General Registration is now open. To secure your spot to the morning workshop of your choice, use the link below to register today! For more information on the conference, visit our site.
MCWC 2026 CONTESTS
All conference registrants are encouraged to submit to our writing contest which will be open for submissions from April 10, 2026 until June 30, 2026. There is no entry fee. However, the contest is only open to registered participants of the full three-day conference. Winners will have the opportunity to read their work at the conference, receive credit to the conference bookstore, and winning entries are considered for publication in The Noyo Review.
JOIN US ONLINE WITH OUR SPRING SEMINARS
These seminars were developed in response to the demand for more MCWC programming all year round. They also constitute an important fundraiser for us to support our in person summer conference, so please spread the word about this series. Every registration helps us continue creating meaningful, prestigious, and high-quality literary programming for our community. We appreciate your support!
KEY DATES
April 10: General conference registration and contest submissions open
April 11: Virtual Seminar - The Universe and the Universal: Writing About Big and Small Things with Amanda Brady Ford
April 19: Virtual Seminar - We are Each Other’s Harvest: On Literary Citizenship with Georgina Marie Guardado
May 1: Extended Registration (fee increases to $900)
May 9: Virtual Seminar - Poetry Calisthenics: Exercises to Stretch and Strengthen Our Writing Craft with Michelle Peñaloza
June 13: Virtual Seminar - Polish Those Letters: Artist Statements, Cover Letters, Statements of Purpose with Ploi Pirapokin
June 30: Deadline for conference registration and contest submissions
July 30 - Aug 1: In-person conference