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9th National Black Writers Conference
Medgar Evers College host the 9th Conference featuring Cornel West, Terri McMillan, Randall Robinson, Nathan McCall, Ruby Dee, and many others
Sponsor: Medgar Evers College
Cost: Free
Starts: 3-28-08 09:00 AM Eastern Time
Ends: 3-30-08 06:00 PM Eastern Time
Website
Contact Person: Donna Hill
Email: writerdoh@aol.com
Phone: 718 270 4811
Address: 1650 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11225
USA

9th National Black Writers Conference
3 Day Conference with its themeBlack Writers Reading and Writing to Transform Their Lives and the World featuring Cornel West, Terri McMillan, Tayari Jones, Quincey Troupe, Randall Robinson and more
Sponsor: Medgar Evers College
Cost: No Fee
Starts: 3-28-08 09:00 AM Eastern Time
Ends: 3-30-08 05:30 PM Eastern Time
Website
Contact Person: Donna Hill
Email: writerdoh@aol.com
Phone: 718 270 4811
Fax: 718 270 6912
Address: 1650 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11225
USA

The Write Stuff
A 1 1/2 day conference with sessions and agent/editor pitch sessions.
Sponsor: Greater Lehigh Valley Writer's Group
Cost: $135
Starts: 3-28-08 01:00 PM Eastern Time
Ends: 3-29-08 05:00 PM Eastern Time
Website
Contact Person: Rachel Thomas
Email: rachelwordsmith@yahoo.com
Address: 3400 Airport Rd
Allentown, pa 18014
USA

Seven Hills Writers Retreat
FULL RETREAT: Four Days plus, beginning Wednesday evening, April 2, through noon Sunday April 6, 2008, includes continental breakfasts, lunches, Author luncheon, Sunday Brunch, private meetings with editors/ agents; faculty includes Michael Martone
Sponsor: Tallahassee Writers Association, Inc.
Cost: $295.00
Starts: 4-2-08 07:00 PM Eastern Time
Ends: 4-6-08 11:00 AM Eastern Time
Website
Contact Person: Anne Haw Holt
Email: President@tallahasseewriters.net
Phone: 850-576-0721
Fax: 850-576-6883
Address: 2636 W. Mission Road # 146
Tallahassee, FL 32304
USA

ASJA 37th Annual Writers Conference
Nonfiction conference for writers at all levels; panels, mentoring, networking, real information to improve your career.
Sponsor: American Society of Journalists and Authors
Cost: $260 -- $400
Starts: 4-12-08 08:00 AM Eastern Time
Ends: 4-13-08 12:00 PM Eastern Time
Website
Contact Person: Alexandra Owens
Email: director@asja.org
Phone: (212) 997-0947
Fax: (212) 937-2315
Address: Grand Hyatt Hotel at Grand Central Station
New York, NY 10017

Festival of Faith & Writing
This biennial event brings together a diverse array of readers and writers to celebrate writing that seeks transcendance. Speakers for 2008 include Michael Chabon, Yann Martel, Kathleen Norris & Katherine Paterson. Visit our website for a complete list.
Sponsor: Calvin College
Cost: $165
Starts: 4-17-08 09:00 AM Eastern Time
Ends: 4-19-08 09:00 PM Eastern Time
Website
Contact Person: Shannon Hollemans
Email: ffw@calvin.edu
Phone: 616.526.6770
Address: 1795 Knollcrest Circle SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
US

Newburyport Literary Festival
A three-day celebration of reading, writing, and the love of books, this year's festival will feature more than 50 writers of distinguished fiction and non-fiction.
Cost: free
Starts: 4-25-08 09:00 AM Eastern Time
Ends: 4-27-08 05:00 PM Eastern Time
Website
Contact Person: Skye Wenthworth
Email: events@newburyportliteraryfestival.org
Phone: (978) 465-1257
Address: P.O. Box 268
Newburyport, MA 01950
USA

Pennwriters 21st Annual Conference
Pennwriters 2008 Conference, A Writer's Smorgasbord, May 16-18, Host Resort, Lancaster PA with keynote Joyce Carol Oates. Three-day conference offers agent/editor pitches, 30-plus workshops, critiques, and add-day seminars. Registration opens 1/2/08.
Sponsor: Pennwriters
Cost: Base cost members $199, nonmembers $249. Dinner with Joyce Carol Oates $65 members, $99 nonmembers.
Starts: 5-16-08 09:00 AM Eastern Time
Ends: 5-18-08 12:30 PM Eastern Time
Website
Other Online Locations: www.pennwriters.org
Contact Person: Conference Coordinator
Email: conferenceco1@pennwriters.org

Writing the Rockies
An intensive, eciting workshop for all writers at any stage of their career. Set in the beautiful Gunnison Country of the central Colorado Rockies surrounded by 14,000 foot peaks and rich in the history of the American West.
Sponsor: Western State College
Cost: $250.00 plus loding
Starts: 6-5-08 05:00 PM Eastern Time
Ends: 6-8-08 11:59 AM Eastern Time
Website
Contact Person: Larry Meredith
Email: lmeredith@western.edu
Phone: 970.963.2016
Address: 600 N. Adams
Gunnison, CO 81231
US

Murder In The Grove
Large & small panel discussions & workshops.Tracks for writers & readers of mystery. Optional group meeting with agent or editor, master class for writers, manuscript evaluation & individual meeting.
Sponsor: Popular Fiction Assn of Idaho, Inc.
Cost: $95-$195
Starts: 6-6-08 08:00 AM Eastern Time
Ends: 6-7-08 06:00 PM Eastern Time
Website