FESTIVALS & CONFERENCES: USA & CANADA 2003
(Listed by calender month order)

JAN/ FEB/ MAR/ APR/ MAY/ JUN/ JUL/ AUG/ SEP/ OCT/ NOV/ DEC

Mid AtlanticSmall Press Conference & Book Fair
The Writers Centre
4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda
Maryland 20815
Tel/Fax: +1 301 654 8664 / 7
Dates: JAN, FEB, MAR, APRIL, MAY JUNE, JULY, SEPT, OCT, NOV, DEC

ISPPI Conference (book production conference)
121 E. Front Strett, #400, Traverse City
Michigan 49684
Tel/Fax: +1 616 933 0445 / 8
Dates: JAN, MARCH, APRIL, MAY, JUNE, SEPT, OCT

Oregan Writers Colony
PO Box 1829, Lake Oswego
Oregon 97035
Tel: +1 503 827 8072
Dates: JAN, FEB, MARCH, APRIL, SEPT

Roundtable Writers Conference
PO Box 461572, Garland
Texas 75046 - 1572
Tel/Fax: +1 800 473 2538 / 972 414 2839
Dates: FEB, MARCH, APRIL

Infinity Publishing Writers Conference
519 West lancaster Ave, Haverford
Pennsylvania 19041 - 1413
Tel/Fax: +1 877 289 2665 / 610 519 0261
Dates: FEB, MARCH, SEPT, OCT

Gardenia Press Conference
PO Box 18601, Milwaukee
Wisconsin 53218 - 0612
Tel/Fax: +1 866 861 9443 / 414 463 3032
Dates: FEBUARY 10th - 14th

Florida Romance Writers Conference - Fun In The Sun
PO Box 430758, Miami
Florida 33243
Dates: FEBUARY 21st - 23rd

Whidbey Island Writers Conference
PO Box 1289, Langley
Washington 98260
Tel/Fax: +1 360 331 6714
Dates: FEBUARY 28th - March 2nd

Houston Writers Conference
PO Box 742683, Houston
Texas 77274 - 2683
Tel: +1 713 804 3281
Dates: MARCH

RWA - Phoenix Chapter Conference
1066 E. Hope Street, Mesa
Arizona 85203
Tel: +1 623 910 0524
Dates: MARCH

Jack London Writers Conference
Peninsula Branch, California Writers Club
327 B Street, Redwood City
California 94063
Tel: +1 650 615 8331
Dates: MARCH

Mystery Writers Of America - Florida - Sleuth Festival
4970 SW 93rd Ave, Cooper City
Florida 33180
Tel: +1 954 915 9684
Dates: MARCH

Sandhills Writers Conference
Augusta State University
2500 Walton Way, Augusta
Georgia 30904 - 2200
Tel/Fax: +1 706 737 1500 / 667 4770
Dates: MARCH

Tennessee Williams / New Orleans Literary Festival
938 Layfayette Street, Suite 328, New Orleans
Lousianna 70113
Tel/Fax: +1 504 581 1144 / 523 3680
Dates: MARCH

North Dakota University Writers Conference
PO Box 7029, Grand Forks
North Dakota 58202
Tel/Fax: +1 707 777 3321 / 2373
Dates: MARCH

Virginia Festival Of The Book
145 Ednam Drive, Charlottesville
Virginia 22903 - 4629
Tel/Fax: +1 439 924 6890 / 296 4714
Dates: MARCH

Waterside Productions Annual Publishing Conference
2191 san Elijo Ave, Cardiff
California 92007
Tel/Fax: +1 760 632 9190 / 9295
Dates: MARCH

EPIC Conference (Conference of epublishers & authours)
5915 Taywood Drive, Tampa
Florida 33624
Tel: +1 813 732 5256
Dates: MARCH 7th - 9th

RWA - Vancouver Island Chapter Conference
1535 Despard Ave, Victoria
British Columbia V8S 1T2
Canada
Tel: 250 598 0337
Dates: MARCH 12th - 14th

Computer Assissted Reporting Conference
601 South College Street, Charlotte
North Carolina 28202
Dates: MARCH 14th - 16th

International Womens Writing Guild
Box 810, Gracie Station, New York
NY 10028
Tel /fax: +1 212 737 7536 / 737 9469
Dates: MARCH 14th - 16th

Glorieta Christian Writers Conference
PO Box 66810, Albuquerque
New Mexico 87193
Tel/Fax: +1 800 433 6633 / 505 899 9282
Dates: MARCH 17th - 19th

US-Cuba Writers Conference
798 Lighthouse Ave, #333 Monterey
CA 93940-1010
Tel/ Fax: +1 831 642 2555 / 899 6936
Dates: MARCH - APRIL

Advanced Writers Series & Journey Conference
600 Central Ave SE Suite 235, Albuquerque
New Mexico 87102
Tel/Fax: +1 505 244 9337 / 800 853 7655
Dates: APRIL 24th - 27th

City College Spring Poetry Festival
City College, Dept. of English
138th Street & Convent Ave, New York
NY 10031
Tel /Fax: +1 212 650 6343 / 222 2556
Dates: MAY

Des Moines National Poetry Festival
PO Box 12196, Des Moines
Iowa 50312
Tel: +1 515 277 5091
Dates: MAY

High Hampton Annual Literary Conference
PO Box 338, Cashiers
NC 28717
Tel: +1 707 743 5991
Dates: MAY

Literary Festival at St. Mary's Street
Mary's College of Maryland, St Mary's City
Maryland 20686
Tel: +1 301 862 0239
Dates: MAY

Nashville Screenwriters Conference
8380 Melrose Ave, Ste 105, Los Angeles
CA 90069
Tel: +1 323 852 1043
Dates: MAY

The Clearing
12171 Garrett Bay Rd, PO Box 65, Ellison Bay
Wisconsin 54210-0065
Tel /fax: +1 920 854 4088 / 9751 or free 877 854 3225
Dates: MAY - OCTOBER

Investigative Reporters & Editors Conference
138 Neff Hall Annex, Columbia
Missouri 65211
Tel/Fax: +1 573 882 2042 / 5431
Dates: MAY 1st - 4th

Lost Horse Writers Conference
105 Lost Horse Lane, Sandpoint
Idaho 83864
Tel/Fax: +1 208 255 4410 / 1560
Dates: MAY 2nd - 4th

Gig Harbours Writers Conference
PO Box 862, Gig Harbour
WA 98335-0826
Tel /fax: +1 253 265 1904 / 265 8532
Dates: MAY 4th - 6th

Romancing The Rockies
6770 West 52nd Ave, Suite B, Arrada
CO 80007
Tel /fax: +1 303 422 6903 / 403 8830
Dates: MAY 4th - 5th

Third Coast Writers Conference
Western Michigan University, Dept of English, Kalamazoo
Michigan 49008 - 5092
Tel /fax: +1 616 387 2570 / 387 2562
Dates: MAY 10th - 12th

Washington Independent Writers Spring Conference
733 15th Street NW, 220 Woodward Building
Washington 20005
Tel /fax: +1 202 347 4973 / 628 0298
Dates: MAY 11th - 12th

Moondance International Film Festival
6372 Robin Drive, Nivot
Colardo 80503
Tel: +1 303 545 0202
Dates: MAY 15th - 18th

American Society Of Journalists & Authors
1501 Broadway, Suite 302, New York
NY 10036
Tel /fax: +1 212 997 0947 / 768 7414
Dates: MAY 16th - 20th

Florida First Coast Writers Festival
101 West State Street, Jacksonville
FL 32202
Tel /fax: +1 904 633 8327 / 633 8435
Dates: MAY 17th - 19th

Pennwriters Annual Conference
492 Letort Road, Millersville
PA 17551
Tel /fax: +1 717 871 9712 / 871 6104
Dates: MAY 18th - 21st

Wisconsin Romance Writers Of America
PO Box 510611, New Berlin
Wisconsin 53151-0611
wisrwa@geocities.com
Dates: MAY 18th - 20th

Mountain Laurel Conference
PO Box 70244, Knoxville
Tennessee 37918 - 0001
SMRW2000@aol.com
Dates: MAY 19th - 21st

Christian Writers Conference
Turning Point, PO Box 255, Clarkesburg
Maryland 20871-0255481
Tel: +1 301 972 6351
Dates: MAY 29th - 31st

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Karitos Christian Arts Festival
1116 State Street PMB 21, Lamont
Illinois 60439
Tel: +1 847 506 9814
Dates: MAY 31st - JUNE 2nd

Writing Conference Inc
PO Box 27288, Overland Park
Kansas 66225
Tel /fax: +1 913 681 8894
Dates: MAY 31st - JUNE 4th

Eastern Kentucky Creative Writing Conference
Case Annex 467, East Kentucky University, Richmond
Kentucky 40475-3140
Tel/Fax: +1 859 622 3187 / 1020
Dates: JUNE

Fishtrap
PO Box 38, Enterprise
Oregon 97828
Tel /fax: +1 541 426 3623 / 3324
Dates: JUNE - JULY

Great River Arts Institue
PO Box 639, Walpole
New Hampshire 03608
Tel /fax: +1 603 756 3638 / 4308
Dates: JUNE - SEPTEMBER

Heartland Writers Guild
PO Box 652, Kennett
Missouri 63857
Tel: +1 618 687 3625
Dates: JUNE

Iowa Summer Writing Festival
University of Iowa, 100 Oakdale Campus W310, Iowa City
Iowa 52242
Tel /fax: +1 319 335 4160 /335 4039
Dates: JUNE - JULY

Magnolia State Romance Writers Conference
253 Magnolia Trail, Brandon
MI 39047-6503
mnoto@jam.rr.com
Dates: JUNE

National Writers Association Summer Conference
3140 S Peoria #295, Aurora
CO 80014
Tel /fax: +1 303 841 0246 / 751 8593
Dates: JUNE

Salem State College Writers Conference
352 Lafayette St, Salem
MA 01970
Tel: +1 978 542 6330
Dates: JUNE

Summer Writing Institue & Festival
Emory University. Atlanta
Georgia 30322
Tel /fax: +1 404 727 4683 / 2605
Dates: JUNE -AUGUST

Outdoors Writers Association of America Conference
158 Lower georges Valley Rd, SpringMills
PA 16875
Tel /fax: +1 814 364 9557 / 9558
Dates: JUNE 2nd- 6th

Write-To-Publish Conference
9731 N Fox Glen Dr #6F, Niles
Illinois 60714
Tel /fax: +1 847 296 3964 / 0754
Dates: JUNE 6th - 9th

Mendocino Coast Writers Conference
College of the Redwoods, 1211 Del Mar Dr, Fort Bragg
CA 95437
Tel /fax: +1 707 961 6248 / 0943
Dates: JUNE 7th - 9th

Bloody Words
12 Roundwood Ct, Toronto
Ontario, M1W 1Z2, Canada
soles@sff.net
Dates: JUNE 8th - 9th

West Virginia Writers Conference
Inc, Treasurer, PO Box 18097, Cheat Lake
West Virginia 26507-18097
Tel /fax: +1 304 296 0186 / 293 6957
Dates: JUNE 8th - 10th

God Uses Ink
c/o Faith Today, MIP Box 3745, Markham
Ontario L3R 0Y4, Canada
Tel: +1 905 479 6071 / 4742
Dates: JUNE 14th - 16th

Chenango Valley writers Conference
Colgate University, Hamilton
NY 13346
Tel /fax: +1 315 228 7770 / 228 7975
Dates: JUNE 17th - 23rd

Saint Davids Christian Writers Conference
87 Pines Road East, Hadley
PA 16130
Tel: +1 724 253 2738
Dates: JUNE 17th - 22nd

Sitka Symposium
The Island Institute, PO Box 2420, Sitka
Alaska 99835
Tel /fax: +1 907 747 3794 / 6554
Dates: JUNE 17th - 24th

Southeastern Writers Association
PO Box 774, Hinesville
Georgia 31310-0774
Tel: +1 912 876 3118
Dates: JUNE 17th-23rd

Wesleyan Writers Conference
Wesleyan University, Middletown
CT 06459
Tel /fax: +1 860 685 3604 / 347 3996
Dates: JUNE 17th - 22nd

Canadian Authors Association
33 Springbank Ave, Scarborough
Ontario, M2N 1G2 Canada
Tel /fax: +1 416 698 8687
Dates: JUNE 21st - 24th

Childrens Writers & Illustrators Conference
c/o Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera
CA 94925
Tel /fax: +1 415 927 0960 / 927 3069 or 800 999 7909
Dates: JUNE 21st - 23rd

Deadly Ink Mystery Conference
15 Mohawk Ave, Rockaway
NJ 07866
pab@nac.net
Dates: JUNE 22nd - 23rd

e-Writers Conference
1324 State St, Suite J, #4 Santa Barbara
CA 93101
info@e-writersconference.com
Dates: JUNE 22nd - 29th

Santa Barbara Writers Conference
PO Box 304, Carpinteria
CA 93014
info@sbwc-online.com
Dates: JUNE 22nd - 29th

Indiana University Writers Conference
464 Ballantine Hall, Bloomington
Indiana, 47405
Tel /fax: +1 812 855 1877 / 9535
Dates: JUNE 24th - 29th

10th Annual Jackson's Hole Writers Conference
University of Wyoming, Box 3972, Laramie
Wyoming 82071 - 3972
Tel /fax: +1 877 733 3618 / 307 766 3914
Dates: JUNE 28th - JULY 1st

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Frost Place Annual Poetry Festival
Ridge Road, Franconia
New Hampshire 03580
Tel /fax: +1 603 823 5510 / 646 2159
Dates: JULY - AUGUST

8th Annual Mystery Writers Conference
c/o Book Passage (see previous listing for address)
Dates: JULY 12th - 15th

Taos Summer Writers Conference
University of New Mexico, Rm 255, Albuquerque
NM 87131
Tel /fax: +1 505 277 6347 / 5573
Dates: JULY 14th - 21st

Southampton Writers Conference
Southampton College Of Long Island University,
239 Montank Highway, Southampton
New York 11968
Tel/Fax: +1 631 287 8175 / 8253

Sewannee Writers Conference
310G St Luke's Hall, 735 University Ave, Sewannee
Tennessee 37383
Tel /fax: +1 931 598 1141 / 598 1145
Dates: JULY 17th - 29th

Napa Valley Writers Conference
1088 College Ave, St Helena
CA 94574
Tel /fax: +1 707 967 2900 / 2909
Dates: JULY 29th - AUGUST 28th

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Skyline Writers Conference
PO Box 33343, North Royalton
Ohio 44133
Tel: +1 440 234 0763
Dates: AUGUST

State Of Maine Writers Conference
PO Box 7146, Ocean Park
Maine 04063-7146
Tel: +1 207 934 9806
Dates: AUGUST

Selling To Hollywood Scriptwriters Conference
American Screenwriters Association, PO Box 12860, Cincinnatio
Ohio 45212
Tel /fax: +1 937 299 2469 / 513 731 9212
Dates: AUGUST 2nd - 5th

21st Steinbeck Festival: The Birth Of America's Author
National Steinbeck Center, One Main St, Salinas
CA 93901
Tel /fax: +1 831 796 3833 / 3828
Dates: AUGUST 2nd - 5th

Black Writers Reunion & Conference
PO Box 542703, Dallas
TX 75354-2703
Tel /fax: +1 214 722 1100
Dates: AUGUST 3rd - 5th

Mid-Atlantic Creative Nonfiction Summer Writers Conference
Goucher College, Towson
Maryland
Tel: +1 800 697 4646
Dates: AUGUST 7th - 12th

Rhode Island International Film Festival
PO Box 162, Newport
Rhode Island 02840
Tel: +1 401 861 4445
Dates: AUGUST 8th - 13th

Society Of ChildrensWriters & Illustrators Annual Conference
8271 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles
CA 90048
Tel /fax: +1 323 782 1010 / 1892
Dates: AUGUST 10th - 13th

Bread Loaf Writers Conference
Middlebury College, Middlebury
Vermont 05753
Tel /fax: +1 802 443 5286 / 443 2087
Dates: AUGUST 15th - 26th

9th Annual Travel Writers Conference
c/o Book Passage (see previous listing for address)
Dates: AUGUST 16th - 19th

Romance Writers Of America Annual National Conference
3707 FM 1960 W, #555, Houston
TX 77068
Tel /fax: +1 281 440 6885 / 440 7510
Dates: AUGUST 18th - 21st

Cape Cod Writers Conference
PO Box 186, Barnstable
MA 02630
Tel /fax: +1 508 375 0516 / 362 2718
Dates: AUGUST 19th - 24th

Pacific Northwest Writers Conference
2608 Third Ave, Suite B, Seattle
WA 98121
Tel /fax: +1 206 443 3807 / 728 7109
Dates: AUGUST 26th - 29th

Sun Valley Writers Conference
PO Box 957, Ketchum
Idaho 83340
Tel /fax: +1 208 726 6670 / 788 0106
Dates: AUGUST 27th - 30th

Central Florida Romance Writers Magical Dreams Conference
490 Floral Drive, Kissimmee
FL 34743
Dates: AUGUST 31st - SEPTEMBER 1st

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Detroit Writers Guild Poets & Writers Conference
PO Box 23100, Detroit
Michigan 8223
Tel /fax: +1 313 897 2551 / 248 557 2600
Dates: AUGUST 31st - SEPTEMBER 2nd

Maui Writers Conference
PO Box 1118, Kihei
Hawaii 96753
Tel /fax: +1 808 879 0061 / 6233
Dates: AUGUST 31st - SEPTEMBER 3rd

American Translators Annual Conference
1800 Diagonal Rd, #220 Alexandria
VA 22314-2840
Tel /fax: +1 703 683 6100 / 6122
Dates: SEPTEMBER

Deep South Writers Conference
Box 44691, Lafayette
Louisanna 70504-4691
Tel: +1 318 482 6906
Dates: SEPTEMBER

Writing Corner & GIIW! Writers Conference
4471 Michael Ave, Beamsville
Ontario, L0R 1B5, Canada
Tel: +1 905 563 9767
Dates: SEPTEMBER

The Publishing Game Annual Conference
Peanut Butter & Jelly Press, PO Box 239, Newton
MA 02459
Tel /fax: +1 617 630 0945 or tel: 800 408 6226
Dates: SEPTEMBER 2nd - 4th

National Federation Of Press Women Conference
PO Box 5556, Arlington
VA 22205
Tel: +1 703 534 2500
Dates: SEPTEMBER 13th - 15th

South West Writers Conference
8200 Mountain Rd, Ste 106, Albuquerque
NM 87110
Tel /fax: +1 505 265 9485 / 9483
Dates: SEPTEMBER 20th - 23rd

Words & Music: A Literary Feast In New Orleans
632 Pirate's Alley, New Orleans
Louisanna 70116
Tel /fax: +1 504 586 1612 / 522 9725
Dates: SEPTEMBER 20th - 24th

Lost State Writers Conference
PO Box 1442, Greeneville
Tennessee 37744
Tel: +1 423 636 6738
Dates: SEPTEMBER 21st -24th

Columbus Writers Conference
PO Box 20548, Columbus
Ohio 43220
Tel /fax: +1 614 451 3075 / 0174
Dates: SEPTEMBER 28th - 29th

Flathead River Writers Conference
PO Box 7711, Kalispell
Montana 59904
Dates: 30th SETPTEMBER - 5th OCTOBER

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Golden Rod Writers Conference
219 Kingwood Street, Morgantown
West Virginia 26501
Tel /fax: +1 304 296 0186 / 293 6957
Dates: OCTOBER 19th - 21st

American Film Institute Festival
2021 N Western Ave, Los Angeles
CA 90027
Tel /fax: +1 213 856 7600 / 7628
Dates: NOVEMBER

Moab Writers Conference
59 South Main PMB 123, Moab
Utah 84532
moabpoets@hotmail.com
Dates: NOVEMBER 15th - 18th

North Carolina Writers Network Conference
PO Box 954, Carrboro
NC 27510
Tel /fax: +1 919 967 9540 / 929 0535
Dates: NOVEMBER 16th - 18th

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Vintage Hudson Valley Travel Writers Conference
PO Box 288, Irvington
NY 10533
Tel/Fax: +1 914 591 4503 / 4510
Dates: NOVEMBER 29th - DECEMBER 2nd

Words & Music: A Literary Festival In New Orleans
632 Pirates Alley, New Orleans
Louisanna 70116
Tel /Fax: +1 504 586 1612 / 522 9725
Dates: DECEMBER 6th - 10th

Young Playwrights Inc
306 West 38th Street, #300 New York
NY 10018
Tel /fax: +1 594 5440 / 5441
Dates: JANUARY '02

San Miguel Poetry Week
PO Box 171, Cooper Station, New York
NY 10276
Tel /Fax: +1 212 439 5104 / 477 9380
Dates: JANUARY 6th - 11th '02

Key West Literary Seminar
4 Portside Lane, Searsport
Maine 04974
Tel /Fax: +1 888 293 9291
Dates: JANUARY 10th - 20th '02

Society Of SW Authors Writers Conference
Hoilday Inn Palo Verde, 4550 S Palo Verde Blvd, Tucson
Arizona 85714
Tel/ Fax: +1 520 546 9382 / 296 0409
Dates: JANUARY 18th - 19th '02

Kauai Writers Conference
1724 S. Canfield Ave, Los Angeles
CA 90035
Tel: +1 800 637 6856
Dates: JANUARY 19th - 24th '02

 

 

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