Conference List

Few events energize a writing career more than going to a writers conference or a fandom con. This year, we have a unique opportunity. Most of the conferences are virtual, which means you can attend them without having to pay for flights, restaurant meals, or hotels. Broaden your horizon each month with a virtual trip to visit a different group of your peers.

Keywords

fan: primarily for fans/readers
film: hosts a film festival
free: free to all
hybrid: both virtual and in-person
in-person: non-virtual elements
live: scheduled live online
moderated: limited attendance, must apply
on-demand: recorded videos
pitches: holds pitch sessions
scholarship: offers scholarships
specific: specific to a population/genre
trade: focused on industry pros
workshops: offers writing workshops

This is a living list and will continue to change over time. The keywords in parentheses will help you decide if the con is right for you.

April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | >2022

Have a con you’ve attended? Click on the star rating, then tell us why it was good for you in the comments below. (REQUEST: Put the con name at the beginning of any comment about a particular one so it’s easy for others to read through them.)

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2021

April

    • April 21-25 | The Muse & the Marketplace – Virtual
      (live, on demand, trade, workshops)
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    • April 23-25 | Pike’s Peak Writers Conference – Virtual
      (live, trade, workshops)
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    • April 24-May 1 | Northern Colorado Writers Conference
      (live, trade, workshops)
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    • April 24 – May 2 | Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival – Virtual
      (live, workshops)
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May

    • May 13-15 | StoryMakers
      (hybrid, trade, workshops)
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    • May 14-15 | Writer Day Workshop – Virtual – San Diego
      (live, trade, workshops)
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    • May 15-18 | Kachemak Bay Writers Workshop – Virtual
      (live, trade, workshops)
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    • May 20-24 | Writers Hotel Weekend – Virtual
      (live, trade, workshops)
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    • May 21-23 | StokerCon 2021 – Virtual, Horror Writers Association
      (film, live, on-demand, specific [horror], trade, workshops, pitches)
      Rating: 5.00/5. From 1 vote.
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    • May 28-31 | Balticon – Virtual – Baltimore
      (fan, gaming)
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    • May 30-31 | Book Con – Virtual(?)
      (trade, workshops)
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June

    • June TBD | Alice Munro Festival – Virtual
      (live, trade, workshops)
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    • June 6-12 | Bread Loaf Environmental Writers Workshop Series – Virtual
      (moderated, live, scholarships, trade, workshops)
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    • June 12 | Writer Day Workshop – Virtual – Florida
      (live, trade, workshops)
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    • June 17-20 (in-person) & June 24-26 (online) | New York Pitch Conference
      (trade, pitches)
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    • June 18-20 | 4th Street Fantasy Convention – Virtual – Minneapolis
      (fan)
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    • June 21-26 | Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference – Virtual
      (live, trade, workshops)
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    • June 27 – July 31 | New York State Summer Writers Institute – Virtual
      (live, trade, workshops)
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    • June 28 – July 10 | Thrillerfest – Virtual
      (live, pitches, specific [thriller], trade, workshops)
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July

    • July 9-10 | Writer Day Workshop – Virtual – Colorado
      (live, trade, workshops)
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    • July 9-11 | Imaginarium Convention – Louisville, KY
      (film, hybrid, trade, workshops)
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    • July 14-18 | Southampton Writers Conference – Virtual, see site for application deadlines
      (live, moderated, trade, workshops)
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    • July 15-17 | 10-Minute Novelist Conference – Virtual
      (live, trade, workshops)
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    • July 19-24 | Port Townsend Writers Conference – Virtual
      (live, trade, workshops)
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    • July 22-25 | Writer’s Digest Convention – New York, NY
      (in-person(?), pitches, trade, workshops)
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    • July 28-31 | Midwest Writers Conference – Virtual
      (live, trade, workshops, on-demand for a limited time)
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August

    • August 1-6 | Napa Valley Writers Conference – Napa, CA
      (in-person, moderated, trade, workshops)
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    • August 5-7 | Mendocino Coast Writers Conference – Virtual, registration closes 6/30/21
      (live, trade, workshops)
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    • August 7 | Writer Day Workshop – Virtual – Tennessee
      (live, trade, workshops)
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    • August 8-21 | Bread Loaf Workshop Series – Virtual
      (live, moderated, scholarships, trade, workshops)
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    • August 19-22 | Killer Nashville
      (in-person, specific [mystery/thriller/crime], trade, workshops)
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    • August 26-29 | Orlando Reads Books
      (in-person, fan)
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September

    • September 10-11 | Writer Day Workshop – Virtual – Washington, D.C.
      (live, trade, workshops)
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    • September 15-19 | Pacific Northwest Writers Conference – Virtual
      (live, pitches, trade, workshops)
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    • September 17-19 | Agents & Editors Conference – Austin, TX
      (in-person, trade, workshops)
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October

    • October 1-3 | Write on the Sound Workshop – Virtual
      (live, trade, workshops)
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    • October 7-9 | Horror Conclave – Las Vegas
      (live, trade, workshops)
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    • October 8-9 | Writer Day Workshop – Virtual – San Francisco
      (live, trade, workshops)
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    • October 9-10 | Kansas Authors Club Convention – Virtual
      (hybrid, trade, workshops)
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    • October 15-17 | Emerald City Writers Workshop – Virtual
      (live, pitches, scholarships, specific [romance], trade, workshops)
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    • October 18-24 | Vancouver Writers Fest – Vancouver, BC
      (fan)
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    • October 22-24 | Surrey International Writers Conference – Surrey, Canada
      (in-person, trade, workshops)
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    • October 22-24 | La Jolla Writers Conference – La Jolla, CA
      (trade, workshops)
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    • October 23-24 | Self-Publishing Advice Conference – Virtual
      (live, trade, workshops)
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November

    • November TBD | Romance Writers of America Conference – Virtual
      (live, trade, workshops)
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    • November 8-14 | Kauai Writers Conference – Kauai, Hawaii
      (in-person, pitches, trade, workshops)
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    • November 13 | Writer Day Workshop – Virtual – North Carolina
      (live, trade, workshops)
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December

    • December 15-19 | DisConIII / WorldCon / World Science Fiction Convention / Hugo Awards
      (in-person, fan, specific [science fiction/fantasy], some trade)
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2022

February 2022

    • February 17-20 | San Francisco Writers Conference 2022
      (in-person, trade, workshops)
      Rating: 5.00/5. From 1 vote.
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    • February TBD| Desert Nights, Rising Stars Conference – Virtual
      (live, trade, workshops)
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March 2022

    • March TBD | Sleuthfest Florida Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America
      (specific [mystery], pitches, trade, workshops)
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    • March TBD | Atlanta Writing Workshop
      (pitches, trade, workshops)
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    • March TBD | Bay to Ocean Writers Conference
      (trade, workshops)
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    • March TBD | Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference – Virtual(?)
      (trade, workshops)
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April 2022

    • April TBD | Las Vegas Writers Conference 2022
      (trade, workshops, pitches)
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    • April TBD | Nebraska Writers Guild Conference – Virtual(?)
      (trade, workshops)
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June 2022

    • June TBD | Odyssey Fiction Writers’ Workshop, applications due in April,
      (moderated, trade, workshops)
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September 2022

    • September 1-5 | ChiCon8 / WorldCon / World Science Fiction Convention / Hugo Awards
      (live, trade, workshops)
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