The New Year is well underway and February is around the corner and that means that many of us – despite our good intentions – are about to let our writing resolutions slide.
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I get it.
There are so many other things that compete for our attention at this time of year – kids, work, baseball practice, taxes.
Read: Writing in new places for new ideas
Just in case you are losing your grip on your writing goals, here are a few upcoming writing workshops and festivals that will keep you on task and feeling inspired courtesy of Poets & Writers:
Location: Los Angeles, California Date: February 6, 2014
• San Miguel Writers’ Conference
Location: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico Date: February 12, 2014
• Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Location: Tempe, Arizona Date: February 20, 2014
• Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference
Location: Seattle, Washington Date: February 26, 2014
Location: Sterling, Virginia Date: March 19, 2014
• Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Date: March 19, 2014
• Split This Rock Poetry Festival
Location: Washington, District of Columbia Date: March 27, 2014
• Algonkian Writer Conference–New York City Pitch
Location: New York, New York Date: March 27, 2014
• International Women’s Writing Guild Spring Big Apple Conference
Location: New York, New York Date: April 12, 2014
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Date: April 24, 2014
Location: New York, New York Date: April 28, 2014
• Massachusetts Poetry Festival
Location: Salem, Massachusetts Date: May 2, 2014
Good luck and get writing!
Kerri S. Mabee is managing editor at EducatedWriter.com. Learn more about her at kerrismabee.com.
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