
Writing Conferences 2016
(July – December)
Be sure to check back often as I will continue to add to this list when I find new writing conferences. Please note that this is not an all-inclusive list, so if I missed your writing conference, e-mail me the particulars at contact@writedivas.com or leave a comment below and I’ll add it.
For events scheduled for the first half of 2016, please click through to the January through June page.
July
Jul. 5-9, 2016 – ThrillerFest XI, New York City, NY
Jul. 9-16, 2016 – Antioch Writers’ Workshop Summer Program, Yellow Springs, OH
Jul. 10-17, 2016 – Tin House Summer Writers’ Workshop, Newport, OR
Jul. 13-16, 2016 – Romance Writers of America Annual Conference, San Diego, CA
Jul. 15-17, 2016 – 2016 AWC Writers Conference, Birmingham, AL
Jul. 16, 2016 – All Write Now! Writers’ Conference, Cape Girardeau, MO
Jul. 20-24, 2016 – Writing the Rockies 2016, Gunnison, CO
Jul. 21-23, 2016 – Midwest Writers Workshop, Muncie, IN
Jul. 21-24, 2016 – West Virginia Writers’ Workshop, Morgantown, WV
Jul. 24-29, 2016 – Napa Valley Writers’ Conference, St. Helena, CA
Jul. 24-30, 2016 – Stonecoast Writers’ Conference, Portland, ME
Jul. 24-31, 2016 – Taos Summer Writers’ Conference, Santa Fé, NM
Jul. 28-31, 2016 – Cascade Writers Agent, Editor, Authors Critiques & Pitch Workshop, Kent, WA
Jul. 28-31, 2016 – Leap of Faith PNWA Conference, Seattle, WA
Jul. 28-31, 2016 – Mystery Writers Conference, Corte Madera, CA
Jul. 30, 2016 – NW Book Festival, Portland, OR
August
Aug. 1-2, 2016 – Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival, Edgartown & Chilmark, MA
Aug. 3-6, 2016 – Greater Philly Christian Writers Conference, Langhorne, PA
Aug. 4-7, 2016 – Cape Code Writers Center Conference, Hyannis, MA
Aug. 4-7, 2016 – Mendocino Coast Writers Conference, Fort Bragg, CA
Aug. 5-6, 2016 – Florida Authors & Publisher Association Conference, Orlando, FL
Aug. 6, 2016 – Chapter One Young Writers Conference, St. Charles, IL
Aug. 10-20, 016 – Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Ripton, VT
Aug. 11-14, 2016 – Writers’ Police Academy, Green Bay, WI
Aug. 12-13, 2016 – Mid-Atlantic Fiction Writers Institute Conference, Hagerstown, MD
Aug. 12-14, 2016 – Willamette Writers Conference, Portland, OR
Aug. 12-14, 2016 – Writer’s Digest Annual Conference, New York City, NY
Aug. 15-18, 2016 – Oregon Christian Writers Summer Conference, Jantzen Beach, OR
Aug. 18-21, 2016 – Killer Nashville Writers’ Conference, Nashville, TN
Aug. 20, 2016 – Mississippi Book Festival, Jackson, MS
Aug. 25-28, 2016 – American Christian Fiction Writers Conference, Nashville, TN
September
Sep. 3-4, 2016 – Decatur Book Festival, Decatur, GA
Sep. 12-18, 2016 – Brooklyn Book Festival, New York City, NY
Sep. 15-18, 2016 – Surprise Valley Writers’ Conference, Cedarville, CA
Sep. 16-17, 2016 – Kentucky Women Writers Conference, Lexington, KY
Sep. 23, 2016 – Penned Con 2016, St. Louis, MO
Sep. 23-24, 2016 – Ridgefield Writers Conference 2016, Ridgefield, CT
Sep. 23-25, 2016 – Chicago Writers Conference, Chicago, IL
Sep. 24, 2016 – Tallahassee Writers Conference, Tallahassee, FL
Sep. 30-Oct. 2, 2016 – Write on the Sound Writers’ Conference, Edmonds, WA
Sep. (TBD), 2016 – St. Louis Small Press Expo, St. Louis, MO
October
Oct. 6-8, 2016 – Ozark Creative Writers Conference, Eureka Springs, AR
Oct. 7-9, 2016 – Wik’16 Writing and Illustrating for Kids, Birmingham, AL
Oct. 15, 2016 – African American Author’s & Empowerment Expo, Timonium, MD
Oct. 15, 2016 – Carolina Book Fest, Charlotte, NC
Oct. (TBD), 2016 – Lit in the Lou, St. Louis, MO
November
Nov. 5-6, 2016 – Texas Book Festival, Austin, TX
Nov. 11-13, 2016 – La Jolla Writer’s Conference, La Jolla, CA
December
TBD
Sunriver Writer’s Summit, Sunriver, OR
January – June
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