Mississippi Writing Groups, Workshops, and Creative Writing Classes
Here you’ll find a collection of resources for writers in Mississippi, from conferences to local critique groups, workshops, and creative writing classes. If you’re looking for writing groups near you, a workshop or class, a place to connect with other writers, or somewhere to submit your work, these Mississippi writing resources are worth checking out.
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Writing Organizations & Groups
Mississippi Institute of Arts & Letters
A statewide nonprofit recognizing outstanding Mississippi writers and artists through annual juried awards in fiction, nonfiction, life writing, poetry, youth literature, and other creative fields. (Statewide)
A statewide nonprofit supporting poets through meetings, contests, festivals, publications, and other programs encouraging the reading and writing of poetry among adults and young people. (Statewide)
A statewide writing organization offering workshops, conferences, chapters, mentorship, literary events, and other resources for writers across genres and experience levels. (Statewide / Online)
Conferences, Retreats & Residencies
An annual literary festival bringing together authors, readers, booksellers, and publishers for panel discussions, author conversations, signings, family programming, and a large literary marketplace. (Jackson)
Oxford Conference for the Book
An annual multi-day literary conference bringing together writers, poets, publishers, scholars, and readers for author conversations, panels, workshops, readings, publishing discussions, and other literary programming. (Oxford)
Literary Magazines & Publishers
A nationally recognized literary journal housed at the University of Southern Mississippi, publishing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry in two print issues each year and sponsoring an annual literary contest. (Hattiesburg)
An annual literary journal published through the creative writing program at Mississippi University for Women, featuring poetry from writers across the South and beyond. (Columbus)
A literary journal produced by graduate students at Mississippi University for Women, publishing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, visual art, and experimental work in print and online. (Columbus)
A literary journal based at the University of Mississippi publishing fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and hybrid or experimental work by emerging and established writers. (Oxford)
Help us add to this list, Mississippi writers! Do you know of writing groups near you, writing workshops near you, creative writing classes near you, or a Mississippi literary journal or publisher we should be aware of? Let us know here. We periodically review these listings for broken links and outdated information.