Conferences

Mark your calendars for the Midwest Writers Workshop is July 21-23 this year, at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. More than forty-five different instructional sessions with top-quality faculty are…

The 22nd Annual Cat Writers’ Association Conference events–seminars, book signing, editor/agent appointments, and more will be combined with the 2016 BlogPaws Conference June 23-25, 2016. CWA members receive the same…

BAME = Black/Asian/Minority/Ethnic writers, to raise diversity

Curious about creative non-fiction? Here’s a short list of conferences focused on just that. San Miguel Writers, February 15-20 Stories from the Heart in Austin, Texas, April 15-17 Creative Nonfiction…

For anyone who is an Arizona resident: two workshops for the Arizona Mystery Writers on January 9 in Tucson, Arizona. The morning session will be a general workshop on the…

In memory of self-publishing mentor, Dan Poynter, 1938 – 2015 Facilitators: Gail Kearns and Penelope Paine of To Press & Beyond WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, February 20-21, 2016 Sat: 9:00…

The retreat takes place for five days, March 16 to 20. Registration for the retreat is $1,395. You don’t need a car during the retreat. Writers are invited to arrive…

Looking for a quiet place to work? The Highlights Foundation (yes, publishers of Highlights magazine) offers what they call un-workshops. For $99 a day they offer you your own cabin…

International Association of Culinary Professionals Conference, Los Angeles, California April 1, 2, 3, 2016 http://www.iacp.com/attend/more/join_us_in_los_angeles_in_2016

Conference dates November 4, 5, 6, 2016. Workshop dates October 31, November 1, 2, 3, 2016. Early-bird special price $395 until November 30, 2015. http://www.kauaiwritersconference.com