Conferences
& Residencies
JULY AUGUST 2019 102CONFERENCES & RESIDENCIESMitch Hoffman (Aaron Priest Literary
Agency), Annie Hwang (Folio Literary
Management), Heather Jackson (Heather
Jackson Literary Agency), Jacqueline Ko
(Wylie Agency), Ayesha Pande (Ayesha
Pande Literary), Anjali Singh (Ayesha
Pande Literary), and DongWon Song
(Howard Morhaim Literary Agency).
The cost of the conference is $375 for
both days or $275 for one day; students
receive a $50 discount. Agent meetings
are an additional $100 to $175; workshops
are $50. Using the online submission
system, submit an application form and
a writing sample of 250 to 500 words.
Admissions are made on a rolling basis.
Visit the website for the required applica-
tion and complete guidelines.
Slice Literary Writers’ Conference, P.O.
Box 659, Village Station, New York, NY- [email protected]
slicelitcon.org
Villa Josefina
Villa Josefina offers three- and seven-day
residencies in May, June, August, Sep-
tember, October, and November for po-
ets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers
at a house in Josefuv Dul, a village in the
Czech Republic approximately 70 miles
and $600 for shared lodging. Submit an
application with a work sample of any
length. Applications are considered on a
rolling basis; there is no application fee.
Visit the website for more information.
Renaissance House Residency Program,
Helene and Dorothy West Foundation
for Artists in Need, 484 West 43rd Street,
Suite 37E, New York, NY 10036.
(917) 747-0367. Abigail McGrath, Contact.
[email protected]
renaissance-house-harlem.com
Slice Literary Writers’
Conference
The 2019 Slice Literary Writers’ Confer-
ence will be held from September 7 to
September 8 at St. Francis College in
downtown Brooklyn, New York. The
conference features workshops, panels,
and one-on-one agent meetings for fic-
tion and nonfiction writers. Fiction and
nonfiction writers Mira Jacob and Kiese
Laymon will deliver the keynotes. Partic-
ipating publishing professionals include
agents Amy Elizabeth Bishop (Dystel,
Goderich & Bourret), Sarah Bowlin
(Aevitas Creative Management), Reiko
Davis (DeFiore & Company), Stepha-
nie Delman (Greenburger Associates),Lodging is available at the conference
hotel for $119 to $199 per night. A lim-
ited number of scholarships are available.
The registration deadline is July 31. Visit
the website for more information.
Poets on the Coast: A Weekend Retreat
for Women, c/o Kelli Russell Agodon and
Susan Rich, P.O. Box 1524, Kingston, WA- [email protected]
poetsonthecoast.weebly.com
Renaissance House Residency
Program
The Renaissance House Residency
Program, sponsored by the Helene and
Dorothy West Foundation for Artists in
Need, offers residencies of one to two
weeks from July to September to poets,
fiction writers, and creative nonfiction
writers in the Catskill Mountains of
Napanoch, New York, and Martha’s
Vineyard, Massachusetts. The residen-
cies include workshops, lectures, and
time to write. Participating writers in-
clude poet Afaa Michael Weaver, fiction
writer Elizabeth Benedict, and creative
nonfiction writers Wickham Boyle and
Jill Nelson. The cost of the residency,
which includes workshops, lodging, and
all meals, is $950 for private lodging
Florida’s Premier
Low-Residency MFA
Fiction • Nonfiction • Poetry
http://www.ut.edu/mfacw • (813) 258-7409
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