Writing Conferences and Contests in and Around Arkansas in 2013
I hope your writing year is off to a good start. If you haven’t already planned out your conferences for the year, here is a list of writing conferences and contests in and around Arkansas. If you live somewhere else in the US, you can find a list of conferences on the Shaw Guides website.
March 9, 2013 – Northwest Arkansas Writers Free Workshop in Fayetteville, AR. This writing workshop is free to attend.
March 15, 2013 – Deadline to enter the NFSPS (National Federation of State Poetry Societies) Annual Poetry Contests.
April 18-21, 2013 – Arkansas Literary Festival in Little Rock, AR. Technically this isn’t a writing conference, but sometimes there are writing workshops with authors. It can be a fun experience and it is all about literacy!
April 25, 2013 – Deadline to enter contests with the Arkansas Writers Conference.
May 2-4, 2013 – The Oklahoma Writers Federation Inc (OWFI) Conference in Oklahoma City, OK. Fantasy author, Patrick Rothfuss, is the keynote speaker. I really wish I could attend this conference this year. The contest deadline has already passed, but you can still register for the conference. However, attendance is limited, so don’t wait until the last minute to register if you want to attend this one.
May 18, 2013 – Poets Roundtable of Arkansas Spring Luncheon. This year it will be held in El Dorado, but the location rotates each year. Check out the February newsletter on the website for details.
May 18, 2013 – Ozarks Writers League (OWL) Spring Conference in Branson, MO.
May 31 & June 1. 2013 - The Arkansas Writers Conference in Little Rock, AR.
June 7-8, 2013 - The Arkansas SCBWI (society of Children’s Book Writer and Illustrator) Conference in North Little Rock, AR.
August 17, 2013 – Ozarks Writers League (OWL) Summer Conference in Branson, MO.
August 2013 – The deadline for the Poets Roundtable of Arkansas annual Poetry Day contests is usually in August or September.
August 2013 – The entry deadline to enter the contests for the Ozark Creative Writers Conference hasn’t been posted yet, but it is usually in August.
August 31, 2013 – The White County Creative Writers’ Conference in Searcy, AR is held the each the Saturday before Labor Day each year. Check the website closer to the conference date for contests and contest deadlines.
September 1, 2013 – Deadline to enter the contests for the Ozarks Writers League (OWL) Fall Conference in Branson, MO.
October 10-12, 2013 – Ozark Creative Writers (OCW) Conference in Eureka Springs, AR.
October 2013 – Each year the Poets Roundtable of Arkansas holds their annual Poetry Day conference in October. The date and location may vary. For 2013 it will be held in Hot Springs, AR. It is usually on a Saturday in October. Check the website closer to October for the actual conference date. Their contest deadlines are usually in August or September.
October 18-20, 2013 – Arkansas SCBWI writing retreat in Fort Smith, AR.
November 16, 2013 – Ozarks Writers League (OWL) Fall Conference in Branson, MO. They will announce the awards from their annual contests at this conference.
This is just a small sampling of conferences in my tri-state area. If you would like to find writing conferences in another area, try searching Shaw Guides or Google for conferences near you.
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