ALTA Conference
The 31st annual American Literary Translators Association (ALTA)
Conference will be held from October 15 to October 18 at the Radisson
University Hotel in Minneapolis. The conference features panels, talks, and
bilingual readings. Hotel rooms are $109 per night. Call, e-mail, or visit the
Web site for more information.
ALTA Conference, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West
Campbell Road, JO51, Richardson, TX 75080-3021. (972) 883-2093. Lindy Jolly,
Secretary.
lindy.jolly@utdallas.edu
www.literarytranslators.org
Mary Anderson Center
The Mary Anderson Center offers year-round residencies to
poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and other artists on the grounds
of a Franciscan friary and retreat center in Mount St. Francis, Indiana. Each
residency includes a private room and shared bathroom. The cost per night is
$60 with three meals, and $40 with no meals. A deposit of 50 percent of the
total fee is required upon acceptance; the balance is due upon arrival.
Fellowships are available. Submit up to five pages of poetry or prose, a resumé,
a project proposal, and two letters of recommendation with a $10 application
fee. Applications are accepted year-round. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web site
for an application and complete guidelines.
Mary Anderson Center, 101 St. Francis Drive, Mount St.
Francis, IN 47146. (812) 923-8602.
macarts@onebox.com
www.maryandersoncenter.org
Atlantic Center for the Arts Residency Program
The Atlantic Center for the Arts offers residencies to
poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on a 69-acre ecological
preserve of pine forests and palmettos in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Residents
are provided with studio space and technical support to write without
interruption, and participate in two-hour weekday meetings with fellow
residents and a Master Artist. The February 16 to March 8, 2009, residency is
for poets, and the Master Artist is poet Bob Holman. The fee for the residency
is $850, which includes lodging and meals. Financial aid is available. Submit
up to five pages of poetry, a resumé, and a letter of intent with a $25
application fee by October 17. Visit the Web site for the required application
and more information.
Atlantic Center for the Arts Residency Program, 1414 Art
Center Avenue, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168. (368) 427-6975. Jim Frost, Program
and Marketing Manager.
program@atlanticcenterforthearts.org
www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org
Brattleboro Literary Festival
The seventh annual Brattleboro Literary Festival will be
held from October 3 to October 5 in Brattleboro, Vermont. The festival includes
a series of readings and panels held at different venues located on Main Street
in downtown Brattleboro. Among the participating writers are poets Annie
Boutelle, Carol Frost, Tim Mayo, Robert Pinsky, Jim Schley, Ellen Bryant Voigt,
and Michael Waters; fiction writers Charles Bock, Margaret Cezair-Thompson,
Alan Cheuse, Castle Freeman Jr., Sheridan Hay, and John Burnham Schwartz; and
creative nonfiction writers Emily Bernard, John Elder, Anne Fadiman,
Sathyandranath Ragunanan Maharaj, and Ilan Stavans. All events are free and
open to the public. Visit the Web site for more information.
Brattleboro Literary Festival, P.O. Box 1116,
Brattleboro, VT 05346-1116. (802) 365-7673. Sandy Rouse, Contact.
bookfest@brattleboroliteraryfestival.org
www.brattleboroliteraryfestival.org
Brooklyn Book Festival
The third annual Brooklyn Book Festival will be held on
September 14 at Borough Hall in Brooklyn, New York. The festival will feature
readings, panels, and a book fair. Participants include poet Matthea Harvey,
fiction writers Dorothy Allison, Susan Choi, Jonathan Franzen, Fae Myenne Ng,
and Walter Mosley, and creative nonfiction writers A. M. Homes and Esmeralda
Santiago. All events are free and open to the public. Call or visit the Web
site for more information.
Brooklyn Book Festival, Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209
Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. (718) 802-3852. Liz Koch, Contact.
www.brooklynbookfestival.org
Gwendolyn Brooks Writers’ Conference
The 18th annual
Gwendolyn Brooks Writers’ Conference for Black Literature and Creative Writing
will be held from October 22 to October 25 at Chicago State University. The
conference features readings, lectures, panel discussions, and workshops. This
year’s theme is “Bright Survival: Black Writers, Culture and Politics.” In
addition, awards will be presented at the 11th annual International Literary
Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent induction ceremony. Participating
writers include poets Roger Bonair-Agard, Lucille Clifton, and Kwame Dawes, and
fiction writers Chris Abani, Colin Channer, and J. California Cooper.
Accommodations are not included, but the conference recommends area hotels.
Send an SASE
or call for more information.
Gwendolyn Brooks
Writers’ Conference, Gwendolyn Brooks Center, Chicago State University, 9501 South King Drive, LIB 210-A,
Chicago, IL 60628-1598. (773) 995-4440.
Chicago Humanities Festival
The 19th annual Chicago Humanities Festival will be held
from October 3 to November 16 at more than 25 venues throughout Chicago,
including the University of Chicago, the Art Institute of Chicago, Northwestern
University, and the Museum of Contemporary Art. The theme for the 2008 festival
is “Thinking Big.” Participating writers include poets Anne Carson and Mark
Doty, and fiction writers Roy Blount Jr., Nicholas Delbanco, Amitav Ghosh,
Audrey Niffenegger, Francine Prose, Mark Salzman, and Colson Whitehead. Tickets
to most events are $5 in advance (free for students and teachers). Area hotels
offer special festival rates. Visit the Web site for more information.
Chicago Humanities Festival, 500 North Dearborn Street,
Suite 825, Chicago, IL 60610. (312) 661-1028. Peter Kuntz, Managing Director,
Program and Production.
www.chfestival.org
Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference
The Colrain Poetry
Manuscript Conference will be held from October 24 to October 27 at the Round
House Lodge in Colrain, Massachusetts, and from November 14 to November 17 at
the Brandt House in Greenfield, Massachusetts. The conference, designed to “set
poets with a manuscript-in-progress on a path towards book publication,”
features manuscript preparation workshops, meetings with poetry press editors,
a panel, and readings. Participants include Joan Houlihan of the Concord Poetry
Center, Frederick Marchant of Suffolk University, and Ellen Dore Watson of
Smith College, and editors Peter Conners of BOA Editions, Jeffrey Levine of Tupelo Press, Martha
Rhodes of Four Way Books, and Jeffrey Shotts of Graywolf Press. The cost of the
conference ranges from $995 to $1,295, which includes lodging and meals.
Poets with book-length poetry manuscripts may apply online. Applications are
accepted on a rolling basis. Visit the Web site for an application and complete
guidelines.
Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference, Concord Poetry
Center, 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA 01742-2418. (978) 897-0054. Joan Houlihan,
Director.
cpc@concordpoetry.org
www.colrainpoetry.com
Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival
The 2008 Dodge
Poetry Festival will be held from September 25 to September 28 in historic
Waterloo Village, located 45 miles west of New York City in Stanhope, New
Jersey. The festival features panels, craft talks, open mikes, and readings by
poets including Chris Abani, Billy Collins, Thomas Sayers Ellis, Sarah Gambito,
Brenda Hillman, Maxine Kumin, Patricia Smith, C. D. Wright, and Kevin Young.
The cost of the festival is $78 ($70 for students and seniors), or $45 for Saturday
and Sunday only ($40 for students and seniors). One-day passes for Thursday,
Friday or Sunday only are available for $22 ($20 for students and seniors); a
Saturday-only pass is $30 ($27 for students and seniors). Call, e-mail, or
visit the Web site for more information.
Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, 163 Madison Avenue,
P.O. Box 1239, Morristown, NJ 07962-1239. (973) 540-8442, ext. 5.
festival@grdodge.org
www.dodgepoetry.org
Footpaths to Creativity Residency Program
The Footpaths to Creativity Center offers
residencies of one week to one year to poets, fiction writers, creative
nonfiction writers, and other artists on a small, secluded island in the Azores
Archipelago of Portugal. Up to four residents can be accommodated at a time.
The residencies include a private bedroom, studio space, and shared bath and
kitchen. The suggested residency fee is $30 per night. Work study options are
available. Submit a published book or a writing sample of at least 10 pages, a
letter of proposal, a resumé, and three recommendations with a $20 application
fee. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis, and residencies are offered
year-round. Send an SASE,
call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for an application and complete guidelines.
Footpaths to Creativity Residency Program, 8 Rideout
Lane, Stoughton, MA 02072. (617) 549-2452. Adrianna Jonet, Director.
www.terraincognitacenter.org
Hambidge Artist Residency Program
Hambidge offers residencies of two weeks to
two months to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on 600
wooded acres in the Northeast Georgia Mountains. Up to nine residents can be
accommodated at a time. The residencies include a private bedroom, studio
space, bath, and kitchen. The residency fee is $150 per week, which includes
dinner on weekdays. For residencies in December and from February through
April, submit three copies of five to eight poems or up to 30 pages of prose, a
curriculum vitae, a personal statement, and three letters of recommendation (to
be sent directly to the program by the references) with a $30 application fee
by September 15. Visit the Web site for an application and more information.
Hambidge Artist Residency Program, P.O. Box 339, Rabun
Gap, GA 30568. (706) 746-1247. Bob Thomas, Residency Director.
residents@hambidge.org
www.hambidge.org
Hedgebrook
Hedgebrook offers free residencies of two weeks to two
months to women poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on a
48-acre farm located on Whidbey Island, 27 miles northwest of Seattle. Up to
six writers at a time are provided with individual furnished cottages and
meals. To apply for a residency in 2009, submit a writing sample of up to 5
pages with a $25 application fee by September 25. Visit the Web site for an application and more
information.
Hedgebrook,
Writers-in-Residence Program, 2197 Millman Road, Langley, WA 98260. (360)
321-4786. Vito Zingarelli, Residency Director.
connect@hedgebrook.org
www.hedgebrook.org
Hidden River Arts Residency Program
Hidden River Arts, a nonprofit literary arts organization
based outside Philadelphia, offers a two-week autumn residency each year at a
beachfront condominium in Bethany Beach, Delaware. This year’s residency, open
to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and other literary
artists, will take place between October 20 and December 15. Residents stay in
a private beachfront condominium and are responsible for transportation and
meals. Submit up to 10 pages of poetry or 25 pages of prose, a brief biography,
and a resumé with a $15 application fee by September 30. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web
site for an application and complete guidelines.
Hidden River Arts Residency Program, P.O. Box 421,
Bala-Cynwyd, PA 19004-0421. Debra Leigh Scott, Director.
hiddenriverarts@gmail.com
www.hiddenriverarts.org
International Literature Festival Berlin
The eighth annual International Literature Festival Berlin
will be held from September 24 to October 5 at the Haus der Berliner
Festspiele. This year’s festival will focus on African literature and will also
feature presentations on contemporary trends in international prose and poetry,
readings with translations by German actors, a poetry slam, and political discussions.
Participants include poets Michael Lentz, Lebogang Mashile, and Don Paterson;
fiction writers Amma Darko, Fatou Diome, Péter Esterházy, Nuruddin Farah,
Aminatta Forna, Amitav Ghosh, and Dinaw Mengestu; and creative nonfiction
writers Breyten Breytenbach and Ilija Trojanow. All events are open to the
public and cost between 4 and 5 euros each (approximately $6 to $7). Call,
e-mail, or visit the Web site for more information.
International Literature Festival Berlin, Chausseestraße
5, D-10115 Berlin, Germany. 011 49 30 27 87 86 20.
info@literaturfestival.com
www.literaturfestival.com
International Women’s Writing Guild
The 55th biannual Big Apple Conference, sponsored by the
International Women’s Writing Guild, will be held from October 18 to October 19
at the Scandinavia House in New York City. Open to men and women poets, fiction
writers, and creative nonfiction writers, the conference includes opportunities
to meet with authors and agents. The cost, which does not include food or
lodging, is $160 for both days ($130 for IWWG members), $100 for Saturday
only ($90 for members), or $105 for Sunday only ($80 for members). Participants
may attend Sunday events individually; the Open House: Meet the Authors panel
is $60 ($50 for members), and the Open House: Meet the Agents panel is $65 ($55
for members). Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the
Web site for more information.
International Women’s Writing Guild, Big Apple
Conference, P.O. Box 810, Gracie Station, New York, NY 10028. (212) 737-7536.
Hannelore Hahn, Executive Director.
dirhahn@aol.com
www.iwwg.org
James River Writers Conference
The sixth annual James River Writers Conference will be held
from October 10 to October 11 at the Library of Virginia in Richmond. The
conference includes meetings with agents, lectures, and panel discussions
featuring poet Claudia Emerson and editors Chuck Adams and Shannon Ravenel,
both of Algonquin Books. The cost of the conference is $155. Call, e-mail, or
visit the Web site for more information.
James River Writers
Conference, 0 East 4th Street, #24, Richmond, VA 23224. (804) 230-4575. Anne
Westrick, Administrative Director.
info@jamesriverwriters.com
www.jamesriverwriters.com
Jentel Artist Residency Program
Jentel Artist Residency Program offers
four-week residencies 11 months of the year to
poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on a cattle ranch in
the Lower Piney Creek Valley, 20 miles east of Sheridan, Wyoming. Each
residency includes a private room, access to a common living area, separate
work space, and a $400 stipend. Residents are responsible for food and travel
expenses. Writers living in the United States who are over 24 years old and who
are not matriculated students are eligible. For residencies from January 15 to
May 13, 2009, submit two copies of up to 10 pages of published or unpublished
poetry or up to 20 pages of published or unpublished prose and three letters of
reference with a $20 application fee by September 15. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for an application and
complete guidelines.
Jentel Artist Residency Program, 130 Lower Piney Creek
Road, Banner, WY 82832. (307) 737-2311. Mary Jane Edwards, Executive Director.
jentel@jentelarts.org
www.jentelarts.org
Kentucky Book Fair
The 27th annual Kentucky Book Fair will be held on November
15 at the Frankfort Convention Center in Frankfort. The festival promoting
literacy and a love of reading in the commonwealth includes symposiums and book
signings by approximately 150 recently published authors. All events are free
and open to the public. Call or visit the Web site for more information.
Kentucky Book Fair, P.O. Box 715, Frankfort, KY 40602.
(502) 564-8300.
www.kybookfair.com
Ledig House International Writers’ Residency Program
Residencies of two weeks to two months are offered from
March through June and September through November, at Ledig House, a writers
colony situated on 400 acres in the Hudson River Valley town of Omi, New York.
Up to 20 poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators
can be accommodated during each session. The residencies include room and board
and opportunities to meet with New York City publishing professionals. Submit a
copy of recently published work or an unpublished 10-page writing sample, a
short biography, a one-page description of work to be undertaken while at Ledig
House, and a letter of recommendation by November 20. There is no application
fee. Send an SASE,
e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Ledig House International Writers’ Residency Program, 55
Fifth Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10003.
writers@artomi.org
www.artomi.org
Louisiana Book Festival
The sixth annual Louisiana Book Festival will be held on
October 4 at the State Library of Louisiana, the State Museum, and the
Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge. The festival features lectures, panel
discussions, book signings, and readings by more than 90 authors, including
Louisiana poet laureate Darrell Bourque and fiction writers James Nolan, George
Singleton, and Olympia Vernon. All events are free and open to the public. Send
an SASE, call, or visit the Web site
for more information.
Louisiana Book Festival, P.O. Box 3673, Baton Rouge, LA
70821. (225) 219-9503. Robert Wilson, Contact.
www.louisianabookfestival.org
MacDowell Colony
MacDowell Colony offers residencies of up
to two months to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers
year-round on a 450-acre estate near Mt. Monadnock in Peterborough, New
Hampshire. Writers are provided with room and board. For residencies from
February through May 2009, submit six to ten poems or two to three novel
chapters, two to three short stories, or two to three essays of up to 25 pages
and a description of a proposed project with a $20 application fee by September
15. Financial aid and assistance for travel to and from the colony is available
based on need. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for an application and
complete guidelines.
MacDowell Colony, 100 High Street, Peterborough, NH
03458. (603) 924-3886.
admissions@macdowellcolony.org
www.macdowellcolony.org
Miami Book Fair International
The 25th annual Miami Book Fair International will be held
from November 9 to November 16 at the Wolfson Campus of Miami Dade College in
downtown Miami. In addition to readings in English, French, Portuguese,
Spanish, and Kreyol by more than 400 authors from all over the world, the fair
offers panel discussions, writing workshops, and a special program on graphic
novels. This year’s participating authors include poets Andrei Codrescu, Billy
Collins, Nikki Giovanni, Robert Hass, and Derek Walcott; fiction writers
Russell Banks, Michael Cunningham, Junot Díaz, Peter Matthiessen, Joyce Carol
Oates, and Amy Tan; and creative nonfiction writers Rick Bass, Ishmael Beah,
Honor Moore, Esmeralda Santiago, and Gore Vidal. Call or visit the Web site for
more information.
Miami Book Fair International, Florida Center for the
Literary Arts, 300 NE Second Avenue, #4102, Miami, FL 33132. (305) 237-3258.
Johanna Cuevas, Contact.
www.miamibookfair.com
Millay Colony for the Arts
The Millay Colony for the Arts provides monthlong
residencies from April through November to poets, fiction writers, creative
nonfiction writers, and visual artists at Steepletop, the former estate of
Pulitzer Prize winner Edna St. Vincent Millay in Austerlitz, New York. Each
residency, awarded by jury process, includes a private room, studio, and meals.
For residencies in 2009, submit six copies of up to 10 poems or no more than 30
pages of prose, a brief project proposal, and a $30 application fee by October
1. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for an application and complete guidelines.
Millay Colony for the Arts, P.O. Box 3, Austerlitz, NY
12017-0003. (518) 392-3103. Calliope Nicholas, Residency Director.
apply@millaycolony.org
www.millaycolony.org
Montana Festival of the
Book
The ninth annual Montana Festival of the Book will be held
from October 23 to October 25 at venues in downtown Missoula, including the
Wilma Theatre, Missoula Art Museum, Holiday Inn Parkside, Caras Park, and the
Missoula Public Library. The festival offers readings, workshops, performances,
panels, and events with Kirby Larson, the author of this year’s One Book
Montana selection, Hattie
Big Sky. Participating writers include poets Tami Haaland, Greg
Keeler, Robert Pack, Willa Schneberg, and Robert Wrigley, and fiction writers
Rick Bass, James Lee Burke, Andre Dubus III, William Kittredge, Thomas McGuane,
and Deirdre McNamer. Most events are free and open to the public. Call, e-mail,
or visit the Web site for more information.
Montana Festival of the Book, Montana Committee for the
Humanities, 311 Brantly, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812. (406)
243-6022. Kim Anderson, Associate Director.
kim.anderson@humanitiesmontana.org
www.humanitiesmontana.org
National Book Festival
The 2008 National Book Festival will be held on September 27
on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The program features readings and
presentations by authors that include
poets Eavan Boland, Elsa Cross, and U.S. poet laureate Kay Ryan;
fiction writers Louis Bayard, Geraldine Brooks, Richard Price, Francine Prose,
and Salman Rushdie; and creative nonfiction writer James McBride. All events
are free and open to the public. Call or visit the Web site for more information.
National Book Festival, Library of Congress, 101
Independence Avenue SE, Washington, D.C. 20540-1610. (888) 714-4696.
rste@loc.gov
www.loc.gov/bookfest
New York Mills Regional Cultural Center
The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center provides
residencies of two to four weeks to poets, fiction writers, and creative
nonfiction writers from January through June in New York Mills, Minnesota.
Fifty-one percent of all residencies are awarded to artists from Minnesota or
the five boroughs of New York City. The residencies provide a stipend of between
$750 and $1,500, along with living and studio space. Submit five copies of up
to 12 pages of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction, a resumé, a project
description, a brief biography, and two letters of recommendation by October 1.
There is no application fee. E-mail or visit the Web site for an application
and complete guidelines.
New York Mills Regional Cultural Center, 24 North Main
Avenue, P.O. Box 246, New York Mills, MN 56567. (218) 385-3339.
nymills@kulcher.org
www.kulcher.org
Nimrod/Hardman Awards Celebration and Writing Workshop
This year’s
Nimrod/Hardman Awards Celebration and Writing Workshop, “Making Tracks: Escape
or Journey,” will be held from October 17 to October 18 at the University of
Tulsa in Oklahoma. The program, presented by Nimrod International Journal of Poetry and Prose, features readings, master classes, panel discussions,
individual editing sessions with faculty, and workshops in poetry, fiction, and
memoir. Participating writers include poets Mark Doty, Gary Gildner, Francine
Ringold, and Sue Ellen Thompson; fiction writers Anthony Doerr, Nina Kiriki
Hoffman, and Ann McGovern; and the winners of the Nimrod/Hardman Awards. The
cost is $50. Some scholarships are available. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the
Web site for more information.
Nimrod/Hardman Awards Celebration and Writing Workshop, Nimrod International Journal
of Poetry and Prose, 800 South Tucker Drive, Tulsa, OK 74104.
(918) 631-3080. Eilis O’Neal, Managing Editor.
nimrod@utulsa.edu
www.utulsa.edu/nimrod
North Carolina Writers’ Network Fall Conference
The 24th annual North
Carolina Writers’ Network Fall Conference will be held from November 14 to
November 16 at the Hilton Raleigh-Durham Airport at Research Triangle Park. The
conference offers roundtable discussions, panels, performances, readings, book
sales and signings, lectures, classes on marketing and finding an agent, and
workshops in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and book arts. This year’s
faculty includes fiction writer Lee Smith. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for more
information.
North Carolina Writers’ Network Fall Conference, P.O. Box
954, Carrboro, NC 27510. (919) 251-9140. Virginia Freedman, Administrative
Director.
mail@ncwriters.org
www.ncwriters.org
Omaha Lit Fest
The fourth annual Omaha
Lit Fest will be held from September 19 to September 20 at various venues in
downtown Omaha. The festival offers readings, panel discussions, and art
exhibits. This year’s participants include fiction writers Jami Attenberg,
Charles Bock, Carlene Brice, Amy Guth, Zach Plague, and Jonathan Segura, and
creative nonfiction writers Rachel Shukert and Felicia Sullivan. Most events
are free and open to the public. E-mail or visit the Web site for more
information.
Omaha Lit Fest, 215 South 15th Street, Omaha, NE 68102.
Timothy Schaffert, Director.
timothy@omahalitfest.com
www.omahalitfest.com
Palm Beach Poetry Festival
The fifth annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival will be held
from January 19 to January 24, 2009, at the Old School Square Cultural Arts
Center in Delray Beach, Florida. The festival offers intermediate and advanced
workshops, craft talks, readings, and panels. This year’s participants include
poets Martín Espada, Denise Duhamel, Kimiko Hahn, Laura Kasischke, Thomas Lux,
Anne Marie Macari, Gregory Orr, Victoria Redel, and Gerald Stern. Tuition, including the workshop sessions, a
thirty-minute individual conference with the workshop leader, and admission to
all readings and events, is $525 for the intermediate workshop and $725 for the
advanced. Submit three poems with a $25 application fee by October 31. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web
site for the required application and complete guidelines.
Palm Beach Poetry Festival, 3199 B-3 Lake Worth Road,
Lake Worth, FL 33461. (561) 868-2063.
coordinator@palmbeachpoetryfestival.org
www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.org
Power of Words
The 2008 Power of Words
conference will be held from September 12 to September 15 at Goddard College in
Plainfield, Vermont. Organized by the college’s Transformative Language Arts
concentration, the conference features workshops, open-mike readings, and
performances. The cost of the conference is $210 plus additional fees for pre-
and post-conference workshops. Lodging and all meals are available on campus
for $216 for a double room and $276 for a single room. Partial scholarships are
available, including scholarships for people of color through the Roxanne
Florence Fund. Work study options are available. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web
site for more information.
Power of Words, Goddard College, 123 Pitkin Road,
Plainfield, VT 05667. (802) 454-8311, ext. 204. Denise Whitesides-Skeeba,
Contact.
denise.whitesides-skeeba@goddard.edu
www.goddard.edu/powerofwords
Pulitzer Legacy in
Georgia Conference
The 2008 Pulitzer Legacy in
Georgia Conference will be held from October 27 to October 30 at the historic
Jekyll Island Club Hotel on Jekyll Island, located 90 miles south of Savannah.
The conference features panel discussions, book signings, and readings by
Pulitzer Prize–winning writers, including poets Stephen Dunn and Natasha
Trethewey. The cost of the conference is $500, or $200 for a single day, which
includes meals. Lodging at the hotel is available at a discounted rate. Registration
is first come, first served. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for more
information.
Pulitzer Legacy in Georgia Conference, Georgia Review,
Gilbert Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602. (800) 542-3481. David
Ingle, Assistant Editor.
garev@uga.edu
www.thegeorgiareview.com
San Diego City College International Book Fair
The third annual San Diego City College International Book
Fair will be held from October 3 to October 4 at the Saville Theatre on the San
Diego City College campus. The festival offers readings, workshops, and panels
for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. This year’s
participants include poets Jimmy Santiago Baca, Carolyn Forché, Li-Young Lee,
and Marisela Norte; fiction writers Reyna Grande and Helena María Viramontes;
and creative nonfiction writer Robert V. Hine. All events are free and open to
the public. Visit the Web site for more information.
San Diego City College International Book Fair, San Diego
City College, 1313 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101. (619) 388-3554. Jim
Miller, Director.
cityworkspress@earthlink.net
www.sdcitybookfair.com
San Miguel Poetry Week
The 2009 San Miguel Poetry Week will be held from January 4
to January 9, 2009, in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. The program offers
lectures, readings, and workshops in poetry. Faculty and guest readers include
poets Tony Barnstone, Jennifer Clement, Henri Cole, Fiona Sampson, W. D.
Snodgrass, and Karen Volkman. Tuition is $475; registration is $200. A room at
the Posada de Las Monjas, San Miguel Poetry Week’s preferred hotel, is
approximately $202 per week. Submit up to four pages of poetry with a $25
application fee by November 15. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for an
application and complete guidelines.
San Miguel Poetry Week, P.O. Box 171, Cooper Station, New
York, NY 10276. (212) 254-5157. info@sanmiguelpoetry.com
www.sanmiguelpoetry.com
Sirenland Writers
Conference
The 2009 Sirenland Writers Conference will
be held from March 15 to March 21, 2009, at the Le Sirenuse Hotel in
Positano,
Italy, located 35 miles south of Naples on the Amalfi Coast. The
conference
offers readings, panels, and workshops in fiction and creative
nonfiction. This
year’s faculty includes fiction writers Dani Shapiro and Jim Shepard,
and One Story editor Hannah Tinti. Tuition is 2,300 euros
(approximately $3,560),
which includes lodging and some meals. Using the online submission
system,
submit a letter of intent and up to 30 pages of prose between September
15 and
October 31. There is no application fee. Visit the Web site for an
application
and complete guidelines.
Sirenland
Writers Conference, P.O. Box 248, Bethlehem, CT 06751. (860) 868-9170. Michael
Maren, Contact. info@sirenland.net
www.sirenland.net
South Carolina Writers Workshop
The 18th annual South Carolina Writers Workshop will be held from
October 24 to October 26 at the Hilton Resort in Myrtle Beach. The
conference offers panels, readings, meetings with
editors and agents, and workshops in poetry and fiction. This year’s
faculty
includes poets Gilbert Allen, Forrest Gander, and Patricia Smith, and
fiction
writers Darnell Arnoult, Beth Webb Hart, and Robert Lamb. The cost of
the
conference ranges from $275 ($225 for SCWW members) to $399 ($349 for
SCWW members), depending on the meal plan. The fee for additional
Friday
workshops is $85 for the morning session, $50 for the afternoon, or
$120 for
both. Hotel rooms are $97 per night. Registration is first come, first
served. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web
site for an application and complete guidelines.
South Carolina Writers Workshop, 105 Rockledge Drive,
Greenville, SC 29609. (864) 901-2378. Susan Boyer, Contact.
conference@myscww.org
www.myscww.org
Southern Festival of Books
The 2008 Southern Festival of Books will be
held from October 10 to October 12 on Legislative Plaza in downtown Nashville.
The festival offers readings, panels, and book signings. Participating writers
include poets Bill Brown, Linda Lee Harper, and Natasha Trethewey; fiction
writers Sherman Alexie, Tony Earley, and Ann Patchett; and creative nonfiction
writer Honor Moore. All events are free and open to the public. Call, e-mail,
or visit the Web site for more information.
Southern Festival of Books, Humanities Tennessee, 306 Gay
Street, Suite 306, Nashville, Tennessee 37201. (615) 770-0006.
info@humanitiestennessee.org
tn-humanities.org/festival/current.php
Springfed Writers’ Retreat
The first annual Springfed Writers’ Retreat
(formerly Walloon Writers’ Retreat) will be held from October 9 to October 12
at the Birchwood Inn in Harbor Springs, Michigan. The program features readings
and workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. This year’s faculty
includes poets Cornelius Eady, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, and M. L. Liebler, and
fiction writer Jack Driscoll. Tuition, including lodging and meals, ranges from
$480 for two nights of double occupancy to $625 for three nights of single
occupancy. The registration deadline is October 2. Call, e-mail, or visit the
Web site for more information.
Springfed Writers’ Retreat, P.O. Box 304, Royal Oak, MI 48068-0304. (248) 589-3913. John
Lamb, Director. johndlamb@ameritech.net
www.springfed.org
Summer Literary Seminars–Kenya
The 2008
Summer Literary Seminars–Kenya will be held from December 13 to December 28 in
downtown Nairobi and on Lamu Island. The conference includes readings;
lectures; roundtable discussions; meetings with local artists and writers;
tours of the country; and workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative
nonfiction. The faculty includes poets Saskia Hamilton and Ed Pavlic; fiction
writers Muthoni Garland, Stanley Gazemba, Parsalelo Kantai, Josip Novakovich,
and Binyavanga Wainaina; and editors Fiona McCrae (Graywolf Press) and Michael
Vasquez (Transitions).
During the second week of the conference, participants will travel to Lamu
Island off Kenya’s northern coast, where hotels range from $40 to $80 per
night. Tuition, which does not include travel, accommodations, or meals, is
$1,850. Hotel rooms in Nairobi range from $45 to $100 per night. Submit 10 to
15 pages of poetry or 25 to 30 pages of prose with a deposit of $150 by
November 1. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for
an application and complete guidelines.
Summer Literary Seminars–Kenya, P.O. Box 16, Brooklyn, NY
11222. (888) 882-0949. Mikhail Iossel, Director. kenya@sumlitsem.org
www.sumlitsem.org
Texas Book Festival
The 13th annual Texas Book Festival will be held from
November 1 to November 2 on the State Capitol grounds in Austin. The event
features panels; a book fair; book signings; and readings in poetry, fiction,
and creative nonfiction. Most events are free and open to the public. Call,
e-mail, or visit the Web site for more information.
Texas Book Festival, 610 Brazos, Suite 200, Austin, TX
78701. (512) 477-4055.
bookfest@texasbookfestival.org
www.texasbookfestival.org
Vermont Studio Center
The Vermont Studio Center offers one- to three-month
residencies to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in
Johnson, a village in the Green Mountains. Composed of 30 historic buildings on
the banks of the Gihon River, the center provides time and space to write, as
well as readings by and conferences with two visiting writers each month. Visiting
writers in 2008 include poets Eamon Grennan, Michael Harper, Margot Livesay,
and Cleopatra Mathis, and fiction writers Lee Abbott, David Gates, Sigrid
Nunez, and Tayari Jones. Tuition is $3,750 per month, including room and board.
A limited number of grants are awarded. The application deadline for full
fellowships is October 1. Submit three copies of up to 10 pages of poetry or up
to 15 pages of prose, a resumé, and three references with a $25 application
fee. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for an application
and complete guidelines.
Vermont Studio Center, P.O. Box 613, Johnson, VT 05656.
(802) 635-2727. Gary Clark, Writing Program Director.
gclark@vermontstudiocenter.org
www.vermontstudiocenter.org
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts offers residencies of two weeks to two months to poets,
fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, for a working retreat on a
450-acre estate at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, approximately 60 miles
south of Charlottesville. Open year-round, the center accommodates 22 artists
at a time and provides separate working and living quarters as well as all
meals. Residents may use the facilities of nearby Sweet Briar College. There is no residency fee, but writers
are asked to make a daily suggested contribution of $30 to $60. For residencies from February through May 2009,
submit three copies of 6 to 10 poems, up to two short stories or essays, or the
first chapter or 20 pages of a novel or book of creative nonfiction, and a
resumé with a $25 application fee by September 15. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for an
application and complete guidelines.
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, 154 San Angelo
Drive, Amherst, VA 24521. (434) 946-7236.
vcca@vcca.com
www.vcca.com
Write on the Sound
The 23rd annual Write on the Sound Writers’ Conference will
be held from October 3 to October 5 in Edmonds, Washington. The conference
features workshops in poetry and creative nonfiction, as well as readings, book
signings, and manuscript critiques. This year’s faculty includes poets Paula
Coomer and Carolyne Wright and creative nonfiction writers Wendy Call and Nick
O’Connell. The registration fee is $109 before September 17 and $134
thereafter. A daily rate of $69 is also available. Call, e-mail, or visit the
Web site for more information.
Write on the Sound, Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main
Street, Edmonds, WA 98020. (425) 771-0228. Kris Gillespie, Conference
Coordinator.
wots@ci.edmonds.wa.us
www.ci.edmonds.wa.us/artscommission/wots.stm
Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow Fellowship
The Eureka! Fellowship for Short Story Writing at the
Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, is given annually
to a writer of short fiction. The monthlong residency includes a private
studio, meals, and access to the facilities at the colony. The winner may take
the residency in the month of his or her choosing during the 12-month period
following their selection. Submit three copies of up to 10 pages of fiction and
two letters of reference (sent directly to WCDH by the
references) with a $35 entry fee by November 15. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or
visit the Web site for an application and complete guidelines.
Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow Fellowship, 515 Spring
Street, Eureka Springs, AR 72632. (479) 253-7444. Jane Tucker, Colony
Coordinator.
director@writerscolony.org
www.writerscolony.org
