• Nevada Resources for Writers

    Here you’ll find a collection of resources for writers in Nevada, from conferences to local critique groups to literary magazines. If you’re looking for writing groups near you, writing workshops near you, creative writing classes near you, or simply a place to hang out with writers or submit your work, these are some Nevada writing organizations you might want to check out:

     

    WriteByNight

    For more than a decade, WriteByNight has helped writers in Nevada and beyond achieve their literary goals. And we want you to be next! Claim your free consultation to learn about WBN’s customizable one-on-one writers’ services, including:

    Book CoachingIf you’re writing a book and want some help along the way.

    Manuscript Critique: If you’ve written a book and want a beta read, critique, or writing workshop.

    Editing/Proofreading: If you’ve written a book and want someone to polish it for you.

    Publication Assistance: If you’ve written a book and want help finding an agent or publisher.

    Not ready to chat? That’s cool. Until you are, why not sign up for our weekly message full of education and inspiration for writers and aspiring writers. You’ll also receive a free diagnostic tool, “Common problems and SOLUTIONS for the struggling writer.”

     

     

    Black Mountain Institute

    An international literary center dedicated to promoting discourse on today’s most pressing issues. It provides an environment where creative writers and scholars can fight against entrenched perspectives, whatever their political or cultural source.

     

    Brushfire Journal

    Brushfire is Nevada’s oldest literary and arts journal, based at the University of Nevada, Reno.

     

    Interim Magazine

    Interim is a biannual creative writing publication that features poetry, translation, belles lettres, short fiction and book reviews.

     

    The Meadow

    A litmag accepting fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and black-and-white comics. Published out of Reno’s Truckee Meadows Community College.

     

    Red Rock Review

    A nonprofit biannual journal dedicated to publishing quality writing. Red Rock Review invites submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry from both established and emerging writers.

     

    Sierra Nevada Review

    An annual literary magazine published in May featuring poetry and short fiction.

     

    Southern Nevada Writing Project

    Committed to designing and delivering the highest quality professional experiences in an effort to improve and transform the teaching of writing.

     

    Squaw Valley Workshop

    Every summer for over 40 years, the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley has brought together poets, prose writers and screenwriters for weeks of writing workshops, individual conferences, lectures, panels, readings and discussions of the craft and the business of writing.

     

    Help us add to this list, Nevadans! Do you know of writing groups near you, writing workshops near you, creative writing classes near you, or a Nevada literary journal we should be aware of? Let us know here