Conversations and Connections writers conference in DC this weekend

I went to the Conversations and Connections conference the last time it was held, a couple years ago, and came away with a list of Flash Fiction Markets.

CC is a pretty good deal—you get three workshops, a speed date with an editor (they look over a page or so of your writing and give you immediate feedback), a subscription to a literary magazine, and a free book (your choice among four books offered).

Also of note: my buddy, Kim Dana Kupperman, is giving a talk there on "dimensionality in nonfiction."

Writers' conferences and residencies

Here are a few sites to get you started. Writers' organizations will list annual (and, sometimes, regional and smaller) conferences on their web sites, so be sure to check the pages of those organizations in which you have an interest.

• Writers’ Conferences and Centers - A (.org) web site sponsored by the Association of Writers and Writing Programs

• Poets and Writers Conferences and Residencies Database

• Writers Market Conferences database