Conferences & Residencies
POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES application information for writers conferences, literary festivals, and residencies of interest to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators. Applications for the following events are due shortly. Conferences and festivals with rolling, first-come, first-served admission are listed well in advance. Some accept registration on the date of the event. Contact the sponsoring organization for an application, complete guidelines, and updates on public health precautions. When requesting information by mail, enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE). All accessibility information has been provided by the sponsoring organizations.
American University of Paris Summer Creative Writing Institute
The American University of Paris Summer Creative Writing Institute offers workshops to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers from June 28 to July 21 on the university’s campus in the seventh arrondissement in Paris. The faculty includes poet and fiction writer Siân Melangell Dafydd, poet and nonfiction writer Biswamit Dwibedy, and novelist Amanda Dennis. The cost of tuition is €2,012 (approximately $2,270) for auditors; the cost of tuition for transferable academic credit is €4,024 (approximately $4,540). Lodging is available in residence halls arranged through the university. Using only the online submission system, submit a personal statement, academic transcripts (or a copy of a tertiary degree for auditors), and an online application form with a €50 (approximately $56) application fee by June 1. To apply for one of two travel stipends of up to €500 (approximately $564) submit via e-mail a creative writing sample of three to five poems of any length or five to 10 pages of prose and a paragraph explaining how this course in Paris might help you develop as a writer, in addition to the completed summer application and application fee, by March 15. Visit the website for more information.
Accessibility accommodations include public transportation near the venue, elevators in all multilevel events spaces, and accessible door-ways. Contact admissions@aup.edu for additional accessibility details or to arrange workshop scheduling in an accessible classroom.
American University of Paris Summer Creative Writing Institute, 5 Boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg, 75007 Paris, France. Andrea Christmas, Summer School Coordinator. admissions@aup.edu
aup.edu/admissions/summer/courses/creative-writing
Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair
The 2022 AWP Conference and Bookfair will be held from March 23 to March 26 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia and will also include a virtual component comprising pre-recorded and livestreamed events. The conference features panel discussions, readings, discussion rooms, and a bookfair. Poet Toi Derricotte will give the keynote address. The cost of the conference for in-person registration, which includes all virtual programming and content, is $340 for nonmembers, $235 for members, $100 for seniors, and $60 for students. The cost of virtual-only registration is $215 for nonmembers, $150 for members, $100 for seniors, and $50 for students. For those attending the in-person events, lodging is available at the conference hotel for discounted rates. Registration is first come, first served. Visit the website for more information.
Contact director of conferences Colleen Cable at colleen@awpwriter.org for accessibility details or visit awpwriter.org/awp_conference/accessibility_overview. AWP can best meet accessibility needs when requests are sent by March 9 and will make every effort to accommodate requests that arrive after that date.
Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair, 5700 Rivertech Court, Suite 225, Riverdale Park, MD 20737. (240)
