First historic Conference held at New Delhi in which more than 500 delegates from various states of India participated. The delegates discussed the draft Manifesto and Constitution of the Association at the Conference and adopted the basic documents. On the basis of those documents the Conference elected a Central Council and the Central Council elected an Executive Council including its office bearers such as the President, General Secretary, Vice Presidents and Secretaries, Treasurer and some members to run the organisation.
The Association held its second National Conference at Varanasi in October 1984 at which the General Secretary presented the Report about the work done by the organisation and also analysed the cultural scenario of the country and various challenges that confronted writers in India. The elections for the new Central Council were also held at the conference. The new Central Council elected a new Central Executive including a new team of office bearers and its members.
The Third National Conference of the organisation was held at Bhopal in September 1987.It was an historic Conference as it was inaugurated by late Shri Utpal Dutt, a great theatre personality and reputed cine artist. Various issues concerning cultural and literary scene were discussed at the Conference and resolutions adopted. An important resolution on Urdu language was also adopted which stated that ‘the struggle to protect and enrich Urdu language is an integral part of the struggle for preservation of democracy in India’. The Conference also elected new Central Council that elected a new Central Executive including a new team of office bearers.
The Fourth National Conference of the organisation was held in October 1992 at Jaipur. There, a big rally was organised against the communal forces and Hindu fascist organisations such as the RSS, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal, Shiv Sena that threatened with their narrow parochial and divisive mind set the minority communities in India. The Conference discussed various issues of cultural and literary importance and elected new a new Central Council that elected a new Central Executive Committee includig new team of office bearers .
The Fifth National Conference was held on February 1-3, 1997 at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata. The Chairman of the Reception Committee was Jyoti Basu, the then Chief Minister of West Bengal. Prof. Aijaz Ahmad, a writer of international repute, delivered the inaugural address. The chief guest at the Conference was Prof. Irfan Habib, a well-known historian. The Conference debated the causes of the cultural and ideological stagnation in the Hindi speaking states and regions in India where communal ideologies and backward ideas easily gained ground. The Conference elected its new Central Council as per the provisions in the Constitution of the Association and the Council elected the new Executive committee including its office bearers.
The Sixth National Conference was organised at Patna on September 12-14, 2003. The Conference was inaugurated by Gurdayal Singh, an eminent Punjabi novelist. The chairperson of the reception committee was Prof. R.S. Sharma, a historian of international repute. The chief guest on the occasion was Habib Tanveer, a well-known theatre and film celebrity. A National Seminar on the "Cultural Milieu and the Challenges of Communal Fascism" was organised on that occasion. A new Central Council and Executive Committee including office bearers were also elected at the organisational session.
The Seventh National Conference was organised on November, 2-4, 2007 at Digwadih, Dhanbad. The Conference was inaugurated by Prof. Prabhat Patnaik, an economist of international repute. The Chief guest was P. Sainath, an eminent journalist. A National Seminar on ' The Hegemony of International Finance Capital and the Cultural resistance to it' was also organised on the second day of the Conference. Apart from cultural programmes such as Kavi sammelan and Mushaira, exhibition of paintings etc. were also organised. As usual the elections of the Central Council and Central Executive including office bearers were also held at the end of three-day Conference.