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Writers Conferences & Festivals 2012

JUNE
June 1-3: Bloody Words XII – Hilton Toronto Downtown – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
June 7-8: 8th Annual Clarksville Writers Conference – Austin Peay State University – Clarksville, Tennesse
June 8-10: 64th Annual Philadelphia Writers Conference – Holiday Inn Historic District – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 8-12: Kachemak Bay Writers Conference – Lands End Resort – Homer, Alaska
June 9-14: Santa Barbara Writers Conference – Hyatt Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara, California
June 12-16: Western Writers of America Convention – Albuquerque Marriott – Albuquerque, New Mexico
June 21-24: RomCon – Crowne Plaza Denver International Airport – Denver, Colorado
June 22-24: Writer’s League of Texas Agents Conference – Hyatt Regency – Austin, Texas
June 25-28: Romance Writers of America Annual Conference – Anaheim Marriott – Anaheim, California
June 28-30: Jackson Hole Writers Conference – Center for the Arts – Jackson Hole, Wyoming

JULY
July 7-13: Antioch Writers Workshop – Antioch University Midwest – Yellow Springs, Ohio
July 11-14: International Thriller Writers Annual Conference – Grand Hyatt New York City – New York, New York
July 13-15: Public Safety Writers Conference – The Orleans Hotel and Casino – Las Vegas, Nevada
July 19-22: Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference – 51 Tamal Vista Boulevard – Corte Madera, California
July 22-27: Napa Valley Writers Conference – Napa Valley College – Napa Valley, California

AUGUST
Aug. 3-5: UNF Writers Conference – University of North Florida, Florida Writers Association – Jacksonville, Florida
Aug. 8-12: Authors After Dark Convention – Royal Sonesta Hotel – New Orleans, Louisiana
Aug. 11-12: SEAK Writers Conference for Physicians & Lawyers – The Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis – Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Aug. 16-19: Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts – Rockwood Centre – Sechelt, BC, Canada
Aug. 19-22: Pacific Northwest Writers Association Conference – Hilton Hotel – Bellevue, Washington

SEPTEMBER
Sept. 20-22: Hampton Roads Writers Conference – Doubletree Hotel – Virginia Beach, Virginia
Sept. 20-23: Writers’ Police Academy – Guilford Technical Community – Jamestown, North Carolina
Sept. 21-23: The Southern California Writers Conference – Hyatt Regency – Newport Beach, California
Sept. 28-29: Central Ohio Fiction Writers Conference – Holiday Inn – Worthington, Ohio

OCTOBER
Oct. 4-7: Bouchercon Crime Fiction Convention – The Cleveland Marriott Renaissance – Cleveland, Ohio
Oct. 5-7: Moonlight and Magnolias Conference – Hilton Atlanta Northeast – Atlanta, Georgia
Oct. 6-7: Write on the Sound – The Frances Anderson Center – Edmonds, Washington
Oct. 19-21: Surrey International Writers Conference – Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel – Surrey, BC, Canada
Oct. 27: Boston Book Festival (Free Event) – Boston, Massachusetts
Oct. 27-30: Algonkian Writers Conference – The Old Stone Inn – Niagara Falls, Canada
Oct. 19-21: Florida Writers Conference – Orlando Marriott Lake Mary – Orlando, Florida
Oct. 19-21: South Carolina Writers Workshop – The Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort – Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Oct. 26-28: Emerald City Writers Conference (Romance Writers of America) – Bellevue Community College – Bellevue, Washington

NOVEMBER
Nov. 1-4: World Fantasy Convention – Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel – Toronto, Canada
Nov. 2-4: The La Jolla Writers Conference – Paradise Point Resort & Spa – San Diego, California
Nov. 9-11: The New England Crime Bake Conference – Hilton Boston – Dedham, Massachusetts

DECEMBER
Dec. 13: Murder Mystery Theater – Details to follow.