Welcome to the BFA Winter Writers Conference!

Crisp blue skies, a quiet seaside town with beautiful white sand beaches, pristine natural environment...and great literary minds converge here, where the creative process and the natural world are complementary partners.

The 4th Annual Blue Flower Arts Winter Writers’ Conference features renowned faculty in poetry, fiction, and memoir in a tranquil and stimulating oasis removed from life’s daily routines and pressures. The natural canvas of this breathtaking environment sets the stage for inspirational workshops, readings, panels, and thought-provoking discourse in a community of like-minded writing professionals.

Join Amy Bloom (Fiction), Da Chen (Memoir), and Marie Howe (Poetry),  for exciting and enlightening week-long workshops in the Florida sun. This year we welcome Jill Bialosky, author and senior editor at W.W. Norton as our guest reader—she will also lead a panel on editing and be available for individual manuscript consultations. Applicants may register now to work with one of the faculty.

Please proceed to the "Programs and Faculty" page for detailed course information. If you have any questions, please contact the Atlantic Center for the Arts at 386-427-6975 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

"This was by far the best, most intimate, and productive writing conference I've ever attended." —2012 participant

"I felt that this conference unlocked a little door in both my brain and my heart that had never been unlocked before. I'm a fairly experienced writer and editor, so I wanted to learn just one new thing to improve my writing; I came away learning about fifteen things. This is a true writers' conference. I've never before experienced such camaraderie" —Christine Blackwell (2012 participant)