Genre: Creative Nonfiction

Mesa Verde Writers Conference

May/June 2025

The Mesa Verde Writers Conference, sponsored by Mancos Creative District, was held on July 10 and July 11 at the Mancos Commons Building in downtown Mancos, Colorado. The conference features workshops for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, and was followed on July 12 by a literary festival with pop-up activities throughout Mancos. Participating authors included poet January Gill O’Neil, poet and fiction writer Lisa C. Taylor, and fiction writers Angie Hodapp and Mark Stevens. The cost of the conference, which includes workshops, readings, and meals, was $425.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
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yes
Event Date: 
October 19, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
October 19, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
October 19, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Mesa Verde Writers Conference, c/o Mancos Creative District, P.O Box 754, Mancos, CO 81328. Lisa C. Taylor, Codirector.

Lisa C. Taylor
Codirector
Contact City: 
Mancos
Contact State: 
CO
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
81328
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Biographers International Organization Conference

May/June 2025

The 2025 Biographers International Organization (BIO) Conference was held on June 5 and June 6 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.; select events were also streamed online. The conference theme was “Potomac Fever.” Programming included panels on craft and current issues in biography, including archival research; presidents and first ladies; sports; Black music; the use and misuse of artificial intelligence; audio platforms; and navigating problems with sourcing, scandals, and elusive subjects.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
October 19, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
October 19, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
October 19, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Biographers International Organization Conference, Biographers International Organization, P.O. Box 33020, Santa Fe, NM 87594. Michael Gately, Executive Director.

Michael Gately
Executive Director
Contact City: 
Washington D.C.
Contact State: 
DC
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
20045
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Creative Nonfiction

Headlands Center for the Arts

May/June 2025

Headlands Center for the Arts offers four- to ten-week residencies from mid-March to mid-November to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and graphic novelists at its retreat center in the coastal wilderness of the Marin Headlands outside San Francisco. Residents are provided with a private bedroom and work space in a shared house, round-trip airfare, four meals per week, and a $1,000 monthly stipend. Writers not currently enrolled in an academic program are eligible.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
October 19, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
October 19, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
October 19, 2025
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Headlands Center for the Arts, 944 Ft. Barry, Sausalito, CA 94965. (415) 472-9478. Holly Blake, Senior Residency Manager.

Holly Blake
Senior Residency Manager
Contact City: 
Sausalito
Contact State: 
CA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
94965
Country: 
US
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A large white house nestled in trees and mountains.
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Taos Writers Conference

May/June 2025

The ninth annual Taos Writers Conference was held from July 25 to July 27 at Society of the Muse of the Southwest, a literary organization in Taos, New Mexico. The conference featured workshops for poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and writers working in hybrid genres, as well as critique sessions, faculty readings, and roundtable discussions with authors on publishing. The faculty included poets Aaron Abeyta, Holly Day, Veronica Golos, and Kyle Laws; fiction and nonfiction writers Sallie Bingham, E.J.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
October 19, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
October 19, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
October 19, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Taos Writers Conference, P.O. Box 3225, Taos, NM 87571. (575) 758-0081. Jan Smith, Executive Director.

Jan Smith
Executive Director
Contact City: 
Taos
Contact State: 
NM
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
87571
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference

May/June 2025

The 2025 Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference was held from July 31 to August 2 on the Mendocino Coast in California. The conference featured workshops for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, as well as craft seminars, panels, one-on-one manuscript consultations, and open mics. The faculty included poets Linda Ravenswood and Brynn Saito; fiction writers Katya Apekina, James Bird, Tomas Moniz, Kimberly King Parsons, Allison Saft, and Rosiee Thor; and nonfiction writers Sarah Gerard and Greg Mania.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
October 19, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
October 19, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
October 19, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference, P.O. Box 2087, Ft. Bragg, CA 95437. (323) 422-5980. Patty West, Operations Manager.

Patty West
Operations Manager
Contact City: 
Fort Bragg
Contact State: 
CA
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
95437
Country: 
US
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Vasto Arts Workshop

May/June 2025

The 2025 Vasto Arts Workshop was held from September 6 to September 13 at the liberty-style Villa Monteferrante in the town of Vasto, Italy, which overlooks the Adriatic Sea. Programming included workshops, a guided tour of Vasto’s historic center, and visits to local artists’ studios for poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators. The faculty included poet and fiction writer Carolyn Marie Souaid and fiction writer and creative nonfiction writer Christopher DiRaddo.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
October 19, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
October 19, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
October 19, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Vasto Arts Workshop, Villa Monteferrante, Via Francesco Paolo Tosti 6, 66054 Vasto, Italy. Luigi Monteferrante, Director.

Luigi Monteferrante
Director
Contact City: 
Vasto
Country: 
IT
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation

Summer Fishtrap Gathering of Writers

May/June 2025

The 38th annual Summer Fishtrap Gathering of Writers was held from July 7 to July 13 at Wallowa Lake Lodge on the shores of Wallowa Lake, Oregon. The weeklong conference featured generative writing workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as panel discussions, craft talks, open mics, and readings. The faculty included poets Charles Goodrich and Anis Mojgani, fiction writers Nina McConigley and Joe Wilkins, and creative nonfiction writers Erica Berry and Stephanie Elizondo Griest. Fiction and nonfiction writer Beth Piatote delivered the keynote address.

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
October 19, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
October 19, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
October 19, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

Summer Fishtrap Gathering of Writers, P.O. Box 38, Enterprise, OR 97828. (541) 426-3623. Shannon McNerney, Executive Director.

Shannon McNerney
Executive Director
Contact City: 
Wallowa Lake
Contact State: 
OR
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
97846
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

North Carolina Writers’ Network Squire Summer Writing Workshops

May/June 2025

The 2025 North Carolina Writers’ Network (NCWN) Squire Summer Writing Workshops was held from July 24 to July 27 at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina. The conference featured workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as panels, readings, and open mics. The faculty included poet Junious Ward, fiction writer Bryn Chancellor, and nonfiction writer Maddie Norris. The cost of the conference was $799 ($699 for NCWN members), which included tuition, group meals, and single-room on-campus housing; the cost for commuters was $599 ($449 for NCWN members).

Type: 
CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
October 19, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
October 19, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
October 19, 2025
Free Admission: 
no
Contact Information: 

North Carolina Writers’ Network Squire Summer Writing Workshops, Attn: SW25 Registration, P.O. Box 21591, Winston-Salem, NC 27120. (336) 293-8844. Ed Southern, Executive Director.

Ed Southern
Executive Director
Contact City: 
Davidson
Contact State: 
NC
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
28035
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Loghaven Artist Residency

May/June 2025

Loghaven offers residencies of two to six weeks year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in five rehabilitated historic log cabins and newly built facilities on ninety acres of woodland in Knoxville, Tennessee. The residency includes an $850 weekly stipend for supplies and expenses, a travel subsidy on a sliding scale from $400 to $800, and up to $200 in reimbursement for shipping materials.

Type: 
RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
October 19, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
October 19, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
October 19, 2025
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Loghaven Artist Residency, 1001 Loghaven Drive, Knoxville, TN 37920. (865) 617-0353.

Contact City: 
Knoxville
Contact State: 
TN
Contact Zip / Postal Code: 
37920
Country: 
US
Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

Calabash International Literary Festival

May/June 2025

The Calabash International Literary Festival was held from May 23 to May 25 at the Jack Sprat restaurant and bar in the fishing village of Treasure Beach, Jamaica. Programming included author readings, panels, and live music events.

Type: 
FESTIVAL
Ignore Event Date Field?: 
yes
Event Date: 
October 19, 2025
Rolling Admissions: 
ignore
Application Deadline: 
October 19, 2025
Financial Aid?: 
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline: 
October 19, 2025
Free Admission: 
yes
Contact Information: 

Calabash International Literary Festival, 2A Bamboo Avenue #4, Kingston 6, Jamaica. Justine Henzell, Cofounder and Festival Producer.

Justine Henzell
Cofounder and Festival Producer
Contact City: 
Treasure Beach
Country: 
JM
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Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

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