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Organizations The Burry Thoughts Blog Academi national society to promote the writers and the literatures of Wales American Society of Magazine Editors organization for editors of print and online magazines with 900 members nationwide Arts Over America listing of local arts councils in all 50 states  Associated Writing Programs over 320 member college writing programs and universities and 60 writers' conferences and centers Association of Authors & Publishers a non-profit association comprised of authors (and would-be authors), editors, and anyone associated with books Association for Women in Communications Australian Society of Authors Authors Licensing and Collecting Society "to enable writers to receive fees that are uniquely or more effectively handled collectively" British Society of Comedy Writers The Canadian Authors Association Canada Council for the Arts Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers Children's Writers and Illustrators of British Columbia Cove Park residencies for artists working in all disciplines Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington the nation's largest regional arts service organization Editorial Freelancers Association national, nonprofit, org of self-employed workers in the publishing and communications industries Editors' Association of Canada Escriptors Llengua Catalana (Spain) European Writers' Congress comprehensive listing of international writers groups Federation of British Columbia Writers Fellowship of Australian Writers Florida Freelance Writers Association Freelancers Union Gibraltar Point International Artist Residency Program open to Canadian and international artists who are engaged in the research, development or creation of work International Amateur Theatre Association with members in 80 countries on 5 continents International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People International PEN Scottish Centre International Women's Writing Guild Internet Press Guild a nonprofit organization promoting excellence in journalism about the Internet Jack Straw Writers Program provides Seattle writers with a new venue for the presentation of their work and to encourage the creation of new literary works Just Plain Folks over 6500 songwriters, recording artists, music publishers and other members of the music industry Korean American Women Artists & Writers Association Literaturhaus (Austria) Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance a group for arts freelancers of all types National Association of Writers in Education National Performance Network dedicated to exposure to and participation in the arts National Writers Union New Writing North development agency for the north east of England New Zealand Society Of Authors New Zealand Writers Guild PEN American Center Periodical Writers Association of Canada Small Publishers, Artists, and Writers Network Société des Auteurs de Radio, Télévision et Cinéma (France) Société des Gens de Lettres (France) The Society of Authors founded in 1884 "to protect the rights and further the interests of authors" The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators Society of Freelance Editors and Proofreaders The Society of Women Writers Australia an organization to assist and encourage professional and aspiring writers Society of Women Writers and Journalists US Harness Writers Association Victorian Writers' Centre The Writers´ Center in Sweden Western Writers of America Writers Guild the Screenwriters organization Writers Guild of Great Britain writers of all media Writers in Scotland provides financial support to writers, poets, author/illustrators and traditional storytellers making visits around Scotland     Writing Centers, Groups & Circles Aberystwyth Arts Centre University of Wales, Aberystwyth. The largest Arts Centre in Wales ACT Writers Centre Braddon, Canberra, Australia. Writing workshops, seminars, advice and referral Aegean Center for the Fine Arts  facilities in two locations - the Aegean Islands of Greece and Italy's Tuscany Alabama Writers' Conclave The Alliance of Artists' Communities national service organization of 100 artists' communities and 90 individuals Anam Cara Writer's and Artist's Retreat West Cork, Ireland. Year-round retreat for writers and artists The Anderson Center Red Wing, Minnesota. Residencies for artists, scientists and humanists Antioch Writers Workshop set within the 1,000- acre nature preserve known as Glen Helen, Ohio Aosdána Dublin, Ireland. Established to encourage and assist members in devoting their energies fully to their art Arizona Authors Association Atlantic Center for the Arts New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Artists-in-residence community and arts education facility Ayr Writers Club Ballea Writers Club Ireland The Belltable Limerick, Ireland. The principal Arts Centre in the Mid-West region of Ireland Brandywine Valley Writers Group The Bronx Writers' Center New York. Devoted to the professional and artistic development of Bronx Writers Byrdcliffe Arts Colony the Woodstock Guild California Writers Club Centrum Port Townsend, Washington Charlottesville Writing Center Le Club des Poètes Paris, France. Founded in 1961 by Jean-Pierre Rosnay in order to "render poetry contagious and inevitable" Common Word North West writers group in Manchester Dia Center for the Arts New York City. A multi-disciplinary contemporary arts organization. Dia's website includes audio archives and the Artists' Projects for the Web section of full-scale exhibitions online Dingle Writing Courses Ventry, Co. Kerry, Ireland. Residential writing courses Directory of Writers' Circles multinational listing of writing groups Djerassi Resident Artists Program Woodside, California. Residencies are awarded competitively The Dorset Colony Dorset, Vermont. A working retreat for writers, composers, directors, designers, collaborators, etc Edinburgh Writers' Circles Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown Provincetown, Massachusetts Georgia Writers Association Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group Pennsylvania The Hambidge Center Rabun Gap, Georgia. A national and international artists' working residency program Headlands Center for the Arts Sausalito, California. Extended, live-in residencies to as many as 30 artists from throughout the U.S. and the world each year Hudson Valley Writers' Center Philipse Manor, New York Idaho Writers' League The Irish Writers' Centre Dublin, Ireland Julia and David White Artists' Colony Ciudad Colón, Costa Rica. One month fellowships for writers, visual artists, and composers Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts writer-in-residence program in Nebraska with a weekly stipend and juried residencies to visual artists, arts and arts education scholars, writers, composers, interdisciplinary artists, and collaborative teams The MacDowell Colony Peterborough, New Hampshire. A community of gifted artists The Millay Colony Austerlitz, New York. One month residencies to talented writers, composers and visual artists Mountain Writers Center Portland OR Munster Literature Centre Cork, Ireland Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say Houston, Texas Norcroft a writing retreat for women Lutsen, Minnesota. A retreat for women where they may withdraw from the usual demands of their lives to write North Carolina Writers' Network The Norwegian Writers' Center organization of Norwegian poets and fiction writers Oklahoma Writers’ Federation Ozark Poets & Writers Collective Penzance Arts Club Cornwall, England. A congenial venue for people of like minds to meet, dine on freshly prepared food, and to entertain their friends, colleagues and business associates. The Poets House Donegal, Ireland. Ten day summer workshops and year-long M.A. degrees in creative writing The Ragdale Foundation Lake Forest, Illinois. Living and working space for writers, visual artists and composers from a minimum of two weeks to a maximum of two months. Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Sacatar Foundation Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Residency program for artists at the Quinta Pitanga estate on the Island of Itaparica Saskatchewan Writers Guild Canada. A place where writers can work free from distractions South African Writers' Circle Sunscribbles Central Florida Southwest Scriptwriters Bristol, UK's leading group for writers of stage, screen, radio and television drama Tennessee Writers Alliance Writers' League of Texas Toronto Writers' Centre TransArtists international artist-in-residence programs and other opportunities for artists to stay and work elsewhere 'for art's sake'. Tŷ Newydd the National Writers Centre of Wales Varuna Writers' Retreat and Literary Centre Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia The Vermont Studio Center Johnson, Vermont. A creative community for painters, sculptors, printmakers, writers and poets League Of Vermont Writers Villa Montalvo Saratoga, California. Free one-to-three month working residencies for visual artists, writers, poets, playwrights, composers, musicians, filmmakers and videographers The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Mt. San Angelo, Virginia Wisconsin Regional Writers' Association Writers in Electronic Residence connects students across Canada with writers, teachers and one another in an animated exchange of original writing and commentary.  The Writers' Center Bethesda, Maryland. Offering more than 200 workshops, several publications and other related programs and services The Writers' Center of Indiana the only comprehensive community-based literary arts organization in Indiana. Writers' Circle of Durham Region Writers Circles Writers on AOL The Writers Retreat centers in Quebec, Mexico or Colorado Wyoming Writers

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