WCoNA Regional Mini Conferences
Our yearly Legacy Conference brings the region together, but meeting like-minded writers is a joy worth experiencing more than once a year! That’s why we host mini conferences throughout the year that put a small group of writers together in a beautiful corner of our region.
Upcoming Events
WCoNA hosts mini conferences throughout the year, plus our signature Legacy Conference each year. Each gathers writers for workshops, readings, and time to write in the region that shapes the work.
Writers at the Rockshelter
This immersive mini conference is set at an overhang used 19,000 years ago for shelter by the first peoples of North America. Seats are limited!
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Meadowcroft Rockshelter & Historic Village
Avella, PA
- Sat, Nov 14 from 8:15 AM - 4 PM
- Sun, Nov 15 from 9 AM - 12:15 PM
WCoNA 2027
Two days of workshops, readings, and conversation on the campus of St. Francis University. The region’s writers together in one place.
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St. Francis University
Loretto, PA
- TBA
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Past Conferences
Below are some past mini conferences. Click below to see all past conferences.
2026 Writers in the Woods
Cook Forest Sawmill Center for the Arts
2025 Writers in the Woods
Cook Forest Sawmill Center for the Arts
2025 Writers on the Prairie
Jennings Prairie at Jennings Environmental Education Center
2024 Writers in the Woods
Cook Forest Sawmill Center for the Arts
WCoNA runs entirely on volunteers, and we have a variety of positions open right now! Join us in helping northern Appalachian literature thrive.
Your donation goes toward helping us keep the costs of our conferences and other writers’ services affordable. Help us grow the canon of northern Appalachia.
Tiers for every budget with perks spelled out on one page. Put your organization in the room where the region’s writers gather each year.