Conference · Valencia, California
Vermont College of Fine Arts Postgraduate Writers’ Conference
The VCFA Writers' Conference at CalArts is an annual week-long writing intensive hosted at the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California. For over thirty years, it has offered six-person workshops, individual faculty consultations, craft talks, and readings in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, romance, young adult, and screenwriting. No degree is required, and writers without a creative writing MFA or PhD apply with a 10-page manuscript sample. Tuition is $1,250 ($1,450 for poetry), with need-based scholarships available.
Open to poets
- Conference. Usually held in August; next dates not announced. Pays: Doesn't pay.
Official site: vcfa.edu/postgraduate-writers-conference. Please confirm the details there before you submit.
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