Conferences, Workshops, retreats, & Residencies

21st Annual San Francisco Writers Conference - San Francisco, California

February 6-9, 2025

 The San Francisco Writers Conference (“SFWC”) enjoys a rich literary culture. Over the course of four days, over 500 attendees and renowned keynote authors, presenters, editors, and agents, attend SFWC, combining the best of both the traditional publishing industry with the latest technology to empower authors to publish anywhere. Situated just north of Silicon Valley, the SFWC is truly a one-of-a-kind celebration of craft, commerce, and community. 

4-days of SFWC events, Gala welcome party, Poetry and Jazz, Poetry Summit, Writing for Hollywood Summit, pub quiz with prizes, three light breakfasts with the pros, and two keynotes

Hyatt Regency, San Francisco

REGISTRATION HERE

The Las Vegas Writers Conference - Las Vegas, NV.

April 3-5, 2025

You asked for it, and we heard you. HWG is excited to bring its members back to an in-person conference! It will be held between April 3-5, 2025 at the fabulous Orleans Hotel and Casino just off the strip! Our 21st conference offers activities for all writers—Keynote, Pitches to Agents and Editors, Q&A panels, and a separate Master Class. Check out the Faculty Page, Session Descriptions and Schedule then Register for what’s important to you. 

The Las Vegas Writers Conference is dedicated to helping writers of all genres improve their craft, sharpen their business skills, and network with publishing professionals. Held each spring, this conference draws attendees from around the world. Pitch sessions with literary agents and editors are included with your registration. We hope you will join us and take your writing skills to the next level.

Throughout the event, you will be able to meet our faculty, schedule times to pitch to agents and publishers, and learn from experts in fields connected to writing and publishing.

Your Registration Includes:

• Thurs night social with appetizers as well as lunch for both Friday and Saturday
• A superb selection of Workshops with Q&A
• Agent & Editor Pitch Sessions
• Blue Pencil Review
• An opportunity to attend our banquet and hear our inspiring keynote speaker

The Orleans, 4500 Tropicana Ave, Las Vegas, Nevada

REGISTRATION HERE

Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival 

Poetry Contest 

 Deadline: October 15, 2024Entry Fee: $15Cash Prize: $1,000E-mail address: info@tennesseewilliams.netWebsite: http://tennesseewilliams.net/contests

A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a group of poems by a writer who has not published a chapbook or full-length book of poetry. The winner is also invited to give a reading at the Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival in March 2025. Karisma Price will judge. Submit two to four poems totaling no more than 400 lines with a $15 entry fee by October 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival, Poetry Contest, 938 Lafayette Street, Suite 514, New Orleans, LA 70113. (504) 581-1144.

Sixfold

Poetry & Short Story Contest 

 Deadline: October 24, 2024

Entry Fee: $5

Cash Prize: $1,000

E-mail address: sixfold@sixfold.orgWebsite: http://sixfold.org

Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Sixfold are given quarterly for a group of poems and a short story. Using only the online submission system, submit up to five poems totaling no more than 10 pages or up to 20 pages of prose with a $5 entry fee by October 24. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Sixfold, Poetry and Short Story Awards, 10 Concord Ridge Road, Newtown, CT 06470. Garrett Doherty, Publisher. 


River Teeth

BOOK PRIZE

Deadline:  October 31, 2024

Entry Fee:  $27

Cash Prize:  $1,000

E-mail address:  riverteeth@bsu.edu

Website:  http://riverteethjournal.com/book-prize

 A prize of $1,000 and publication by University of New Mexico Press is given annually for a book of creative nonfiction. Beth Nguyen will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 150 to 350 pages with a $27 entry fee, which includes a subscription to River Teeth, by October 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines. 

 River Teeth, Book Prize, Ball State University, English Department, 2000 W. University Avenue, Muncie, IN 47306.  

 HYPATHIS-IN-THE-WOODS RESIDENCIES

https://hypatiainthewoods.org/apply/

Deadline November 1, 2024. 

Women in the arts, academe, and entrepreneurship may apply for a residency of from one to three weeks. While in residence at Hypatia-in-the-Woods, we offer residents the opportunity to give a public reading, a book signing, showing of works, or appropriate venue for a performance. Holly House is the cottage where a guest stays during her residency at Hypatia-in-the-Woods. Nestled in several acres of Pacific Northwest second growth forest on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, the retreat center provides an ideal setting for women to find solitude and time for their creative work.