Guide to Literary Agents - No More Excuses: Find a Writers' Conference Near You

I know how important writers conferences are to writers. They energize us, allow us to network, and give us the chance to meet agents face to face and increase the chances of snagging one exponentially.

That's why I have listed about two dozen conferences below. I have tried to find at least conference for every state that's either smallish in size or population, so people can no longer use the excuse, "Well I would but there's none around here." The only state without a conference is South Dakota. Note: Not all states are listed here, because plenty of states have multiple conferences and finding them should be no problem.

Here you go:

Alabama: Writing Today, Birmingham, AL
Alaska: Alaska Writers Guild Speculative Fiction Conference, Anchorage, AK
Arkansas: Ozark Creative Writers Conference, Eureka Springs, AR; Arkansas Writers Conference (PDF), Little Rock, AR
Connecticut: Wesleyan Writers' Conference, Middletown, CT
DC: Washington Writers' Conference, Washington, DC
Delaware: Writers at the Beach: Seaglass Writers' Conference, Rehoboth Beach, DE
Hawaii: Maui Writers Conference, Honolulu, HI
Idaho: Idaho Writers League Writers' Conference, location varies; Sun Valley Writers Conference, Sun Valley, ID
Indiana: Midwest Writers Workshop, Muncie, IN
Kansas: Kansas Writers' Association's Scene of the Crime Conference, Wichita, KS
Kentucky: Kentucky Christian Writers' Conference, Elizabethtown, KY; Kentucky Women Writers' Conference, Lexington, KY
Louisiana: Words & Music, New Orleans, LA
Maine: Writers' Conference at Ocean Park, Ocean Park, ME
Mississippi: Mississippi Writers Guild Writers Conference, Vicksburg, MS
Montana: Flathead River Writers Conference, Whitefish, MT
Nebraska: Nebraska Summer Writers' Conference, Lincoln, NE
Nevada: Las Vegas Writers' Conference, Henderson, NV
New Hampshire: Keene State College Writers Conference, Keene, NH; Seacoast Writers Association Conference, Chester, NH
North Dakota: University of North Dakota Writers' Conference, Grand Forks, ND
Ohio: Columbus Writers' Conference, Columbus, OH; Northwest Ohio Writers Conference, Toledo, OH; Cleveland Rocks Romance Writing Contest, Strongsville, OH
Oklahoma: Oklahoma Writers Federation Annual Conference, Midwest City, OK
Rhode Island: Northeastern Writers' Conference, Bristol, RI
South Dakota: None!
Utah: BYU Writing and Illustrating For Young Readers Workshop, Provo, UT
West Virginia: West Virginia Writers Spring Conference, Ripley, WV; West Virginia Writers Workshop, Huntington, WV
Wyoming: Jackson Hole Writers Conference, Jackson, WY

By the way, there are several conferences in Canada, as well. I've also found international conference (with English-speaking presenters) in Paris, Italy, Geneva and Tokyo. Note that cities (locations) can change year to year. For example, the Pennwriters Conference (PA) has its conference each year in a different city around the Keystone State.

Writers' Conferences

5/5/2008 3:30:39 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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