While you may have missed a few in the beginning of the year (Arizona State University's 2011 Writers' Conference - "Desert Nights, Rising Stars", Tallahassee Book Festival and Writers Conference, Tennessee Mountain Writers, Inc. Annual Conference, University of North Dakota Writers Conference, Dallas Area Romance Authors 2011 - Dreamin' In Dallas, Carolinas Writers Conference
and Missouri Writers Guild - Just Write! Conference), there are still loads more available to further your writing skills and to commiserate with your fellow authors.
Check out the list below.
April
Las Vegas Writers Conference
(April 14-16; Las Vegas, NV)
Sams Town Hotel and Gambling Hall
American Society of Journalists and Authors 2011 Conference
(April 29-May 1; New York, NY)
Roosevelt Hotel
Los Angeles Times' Festival of Books
(April 29-May 1; Los Angeles, CA)
University of Southern California
May
Oklahoma Writers' Federation 2011 Conference
(May 5-7; Oklahoma City, OK)
Embassy Suites
Pennwriters 2011 Writers Conference
(May 13-15; Pittsburgh, PA)
Pittsburgh Airport Marriott
WisCon 35
(May 26-30; Madison, WI)
Concourse Hotel
June
Bear River Writers' Conference
(June 2-6; Camp Michigania, MI)
Philadelphia Writers Conference
(June 3-5; Philadelphia, PA)
70th Indiana University Writers' Conference
(June 5-10; Bloomington, IN)
Odyssey: The Fantasy Writing Workshop
(June 6-July 15; Manchester, NH)
Writers League of Texas: Agents Conference
(June 10-12; Austin, TX)
Wesleyan Writers Conference
(June 16-20; Middletown, CT)
Santa Barbara Writers Conference
(June 18-23; Santa Barbara, CA)
Hotel Mar Monte
Romance Writers of America 31st Annual Conference
(June 28-July 1; New York, NY)
Marriott Marquis
July
Southampton Writers' Conference
(July 13-24; Southampton, NY)
Stony Brook Southampton Campus
The Alabama Writers Conclave
(July 15-17; Huntsville, AL)
Huntsville Alabama Marriott
West Virginia Writers' Workshop
(July 21-24; Morgantown, WV)
West Virginia University
The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference
(July 22-24; Grapevine, TX)
Napa Valley Writers' Conference
(July 24-29; Napa Valley, CA)
Mendocino Coast Writers Conference
(July 28-30; Mendocino, CA)
Midwest Writers Workshop
(July 28-30; Muncie, IN)
Ball State University Alumni Center
August
Art and Craft: the Northwestern University Summer Writers' Conference
(August 3-5; Evanston, IL)
University Hall, Evanston Campus, Northwestern University
Pacific Northwest Writers Association Summer Conference
(August 4-7; Bellevue, WA)
Bellevue Hyatt and Conference Center
Willamette Writers Conference 2011
(August 5-7; Portland, OR)
Portland Sheraton Airport Hotel
University of North Florida - 2011 Writers' Conference
(August 5-7; Jacksonville, FL)
University of North Florida
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators 2011 Summer Conference
(August 5-8; Los Angeles, CA)
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
Bread Loaf Writers' Conference
(August 10-20; Middlebury, CT)
Sun Valley Writers' Conference
(August 20-23; Ketchum, ID)
Sun Valley Resort
Killer Nashville
(August 26-28; Nashville, TN)
Hutton Hotel
October
Self-Publishing Book Expo
(October 22; New York, NY)
Sheraton New York
