Writing Events January to March, 2023

 

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. Note that information for this list is accurate as to what was available in January 2023. Dates and formats may change. 

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.

Due to the pandemic, some conferences will be virtual, others hybrid. However, most have returned to in-person events with or without requirements for vaccines and masking. Please check each conference website for details.

January 10 - 14, 2023 Key West Literary Seminar and Writers' Workshop Program, Key West, Florida http://www.kwls.org/writers_workshops/

January 13 - 16, 2023 Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway at Seaview Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ https://wintergetaway.com/

January 13 – 16, 2023 Voices of Our National Conference. Miami, Florida https://www.vonavoices.org/winter-2023-intensives

January 14 - 21, 2023 Annual Writers In Paradise Conference, Eckerd College in St. Petersburg. http://www.writersinparadise.com/

January 27 – 30, 2023 The Colrain Poetry Intensive will be via Zoom this year. http://www.colrainpoetry.com/

February 3 – 4, 2023 Rhode Island Romance Writers Retreat, in Middletown-Newport, Rhode Island will be a Zoom event. https://www.rirw.org/retreat/

February 4, 2023 Murder in the Magic City, Homewood Library, Birmingham, Alabama is an in-person event. http://www.mmcmysteryconference.com/

February 8 -11, 2023 Superstars Writing Seminars, Colorado Springs, Colorado. http://superstarswriting.com/

February 10 – 12, 2023 SCBWI Conference New York Hilton Midtown New York https://www.scbwi.org/events/in-person-ny-winter-conference-2023/

February 13 – 17, 2023 San Miguel Writers' Conference & Literary Festival, Hotel Real de Minas, San Miguel, Mexico https://sanmiguelwritersconference.org/

February 16 - 18, 2023 Life, the Universe and Everything Conference Marriott Hotel in Provo, Utah. http://ltue.net/

February 16 – 19, 2023 San Francisco Writers Conference Hyatt Regency in San Francisco will be an in-person event. https://sfwriters.org/

February 17 - 19, 2023 Southern California Writers Conference at the Marriott Mission Valley, San Diego, California plans an in person event. http://writersconference.com/sd/

February 23 – 26, 2023 Coastal Magic Convention, Urban Paranormal, Fantasy, & Romance in Daytona Beach http://coastalmagicconvention.com/

February 23 - 26, 2023 Writers Studio at UCLA Extension in Westwood Village. http://writers.uclaextension.edu/writers-studio/

February 23 – 26, 2023 Wild Seeds Writers Retreat at Medgar Evers College, CUNY in Brooklyn, NY will be a virtual event for 2022. https://centerforblackliterature.org/

March 4, 2023 Bay To Ocean Writers Conference at Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, Maryland https://www.easternshorewriters.org/

March 4 -5, 2023 Tucson Festival of Books, Tucson, Arizona, University of Arizona Campus plans an in person event this year. http://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/

March 8 - 12, 2023 Futurescapes Conference at Utah Valley University will be a virtual event. http://www.futurescapes.ink/

March 8 - 11, 2022 Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference & Bookfair, Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, Washington https://www.awpwriter.org/awp_conference/

March 14 - 19, 2023 Get Away to Write Retreat, New Smyrna Beach, FL. Registration open now. https://murphywriting.com/writing-workshops-retreats/

March 16 - 19, 2023 New York Pitch has a live event in NYC. https://newyorkpitchconference.com

March 16 – 19, 2023 Left Coast Crime Trouble in Tucson in Tucson, Arizona http://www.leftcoastcrime.org/

March 17 - 18, 2023 Mid-South Christian Writers Conference in-person conference at the First Baptist Church in Collierville, Tennessee https://www.midsouthchristianwriters.com/

March 23 - 24, 2023 54th University of North Dakota Writers Conference will be an in-person and virtual event. https://und.edu/writers-conference/

March 25 - 26, 2023 Chicago Writers Association Conference, Warwick Allerton in Chicago, Illinois https://www.chicagowrites.org/conference

March 26 – April 1, 2023 Sirenland Writer's Conference, applications closed. https://sirenland.net/

March 30 to April 1, 2023 Tennessee Mountain Writers annual conference at the DoubleTree Hotel in Oakridge, Tennessee. https://tmwi.org/