Writers Groups and Conferences
Writers Conferences and Links
(in alphabetical order)
A Bridge to Publication, Lake Charles, LA
AJC Decatur Writers Festival, Decatur, GA
Alabama Book Festival, Montgomery, AL
AWC (Alabama Writers Conclave), varies
American Christian Fiction Writers Conference, varies
Atlanta Writers Conference, Atlanta, GA
Berries, Bridges & Books Writers Conference, Ponchatoula, LA
Blue Ridge Writers Conference, Blue Ridge, GA
Books Along the Tech, New Iberia, LA
Bouchercon, varies
Christian Communicators, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
CrimeCon, varies
East Texas Writers Guild Conference, Tyler, TX
Fay B. Kaigler Book Festival, Hattiesburg, MS
Gulf Coast Children's Book Festival, Mobile, AL
Heather Graham's Writers for New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Jambalaya Writers Conference, Houma, LA
Killer Nashville, Franklin, TN
Left Coast Crime, varies
Louisiana Book Festival, Baton Rouge, LA
Malice Domestic, Washington, DC area
Midsouth Christians Writers Conference, Memphis, TN area
Mississippi Book Festival, Jackson, MS
Mississippi Poetry Society Spring Conference, varies across Mississippi
Mississippi Writers Guild State Conference, varies across Mississippi
Mystery Writers Conference, Metairie, LA
Nonfiction Writers Conference, online
Picayune Writers Group Annual Free Writers Symposium, Picayune, MS
Six Bridges Book Festival, Little Rock, AR
Southern Christian Writers Conference, Tuscaloosa, AL
Sunshine State Book Festival, Gainesville, FL
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival, New Orleans, LA
ThrillerFest, New York City, NY
Unbound Book Festival, Columbia, MO
Virginia Festival of the Book, Charlottesville, VA and Albemarle County
Words & Music Literary Feast, New Orleans, LA
Write to Publish, Wheaton, IL
Did I miss your conference? If so, please email me the name and link. I'll be glad to add it to the list. Check the link for the latest information.
No dates on the list, because the dates change each year.
Writers Groups - Deep South
(in alphabetical order)
Bayou Writers Club, Mandeville, LA
Bayou Writers Group, Lake Charles, LA
Creative Minds Writers Group, Ponchatoula, LA
East Texas Writers Guild, Tyler, TX
Gulf Coast Writers Association, Gulfport, MS
Mississippi Poetry Society, Branches across Mississippi
Mississippi Writers Guild, Branches across Mississippi
Northshore Literary Society, Mandeville, LA
Picayune Writers Group, Picayune, MS
Sisters in Crime-NOLA, New Orleans, LA
Southern Christian Writers Guild, Westbank Chapter, Gretna, LA
Southern Christian Writers Guild, Northshore Chapter, Mandeville, LA
TX Gulf Coast Writers, Beaumont, TX
Writers Alliance of Gainesville, Gainesville, FL
Writers Guild of Acadiana, Lafayette, LA
Writers Groups - National or International
American Christian Fiction Writers
International Thriller Writers
National Federation of State Poetry Societies
Nonfiction Authors Association
If I missed your group, please let me know. Email me the name, meeting place and website link and I'll be glad to add it to the list.
Please note: The presence of a listing does not constitute an endorsement of the group or event. These are groups and events of which I am aware. I belong to some of the groups, have attended some of the events, but not all. The information was accurate at the time I entered it, but urge you to to do your own due diligence before joining or paying for an event.