Are you by any chance looking for a writer conference to attend in 2023?

You’re in luck!

I have pulled together a list of over two dozen writer conferences taking place this. The locations range from Alaska to Florida, and you will even find one on a cruise ship. The list is sorted by month, and I have also included an additional 11 conferences which have not yet announced dates for this year but probably will still be held.

February, March

• Asheville Christian Writers Conference – February, Asheville NC.
• Let’s Just Write – March, Chicago IL.

April

• Liberty State Fiction Writers Conference – April, Hamilton NJ.
• Pikes Peak Writers Conference – April, Pikes Peak CO.
• Atlanta Self-Publishing Conference – April, Atlanta GA.
• Authors for Authors – April, Melbourne FL
• Red Clay Conference – April, Georgia
• WriterCon Cruise – April, cruise ship.

May

• Washington Writers Conference – May, Washington DC.
• Ignite Your Imagination – May, Tampa FL.
• Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference – May, Homer AK
• Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference – May, Black Mountain NC.

June

• Wyoming Writers Conference – June, Cheyenne, WY.
• North American Historical Novel Society Conference – June, San Antonio TX.
• Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference – June, Bemidji MN.
• SWA 2023 Writers Conference – June, St. Simon’s Island GA.
• Jackson Hole Writers Conference – June, Jackson Hole, WY.

July

• RWA Conference – July, Anaheim CA.
• Sleuthfest – July, Boca Raton FL.
• Sun Valley Writers’ Conference – July, Sun Valley ID.
• Southampton Writers Conference – July, Southampton NY.

August

• Willamette Writers Hybrid Conference – August, Portland, OR.
• Cape Cod Writers Center Conference – August, CapeCod MA.
• Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference – August, Mendocino CA.
• Killer Nashville – August, Nashville TN.

September, October

• Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers – September, Denver CO.
• Moonlight and Magnolias – October, Atlanta GA
• Ozark Writers Conference – October, Eureka Springs, AR.

P.S. In addition to the 27 conferences listed above, I also found another eleven conferences which have not yet announced a date for 2023 (but I am reasonably confident that they will).

• Rappahannock Writers Conference – The public library in Fredericksburg VA has been holding a writer conference every fall for the past 4 or 5 years.
• FAPA Con 2023 
• James River Writers Conference – This conference is usually held in October in Richmond.
• Brain to Bookshelf – This year’s conference has not yet been announced, but it is usually held in Baltimore in October.
• Florida Writers Con – Another October which has not yet been announced for 2023.
• American Christian Fiction Writers Conference
• Inkubator Writing Conference
• Indiana University Writers Conference
• Writers Digest Conference
• Contemporary Romance Writers Conference
• North Carolina Writers Network Fall Conference