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AMELIA BOOK ISLAND FESTIVAL: Located in Amelia Island, FL. Check the site for details.
ApolloCon: "Houston's Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Conference. Presented by the Houston Science Fiction Association (HSFA). A single event for fans of speculative and imaginative fiction of all kinds, including literary, media, and interactive."
"Combining interesting and informative programming on literary, media, science and culture topics, networking opportunities for clubs and individual fans, art exhibits, and sales of books and other SF/F/H items. They do writer's workshops and coffee klatches with authors."
Arisia: Located in Boston, MA. See the site for details.
Armadillocon: Visit site for details.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Decatur Book Festival, The: Check the site for details.
Austin Writer's League: Check the site for details. Link broken.
Balticon: "an annual SF/F convention sponsored by the Baltimore Science Fiction Society (BSFS) held over the Memorial Day weekend in Baltimore, MD." Details on site.
Bay To Ocean Writer’s Conference: "The 11th Annual Bay to Ocean Writers’ Conference is being held on Saturday, February 23, 2008 at Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, Maryland. This all-day conference features workshops, panel discussions, and manuscript reviews by experienced editors, writers, poets, and screenwriters. The conference is held every year on the last Saturday in February, and has been held at this location for the past three years."
BEA/Writer's Digest Books Writers Conference: "The fifth annual BEA/Writer's Digest Books Writers Conference will be held on Wednesday, May 30 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York."
"The all-day event, which takes place prior to the BookExpo America trade show, offers information sessions and workshops on the business and craft of writing. The keynote speaker is best-selling author Jodi Picoult. Breakout sessions on writing novels, screenwriting, humor, young adult, poetry, short story and magazine writing, featuring Don Maass, Christina Katz, John Warner, Sharlene Martin and more! Will Schwalbe, senior v-p and editor in chief of Hyperion and Judy Hottensen, v-p and publisher of Miramax Books will also be speaking. Plus, the editors of Writer's Digest Book, Writer's Digest magazine and Writer's Market!"
"For more information, visit www.writersdigest.com/bea. Registration is at
www.bookexpoamerica.com."
BALTIMORE BOOK FESTIVAL: Check the site for details.
BLACK WRITERS REUNION & CONFERENCE 2006: This looks like a well organized group. See the site for details.
Boskone: "a regional Science Fiction convention focusing on literature, art, music, and gaming."
29 Jul 07 - Bouchercon 2007: Crime writing convention in Anchorage, AK. See the site for details.
BUCKEYE BOOK FAIR: Located in Wooster, Ohio. Check the site for details.
COLLINGSWOOD BOOK FESTIVAL: Located in Collingswood, N.J. Check the site for details.
CONNECTICUT CHILDREN’S BOOK FAIR: Located in Storrs, Ct. Check the site for details.
9 Apr 07 - CRIME BAKE/New England 2007: "Nov. 9-11, at the Dedham (MA) Hilton, join best-selling Guest of Honor Lee Child plus forensic experts and dozens of NE writers as they discuss the "Tools of the Trade" of crime and fiction. Also master classes, panels, agent pitches, critiques and more."
DIY Book Festival: Do It Yourself in Film, Music & Books. Details on site. Location appears to change each year.
2009 DIY Music Festival: See their site for details.
Dragon*Con: "is America's largest annual convention for fans of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror, Comics and Art, Games and Computers, Animation, Science, Music, Television and Films."
FALL FOR THE BOOK LITERARY FESTIVAL: Located in Fairfax, VA. Check the site for details.
Florida Writers Association: "... produces local one-day writers conferences for members and other writers across Florida. The quality workshops, the convenience and economy, and the networking and publication opportunities have proved attractive for years. Contact Dan.Griffith@FloridaWriters.net for information on workshops in your area."
GEORGIA LITERARY FESTIVAL: Located in Macon, Ga. Check the site for details.
GREAT SALT LAKE BOOK FESTIVAL: Located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Check the site for details.
Houston Writers Conference: Check the site for details.
Idaho Writer's League: The Idaho Writer's League is holding their 41st annual conference in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Thursday, May 20 through Saturday, May 22, 2004.
The conference is being held at the Coeur d'Alene Inn at 414 W. Appleway, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814.
The conference is open to any writers or potential writers. Full conference fees are $125.00 for IWL members or students, $150.00 for non-members or non-students. After May 3, 2004 the fees go up $25.00. Single day fee is $75.00 and half-day fee is $50.00. Full conference and single day fees include luncheons.
Featured speakers are Award winning Historical fiction author Jane Kirkpatrick; Award winning Mystery author and ByLine magazine editor/publisher, Marcia Preston; Western writer, artist, and songwriter, Kirby Jonas; Award winning Science Fiction writer, Ken Rand; and Award winning Christian Romance writer, Sunni Jeffers. Nine other authors and editors will be presenting workshops.
Independent and Small Press Book Fair, Annual: "takes place in December at the New York Center for Independent Publishing (an educational program of The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen), at 20 West 44th Street in New York City. With over 100 cutting-edge presses from the U.S. and abroad, exhibiting some of the most innovative books in contemporary literature, the Book Fair is classified amongst the most notable independent publishing events of the year. Admission to the Fair is FREE and open to the public, although a suggested donation of $1 is encouraged." See their site for details.
International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts: held each year at the Ft. Lauderdale, FL Airport Hilton.
12 Aug 07 - Killer Nashville 2007: Located in Nashville, TN. See the site for details.
Latino Book & Family Festivals, The: Multiple locations: Los Angeles and Chicago. Check the site for details.
LITQUAKE: Located in San Francisco, CA. Check the site for details.
LONDON BOOK FAIR: Check the site for details.
Lunacon: site contains information for New York Science Fiction Society conventions.
MarsCon: A fan run science fiction convention.
MIAMI BOOK FAIR INTERNATIONAL: Located in Miami, FL. Check the site for details.
MIDWEST LITERARY FESTIVAL: Located in Aurora, IL. Check the site for details.
Montana Festival of the Book: Located in Missoula, Montana. Check the site for details.
MULTICULTURAL CHILDREN’S BOOK FESTIVAL: Located in Washington, DC. Check the site for details.
27 Sep 06 - MWSA's "Salute to the Military" Conference: Located in San Diego, Ca. Check the site for details.
NEBRASKA BOOK FESTIVAL: Located in Lincoln, NE. Check the site for details.
NEW ORLEANS BOOKFAIR: Located in New Orleans, La. Check the site for details.
28 Mar 08 - The Fourth Annnual New York Round Table® Writers' Conference: "will take place on Friday, April 11 and Saturday, April 12 at the New York Center for Independent Publishing in midtown Manhattan. You can find more information on the conference website www.writersconferencenyc.org."
"The keynote speaker of the conference will be John Berendt (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil). The conference will also feature the bestselling authors Alice Hoffman (Here on Earth and Practical Magic) and Lincoln Child (The Relic and Death Match). Joining our distinguished guests will be the acclaimed new authors Charles Bock, whose debut novel Beautiful Children is already a New York Times bestseller, and Joshua Ferris, the prize-winning author of Then We Came to the End. "
"The Writers' Conference focuses on the business and career of writing and has a reputation for quality instruction on finding publishing success from knowledgeable publishing insiders. It also supplies a great opportunity to meet editors and literary agents from the top publishing houses and literary agencies. The conference features programming on a variety of publishing topics, including: independent publishing, marketing, memoirs, online publishing, and query letters."
NEW YORK TIMES GREAT READ IN THE PARK: Located in New York, NY. Check the site for details.
New Yorker Festival: Located in New York, NY. Check the site for details.
Northern Colorado Writers Conference: An annual conference for writers featuring workshops and more.
NOVELLO FESTIVAL OF READING: Located in Charlotte, N.C. Check the site for details.
Saturday, March 6, 2004 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The AmericInn Conference Room Merrill, WisconsinORANGE COUNTY CHILDREN'S BOOK FESTIVAL: Located in Costa Mesa, CA. Check the site for details.
ROCHESTER CHILDREN'S BOOK FESTIVAL: Located in Rochester, NY. Check the site for details.
Santa Barbara Book & Author Festival: Check the site for details.
SARASOTA READING FESTIVAL: Located in Sarasota, FL. Check the site for details.
SC Book Festival: Located in Columbia, South Carolina, the festival "features speakers and panel discussions, covers fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, and has an exhibitor area that includes book dealers, publishers, and authors. Free book signings are also held in the exhibitor area. There's usually a poetry slam. At least one speaker every year is a "big name" author. Nicholas Sparks was a speaker one year; this year Nikki Giovanni is scheduled to appear."
SEAK, Inc's Annual Medical Fiction Writing For Physicians conference: October 2007 at Falmouth, MA.
SheVaCon: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror convention held annually.
Society of American Travel Writers: site contains listings for conventions.
SOUTHERN FESTIVAL OF BOOKS: Located in Nashville, TN. Check the site for details.
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES FESTIVAL OF READING: Located in St. Petersburg, FL. Check the site for details.
Surrey International Writers' Conference: Visit the site for more details. Editor's note: held annually.
SCREENWRITERS! Want to learn more about the craft of screenwriting? Want to find representation for your work? Then join us, October 21-24th for the 12th annual Surrey International Writers' Conference. Featuring: Screenwriting with John Russo John Russo, distinguished alumnus of the filmmaking world whose 4 nonfiction books are considered 'bibles of independent film-making', will lead you deep into the rewarding but challenging world of screenwriting. MAKING MOVIES has been in print and in use in the nation's film schools for thirteen years. SCARE TACTICS won a national award for Superior Nonfiction. Russo has written, produced or directed literally hundreds of commercial, industrial and educational films, plus sixteen feature movies, beginning with the horror classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. This is one class you won't want to miss. Visit: http://siwc.ca/2004/masterclasses.php Also, an entire screenwriting track! Including workshops: 'How to Pitch and Sell Your Screenplay', 'Adapting Material for TV-Film Development', 'Writing Low Budget Screenplays', '13 Things Bad Screenwriters Commonly Do', and many more! FIND REPRESENTATION FOR YOUR WORK! Registration will include the opportunity to meet one-on-one with producers! They include: Nancy Hardin - Producer of 'Frida' John Russo - Producer of 'Night of the Living Dead' Ilene Kahn Power - Producer of the mini-series 'Traffic' Renee Missel - Producer of 'Nell'
TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL: Located in Austin, TX. Check the site for details.
21 Jun 03 - Trinoc*coN: a gaming convention to be held in Durham, NC in August 2003.
TWIN CITIES BOOK FESTIVAL: Located in Minneapolis, MN. Check the site for details.
Virginia Festival of the Book: "will host the first Independent e-Book Awards during the seventh annual festival on Saturday, March 24, 2001 at a luncheon sponsored by BN.com and Xlibris at the Omni Charlottesville Hotel in Charlottesville, VA. The awards are designed to recognize and reward talent in electronic books, hypertext and digital storytelling from authors and independent publishers. It is especially fitting that the awards be held in Charlottesville, home to the world's largest public e-book library at the University of Virginia."
"The Indie e-Book Awards will be part of Publisher¹s Day which is held annually during the Festival. This one-day event of seminars and panel discussions showcases book publishing. The 2001 event, "The e-Book: Publishing and Promoting Books Online", is aimed at writers and small publishers who want to learn about the current world of e-publishing. The four featured programs will give attendees a strong understanding of e-publishing options, formats, trends, and will help jump-start their e-publishing efforts with practical and innovative ideas. Panelists will include high level representatives from BN.com, Xlibris, Amazon.com, PeanutPress, Booklocker.com, Mystic-Ink.com, Bookreport.com, and others, plus e-Authors, and a variety of industry insiders. M.J. Rose, whose self-published novel Lip Service was the first e-book discovered online by the mainstream publishing industry, will offer a program with Diane Zoi of Amazon.com in which they brainstorm promotion and marketing strategies for several of the participants' e-books. David Seaman, Founding Director of the Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia, will lead a program on e-book formats, reading devices and industry trends."
Check the site for details.
West Texas Book & Author Festival: Located in Abilene, TX. Check the site for details.
WEST VIRGINIA BOOK FESTIVAL: Located in Charleston, WV. Check the site for details.
Westercon: Site may contain listings or links for future conventions.
Willamette Writers Conference: Annual conference for writers featuring agents and editors.
WISCONSIN BOOK FESTIVAL: Located in Madison, WI. Check the site for details.
Wizards of Words Writers Conference: Taking place October in Scottsdale, AZ. See the site for details.
Women Writing the West Annual Conference: "Confirmed conference sessions include panels related to researching women's history, publishing picture books, moving from fiction or fact to film as well as workshops on promotion and improving writing skills. New panels are being added. Award-winning authors such as Jann Arrington Walcott, Texas University's Clay Richards, WILLA Winner Linda L. Hunt will not only share their expertise but mingle with writers. Agents and editors from across the country as well as Texas will talk about their needs and the publishing world in general. Nomad Press, Wings Press, Timberwolf Press, and WaterBrook Press will be represented among others. Agents include David Hale Smith, Mike and Susan Farris of the Farris Agency and Elizabeth Trupin-Pulli." Details on site.
World Fantasy: Features scheduled events. Check the site for schedule.
World Science Fiction Convention (aka Worldcon): As it states. This is also where the Hugos are awarded. See the site for schedules and details.
3 Jan 05 - Wrangling With Writing Conference: Sponsored by Society of Southwest Authors.
18 Jan 05 - Writer's Weekend: A conference for romance, mystery, and SF/F writers.
Writers Conference at Ocean Park: Located in Ocean Park, ME. See the site for details.
11 Aug 07 - Writers in Paradise: Located in St. Petersburg, Florida. See the site for details.