Conferences & Residencies
POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES application information for writers conferences, literary festivals, residencies, and colonies of interest to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. 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 and complete guidelines. When requesting information by mail, enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE).
A.I.R. Studio Paducah
A.I.R. Studio Paducah offers residencies of two weeks to three months to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in the Lower Town Arts District of Paducah, Kentucky. Residents are provided with a private apartment and studio space. The cost of the residency is $550 for two weeks and $875 for a month. For residencies in 2018 and 2019, submit up to five poems of any length or up to 10 pages of prose, a résumé, a writer’s statement, and contact information for three references with a $25 application fee by November 11. Visit the website for an application and complete guidelines.
A.I.R. Studio Paducah, 4410 Oglethorpe Street #609, Hyattsville, MD 20781. (301) 454-0433. Kay Lindsey, Communications Coordinator. airstudiopaducah@gmail.comwww.airstudiopaducah.com
American Literary Translators Association Conference
The 40th annual American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) Conference will be held from October 5 to October 8 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in downtown Minneapolis. The conference features panels, workshops, readings, a book fair, and opportunities to meet with editors and translators. The 2017 theme is “Reflections/Refractions.” Writers and translators Lydia Davis and Tim Parks will deliver keynotes. The cost of the conference for ALTA members is $200 before September 1, $225 before September 22, and $250 on site. The cost for non-ALTA members is $275 before September 1, $300 before September 22, and $325 on site. The cost for students is $50 before September 22 and $75 on site. Editor passes are also available for $100 before September 22 and $125 on site, and one-day passes are available for $125 before September 22 and $150 on site. Lodging is available at the conference hotel for a discounted rate of $189 per night. Visit the website for more information.
American Literary Translators Association Conference, 900 East 7th Street, PB 266, Bloomington, IN 47405. Elisabeth Jaquette, Managing Director. elisabeth@literarytranslators.orgwww.literarytranslators.org/conference
Art Omi Writers Residency
Residencies of one week to two months are offered to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators from late March to early June and from mid-September through early November at Omi International Arts
