Writers Conferences to Jazz You

I've put together a list (not exhaustive) of nationally recognized writers conferences for those of you who are considering attending a conference between now and early next year. Here's the list:

June 2011

Bear River Writers’ Conference, Petoskey, MI – June 2-6, 2011 www.lsa.umich.edu/bearriver

Writers’ League of Texas Agents Conference, Austin, TX – June 10-12, 2011 www.writersleague.org

Nebraska Summer Writers Conference, Lincoln, NB – June 11-17, 2011 www.nebraskawriters.unl.edu

Wesleyan Writers Conference, Middletown, CT – June 16-20, 2011 www.wesleyan.edu/writers

Santa Barbara Writers Conference, Santa Barbara, CA – June 18-23, 2011 www.sbwriters.com

Jackson Hole Writers Conference, Jackson, WY – June 23-26, 2011 www.jacksonholewritersconference.com

July 2011

Antioch Writers’ Workshop, Yellow Springs, OH – July 9-15, 2011 www.antiochwritersworkshop.com

Tin House Summer Writers Workshop, Portland, OR – July 10-17, 2011 www.tinhouse.com

Taos Summer Writers Conference, Taos, NM – July 10-17, 2011 www.unm.edu/~taosconf

Writers Retreat Workshop, Hindman, KY – June 17-26, 2011 www.writersretreatworkshop.com

Stonecoast Writers’ Conference, Freeport, Maine – July 17-23, 2011 www.usm.maine.edu/stonecoast_wc

Napa Valley Writers' Conference, St. Helena, CA – July 24-29, 2011 www.napawritersconf.org

Mendocino Coast Writers Conference, Fort Bragg, CA – July 28-30, 2011 www.mcwc.org

August 2011

Pacific Northwest Writers Association Summer Conference, Bellevue, WA – Aug. 4-7, 2011 www.pnwa.org

Willamette Writers Conference, Portland, OR – Aug. 5-7, 2011 www.williamettewriters.com

Write by the Sea, Star Island, NH – Aug. 6-13, 2011 www.joycemaynard.com

Bread Loaf Writers Conference, Middlebury, VT – Aug. 10-20, 2011 www.middlebury.edu/blwc

Book Passage Travel Writers Conference, Corte Madera, CA – Aug. 11-14, 2011 http://bookpassage.com/travel-food-photography-conference

Cape Cod Writers Center Conference, Cape Cod, MA – Aug. 14-19, 2011 www.capecodwriterscenter.com

Sun Valley Writers Conference, Sun Valley, ID – Aug. 19-22, 2011 www.svwc.com

September 2011

Southern California Writers Conference, Los Angeles – Sept. 23-25, 2011 www.writersconference.com

October 2011

Women Writing the West, Lynnwood, WA – Oct. 14-19, 2011 www.womenwritingthewest.org

Surrey International Writers Conference, Surrey/Vancouver, BC, Canada – Oct. 21-23, 2011 www.siwc.ca

2012 

San Diego State University Writers Conference, San Diego, CA – January 2012 www.ces.sdsu.edu/writers

Southern California Writers’ Conference, San Diego – Feb. 17-20, 2012 www.writersconference.com

Association of Writers and Writing Programs, Chicago, IL – Feb. 29-March 2, 2012 www.awpwriter.org/conference/2012awpconf.php

Desert Nights/Rising Stars Writers Conference, Arizona State University Piper Center, Phoeniz, AZ – March 12 http://www.asu.edu/piper/conference/

Las Vegas Writers Conference, Las Vegas – April 2012 www.lasvegaswritersconference.com