POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES application information for writers conferences, literary festivals, and residencies of interest to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators. Applications for the following events are due shortly. Conferences and festivals with rolling, first-come, first-served admission are listed well in advance. Some accept registration on the date of the event. Contact the sponsoring organization for an application and complete guidelines. When requesting information by mail, enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE). All accessibility information has been provided by the sponsoring organizations.
Biographers International Organization Conference
The 2023 Biographers International Organization (BIO) Conference will be held from May 19 to May 21 at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York in New York City as well as online. The conference features panels on current issues in biography and the craft of biography, including discussions on biography in conflict, archival research, crafting proposals, biography and the law, documentary films, and graphic biographies. The presenters include biographers Kai Bird, Blanche Wiesen Cook, Ruth Franklin, Beverly Gage, Holly George-Warren, and David Maraniss. Biographer Kitty Kelley will deliver the keynote address. The cost to attend the conference in person is $345 ($295 for BIO members); the cost for online registration is $99 ($49 for BIO members). Registration is rolling through May 19. Visit the website for more information.
Contact administrator and membership coordinator Lori Izykowski at lori@biographersinternational.org with questions about accessibility.
Biographers International Organization Conference, Biographers International Organization, P.O. Box 33020, Santa Fe, NM 87594. Michael Gately, Executive Director.
execdirector@biographersinternational.org
biographersinternational.org/conference
Buinho Creative Hub Residencies
Buinho Creative Hub offers residencies of two weeks to three months year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in the historic town of Messejana, Portugal. Residents are provided with private lodging and shared work space in one of three traditional Portuguese houses. The cost of the residency is €750 to €900 (approximately $804 to $964) per month depending on the room; transportation and meals are not included. E-mail up to 20 pages of poetry or prose, a letter of intent, a project proposal, and a curriculum vitae. There is no application fee. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Visit the website for more information.
Buinho Creative Hub Residencies, Rua Nova de São Brás 43, 7600-346 Messejana, Portugal. Carlos Alcobia, General Manager. info@buinho.ptbuinho.pt/residency-2
Cambridge Writers’ Workshop Paris Writing Retreat
The Cambridge Writers’ Workshop Paris Writing Retreat will be held from July 19 to July 25 in the historic Montparnasse neighborhood of Paris. The retreat features writing and publishing workshops, craft seminars, and generative writing sessions for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. The faculty includes poets and prose writers Rita Banerjee and Diana Norma Szokolyai. The cost of the retreat is $4,500, which includes tuition, lodging at the Hôtel du Midi Paris Montparnasse, daily breakfast, special meals, and a trip to Versailles. Using only the online application system, submit 5 to 10 pages of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or hybrid work, and a brief cover letter (including a bio and
