Writers Conferences and Book Festivals
There are many excellent conferences for writers seeking to expand their writing skills, learn more about the business of publishing, connect with an agent or publisher, or just get inspiration and encouragement from published authors. These vary from large writers conferences with thousands of attendees to small, intimate writing retreats. The conferences and retreats offer a variety of training and opportunities for the attendees. You can click on the name of the conference to go to their website for more detailed information, but we have indicated some of the key types of content.
Writers - Conferences and retreats that provided training on the art of writing. Conferences which only have this indicator will have the strongest focus on helping you to be a better writer.
Publishing - These conferences will have classes in the business of publishing, especially on self-publishing. These classes often focus on ways to market your book.
Agents - Agents and acquisition editors from traditional publishers attend some conferences looking for excellent manuscripts. If it is indicated that there are agents at the conference, there will usually be some structured way for an author to pitch their manuscript to the agents and editors. These sessions fill up quickly so apply early. The quality of the agents and editors that attend the conferences will vary.
Festivals - A book festival is more of a celebration of books, but some may have writing conferences associated with them. Often there are opportunities for authors to do readings and/or sell their books at festivals.
Specialty - Unless otherwise indicated, the conferences and festivals listed here are for all genres of books. We do not list conferences that specialize in poetry.
Top Conferences - Conferences that we know to provide excellent curriculum and exceptional faculty are noted by the symbol.
Special Trade Shows - We have included some large book industry trade shows that may be useful to some authors and independent publishers. The primary purpose of these shows is to facilitate introducing new books to book retailers and libraries. These shows are becoming more open to small, independent publishers, including self-publishing authors.
UPDATES AND ADDITIONS: We use our best efforts to maintain this listing as accurately as possible. If your Conference or Festival is not listed or the information isn't up to date, please contact us by using the Conference Contact Form.
So which one is correct?
Is it Writers, Writer's or Writers'?
We follow the AWP and use Writers, but we leave each conference's listing as they use it.
Top | Name | Start Date* | Days | City | State | Country | Writers | Publishing | Agents | Festival | Specialty |
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![]() | Frankfurt Book Fair | 10/16/2019 | 5 | Frankfurt | Germany | Publishing | |||||
Writing by Writers Tomales Bay Workshop | 10/16/2019 | 5 | Marshall | CA | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Wordfest | 10/16/2019 | 8 | Calgary | AB | Canada | Festival | Nonfiction | ||||
Brattleboro Literary Festival | 10/17/2019 | 4 | Brattleboro | VT | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Whistler Writers Festival | 10/17/2019 | 4 | Whistler | BC | Canada | Writers | Publishing | Agents | |||
Florida Writers Assoc. Annual Conference | 10/17/2019 | 4 | Altamonte Springs | FL | U.S. | Writers | Agents | ||||
LitFest Alberta (Edmonton) | 10/17/2019 | 11 | Edmonton | AB | Canada | Festival | |||||
New Jersey Romance Writers Conference | 10/18/2019 | 2 | Iselin | NJ | U.S. | Writers | Romance | ||||
New England Romance Reader-Writer Conference | 10/18/2019 | 2 | Manchester | NH | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Fort Collins Book Festival | 10/18/2019 | 2 | Fort Collins | CO | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Emerald City Writers' Conference | 10/18/2019 | 3 | Bellevue | WA | U.S. | Writers | Romance | ||||
Las Vegas Book Festival | 10/19/2019 | 1 | Las Vegas | NV | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Read Up, Greenville | 10/19/2019 | 1 | Greenville | SC | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Boston Book Festival | 10/19/2019 | 2 | Boston | MA | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Declare Conference | 10/21/2019 | 3 | Richardson | TX | U.S. | Writers | Christian | ||||
The Vancouver Writers Fest | 10/21/2019 | 7 | Vancouver | BC | Canada | Festival | |||||
Chippewa Valley Book Festival | 10/21/2019 | 7 | Eau Claire | WI | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Toronto International Festival of Authors | 10/24/2019 | 10 | Toronto | ON | Canada | Festival | |||||
Surrey International Writers Conference | 10/25/2019 | 3 | Surrey | BC | Canada | Writers | Agents | ||||
La Jolla Writer's Conference | 10/25/2019 | 3 | La Jolla | CA | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Books by the Banks Book Festival | 10/26/2019 | 1 | Cincinnati | OH | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Texas Book Festival | 10/26/2019 | 2 | Austin | TX | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Bouchercon World Mystery Convention | 10/31/2019 | 4 | Dallas | TX | U.S. | Writers | Mystery | ||||
Northwest Georgia Writers Conference | 11/1/2019 | 2 | Calhoun | GA | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Booksl | 11/1/2019 | 2 | Waukesha | WI | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Baltimore Book Festival | 11/1/2019 | 3 | Baltimore | MD | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Wild Writers Literary Festival | 11/1/2019 | 3 | Waterloo | ON | Canada | Writers | |||||
Louisiana Book Festival | 11/2/2019 | 1 | Baton Rouge | LA | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Olympic Peninsula Christian Writers Conference | 11/2/2019 | 1 | Sequim | WA | U.S. | Writers | Christian | ||||
Jewish Book Fair | 11/2/2019 | 9 | Detroit | MI | U.S. | Festival | Jewish | ||||
Jewish Book Festival | 11/3/2019 | 11 | Rochester | NY | U.S. | Festival | Jewish | ||||
ECPA PUBu | 11/5/2019 | 2 | Nashville | TN | U.S. | Publishing | CBA - Christian | ||||
Kanab Writers Conference | 11/7/2019 | 3 | Kanab | UT | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Ohio Christian Writers Conference | 11/8/2019 | 2 | Ashville | OH | U.S. | Writers | Agents | Christian | |||
C.D. Wright Women Writers Conference | 11/8/2019 | 2 | Conway | AR | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Kauai Writers Conference | 11/8/2019 | 3 | Kauai | HI | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | Agents | |||
New England Crime Bake | 11/8/2019 | 3 | Woburn | MA | U.S. | Writers | Agents | Mystery | |||
Writing by Writers Manuscript Boot Camp | 11/8/2019 | 4 | Tahoe City | CA | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Portland Book Festival (formerly Wordstock) | 11/9/2019 | 1 | Portland | OR | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Red Clay Writers Conference | 11/9/2019 | 1 | Kennesaw | GA | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Kentucky Book Festival | 11/10/2019 | 7 | Lexington | KY | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Miami Book Fair | 11/22/2019 | 3 | Miami | FL | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway | 1/17/2020 | 4 | Atlantic City | NJ | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Writers in Paradise Conference | 1/18/2020 | 8 | St. Petersburg | FL | U.S. | Writers | |||||
![]() | ABA Winter Institute | 1/21/2020 | 4 | Baltimore | MD | U.S. | ABA | ||||
![]() | American Library Association Midwinter Meeting | 1/24/2020 | 5 | Philadelphia | PA | U.S. | ALA | ||||
![]() | Todos Santos Writers Workshop | 2/1/2020 | 8 | Todos Santos | Baja | Mexico | Writers | ||||
![]() | Tin House Winter Workshop (Nonfiction) | 2/7/2020 | 4 | Newport | OR | U.S. | Writers | ||||
SCBWI Winter Conference | 2/8/2020 | 2 | New York | NY | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | Children | |||
![]() | International Writers' Conference & Literary Festival | 2/12/2020 | 5 | San Miguel de Allende | GTO | Mexico | Writers | Agents | |||
Amelia Island Book Festival | 2/13/2020 | 3 | Amelia Isalnd | FL | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Savannah Book Festival | 2/13/2020 | 4 | Savannah | GA | U.S. | Festival | |||||
![]() | San Francisco Writers Conference | 2/13/2020 | 5 | San Francisco | CA | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | Agents | ||
Southern California Writers' Conference | 2/14/2020 | 3 | San Diego | CA | U.S. | Writers | Agents | ||||
The Florida Heritage Book Festival and Writers Conference | 2/20/2020 | 3 | St. Augustine | FL | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | Agents | Festival | ||
PubWest | 2/20/2020 | 3 | Portland | OR | U.S. | Publishing | |||||
![]() | Tin House Winter Workshop (Novel) | 2/21/2020 | 4 | Newport | OR | U.S. | Writers | ||||
North Carolina Book Festival | 2/28/2020 | 4 | Raleigh | NC | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Canyon Crest Academy Writers' Conference | 2/29/2020 | Not Set | San Diego | CA | U.S. | Writers | High School | ||||
![]() | AWP Writers' Conference and Bookfair | 3/4/2020 | 4 | San Antonio | TX | U.S. | Writers | ||||
![]() | AWP Writers' Conference and Bookfair | 3/4/2020 | 4 | San Antonio | TX | U.S. | Festival | ||||
The Dahlonega Book Festival | 3/6/2020 | 2 | Dahlonega | GA | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Highlands Writers Conference | 3/7/2020 | 1 | Cartersville | GA | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Bay to Ocean Writers Conference | 3/7/2020 | 1 | Wye Mills | MD | U.S. | Writers | |||||
![]() | London Book Fair | 3/10/2020 | 3 | London | U.K. | Publishing | Festival | ||||
Left Coast Crime's Annual Mystery Convention | 3/11/2020 | 6 | San Diego | CA | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | Agents | Crime | ||
Writing by Writers Workshop at Boulder | 3/13/2020 | 3 | Boulder | CO | U.S. | Writers | |||||
The Tucson Festival of Books | 3/14/2020 | 2 | Tucson | AZ | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Virginia Festival of the Book | 3/18/2020 | 5 | Charlottesville | VA | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Palm Beach Book Festival | 3/20/2020 | 2 | Palm Beach | FL | U.S. | Festival | |||||
UND Writers Conference | 3/25/2020 | 3 | Grand Forks | ND | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Blue Lake Christian Writers Retreat | 3/25/2020 | 4 | Andalusia | AL | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Montclair Literary Festival | 3/25/2020 | 5 | Montclair | NJ | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Tennessee Williams - New Orleans Literary Festival | 3/25/2020 | 5 | New Orleans | LA | U.S. | Festival | |||||
![]() | UW-Madison's Writer's Institute | 3/26/2020 | 4 | Madison | WI | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | |||
SleuthFest | 3/26/2020 | 4 | Boca Raton | FL | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | Agents | Mystery | ||
Black Writers on Tour | 3/28/2020 | 1 | Carson | CA | U.S. | Festival | |||||
![]() | Southern Kentucky Writers' Conference and Bookfest | 3/30/2020 | 2 | Bowling Green | KY | U.S. | Writers | Festival | |||
Pawleys Island Writers' Conference | 3/31/2020 | Not Set | Pawleys Island | SC | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Jambalaya Writers' Conference | 3/31/2020 | Not Set | Houma | LA | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Write Stuff Writers Conference | 3/31/2020 | Not Set | Bethlehem | PA | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Montclair Literary Festival - Writing Workshopsl | 3/31/2020 | Not Set | Montclair | NJ | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Liberty States Fiction Writers Conference | 3/31/2020 | Not Set | Iselin | NJ | U.S. | Writers | Agents | ||||
Oxford Conference for the Book | 4/1/2020 | 3 | Oxford | MS | U.S. | Festival | |||||
![]() | IBPA Publishing University | 4/3/2020 | 2 | Redondo Beach | CA | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | |||
Word of South Festival of Literature and Music | 4/3/2020 | 3 | Tallahassee | FL | U.S. | Festival | |||||
![]() | Grub Street's Muse and the Marketplace Conference | 4/3/2020 | 3 | Boston | MA | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | |||
![]() | Mount Hermon Christian Writer's Conference | 4/3/2020 | 5 | Mount Hermon | CA | U.S. | Writers | Agents | Christian | ||
San Antonio Book Festival | 4/4/2020 | 1 | San Antonio | TX | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Norwescon | 4/9/2020 | 4 | SeaTac | WA | U.S. | Writers | Festival | Science Fiction | |||
International Book Fair of Quebec | 4/15/2020 | 5 | Quebec City | QC | Canada | Festival | French | ||||
StokerCon Horror Writers Conference | 4/16/2020 | 4 | Scarborough | U.K. | Writers | Horror | |||||
Chanticleer Authors Conference | 4/17/2020 | 3 | Bellingham | WA | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | Festival | |||
Los Angeles Festival of Books | 4/18/2020 | 2 | Los Angeles | CA | U.S. | Festival | |||||
ASJA's Annual Writers Conference | 4/19/2020 | 2 | New York | NY | U.S. | Writers | Nonfiction | ||||
Unbound Book Festival | 4/23/2020 | 3 | Columbia | MO | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Six Bridges Book Festival (f/k/a Arkansas Literary Festival) | 4/23/2020 | 4 | Little Rock | AR | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Write Well, Sell Well Retreat | 4/24/2020 | 3 | Piedmont | OK | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Midwest Literary Walk | 4/25/2020 | 1 | Chelsea | MI | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Alabama Book Festival | 4/30/2020 | Not Set | Montgomery | AL | U.S. | Festival | |||||
North East Texas Writers' Organization Writers Conference | 4/30/2020 | Not Set | Mt. Pleasant | TX | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | ||||
Las Vegas Writers Conference | 4/30/2020 | Not Set | Las Vegas | NV | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | ||||
Johnston County Writers Conference | 4/30/2020 | Not Set | Selma | NC | U.S. | Writers | |||||
North Texas Book Festival | 4/30/2020 | Not Set | Denton | TX | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Orcas Island Lit Fest | 4/30/2020 | Not Set | Orcas Island | WA | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Writing On the Door: Fiction Conference | 5/1/2020 | 2 | Fish Creek | WI | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | Agents | |||
Missouri Writers' Guild Annual Conference | 5/1/2020 | 3 | St. Louis | MO | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Bay Area Book Festival | 5/2/2020 | 2 | Berkeley | CA | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Lakefly Writers Conference | 5/8/2020 | 2 | Oshkosh | WI | U.S. | Writers | Agents | ||||
Word Play | 5/9/2020 | 2 | Minneapolis | MN | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Colorado Christian Writers Conference | 5/13/2020 | 4 | Estes Park | CO | U.S. | Writers | Christian | ||||
Creative Ink Festival for Writers, Readers, and Artist | 5/15/2020 | 3 | Burnaby | BC | Canada | Writers | Publishing | ||||
Gaithersburg Book Festival | 5/16/2020 | 1 | Gaithersburg | MD | U.S. | Festival | |||||
![]() | Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference | 5/24/2020 | 5 | Asheville | NC | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | Agents | Christian | |
![]() | BEA - BookExpo America | 5/27/2020 | 3 | New York | NY | U.S. | Publishing | ||||
![]() | New York Book Rights Fair | 5/27/2020 | 3 | New York | NY | U.S. | Publishing | ||||
![]() | Bear River Writers' Conference | 5/28/2020 | 5 | Walloon Lake | MI | U.S. | Writers | ||||
BookCon At BEA | 5/30/2020 | 2 | New York | NY | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Great American Book Festival | 5/31/2020 | Not Set | Rapid City | SD | U.S. | Writers | Agents | Festival | |||
Word on the Lake Writers' Festival | 5/31/2020 | Not Set | Salmon Arm | BC | Canada | Writers | |||||
Pennwriters Conference | 5/31/2020 | Not Set | Pittsburgh | PA | U.S. | Writers | Agents | ||||
Writefest | 5/31/2020 | Not Set | Houston | TX | U.S. | Writers | |||||
![]() | Bread Loaf Environmental Writers' Conference | 5/31/2020 | Not Set | Ripton | VT | U.S. | Writers | Environment | |||
Maine Crime Wave | 5/31/2020 | Not Set | Portland | ME | U.S. | Writers | Crime | ||||
![]() | Northern Colorado Writers Conference | 5/31/2020 | Not Set | Fort Collins | CO | U.S. | Writers | Agents | |||
Oklahoma Writers Conference | 5/31/2020 | Not Set | Oklahoma City | OK | U.S. | Writers | |||||
![]() | Pikes Peak Writers' Conference | 5/31/2020 | Not Set | Colorado Springs | CO | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | Agents | ||
Bronx Book Fair | 5/31/2020 | Not Set | Bronx | NY | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Hawai'i Book & Music Festival | 5/31/2020 | Not Set | Honolulu | HI | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Literary Hill Bookfest | 5/31/2020 | Not Set | Washington | DC | U.S. | Festival | |||||
PEN World Voices Festival | 5/31/2020 | Not Set | New York | NY | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Nonfiction Writers Conference | 5/31/2020 | Not Set | online | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | Nonfiction | ||||
Miami Writers Institute | 5/31/2020 | Not Set | Miami | FL | U.S. | Writers | |||||
LDStorymakers Writers Conference | 5/31/2020 | Not Set | Provo | UT | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | LDS | |||
Creative Nonfiction Writers' Conference | 5/31/2020 | Not Set | Pittsburgh | PA | U.S. | Writers | Agents | Nonfiction | |||
The Writer's Hotel Master Class | 6/3/2020 | 7 | New York | NY | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Printers Row Lit Fest | 6/6/2020 | 2 | Chicago | IL | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference | 6/12/2020 | 5 | Homer | AK | U.S. | Writers | Agents | ||||
![]() | DFW Writers Conference | 6/13/2020 | 2 | Hurst | TX | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | Agents | ||
Write-by-the-Lake Writer's Workshop and Retreat | 6/15/2020 | 5 | Madison | WI | U.S. | Writers | |||||
![]() | Santa Barbara Writers Conference | 6/15/2020 | 6 | Santa Barbara | CA | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | Agents | ||
![]() | Western Writers of America Convention | 6/17/2020 | 4 | Rapid City | SD | U.S. | Writers | Agents | Westerns | ||
Write-to-Publish Conference | 6/17/2020 | 4 | Wheaton | IL | U.S. | Writers | Christian | ||||
![]() | American Library Association Annual Conference | 6/25/2020 | 6 | Chicago | IL | U.S. | ALA | ||||
Iowa Summer Writing Festival | 6/30/2020 | Not Set | Iowa City | IA | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Nantucket Book Festival | 6/30/2020 | Not Set | Nantucket | MA | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Writers' Guild of Alberta Annual Conference | 6/30/2020 | Not Set | Edmonton | AB | Canada | Writers | |||||
Southeastern Writers Workshop | 6/30/2020 | Not Set | St. Simons Island | GA | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Bronx Book Festival | 6/30/2020 | Not Set | Bronx | NY | U.S. | Festival | |||||
West Texas Writers' Academy | 6/30/2020 | Not Set | Canyon | TX | U.S. | Writers | Agents | ||||
![]() | Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference | 6/30/2020 | Not Set | Bemidji | MN | U.S. | Writers | ||||
Chautauqua Writers' Festival | 6/30/2020 | Not Set | Chautauqua | NY | U.S. | Writers | |||||
SoCal Christian Writers' Conference | 6/30/2020 | Not Set | Fullerton | CA | U.S. | Writers | Christian | ||||
Chuckanut Writers Conference | 6/30/2020 | Not Set | Bellingham | WA | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Chesapeake Writers' Conference | 6/30/2020 | Not Set | St. Mary's City | MD | U.S. | Writers | |||||
![]() | ABA Children's Institute | 6/30/2020 | Not Set | Pittsburgh | PA | U.S. | Children | ||||
![]() | Jackson Hole Writers Conference | 6/30/2020 | Not Set | Jackson Hole | WY | U.S. | Writers | ||||
Campbell Conference | 6/30/2020 | Not Set | Kansas City | MO | U.S. | Writers | Science Fiction | ||||
Writers' League of Texas Agents & Editors Conference | 6/30/2020 | Not Set | Austin | TX | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | Agents | |||
Thrillerfest | 7/7/2020 | 5 | New York | NY | U.S. | Writers | Agents | Festival | Thrillers | ||
![]() | Tin House Summer Workshop | 7/11/2020 | 9 | Portland | OR | U.S. | Writers | ||||
Saskatchewan Festival of Words | 7/16/2020 | 4 | Moose Jaw | SK | Canada | Writers | Festival | ||||
![]() | Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference | 7/17/2020 | 3 | Denton | TX | U.S. | Writers | Agents | Nonfiction | ||
![]() | Sun Valley Writers' Conference | 7/18/2020 | 4 | Sun Valley | ID | U.S. | Writers | ||||
Detroit Festival of Books | 7/19/2020 | 1 | Detroit | MI | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Northwestern Christian Writers Conference | 7/24/2020 | 2 | Saint Paul | MN | U.S. | Writers | Christian | ||||
![]() | Romance Writers of America Annual Conference | 7/29/2020 | 4 | San Francisco | CA | U.S. | Writers | Agents | Romance | ||
Writing On The Door: Food Writing Conference | 7/31/2020 | 3 | Fish Creek | WI | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | Agents | |||
She Speaks Conference | 7/31/2020 | 3 | Concord | NC | U.S. | Writers | Christian | ||||
Southampton Writers Conference | 7/31/2020 | Not Set | Southampton | NY | U.S. | Writers | MFA | ||||
Elephant Mountain Literary Festival | 7/31/2020 | Not Set | Nelson | BC | Canada | Writers | Festival | ||||
West Virginia Writers' Workshop | 7/31/2020 | Not Set | Morgantown | WV | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Denman Island Readers & Writers Festival | 7/31/2020 | Not Set | Denman Island | BC | Canada | Writers | Festival | ||||
Payson Book Festival | 7/31/2020 | Not Set | Payson | AZ | U.S. | Festival | |||||
![]() | Napa Valley Writers' Conference | 7/31/2020 | Not Set | St. Helena | CA | U.S. | Writers | ||||
Bookstock Literary Festival | 7/31/2020 | Not Set | Woodstock | VT | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Cape Cod Writers Center Conference | 7/31/2020 | Not Set | Hyannis | MA | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts | 8/13/2020 | 4 | Sechelt | BC | Canada | Writers | Festival | ||||
![]() | Writer's Digest Annual Conference | 8/13/2020 | 4 | New York | NY | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | Agents | ||
When Words Collide | 8/14/2020 | 3 | Calgary | AB | Canada | Writers | Festival | ||||
Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference | 8/14/2020 | 3 | Los Angeles | CA | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | Agents | |||
Writers at Woody Point | 8/18/2020 | 6 | Norris Point | NL | Canada | Writers | Festival | ||||
Killer Nashville Writers' Conference | 8/20/2020 | 4 | Nashville | TN | U.S. | Writers | Agents | Mystery | |||
Creatures, Crimes & Creativity | 8/28/2020 | 3 | Columbia | MD | U.S. | Festival | Genre Fiction | ||||
Writers' Police Academy | 8/31/2020 | Not Set | Raleigh | NC | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Florida Authors & Publishers Annual Conference | 8/31/2020 | Not Set | Orlando | FL | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | ||||
Willamette Writers Conference | 8/31/2020 | Not Set | Portland | OR | U.S. | Writers | Agents | ||||
North Carolina Christian Writers Conference | 8/31/2020 | Not Set | Liberty | NC | U.S. | Writers | Agents | Christian | |||
Book Passages Travel Writers & Photographers Conference | 8/31/2020 | Not Set | Corte Madera | CA | U.S. | Writers | Travel | ||||
![]() | SCBWI Summer Conference | 8/31/2020 | Not Set | Los Angeles | CA | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | Children | ||
Oregon Christian Writers Conference | 8/31/2020 | Not Set | Portland | OR | U.S. | Writers | Agents | Christian | |||
![]() | Bread Loaf Writers' Conference | 8/31/2020 | Not Set | Ripton | VT | U.S. | Writers | ||||
Mississippi Book Festival | 8/31/2020 | Not Set | Jackson | MS | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference | 8/31/2020 | Not Set | Corte Madera | CA | U.S. | Writers | Mystery | ||||
HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction Writers | 8/31/2020 | Not Set | Lancaster | PA | U.S. | Writers | Nonfiction | ||||
![]() | Library of Congress National Book Festival | 8/31/2020 | Not Set | Washington | DC | U.S. | Festival | ||||
WriterCon | 9/4/2020 | 3 | Oklahoma City | OK | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Decatur Book Festival | 9/4/2020 | 3 | Decatur | GA | U.S. | Writers | Festival | ||||
![]() | Southern Independent Booksellers Association | 9/11/2020 | 3 | New Orleans | LA | U.S. | Regional ABA | ||||
Digital Book World | 9/14/2020 | 4 | Nashville | TN | U.S. | Publishing | |||||
Penned Con | 9/17/2020 | 3 | St. Louis | MO | U.S. | Writers | Festival | ||||
Alaska Writers Guild Annual Conference (SCBWI & RWA) | 9/18/2020 | 2 | Anchorage | AK | U.S. | Writers | Agents | ||||
Southern California Writers' Conference | 9/18/2020 | 3 | Irvine | CA | U.S. | Writers | Agents | ||||
Novelists Inc. (NINC) Conference | 9/23/2020 | 5 | St. Petersburg | FL | U.S. | Writers | Agents | Fiction | |||
![]() | Central Coast Writers Conference | 9/24/2020 | 3 | San Luis Obispo | CA | U.S. | Writers | ||||
![]() | PNWA Summer Conference | 9/24/2020 | 4 | Seattle | WA | U.S. | Writers | Agents | |||
History Book Festival | 9/25/2020 | 2 | Lewes | DE | U.S. | Festival | History | ||||
Harbor Springs Festival of the Book | 9/25/2020 | 3 | Harbor Springs | MI | U.S. | Festival | |||||
![]() | Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association | 9/30/2020 | 3 | Tacoma | WA | U.S. | Regional ABA | ||||
Montana Book Festival | 9/30/2020 | Not Set | Missoula | MT | U.S. | Writers | Festival | ||||
New York Pitch Conference | 9/30/2020 | Not Set | New York | NY | U.S. | Writers | Agents | ||||
Kentucky Women Writers Conference | 9/30/2020 | Not Set | Lexington | KY | U.S. | Writers | |||||
![]() | Northern California Independent Booksellers Association | 9/30/2020 | Not Set | Burlingame | CA | U.S. | Regional ABA | ||||
Washington Island Literary Festival | 9/30/2020 | Not Set | Washington Island | WI | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Columbus Writers Guild Writers Conference | 9/30/2020 | Not Set | Columbus | GA | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Oklahoma Book Festival | 9/30/2020 | Not Set | Oklahoma City | OK | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Bookfest St. Louis | 9/30/2020 | Not Set | St. Louis | MO | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Brooklyn Book Festival | 9/30/2020 | Not Set | Brooklyn | NY | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Toronto Book & Magazine Festival | 9/30/2020 | Not Set | Toronto | ON | Canada | Festival | |||||
![]() | Bread Loaf in Sicily | 9/30/2020 | Not Set | Erice | Sicily | Italy | Writers | ||||
WORD Vancouver | 9/30/2020 | Not Set | Vancouver | BC | Canada | Festival | |||||
American Christian Fiction Writers Annual Conference | 9/30/2020 | Not Set | San Antonio | TX | U.S. | Writers | Christian | ||||
Florence Festival of Books | 9/30/2020 | Not Set | Florence | OR | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers - Colorado Gold Conf. | 9/30/2020 | Not Set | Denver | CO | U.S. | Writers | Agents | Fiction | |||
Kerrytown Book Festival | 9/30/2020 | Not Set | Ann Arbor | MI | U.S. | Festival | |||||
West Virginia Book Festival | 10/2/2020 | 2 | Charleston | WV | U.S. | Writers | Festival | ||||
South Dakota Festival of Books | 10/2/2020 | 3 | Brookings | SD | U.S. | Writers | Festival | ||||
Write on the Sound Writers' Conference | 10/2/2020 | 3 | Edmonds | WA | U.S. | Writers | |||||
Iowa City Book Festival | 10/5/2020 | 7 | Iowa City | IA | U.S. | Festival | World | ||||
Morristown Festival of Books | 10/9/2020 | 2 | Morristown | NJ | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Women Writing the West Conference | 10/15/2020 | 4 | Colorado Springs | CO | U.S. | Writers | Agents | Am. West | |||
Bouchercon World Mystery Convention | 10/15/2020 | 4 | Sacramento | CA | U.S. | Writers | Mystery | ||||
Burlington Book Festival | 10/31/2020 | Not Set | Burlington | VT | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Harrisburg Book Festival | 10/31/2020 | Not Set | Harrisburg | PA | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Williamsburg Book Festival | 10/31/2020 | Not Set | Williamsburg | VA | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Wisconsin Book Festival | 10/31/2020 | Not Set | Madison | WI | U.S. | Festival | |||||
![]() | New England Independent Booksellers Association | 10/31/2020 | Not Set | Providence | RI | U.S. | Regional ABA | ||||
![]() | Heartland Fall Forum | 10/31/2020 | Not Set | Cleveland | OH | U.S. | Regional ABA | ||||
Moonlight & Magnolias Writers' Conference | 10/31/2020 | Not Set | Atlanta | GA | U.S. | Writers | Agents | Romance | |||
Fall Literary Festival | 10/31/2020 | Not Set | Youngstown | OH | U.S. | Writers | Festival | ||||
Deep Valley Book Festival | 10/31/2020 | Not Set | Mankato | MN | U.S. | Festival | |||||
![]() | Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association | 10/31/2020 | Not Set | Denver | CO | U.S. | Regional ABA | ||||
Ozark Creative Writers' Conference | 10/31/2020 | Not Set | Eureka Springs | AR | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | ||||
Fall for the Book | 10/31/2020 | Not Set | Fairfax | VA | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Historical Writers of America Conference | 10/31/2020 | Not Set | Williamsburg | VA | U.S. | Writers | History | ||||
Litquake | 10/31/2020 | Not Set | San Francisco | CA | U.S. | Festival | |||||
The Southern Festival of Books | 10/31/2020 | Not Set | Nashville | TN | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Great Valley Bookfest | 10/31/2020 | Not Set | Manteca | CA | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Twin Cities Book Festival | 10/31/2020 | Not Set | Minneapolis | MN | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Buck County Book Fest | 10/31/2020 | Not Set | Doylestown | PA | U.S. | Festival | |||||
![]() | New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association | 10/31/2020 | Not Set | Cherry Hill | NJ | U.S. | Regional ABA | ||||
InD'Scribe Indie Author and Reader Conference | 10/31/2020 | Not Set | Burbank | CA | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | Romance | |||
Writing On The Door: Nature and Environmental Writing Conference | 11/8/2020 | 3 | Fish Creek | WI | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | Agents | |||
Sanibel Island Writers Conference | 11/30/2020 | Not Set | Sanibel Island | FL | U.S. | Writers | |||||
![]() | American Library Association Midwinter Meeting | 1/22/2021 | 5 | Indianapolis | IN | U.S. | ALA | ||||
![]() | AWP Writers' Conference and Bookfair | 3/3/2021 | 4 | Kansas City | MO | U.S. | Writers | ||||
![]() | AWP Writers' Conference and Bookfair | 3/3/2021 | 4 | Kansas City | MO | U.S. | Festival | ||||
The Augusta Literary Festival | 3/31/2021 | Not Set | Augusta | GA | U.S. | Festival | |||||
Sidney and Peninsula Literary Festival | 4/30/2021 | Not Set | Victoria | BC | Canada | Festival | |||||
Tri-Valley Writers Conference | 4/30/2021 | Not Set | Pleasanton | CA | U.S. | Writers | Publishing | ||||
![]() | American Library Association Annual Conference | 6/24/2021 | 6 | Chicago | IL | U.S. | ALA | ||||
Bouchercon World Mystery Convention | 8/24/2021 | 5 | New Orleans | LA | U.S. | Writers | Mystery | ||||
![]() | AWP Writers' Conference and Bookfair | 3/23/2022 | 4 | Philadelphia | PA | U.S. | Writers | ||||
![]() | AWP Writers' Conference and Bookfair | 3/23/2022 | 4 | Philadelphia | PA | U.S. | Festival | ||||
Bouchercon World Mystery Convention | 9/8/2022 | 4 | Minneapolis | MN | U.S. | Writers | Mystery |
*Always check the conference website for the latest information and to confirm the dates. Some of the dates we have listed are placeholders (indicated by "Not Set") if the conference has not announced the dates for next year's sessions. This list is updated monthly.