Local conferences are a good place to meet potential critique groups or recruit members.
Some are free. Some require a fee. Some are more social than others. Many are for new writers, but a few dig deep into craft. You should choose an event that speaks to your needs and desires.
April 2-4, 2020 Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio they are skipping 2019, but you can keep up with them at http://humorwriters.org/
April 5-8, 2019 Writing By Writers Manuscript Boot Camp, Tahoe City, California
https://www.writingxwriters.org/manuscriptbootcamp
April 5-7, 2019 The Muse and the Marketplace, Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Boston, MA
http://museandthemarketplace.com/
April 5-7, 2019 Ravencon 14 Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, Williamsburg, Virginia http://www.ravencon.com/
April 9-15, 2019 Free Expressions Seminars--Writing the Breakout Novel Featuring Donald Maas, Hood River, Oregon
http://free-expressions.com/breakout-novel/
April 20-May 2, 2020 Chicago North RWA Spring Fling Conference is skipping 2019 and taking up again in 2020. Visit their website for updates.
http://chicagospringfling.com/
April 26 – April 28, 2019 Chanticleer Authors Conference, Bellingham, Washington
https://www.chantireviews.com/chanticleer-conference/
April 26-27, 2019 Northeast RWA Let Your Imagination Take Flight Conference, Burlington, MA.
http://www.necrwa.org/conference/
May 3-5, 2019 Pikes Peak Writers Conference, Registration Jan-March, Colorado Springs Marriott, Colorado Springs, Colorado
https://www.pikespeakwriters.com/ppwc/
May 3-5, 2019 Malice Domestic Convention, Bethesda, MD
http://malicedomestic.org/
May 3-4, 2019 Northern Colorado Writers Conference, Fort Collins Marriott, Colorado
http://www.northerncoloradowriters.com/
May 3-4, 2019 Atlanta Writers Conference, Atlanta, Georgia
https://atlantawritersconference.com/
May 5-6, 2019 The American Society of Journalists and Authors Conference (ASJA), New York City, New York,
https://asja.org/For-Writers/ASJA-Events
May 9-12, 2019 Stokercon 2019 Horror Conference, Grand Rapids, Michigan
http://stokercon2019.org/
May 9-12, 2019 Crimefest in Bristol, Bristol, England, United Kingdom
http://www.crimefest.com/
May 15-19, 2019 Book Lovers Convention, New Orleans, LA
https://www.bookloverscon.com/
May 17 - 21, 2019 Writeaway by the River Workshop, Camden, North Carolina https://www.writeaways.com/writeaway-by-the-river/
May 18-20, 2019 Pennwriters Conference, Lancaster, PA
https://pennwriters.org/31st-annual-conference/
May 19-23, 2019 Blue Ridge Christian Writer’s Conference, Asheville, North Carolina, https://www.blueridgeconference.com/
May 20-24, 2019 Boldface Conference for Emerging Writers, University of Houston, Texas http://boldfaceconference.com/
May 29 - June 1, 2019 North Words Writers Symposium, Skagway, Alaska
http://nwwriterss.com/
June 2019 TBA The Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation (VONA), Miami, Florida https://vonacommunity.org/vona-workshop/
June TBA, 2019: Algonkian New York Pitch Conference
http://algonkianconferences.com/conferences.htm
June 1-5, 2019 Indiana University Writers' Conference, Bloomington, Indiana http://www.iuwc.indiana.edu/
June 9-14, 2019 8th Annual West of the Moon Writer’s Retreat, New Harmony, Indiana http://westofthemoonretreat.com/the-retreat/
June 9-29, 2019 Summer Writing Program, The Capitalocene Naropa University, Boulder, Colorado http://www.naropa.edu/academics/swp/index.php
June 9-14, 2019 Tinker Mountain Writers, Hollins University, Virginia
https://www.hollins.edu/academics/workshops-online-writing-courses/tinker-mountain-writers-workshop-residential/
June 12-16, 2019 Wesleyan Writers Conference, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT http://www.wesleyan.edu/writing/conference/
June 13-23, 2019 Pacific University Residency Writers Conference, Forest Grove, Oregon https://www.pacificu.edu/masters-fine-arts-writing/residency-writers-conference
June 14-18, 2019 Kachemak Bay Writers Conferenece, Kachemak Bay Campus, Kenai Peninsula College, Alaska
http://writersconf.kpc.alaska.edu/
June 16-21, 2019 Santa Barbara Writers Conference, Santa Barbara, California http://www.sbwriters.com/
June 17-20, 2019 Highlights Writing First Chapter Books and Early Readers, Milanville, PA
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/programs/1029/writing-first-chapter-books-and-early-readers-2019/
June 20-22, 2019 Kentucky Christian Writers Conference, Elizabethtown, Kentucky http://www.kychristianwriters.com/
June 22-23, 2019 DFW Writers Conference (DFWCon), Dallas- Fort Worth Texas
https://dfwcon.org/
June 28-29, 2019 Writers' League of Texas Agents & Editors Conference, Austin, Texas http://www.writersleague.org/38/Conference
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Diana Hurwitz is the author of Story Building Blocks: The Four Layers of Conflict, Story Building Blocks II: Crafting Believable Conflict, Story Building Blocks III: The Revision Layers, and the YA adventure series Mythikas Island. Her weekly blog, Game On: Crafting Believable Conflict explores how characters behave and misbehave. Visit DianaHurwitz.com for more information and free writing tools. You can follow her on Facebook and Twitter.
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Thank you once again, Diana, for keeping us in the loop about upcoming conferences. Left to my own devices, I would never be this thorough in finding so many options. Your effort is greatly appreciated. :-)
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