Conferences & Residencies
Atlanta Writers Conference
The 2020 Atlanta Writers Conference, sponsored by the Atlanta Writers Club, will be held from May 8 to May 9 at the Westin Atlanta Airport Hotel. The conference features publishing panels, pitch sessions, manuscript and query letter critiques, and a workshop on troubleshooting manuscript problems for fiction writers and creative nonfiction writers. Participating publishing professionals include editors Lashanda Anakwah (Simon & Schuster), Sean deLone (Atria Books), Sarah Grill (St. Martin’s Press), Carolina Ortiz (HarperCollins), and Melissa Ann Singer (Tor), and agents Lisa Abellera (Kimberley Cameron & Associates), Ashley Lopez (Waxman Literary Agency), Ann Rose (Prospect Agency), Eva Scalzo (Speilburg Literary Agency), and Saba Sulaiman (Talcott Notch Literary Services). The cost of a single session ranges from $50 to $170, depending on the activity; the cost of the full conference is $620. For nonmembers of the Atlanta Writers Club, an additional $50 membership fee is also required. Lodging is available at the conference hotel for a discounted rate of $125 per night until April 16. The deadline to register for a manuscript critique is April 7. Space is limited; registration is first come, first served. The general registration deadline is May 7. Visit the website for more information.
Accessibility accommodations include public transportation near the venue; elevators in all multilevel event spaces; accessible doorways and pathways; accessible restrooms; accessible dining and event spaces; and accessible parking. Contact George Weinstein, conference director, at (404) 632-3525 or awconference@gmail.com for additional accessibility details.
Atlanta Writers Conference, 1285 Willeo Creek Drive, Roswell, GA 30075. George Weinstein, Conference Director. awconference@gmail.com
Bogliasco Foundation
The Bogliasco Foundation offers monthlong residencies from January to May and from September to December to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in the coastal fishing village of Bogliasco, Italy, located seven miles southeast of Genoa. Residents are provided with a private room, workspace, and meals, and are invited to attend cultural events in Bogliasco and Genoa. There is no cost to attend the residency, but residents are responsible for their own travel expenses. For residencies from January 2021 to May 2021, using only the online application system, submit three writing samples published in the past five years (up to 15 pages of poetry or 25 pages of prose), a curriculum vitae, a project proposal, and three letters of recommendation with a $30 application fee by April 15, 2020. Visit the website for an application and complete guidelines.
Bogliasco Foundation, 1 East 53rd Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10022. (212) 486-0874. info@bfny.org
Bread Loaf in Sicily Conference
The 2020 Bread Loaf in Sicily Conference will be held from September 20 to September 26 at the Hotel Villa San Giovanni in the ancient hilltop town of Erice, on the western coast of Sicily. The conference includes workshops in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and translation, as well as craft classes and readings by faculty and guests. The faculty includes poets Rick Barot and Sally Keith, fiction writers Ru Freeman and Helen Schulman, and creative nonfiction writer Ann Hood. Tuition is $3,365, which includes lodging and meals. The fee for auditors who do not have a manuscript is $3,100. Submit up to eight pages of poetry or up to 6,000 words of prose with a $20 application fee by April 15. Visit the website for an application and complete guidelines.
Bread Loaf in Sicily Conference, Middlebury College, 204 College Street, Middlebury, VT 05753. (802) 443-5286. Jason Lamb, Coordinator. blsicily@middlebury.edu
www.middlebury.edu/bread-loaf-conferences/blsicily
The Cabins
The Cabins retreat will be held from June 18 to June 22 in cabins on Tobey Pond in the Great Mountain Forest near Norfolk, Connecticut. The retreat offers collaborative, interdisciplinary presentations and group exercises led by and for attendees, including poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and translators. Each participant will be expected to lead an hour-long master class. The cost of the retreat ranges from $350 to $525 depending on lodging, and includes some meals. Scholarships are available. Submit via e-mail a statement of intent and a bio or link to an author website by March 15. There is no application fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Accessibility accommodations include accessible parking. Contact Courtney Maum, executive director, at thecabinsretreat@gmail.com, for additional accessibility details.
The Cabins, 19 Village Green, Norfolk, CT 06058. Courtney Maum, Executive Director. thecabinsretreat@gmail.com thecabinsretreat.com
Cambridge Writers’ Workshop Spring in New Orleans Writing Retreat
The 2020 Cambridge Writers’ Workshop Spring in New Orleans Writing Retreat will be held from March 19
