Field's End, "...serves the writers’ community and nurtures the written word through lectures, workshops and instruction in the art, craft, and profession of writing." Their website is at http://www.fieldsend.org/index.html.

They offer writing classes, an annual conference, and fall events. They also have a monthly round-table series, which features local Pacific Northwest authors. Field's End is affiliated with the Bainbridge Public Library. Their events are--for the Seattlite like me--a beautiful ferry boat commute away.

This year, because of a family birthday, I cannot attend the SCBWI conference on April 10th, 2010. So I am planning to go to the April 17th all day Field's End conference at Kiana Lodge near Agate Pass. I'll post my own summary, post conference.