Events

WriteStuff - Writers conferences and resources for aspiring authors.
http://writestuffwriters.com

Annual Ozark Creative Writers Conference - The official Web site of OCW, annual conference in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Conference and contest information online.
http://www.ozarkcreativewriters.org/

Maui Writers Conference - Learn the craft of writing and screenwriting from best-selling authors and award winning screenwriters. Interact with top agents in film and publishing, while enjoying Maui's tropical paradise. Sept. 1st to 4th, 2000.
http://www.mauiwriters.com

Frankfurt Book Fair - This year's Frankfurt Book Fair will take place from 9 - 14 October 2002.
http://www.frankfurt-book-fair.com/

Queens Book Fair - An annual book fair held in New York City, USA. Geared to book distribution.
http://www.queensbookfair.com

Southern California Writers' Conference - 14th annual conference: Presidents' Day Weekend, Feb 18-21, 2000.
http://www.writersconference.com/

National Novel Writing Month - NaNoWriMo is an annual (November) novel writing project that brings together professional and amateur writers from all over the world.
http://www.nanowrimo.org/

Wordsmitten - Monthly conference report finds and rates workshops and conferences where writers meet editors and agents. New, reviews, and interviews for publishing community.
http://www.wordsmitten.com

Backspace Writers Conference - Annual conference for the Backspace writers community, offering a meeting place for writers in all genres, editors and publishers.
http://www.backspacewritersconference.com

Annual Writers Institute - An annual two day summer conference for fiction and nonfiction writers. Held on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/lsa/writing/awi

Desert Dreams Writers Conference - A conference for writers of all levels of experience and various genres featuring in-depth workshops, and hands-on sessions. Sponsored by the Phoenix, Arizona chapter of Romance Writers of America.
http://www.desertroserwa.org/conference.htm

North Carolina Literary Festival - A spring event with a goal to promote reading and writing and to spotlight the literature of the American South, especially North Carolina.
http://www.lib.unc.edu/NClitfest/

SWA Annual Writers Conference - SWA sponsors a week-long conference in June every year on St. Simons Island, Georgia.
http://www.southeasternwriters.com/conference.htm

Writers and Editors/ One-on-One - Features annual conference of Chicago Writers and Editors/ One-on-One conference.
http://www.magazinewriters.com/

NaNoWriYe.com - National Novel Writing Year. Starting December 10th, join a club for the word count you are aiming for. Then start writing. Track your progress with others working on the same goals.
http://www.nanowriye.com/

Book Expo America - Formerly known as the American Booksellers Association Convention and Trade Exhibit. An event serving the book market.
http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/

Romancing the Rockies Conference - Bi-Annual conference in Denver. Information about workshops, editor/agent appointments, and critiques.
http://www.coloradoromancewriters.org/conference.html

Write-to-Publish Conference - Focused for the Christian market, this annual conference offers classes for beginners through professionals, meetings with editors, manuscript evaluations and a tour of a publishing house. Faculty is mostly editors.
http://www.writetopublish.com

Mendocino Coast Writers Conference - Workshops for writers of all genres. Meet literary agents and publishers, participate in a variety of intensive workshops, one-on-one conferences with writers and agents.
http://www.geocities.com/~2mcwc/

Whidbey Island Writers Conference - Annual writers' conference on Whidbey Island, Washington, produced by the Whidbey Island Writers Association. Classes, workshops, and readings in an island setting.
http://www.writeonwhidbey.org/Conference/

Prague Writers' Festival - Official site, featuring video clips and details about the program, author profiles, interviews, and a history.
http://www.pwf.cz/

Hurston-Wright Black Writers' Week - July 14-20, 2002 in Washington, DC. The nation's only multi-genre summer writer's workshop for writers of African descent.
http://www.hurston-wright.org/hw_writers_week.shtml

ICE Escape Writers Convention - This 3-day writers convention will teach publishing, marketing, promotion, distribution, printing.
http://www.conevents.com/page/ie/main.asp

StoryCon - A multidisciplinary wealth of information on all aspects of story. Conference on the art, science and application of story. Based in the US.
http://www.storycon.org

Jerusalem International Book Fair - The JIBF hosts book trade professionals from around the world who come to meet with each other in an intimate setting, allowing them to sell books, create new projects and talk the business of books.
http://www.jerusalembookfair.com/

Writers Events.com - A calendar for all writers and publishers. Daily, weekly, monthly or annual listings of promotional events, meetings, group activities, speakers.
http://writersevents.com

Tin House Summer Writers Workshop - Tin House Magazine hosts a writing conference every July at Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
http://www.tinhouse.com/workshop/

Columbus Writers Conference - The annual conference presents an exciting range of fiction and nonfiction topics presented by writers, editors, and agents.
http://www.creativevista.com

Immrama - Literary festival held in Lismore, Co. Waterford, Ireland on the theme of travel writing.
http://www.lismoreimmrama.com

Santa Fe Workshops and Tours - Topics include memoirs, desktop publishing, spirituality in fiction, with published authors. Residential and 1-day workshops held in Santa Fe, N.M.
http://www.sfworkshops.com

New Orleans Bookfair - Official site. Held on the last weekend of October.
http://www.nolabookfair.com/

Content Summit - Portal for the European Interactive Publishing Conference. To discuss publishing strategies. Workshops, expeditions and awards.
http://www.contentsummit.com

Bear River Writers' Conference - Four days of intensive workshops, talks, and readings in Northern Michigan's Hemingway Country. Sponsored by the University of Michigan.
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/bearriver

Shaw Guide to Writers Conferences and Workshops - Descriptions of writing conferences, seminars and workshops worldwide. Searchable by location and specialty. Includes calendar of upcoming programs.
http://writing.shawguides.com