Hedgebrook Writers Conference

Hedgebrook Writers Conference 2024

September 20-22, 2024

Seattle | In-person

Daily Schedule

This event is SOLD OUT and registration is closed. Thank you for showing up community!

If you have questions, reach out to programs@hedgebrook.org.

Friday, September 20 with Carmen Maria Machado

Workshop: Everything You Write Is A Haunted House

A generative writing intensive that investigates character and setting along the axis of past, present, and future. Participants will explore how we haunt our own discreet places through the lens of time. Analyze texts for the hauntings and the ghosts and engage in writing exercises that activate settings through character or point of view.

Industry Lesson: Care Plans for Shadowy Work

Saturday, September 21 with *Dionne Ford

Workshop: No Time Like the Present: Making Sense of Things in the Moment

Through discussions of texts and writing exercises, participants will explore the present circumstance that is calling them to go back and get the urgent story that only they can tell. 

Industry Lesson: Coming soon!

*Please note that Dionne is now the instructor as Ashley C. Ford had to cancel.

Sunday, September 22 with T Kira Māhealani Madden

Workshop: The Future is Back to the Land

A discussion-based writing intensive that explores the narrative velocity of the path not taken. What is the speculative memoir of a hypothetical scenario of yourself on another timeline? Participants will read and analyze the structure of other writers and model a non-technological, land-based narrative for dreaming and building a future.

Industry Lesson: The Family Tree of Writing

Open to intermediate and advanced writers of all genres and genders

Registration includes three days of workshop intensives, three pre-recorded Industry Talks processed in facilitated small groups, and an evening performance on Thursday, September 19th.

  • Our full conference registration includes:

    • 3 days of workshop intensives with our illustrious alumnae instructors.

    • 3 pre-recorded Industry Talks that will be viewed and processed in facilitated small groups.

    • An evening performance with community partners and our instructors.

  • Yes, we have an option to register per day.

  • Our 3-day conference and public event will be held in Seattle at Hugo House.

  • The workshop intensives are 2-3 hour in-person generative and skill-building sessions with an expert alumnae instructor. Each workshop will be structured a bit differently and will include instruction, prompts, writing time, and sharing out.

  • While accommodations are not included in the registration fee, here are some Seattle area hotels to consider:

    Hotel Sorrento - Just a 6-minute drive to Hugo House and a 4-minute walk to Town Hall. Plus our conference participants receive 15% off. Click here for a discount.

    Seattle Gaslight Inn

    Silver Cloud Hotel - Seattle Broadway

  • Breakfast snacks and lunch will be hosted by Hedgebrook each day.

    Dinner will be on your own and we will provide some suggestions to registrants as we get closer.

  • We will record the conference workshops in hopes of making them available after the conference.

  • 1) The Jaipur Literary Festival will be happening at Town Hall over the weekend. Check out some of their evening events here.

    2) Friday, September 20th - Dr. Karen Tang and Jane Park discuss "It's Not Hysteria" at the Seattle Public Library. Register here.

    3) Sunday, September 22nd - An Evening with Fran Lebowitz at Benaroya Hall. Hosted by Hedgebrook alumna and author Claire Dederer. Get tickets here.

  • We ask that you review all of the details carefully prior to registration as refunds will not be issued.

     

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