Newsletter Archive
2024
- August 06: Announcing the AWP Award Series Finalists; #AWP25 Bookfair Presales Available; Watch the Latest Virtual AWP Event
- July 24: Advertise at #AWP25; Hear the 2024 AWP Intro Journals Project Winners Read; Visit Our AWP Member Bookshelf
- July 09: Meet the #AWP25 HBCU Faculty and Student Fellows; July Is Disability Pride Month; Advertise for #AWP25
- June 25: Announcing the AWP Tribal Colleges & Universities Fellowship Program; #AWP25 Bookfair Presales Now Live
- June 11: Happy Pride from AWP; AWP Executive Director Cynthia Sherman Announces Retirement; Watch the Latest Virtual AWP!
- May 28: Applications Due for #AWP25 HBCU Fellowship Program; Be Sure to Link Your #AWP25 Proposals ASAP; Start Your Summer Reading
- May 14: Submit #AWP25 Event Proposals; Check Out the 2024 AWP Intro Journals Project Winners; Apply to the #AWP25 HBCU Fellowship Program
- April 30: See the Winners of the 2024 AWP Prize for Undergrad Lit Mags; Thank You to Our Volunteers; Read the Latest Creative Writing Currently!
- April 17: Submit an Event Proposal for #AWP25; Apply for the HBCU Fellowship Program; Watch the #AWP24 Keynote Address
- April 02: Meet the #AWP25 HBCU Fellowship Program Creative Advisor; Read the April Issue of the WRITER’S CHRONICLE; Check Out the Latest CWC Post
- March 20: Meet the #AWP25 HBCU Fellowship Program Creative Advisor; Read the February Issue of the WRITER’S CHRONICLE; Check Out the Latest CWC Post
- March 05: Apply for Season 20 of Writer to Writer; Meet Our AWP Staff; Celebrate Women’s History Month
- February 25: Apply for Season 20 of Writer to Writer; Meet Our AWP Staff; Celebrate Women’s History Month
- February 20: Submit to the 2024 AWP Award Series; Find a Speaker for Your Next Event; Grab Your #AWP24 Swag
- February 07: The February Issue of the WRITER’S CHRONICLE Is Live; Get Ready for #AWP24; Submit to the AWP Prize for Undergrad Lit Mags
- January 23: Get Ready for #AWP24; Advertise in the WRITER’S CHRONICLE; Submit to the AWP Prize for Undergrad Lit Mags
- January 09: AWP Award Series Open for Submissions, Submit to Writer to Agent, and Crush Your New Year’s Writing Resolutions with AWP!
2023
- December 19: Sustain the HBCU Fellowship Program; Don’t Miss Jericho Brown at #AWP24
- December 05: Meet the 2024 AWP Award Series Judges, Buy Your #AWP24 T-Shirt and Support the HBCU Fellowship Program, and Register for #AWP24
- November 21: Full #AWP24 Schedule Out Now!; Nominate Student Work for the Intro Journals Project; and Give the Gift of AWP!
- November 07: Meet the #AWP24 HBCU Fellows, Submit to Writer to Agent, and Register for #AWP24
- October 24: Register for #AWP24 and Submit Nominations for the George Garrett and Small Press Publisher Award!
- October 10: Award Nominations Deadlines Approaching; #AWP24 Featured Events Lineup Released
- September 19: See Writer to Writer Season 19 matches, check out the latest Writer's Chronicle issue, and apply to be a screener for the AWP Award Series
- September 06: Nominations for Small Press Publisher Awards Open; Book your Ads in the #AWP24 Conference Program; and Find Lit Jobs on our Website!
- August 22: Register for #AWP24; Get access to early Hotel & Travel info; Apply to the AWP HBCU Fellowship Program
- August 08: Writer to Writer Applications Close Aug 15; Book Your Ad for #AWP24 Conference Program; Watch the full schedule of #AWP23 Featured Events
- July 27: Apply Now For #AWP24 HBCU Fellowship Program; Join as a Sponsor for #AWP24 Today; and Advertise in The Writer's Chronicle
- July 11: Apply for Season 19 of W2W; HBCU Applications Open Until July 31; Celebrate Disability Pride
- June 27: Final Week of June Ad Sale; Announcing New Writer's Chronicle Editor; #AWP24 Sponsorship Opportunities
- June 13: Summer Ad Sale; Submit your Missouri Articles to The Writer's Chronicle; Celebrate Pride!
- May 30: #AWP24 HBCU Fellowship Program Updates; Submit your #AWP24 Event Proposal; Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month
- May 16: Meet the Writer to Writer Season 18 Matches; Submit a #AWP24 Proposal; Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month!
- May 02: Celebrate the James Alan McPherson Prize, Read Our Commitment to Equality, and Submit an Event Proposal!
- April 18: Read April's Edition of The Writer's Chronicle, Check Out Our YouTube Archives, and Celebrate Arab American Heritage!
- April 04: 2023 Intro Journals Project Winners Announced, Support Marginalized Writers, and Become a Member!
- March 21: Apply for Writer to Writer, Kurt Brown WC&C Scholarships, and the National Program Directors' Prize
- March 07: #AWP23 in Seattle; Support the HBCU Fellowship Program; Get Ready for the Keynote Address
- February 21: Award Series Deadline; Apply for Residency Funding; Submit #AWP23 Off-Site Events
- February 7: Writer to Agent Deadline; Novel Prize Renamed; Adjunct Survey
- January 24: Get Your #AWP23 Merch, Register for #AWP23!
- January 10: Last Days to Apply to Student HBCU Fellowship Program; Submit to #AWP23 Writer to Agent!
2022
- December 20: #AWP23 Exhibitor Rolling Launch; Download the #AWP23 Mobile App!
- December 06: Kurt Brown Applications Open; 2023 AWP Award Series Judges Announced
- November 15: Full #AWP23 Schedule Available; Half-Off Memberships for Cyber Monday!
- November 01: Conference Scholarship Program; Early-Bird Pricing Ends Soon
- October 18: HBCU Faculty Fellowships; Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction Announced
- October 04: Conference Scholarships Open; Parul Kapur Hinzen Wins Novel Prize
- September 20: September Writer's Chronicle; #AWP23 Accepted Events; W2W Season 17 Begins
- September 06: HBCU Faculty Fellowship Applications Open; George Garrett Award & Small Press Publisher Awards Open
- August 23: AWP Announces #AWP23 Keynote Speaker; Register for #AWP23; Check out the #AWP23 Accepted Events
- August 02: AWP Has a New Mailing Address; We're Hiring; W2W Receives $5,000 Grant
- July 17: Applications Open for Season 17 of Writer to Writer; The Writer's Chronicle Updates; Find a Job
- June 21: #AWP23 Proposals Closed; Job Opportunities; Reading Recs & Lit Events
- June 07: Celebrate Pride Month; Last Chance for Proposals; Find an Event
- May 24: See our W2W Season 16 Matches; Submit an Event Proposal for #AWP23; Explore Publication Opportunities
- May 10: Submit an Event Proposal for #AWP23; Honor AAPI Month; Writer to Writer
- April 26: #AWP23; Arab American Heritage Month; AWP Job List
- April 12: #AWP22; W2W and Kurt Brown Prizes
- March 08: #AWP22 is almost here!
- February 22: Official #AWP22 Swag; Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth
- February 08: Celebrate Black History, #AWP22 Info, Scholarship Support
- January 25: Virtual Coffee Chat, Attend #AWP22 Online, AWP Award Series
- January 11: #AWP22 Update, Thanks from AWP, Coffee Chat
2021
- December 21: Gift AWP Membership, Advertising & #AWP22 Info
- December 07: #AWP22 Featured Events, Announcements & More!
- November 23: Share AWP Memories, #AWP22 Info & More!
- November 09: Coffee Chat, Advertising Special, #AWP22 Info & More!
- October 26: Grant Opportunity; #AWP22 Information and Announcements
- October 12: Small Press Publisher Award, Classified Ads, Day of Giving Prize winners!
- October 05: #AWP22 Health & Safety Policy, Small Press Publisher Award, and more!
- September 14: Virtual Coffee Chat, Scam Alert, Celebrate W2W!
- August 31: Newly Released #AWP21 Event, Small Press Publisher Award, #AWP22 COVID-19 Survey
- August 17: #AWP22 Health & Safety Updates, 2021 AWP Award Series Winners, Apply to W2W!
- August 03: Season 15 of Writer to Writer, Virtual Coffee Chat, and Virtual Events!
- July 21: Bookfair Boulevard, Writer to Writer, Virtual Coffee Chat & More!
- July 06: Graduating Student Member Rate; 2021 Donald Hall Prize Winner
- June 22: Introducing Our Advertising Manager; Be an #AWP22 Sponsor
- June 07: Last Day to Submit #AWP22 Proposals; Be an #AWP22 Sponsor
- May 26: #AWP22 Keynote Speaker; Event Proposal Webinar
- May 11: Submit a Proposal; Apply to the Kurt Brown Prizes
- April 27: New Weekly Lit Round-Up, #AWP22 Event Proposal System Opening Soon
- April 13: #AWP22 Event Proposals Coming Soon, Virtual AWP
- March 23: Find Your Writing Group; Write a Poem for Beyond Sunrise
- March 02: #AWP21 Starts Wednesday!
- March 01: Register for #AWP21
- February 23: Start Building Your #AWP21 Schedule Today
- February 5: Register for #AWP21 Today; Get Your Official T-shirt & Tumbler
- January 13: Writer to Writer Extended; A Special #AWP21 Bookfair Offer
2020
- December 22: Kurt Brown, Writer to Agent, the #AWP21 T-shirt Contest and more
- December 07: #AWP21 Events List Now Available; Spotlight on LeAnne Howe
- November 23: Early Bird Rate Extended; #AWP21 in the Classroom
- November 10: #AWP21 News; Request Accessibility Services
- October 28: All Things #AWP21, Our W2W Participants & Intro Journals Submission Time
- October 08: Find Your Writing Program; Apply for #AWP21 Work-Exchange
- September 24: Virtual Book Club: Felon by Reginald Dwayne Betts
- September 30: Deadline to submit nominations for the AWP Small Press Publisher Award
- August 2020: Virtual AWP wih Maurice Carlos Ruffin & Regina Brooks; Becoming a Mentor
- July 2020: Amplifying Disabled Voices; Exciting News for the 1619 Project
- July 2020: E. Ethelbert Miller's New Essay; #AWP21 and W2W News
- July 2020: It's All About Voices: #BLM Open Mic Project, Poetry, & More
- June 2020: Catch Up on AWP Virtual Events; Find a New Submission Opportunity
- June 2020: Support #BLM with Your Voice; Meet the 2020 Kurt Brown Prize Winners
- June 2020: LGBTQ+ Books to Read; Emily Carr's Love Letter to Students in Crisis
- June 2020: Black Lives Matter; AWP’s June Virtual Events
- May 2020: Find Your Next Read; Watch Our Webinars on Agents & Publishing
- May 2020: #AWP21 Changes; Annual & Auditor's Reports Now Available
- May 2020: Promote Your Work on Our Bookshelf; Massive Savings for Grads, Adjuncts, & Students
- May 2020: Spotlight on Member Martha McPhee; Read "Breathing to Write"
- April 2020: Stream the #AWP20 Event You Missed; A Very Special Rate for Grads & Students
- April 2020: Meet Our Intro Winners & W2W Participants; Join the AWP Novel Writing Community
- March 2020: Meet Our Latest Award Winners; Submit to Our Kurt Brown & National Program Directors' Prizes
- March 2020: Support RAICES & Fiesta Youth at #AWP20; RSVP for Member & Adjunct Breakfasts
- February 2020: Support San Antonio LGBTQ+ Youth During the #AWP20 Service Project; Meet AWP's New Executive Co-Directors
- February 2020: T-shirts, Breakfast Tacos, & Dream Writing Conferences
- January 2020: Members, See Your Winning T-shirt Design; Last Days to Apply for the #AWP20 Work Exchange
- January 2020: Serve as a Writer to Writer Mentor; Submit to #AWP20's Writer to Agent Program
2019
- December 2019: Kurt Brown Prize Submissions Now Open; Get an Author Portrait at #AWP20
- December 2019: #AWP20 T-Shirt Contest Open to All Member Artists! Join us for a W2W Tweet Chat 12/3
- November 2019: Writer to Agent Now Open! Last Call for Intro Journal Submissions
- November 2019: Meet the W2W Mentors & Mentees, Enter Our T-shirt Design Contest
- October 2019: Check Out November Writing Events; Get Ready for Intro Prize Submissions
- October 2019: Students, join our focus group
- September 2019: Call for Intro Journals Prize, Small Press Publisher Award Nominations
- September 2019: Book Your #AWP20 Hotel; Sign Up for Work-Exchange; Reminisce About School Reading
- August 2019: Serve as a Mentor in W2W Season 11; Submit to the Small Press Publisher Award
- August 2019: Apply for Writer to Writer Season 11; Check Out #AWP20 Accepted Events
- July 2019: Celebrate Our Award Winners; Help Us Improve The Writer's Chronicle
- July 2019: Changes Coming to the Writer's Chronicle: Last Chance to Join AWP at Discounted Rate
- June 2019: Celebrate the Lambda Literary Awards and Kurt Brown Prize Winners; Help Us Create a New Resource
- June 2019: AWP's June Member News; Get Caught Reading
- May 2019: Check Out June Writers' Conferences; A Special Message for 2019 Grads; Celebrate Life-Changing Books
- May 2019: Tell Us Who You Want to See at #AWP20; Last Chance T-shirt Sale; Directors of New Programs, Connect!
- April 2019: 905 Journals Donated at #AWP19; Graduating? Keep Your Membership Going
- April 2019: Support the #WritersServe CrowdRise; Tell Us About Your Time at #AWP19
- March 2019: Donate a Journal for This Year's Service Project
- March 2019: Enter the Kurt Brown Prizes; Learn About WC&C Programs
- February 2019: Request #AWP19 Accessibility Services; Get Your #AWP19 T-Shirt; Submit to the AWP Award Series
- February 2019: Order Your #AWP19 T-shirt; Download the Mobile App; Meet Our Poetry Judge for the 2019 Kurt Brown Prizes
- January 2019: Vote in the #AWP19 T-shirt Design Contest; Submit to Our Contests
- January 2019: Submit to the AWP Award Series; Learn About Some Exciting #AWP19 Events
2018
- December 2018: AWP's T-shirt Contest Extended; Be a Mentor for Writer to Writer's 10th Season
- December 2018: Kurt Brown Prize Submissions Open Today; Enter Our T-shirt Contest; Writer to Agent Opens Soon
- November 2018: Enter Our #AWP19 T-shirt Design Contest; WritersLoveWriters this #GivingTuesday
- November 2018: Build Your Personalized #AWP19 Event Schedule; Check Out November Writing Events!
- October 2018: Meet Our Mentors and Mentees; Announcing Our T-Shirt Design Contest
- October 2018: Explore Fall Writing Conferences; Catch Up on Writers' News
- September 2018: Spotlight on AWP Member Jeff Sirkin; Writer to Writer Update
- September 2018: AWP Award Deadlines Extended; Learn How to Navigate Portland; Bookfair Spot Selection Opens Soon
- August 2018: Nominate Your Favorite Small Press; Check Out Our #AWP19 Demographics Report
- August 2018: A Big Week for AWP Members: Register for #AWP19; Free Mentorship Program Applications Open
- July 2018: On Debuting Later in Life; Share the News About AWP's Free Preview Weekend
- July 2018: Nominate Your Favorite Small Journal or Press; Last Day for Grads to Renew for $49
- June 2018: National Program Director's Prize Winner; Summer Ad Sale; #AWP19 Sponsorship
- June 2018: Meet the Kurt Brown Prize Winners & the New AWP Member In the Spotlight!
- May 2018 News: News on the Nobel; Sign Up For New "Life After the Degree" Series
- May 2018 News: Explore gender dynamics in the workshop; link your #AWP19 proposal to your account; get a discounted membership for graduates
- April 2018 News: Submit Your #AWP19 Proposals; Donate Now During Our Spring Fund Drive
- April 2018 News: Spotlight on a Tampa Service Project; AWP Welcomes Sheila Black
- March 2018 News: Get your #AWP19 proposals ready; last chance to submit to the Kurt Brown Prizes; tell us about #AWP18
- March 2018 News: Be a Part of the #AWP18 Service Project; Meet Our New Mentorship Program Participants
- February 2018 News: Your February News; Learn More About AWP's Awards Celebration, Our Featured Presenters, & Conference Events
- February 2018 News: Writer to Writer Update; Submit to the Kurt Brown Prizes; Get Ready for #AWP18
- January 2018 News: We Welcome Your Submissions to Four Prizes; #AWP18 News
- January 2018 News: Apply for our Mentoring Program; Colson Whitehead to Keynote #AWP19
2017
- December 2017 News: Ready to Be a Mentor? Also: Give a Gift and Win
- December 2017 News: December Submission Opportunities! Last Chance to Volunteer at #AWP18
- November 2017 News: Watch the Latest Installments of our Web Series; Get Your Submissions Ready
- November 2017 News: The Launch of the Writer to Agent Web Series, the #AWP18 Schedule, & #AWP18 Bookfair Spotlights
- October 2017 News: Has your writing ever surprised you? Is your event perfect for a bookfair stage? Have you read any novels by Kazuo Ishiguro?
- October 2017 News: Get to Know Our Fall 2017 Mentorship Program Participants; Last Chance for #AWP18 Early-Bird Registration
- September 2017 News: Writers Help in a Devastating Hurricane Season; Volunteer at #AWP18
- September 2017 News: Your September AWP Newsletter is Here!
- August 2017 News: Start Planning! #AWP18 Events Have Been Announced.
- August 2017 News: Apply for the Writer to Writer Mentorship Program
- July 2017 News: Important News About #AWP18
- July 2017 News: Get Tips on Historical Research; Meet Our Prize Winner
- June 2017 News: Nominate a Writer for In the Spotlight; Sponsor #AWP18!
- June 2017 News: Be a Mentor with Writer to Writer; MFA Grads, Take Your Next Step
- May 2017 News: Read Azar Nafisi's Keynote Address from #AWP17; Graduating? We Need You!
- May 2017 News: Take a Poll on Our New Web Series; Review Your #AWP18 Proposals
- April 2017 News: Last Call for #AWP18 Proposals, Recommend our Tampa Service Project
- April 2017 News: Learn More About Writing for the Screen; Event Proposals for #AWP18
- March 2017 News: Final Days to Enter our Contest; Start Thinking About Sunny #AWP18
- March 2017 News: Join our Next Tweet Chat on Writers' Conferences; Meet Our New Mentees
- February 2017 News: Congratulations to Our Award Winners; Last Chance to Submit Your Manuscripts
- February 2017 News: Participate in a Service Project at #AWP17; Get Your T-Shirts!; Update on W2W Selections
- January 2017 News: Ask Your #AWP17 Questions. Enter our Contests.
- January 2017 News: Happy New Year from AWP! Mentee Applications Open; Win a Free Registration to #AWP17
2016
- December 2016 News: Serve as an AWP Mentor; Give the Gift of AWP Membership; Participate in a new Email Series
- December 2016 News: Win $500 to Attend a Writers' Conference; Plan for #AWP17
- November 2016 News: #GivingTuesday Approaches; AWP's Community Involvement Initiative: Share Your Story!
- November 2016 News: Write that Novel; Grow a Writing Life; Create Your #AWP17 Conference Schedule Now!
- October 2016 News: What Kind of Writing Do You Want to Be Known For?
- October 2016 News: Meet Our New Mentors and Mentees; Spotlight on Mani Iyer & Teresa Cader
- September 2016 News: Send Us Your Work. Tell Us About Your MFA Experience.
- September 2016 News: Explore the Other Side of the Game, Award Nominations, & Conference Sponsorship
- August 2016 News: George Garrett Award Nominations Are Open; Meet our Latest Prize Winner
- August 2016 News: News for Writers, The Source of Poetry, & Exciting #AWP17 Info Already
- July 2016 News: Get Current on Writers' News, Serve as a Writer to Writer Mentor
- July 2016 News: Understand Issues Facing Deafblind and Blind Authors; View New AWP Member Benefits
- June 2016 News: Last Days for Graduate Discount; Get to Know Our Prize Winners
- June 2016 News: Congrats 2016 Grads; Keep the Discussions Going
- May 2016 News: Read New Thoughts on MFA vs. NYC; Join the Conversation
- May 2016 News: Submit Your Event Proposals; Go On a Campus Visit
- April 2016 News: Experience (or Re-Experience!) #AWP16, Check Out a One-Time Offer for 2016 Grads
- April 2016 News: Join the Literary Conversation!
- March 2016 News: Last Chance to Enter the WC&C Contest; Learn More About Arts Advocacy
- March 2016 News: What We're Up To a Month Before the Conference
- February 2016 News: Discuss, Submit, and Get Inspired!
- February 2016 News: Open for Contest Deadlines and Important #AWP16 Info
- January 2016 News: A Special Call for Submissions and More News from AWP
- January 2016 News: A New Year's Checklist: Apply for our Mentorship Program; Enter Our Contests; Celebrate Writers in Your Community
2015
- December 2015 News: Get the #AWP16 App; Give the Gift of AWP; Enter Our Contests
- November 2015 News: Check Out 100+ Podcast Episodes, 500+ Conference Events, and 900+ Writing Programs!
- October 2015 News: Join us for our #AWP16 tweet chat; meet our mentorship program participants; take us on a campus visit
- September 2015 News: Learn About Our Awards; Register for #AWP16
- August 2015 News: Last Day to Apply for W2W; Register for #AWP16; View Our Prize Winners; Submit Your Work
- July 2015 News: Learn About Our Mentorship Program & Members In the Spotlight; #AWP16 Bookfair Sales Open
- June 2015 News: Graduates, We Need You; View Our Recent Award Winners; In the Afterglow of AWP15...
- May 2015 News: Special Offer for Graduating Students; Join us for a Behind the Scenes Look at AWP
- April 2015 News: #AWP15 is Almost Here; Learn How to Compose a Great CV; Special Offer for Graduating Students
- March 2015 News: Last Days to Enter Our Contest; Get Ready for #AWP15; Submit Proposals for #AWP16
- February 2015 News: Enter Our Contests, Prepare to Attend #AWP15
- January 2015 News: Apply for our Mentorship Program; Purchase a Gift Membership; Submit to the Award Series
2014
- December 2014 News: New Contests, Tell Us About Your Program, #AWP15 preregistration now open
- November 2014 News: Screencast, Discounts, Contests, and #AWP15 preregistration
- October 2014 News: Submit Questions for Our Screencast; Take Us on a Campus Visit; Register for #AWP15
- September 2014 News: Meet This Fall's Mentors, Register for Our Webinar, Take Us on a Campus Visit
- August 2014 News: Register for #AWP15, Take Us on a Campus Visit; Apply for Our Mentorship Program
- July 2014 News: Stay Connected and Plan Ahead for #AWP15
- June 2014 News: Find a Summer Writer's Conference; Invitation to New Grads; Exploring Mentorships
- May 2014 News: Offer for Graduating Students, Update on #AWP15 Proposals
- April 2014 News: Enter our Contest; Submit your #AWP15 Proposal; Add Your Twitter Handle to Connect
- March 2014 News: Vote Now, Enter Our Contest, Start Thinking About #AWP15
- February 2014 News: Vote, Get Ready for #AWP14, and Enter Our Contests
- January 2014 News: Ring in the New Year with AWP!
2013
- December 2013 News: Purchase a Holiday Gift Subscription, Enter Our Contests, and Vote Today!
- November 2013 News: Create Your Schedule for #AWP14, Explore Our Contests, and Vote Now!
- October 2013 News: Visit Our New Blog, Plan A Bookfair Stage Event, and Get Ready for #AWP14
- September 2013 News: News for Our Members
- August 2013 News: Register for #AWP14, Reserve a Bookfair Stage Event, Nominate an Outstanding Lit Mag, and Broaden Your Teaching Options
- July 2013 News: Get Prepped for the Fall Job Cycle, Tune in to Our Summer Podcasts, and Play #awptrivia
- June 2013 News: Awards, Elections, and #AWP14 Sponsors Announced
- May 2013 News: Submit Your Event Proposal, Extend Your Student Membership, & Exhibit at #AWP14