chapter or 20 pages of a
novel or book of creative nonfiction, and a resumé with a $25 application fee
by September 15.
Send an SASE,
call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for an application and complete guidelines.
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, 154 San Angelo
Drive, Amherst, VA 24521. (434) 946-7236.
vcca@vcca.com
www.vcca.com
Yaddo
Yaddo offers residencies of two weeks to
two months to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on a
400-acre estate in Saratoga Springs, New York. Writers are provided with a
private bedroom, work space, and meals. For residencies from late October
through May, submit three copies of 10 one-page poems or an excerpt from a
longer poem or no more than 30 pages of prose and a resumé with a $20
application fee by August 1. Two letters of recommendation must be sent
directly to Yaddo by the references. A limited amount of financial assistance
for travel is available. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or
visit the Web site for an application and complete guidelines.
Yaddo, P.O. Box 395, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-0395.
(518) 584-0746. Candace Wait, Program Director.
chwait@yaddo.org
www.yaddo.org
Zoetrope Short Story Writers’ Workshop
The 12th annual Zoetrope Short Story Writers’ Workshop will
be held from August 29 to September 5 at Francis Ford Coppola’s Blancaneaux
Lodge on the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve in Belize, Central America. The
program offers short fiction workshops led byAll-Story editor Michael Ray, as well as guided writing exercises,
private writing time, and special day trips to landmarks in the Maya Mountains.
Tuition ranges from $2,750 to $3,850, depending on accommodations. The price
includes workshops, lodging, all meals, day trips, and transfers to and from
Belize City. Submit a story of up to 5,000 words by August 1. There is no application
fee. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for an application and complete guidelines.
Zoetrope Short Story Writers’ Workshop, 916 Kearny
Street, San Francisco, CA 94133. Michael Ray, Editor.
info@all-story.com
www.all-story.com/belize.cgi
