Terroir Creative Writing Festival

07/26/2026

Jane Friedman has spent 25 years working in the book publishing industry, with a focus on author education and industry reporting. We're excited to hear what wisdom she has to impart as our (in-person AND online) Saturday Keynote Speaker next weekend! https://ow.ly/UeV850ZpnHU

05/05/2026

Thank you to author CB Mason, of the News-Registerwho wrote some kind words about Terroir after attending and giving her talk on Worldbuilding for YA. We love our local papers!

05/04/2026

What a day! We are tired and thrilled and inspired and elated and all the feelings after welcoming 100 writers and 15 authors and four publishers to the festival this year! Here are some pics. If you have any you'd like to share, feel free to send to us here.

04/29/2026

Early registration is closed but it's not too late to come to Terroir! Here are all the details, as well as some information on how to prepare for the event.

https://open.substack.com/pub/terroircreativewritingfestival/p/get-ready-for-terroir-its-this-saturday?r=bcau&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

04/16/2026

Meet our YA author, CB Mason! [linkinbio]. Are you registered yet for Terroir? Registration will be closing soon, so do it today!

04/09/2026

This just in: We are holding the first-ever Terroir Terroir Opening Night Literary Lounge Mixer at Tributary Hotel on Friday, May 1, 2026, the day before the festival!

Join us for an evening meet-and-greet and make some new writer friends in the process.

5:30-7:30 p.m.

More details at LINK IN BIO.

04/06/2026

An opportunity for emerging writers! Apply by June 7.

This April, we’re opening a call for submissions for our anthology for the fifteenth time. Best Emerging Writers 2026 will showcase a collection of prose from ten emerging writers who are bold and brave, who tell stories only they can tell, stories that must be told now.

Ramona Ausubel, author of "The Last Animal," will select this year’s best emerging writers! Each of our ten winners will receive a $700 award and a print copy of the book. Submissions of fiction or creative nonfiction must be under 8,000 words. Please note this contest has a $20 reading fee. As always, we don’t have any preferences topically or in terms of style. We’re simply looking for the best.

Learn more: https://themastersreview.submittable.com/submit/352232/best-emerging-writers-2026-judged-by-ramona-ausubel-7-000-awarded

04/01/2026

New at Terroir! Free headshots by photographer Karen Olson. Limited spots available on a first-come, first-served basis. Info in the link!

03/25/2026

Meet the poets giving workshops at Terroir this year!

[Link in bio]

Registration is open!

03/11/2026

We are holding a self-publishing panel at Terroir this year (Agent Elisa Saphier will hold a separate workshop at the same time for those who want to learn about traditional publishing). Here is who's coming and what we'll be talking about. Share with your favorite writer friend :) Link in comments.