Writing Workshops and Conference January to March 2020

Whether a one day session, one week conference, or a month-long writing workshop writing related events are a good way to commune with other writers. They are opportunities to network and get your name out there. In some instances, you can meet and mingle with editors and agents. Some offer critiques or pitching sessions. Nowhere will you find a higher concentration of introverts enjoying each other's company.

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.

January 9-19, 2020 – Seaside, Oregon The Pacific University Residency Writers Conference in Seaside, Oregon

https://www.pacificu.edu/masters-fine-arts-writing/residency-writers-conference

January 13-17, 2020 Key West Literary Seminar and Writers' Workshop Program, Key West, Florida
http://www.kwls.org/writers_workshops/

January 17-19, 2020 Fishtrap Winter Weekend at the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture in Joseph, Oregon

https://fishtrap.org/winter-fishtrap/

January 18-25, 2020 Annual Writers In Paradise Conference, Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida
http://www.writersinparadise.com/

January 17-20, 2020 Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway at the Seaview Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey

http://wintergetaway.com/

January 27 - February 2, 2020 BONI Graduate Learning, Tampa Florida

http://www.free-expressions.com/emotionalcraft

January 31 to February 2, 2020 Rhode Island Romance Writers Retreat, Middletown-Newport, Rhode Island

https://www.rirw.org/retreat/

February 6–8, 2020 Superstars Writing Seminars, Colorado Springs, Colorado http://superstarswriting.com/

February 27- March 1, 2020 Writers Studio at UCLA Extension, UCLA, California,

http://writers.uclaextension.edu/writers-studio/

February 12-16, 2020 San Miguel Writers' Conference & Literary Festival, San Miguel, Mexico
https://sanmiguelwritersconference.org/

February 13-15, 2020 Life, the Universe and Everything Conference, Provo Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, Provo, Utah
http://ltue.net/

  

February 13-16, 2020 San Francisco Writers Conference, Hyatt Regency Embarcadero San Francisco, California
https://sfwriters.org/

  

February 14-16, 2020 Southern California Writers Conference, San Diego, California
http://writersconference.com/sd/

February 16-18, 2020 Futurescapes Conference at Utah Valley University

http://www.futurescapes.ink/

February 22, 2020 Murder in the Magic City, Homewood Library, Birmingham, Alabama
http://www.mmcmysteryconference.com/

February 20-23, 2020 Coastal Magic Convention, Urban Paranormal, Fantasy, & Romance Daytona Beach, Florida,
http://coastalmagicconvention.com/

  

February 27 - March, 2020 The St. Augustine Author-Mentor Novel Workshop in St. Augustine, Florida
http://algonkianconferences.com/

February 28-March 1, 2020 WhimsyCon Steampunk and Costuming Convention, At the Radisson Denver-Aurora, Denver, Colorado
https://www.whimsycon.org/

March 4-7,2020 Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference & Bookfair, San Antonio, Texas
https://www.awpwriter.org/awp_conference/

March 11-13, 2020 Algonkian Writers Conference, St. Augustine, Florida

http://algonkianconferences.com/conferences.html

March 12-15, 2020 Left Coast Crime, San Diego, California

http://www.leftcoastcrime.org/

March 14-15, 2020 Tucson Festival of Books, Tucson, Arizona,

http://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/

March 15-20, 2020 Get Away to Write Retreat, New Smyrna Beach, FL

https://murphywriting.com/workshops/get-away-to-write-florida-writing-retreat/

March 18-22, 2020 Book Lovers Convention, Nashville, Tennessee

https://www.bookloverscon.com/

March 20-22, 2020 Clockwork Alchemy Steampunk Conference, Hyatt Regency SFO, Burlingame, CA

http://www.clockworkalchemy.com/#/about

March 25-27, 2020 University of North Dakota Writers Conference,
University of North Dakota
http://www1.und.edu/orgs/writers-conference

March 26-29, 2020 The National Black Writers Conference Biennial Symposium, New York

https://centerforblackliterature.com/15th_nbwc_2020/

March 26-29, 2020 SleuthFest 2020, Doubletree by Hilton Deerfield Beach/Boca Raton, Florida

http://sleuthfest.com/

March 28, 2020 Pittsburgh Writing Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA,

https://pittsburghwritingworkshop.com/

March 29 – April 4, 2020 Sirenland Writer's Conference, Sirenland 2020 is now closed to applications.  On September 15, 2020 we open for applications for Sirenland 2021.

https://sirenland.net/application/

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.