Creative writing retreats
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There are scores of creative writing retreats to consider attending. It's exciting to think about how much these retreats can serve you in terms of overcoming your writer's block.

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Most every genre you will ever considering writing in is accounted for, and you can find these exciting, influential conferences all over the world. From the United Kingdom to the Fiji Islands, Bulgaria to Bermuda, Switzerland to Lithuania, Scotland to New York City, there are numerous retreats for writers that you can and should consider attending, as they provide you with a whole host of new people to meet and talk with, as well as new ideas to consider and write about. If you don't feel like traveling, there are even online courses you can take to keep you abreast of all that's happening at the "live" retreats, without having to personally attend.

You'll want to check back often and see some of the new conferences available for you. Hopefully you'll find one near you that sounds like it fits your needs. Overcoming writer's block will hopefully become a thing of the past as you attend and learn from the various writers, as well as your writing peers.

A smattering of some creative writing retreats you may enjoy perusing and getting a feel for are:

From October 7th - 9th, 2010 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, the Ozark Creative Writers Conference will be held. It will feature a keynote session with author Johnny D. Boggs. Also, another keynote session will be given by editor-in-chief of Wild Roses Press, Rhonda Penders. There will be breakout sessions for fiction and nonfiction writers and poets. There will also be a mystery novelist, a romance writer, a technology expert, and more present to help guide you along in your writing pursuits. The registration fee is $99 if postmarked by August 27th, and $119 thereafter. After September 28th, registration will only be available at the door. Registration can be found on the conference website along with further information about not only the conference, but contests to enter.

A festival to celebrate Elmore Leonard and crime fiction is planned in Birmingham, Michigan at The Community House, a non-profit organization. The first Elmore Leonard Literary Arts and Film Festival will be held on November 10th, 2010. The festival includes a short story contest for students ages 13-18 (no entry fee and submissions are accepted through October 1, 2010), a competition for screenwriters and filmmakers (the late deadline is August 21, 2010 and the extended deadline is September 7, 2010 with different specifications for submission because of the extension), and the screening of the pilot episode of FX's Justified, which is based on Leonard's story "Fire in the Hole." The festival concludes on November 13th with a gala honoring Leonard. For more information about the screenwriters/filmmakers competition entry fee and the event schedule, see the festival website.

The Eighth Annual San Francisco Writers Conference is taking place February 18th - 20th, 2011. You'll have access to more than fifty writing workshops, celebrity book signings, keynote speakers, publishing sessions, and much, much more! If you'd like to check out more about it and find out cost, location, and the like, feel free to check out their website.

The Gotham Writers' Workshop is available both in New York as well as online. Prices vary for workshops, but professional writers are always at the ready to help you out with your style, plot, thematic outlines, and whatever else you need help considering and finding new and interesting ways to add details to as you spice up your plot. Teen classes are available as well, along with almost any genre you find yourself desirous of writing.

Writer's Digest offers up one of their many affiliate websites as a provider of great workshop opportunities. You don't necessarily have to leave the comfort of your own home to find a great retreat to attend, writers to chat with, and ideas to mull over as you continue writing your next great piece. Check out Writers' Online Workshops for more information on retreat-type opportunities that may dynamically alter your style of writing for the better as you learn more and more about your writing craft.

If you'd like to find more creative writing retreats around your city, state, country, or even the world, check out the Shaw Guide to writers' conferences and workshops by clicking here. Be sure to try the different search options to narrow down your options all the more to the retreats that fit you best. Search by location, date of retreat, and even genre. Good luck on your writing retreat quest!

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