Conferences

June 6-12, Paris, France, limited to 8 writers or less, workshops and tours, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, memoir, drama, other projects. leftbankwritersworkshop.com

June 25-27, Jackson. Wyoming, authors, editors, agents, open mic night, workshops, Jackson Hole Writers Conference, PO Box 1974, 265 S. ache Street, Jackson, Wyoming, 83001, 307-413-3332.  jacksonholewritersconference.com

May 17-23, West Bend, Wisconsin, sponsored by the Chicago Writers Association, novel or creative nonfiction books, hosted at a retreat and spa in southeast Wisconsin, novelbootcamp.org

September 24-27, Seattle, Washington, general sessions, master classes, pitch sessions with 4 minute pitches to agents and editors, Writers Cottage, 317 NW Gilman Blvd, Suite 8, Issaquah, Washington, 98027, 425-673-BOOK.…

June 8-12, Canyon, Texas, traditional and self-publishing, firearms training for crime writers, how to plot a novel within a week, West Texas A&M University, 806-651-2037. wtamu.edu/academics/eod-writing-academy.aspx

May 14-17, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 40+ hours of workshops, panels and genre breakout sessions, Pennwriters, Inc., PO Box 685, Dalton, Pennsylvania, 18414. pennwriters.org

May 24-28, Ridgecrest, North Carolina, novels, nonfiction, screenplays, visual media, devotions, freelance, children’s, magazine articles, web content. blueridgeconference.com

June 6-7, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Jane Smiley and Billy Collins as keynote speakers, Office of Summer and Winter Sessions, 55 Commercial Avenue, Suite 120, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901,…

April 2– 4, Tuscany Suites & Casinos, 255 E Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, workshops, seminars, expert panels, Henderson Writers Group, PO Box 92032, Henderson, Nevada, 89009,  lasvegaswritersconference.com

April 3-5, Boston, Massachusetts, 20 minute individual sessions with an agent or editor to provide feedback, Muse and the Marketplace, GrubStreet, 162 Boylston Street, 5th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts, 02116. 617-695-0075.…