Kaz Conference Writing Workshop is the home of small, focused writing cohorts in nonfiction, playwriting/screenwriting, poetry and fiction. We also host virtual conferences, bootcamps and intensives on the business of being a writer. Our montly workshops are virtual and take place via ZOOM. We also offer in person 4 day conferences - the next one will be the annual "All Write, Columbia Writers Conference" at the Spencertown Academy this November 2023. The Kaz Conference Writing Workshop is organized by award winning author and activist Donna Kaz ("UN/MASKED, Memoirs of a Guerrilla Girl On Tour;" "Push/Pushback, 9 Steps to Make a Difference with Activism and Art.") There are two to four cohorts and/or intensives each month including the Advanced Manuscript Boot Camp (fiction/nonfiction); Creative Nonfiction Writers Workshop; Writing Comedy Intensive for Women (all genres); Playwriting Intensive for Women (Plays/Screenplays); Activist Playwriting Intensive; and ONE to ONE Road to Publishing Intensive (all genres). All cohorts are small (4-8) and in each workshop writers receive feedback every other week on submissions. Talks on the practical training of writers are included in every workshop. Because reading and reviewing other work helps to strengthen ones own writing, peer review is a requirement of all sessions. The Kaz Conference Writing Workshop is committed to diversity and our faculty reflect an all-encompassing and equal world. Our goal is to challenge, inspire and foster a writers community that continues beyond the workshops because the stories we tell become the world we live in. UPCOMING: ACTIVIST PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP (May 2023); MEMOIR COHORT (May 2023) NONFICTION BOOK PROPOSAL (APRIL 2023). There is a submission fee of between $7 and $10 per submission. Submission fees are non-refundable. This fee covers submission processing fees, hosting fees and ongoing operational costs. Rolling admissions. I look forward to hearing from you and reading your work.
-Donna Kaz
Director Kaz Conference
ALL WRITE, COLUMBIA WRITERS CONFERENCE - FALL FICTION 2023
All Write, Columbia Writers Conference, NY – a four day intensive writing conference focused on the craft and the business of writing fiction. DATES: November 9 – 12, 2023
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 with a novel manuscript. 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 will include an opening reading by Jen Beagin ("Big Swiss"), and craft/creativity talks with Venise Berry, Lisa Cron and Jennifer Chen. Other award-winning authors, editors, agents and marketing experts will lead workshops including Pramila Venkateswaran, and Donna Kaz. 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.
WHERE: Workshops and opening reading will be held in person while guest panelists/authors are zoomed in.
HOW: Tuition: $500 - includes all workshops (plus an individual 45 minute workshop of 15 – 20 pages of your own fiction work); opening night reception, guest author talks, publishing/PR panel, craft workshops, breakfast, lunch and dinner on Friday and Saturday and brunch on Sunday. NOTE: Housing is not provided. A limited number of scholarships ($250) will be available for local writers from Columbia or Greene County only.
Schedule (subject to change)
Thursday, November 9 - 6PM to 9PM Opening Reception
Friday, November 10 – Workshops and Craft Talk
Saturday, November 11 Workshops and Creativity Talk
Sunday, November 12 – Workshops, Public Reading, Closing Reception
TO APPLY: Please read these guidelines carefully. Submissions that do not adhere to the guidelines will not be considered for the conference. Submissions will be judged by conference the leader and 20 writers will be selected to participate.
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION:
1) Fiction submissions should be at least 10 pages but no more than 14 pages – 12pt font. INCLUDE AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SUBMISSION YOUR ADDRESS IN COLUMBIA OR GREENE COUNTY, NY and a short paragraph (500 words) as to what a scholarship would mean to you at this stage of your career.
2) All submissions must be double spaced and all pages must be numbered.
3) Fiction submissions may be short stories or excerpts from novels. No more than two short stories per submission.
4) Put your name on the submission at the top of page 1. 5) Save your submission for upload in a wpd, .doc, .docx, or .pdf as follows: LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_TITLE NOTE: Because of the size of the venue, no guests will be allowed to accompany writers invited to All Write, Columbia.
5) Deadline: September 22, 2023 at 5PM. Final decisions will be made via email by September 29, 2023
I look forward to reading your submissions. Donna Kaz – All Write, Columbia Conference Director
ALL WRITE, COLUMBIA WRITERS CONFERENCE - FALL FICTION 2023
All Write, Columbia Writers Conference, NY – a four day intensive writing conference focused on the craft and the business of writing fiction. DATES: November 9 – 12, 2023
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 with a novel manuscript. 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 will include an opening reading by Jen Beagin ("Big Swiss"), and craft/creativity talks with Venise Berry, Lisa Cron and Jennifer Chen. Other award-winning authors, editors, agents and marketing experts will lead workshops including Pramila Venkateswaran, and Donna Kaz. 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.
WHERE: Workshops and opening reading will be held in person while guest panelists/authors are zoomed in.
HOW: Tuition: $500 - includes all workshops (plus an individual 45 minute workshop of 15 – 20 pages of your own fiction work); opening night reception, guest author talks, publishing/PR panel, craft workshops, breakfast, lunch and dinner on Friday and Saturday and brunch on Sunday. NOTE: Housing is not provided. A limited number of scholarships ($250) will be available for local writers from Columbia or Greene County only.
Schedule (subject to change)
Thursday, November 9 - 6PM to 9PM Opening Reception
Friday, November 10 – Workshops and Craft Talk
Saturday, November 11 Workshops and Creativity Talk
Sunday, November 12 – Workshops, Public Reading, Closing Reception
TO APPLY: Please read these guidelines carefully. Submissions that do not adhere to the guidelines will not be considered for the conference. Submissions will be judged by conference the leader and 20 writers will be selected to participate.
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION:
1) Fiction submissions should be at least 10 pages but no more than 14 pages – 12pt font. INCLUDE AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SUBMISSION YOUR ADDRESS IN COLUMBIA OR GREENE COUNTY, NY and a short paragraph (500 words) as to what a scholarship would mean to you at this stage of your career.
2) All submissions must be double spaced and all pages must be numbered.
3) Fiction submissions may be short stories or excerpts from novels. No more than two short stories per submission.
4) Put your name on the submission at the top of page 1. 5) Save your submission for upload in a wpd, .doc, .docx, or .pdf as follows: LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_TITLE NOTE: Because of the size of the venue, no guests will be allowed to accompany writers invited to All Write, Columbia.
5) Deadline: September 22, 2023 at 5PM. Final decisions will be made via email by September 29, 2023
I look forward to reading your submissions. Donna Kaz – All Write, Columbia Conference Director
ALL WRITE, COLUMBIA WRITERS CONFERENCE - FALL FICTION 2023
All Write, Columbia Writers Conference, NY – a four day intensive writing conference focused on the craft and the business of writing fiction. DATES: November 9 – 12, 2023
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 with a novel manuscript. 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 will include an opening reading by Jen Beagin ("Big Swiss"), and craft/creativity talks with Venise Berry, Lisa Cron and Jennifer Chen. Other award-winning authors, editors, agents and marketing experts will lead workshops including Pramila Venkateswaran, and Donna Kaz. 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.
WHERE: Workshops and opening reading will be held in person while guest panelists/authors are zoomed in.
HOW: Tuition: $500 - includes all workshops (plus an individual 45 minute workshop of 15 – 20 pages of your own fiction work); opening night reception, guest author talks, publishing/PR panel, craft workshops, breakfast, lunch and dinner on Friday and Saturday and brunch on Sunday. NOTE: Housing is not provided. A limited number of scholarships will be available for local writers from Columbia County only.
Schedule (subject to change)
Thursday, November 9 - 6PM to 9PM Opening Reception
Friday, November 10 – Workshops and Craft Talk
Saturday, November 11 Workshops and Creativity Talk
Sunday, November 12 – Workshops, Public Reading, Closing Reception
TO APPLY: Please read these guidelines carefully. Submissions that do not adhere to the guidelines will not be considered for the conference. Submissions will be judged by conference the leader and 20 writers will be selected to participate.
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION:
1) Fiction submissions should be at least 10 pages but no more than 14 pages – 12pt font.
2) All submissions must be double spaced and all pages must be numbered.
3) Fiction submissions may be short stories or excerpts from novels. No more than two short stories per submission.
4) Put your name on the submission at the top of page 1. 5) Save your submission for upload in a wpd, .doc, .docx, or .pdf as follows: LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_TITLE NOTE: Because of the size of the venue, no guests will be allowed to accompany writers invited to All Write, Columbia.
5) Deadline: September 22, 2023 at 5PM. Final decisions will be made via email by September 29, 2023
I look forward to reading your submissions. Donna Kaz – All Write, Columbia Conference Director