All Write Columbia, now in its second year, is a four-day intensive writing conference focused on the craft and the business of writing fiction.

WHO
The conference is open to all levels of fiction writers, from beginners who are just starting to write short stories to more advanced writers working on the manuscript of a novel. Open to writers who are at least 18 years old. Just 20 writers will be accepted.

WHAT
The second All Write, Columbia Writers Conference focuses on fiction. Faculty includes workshop leaders Donna Kaz, Melissa Holbrook Pierson and Pramila Venkateswaran, along with award-winning authors, editors, agents and marketing experts including Jen Beagin, Venise T. Berry, Lisa Cron & Jennifer Chen, Vanessa Martir, Priya Doraswamy and Michele Blankenship. The All Write, Columbia conference is committed to diversity and our faculty reflect an all-encompassing and equal world. Our goal is to challenge, inspire and foster a writer’s community that continues beyond the workshops. Develop both your skills and your creative marketing savvy in this small, focused conference. Conference faculty.

WHERE
Workshops will be held in person, at the Spencertown Academy, led by workshop facilitators Donna Kaz, Pramila Venkateswaran and Melissa Holbrook Pierson. Guest panelists/authors will be Zoomed in.

HOW
Tuition: $500 – includes all workshops (plus an individual 45 minute workshop on 15 – 20 pages of your own fiction work); opening night reception, guest author talks, publishing/PR panel, craft workshops, and most meals.  A limited number of scholarships ($250) will be available for local writers from Columbia & Greene Counties. NOTE: Housing is not provided.