Conferences & Residencies

Geography of Retreats: March/April 2025 This issue’s Conferences & Residencies section lists a total of 29 writers retreats, including 2 free festivals, located in 6 countries and 19 states. The median application fee is $25. American University of Paris Summer Creative Writing Institute The American University of Paris Summer Creative Writing Institute will offer workshops to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers from July 1 to July 23 on the university’s campus in the seventh arrondissement of Paris. The faculty includes poet and fiction writer Siân Melangell Dafydd; poet, fiction writer, and nonfiction writer Biswamit Dwibedy; poet and nonfiction writer Lisa Robertson; and fiction writer Amanda Dennis. The cost of tuition is €2,224 (approximately $2,289) for auditors or €4,448 (approximately $4,577) for transferable academic credit. Lodging is available in…