Archive of AWP's Press Releases

	Title
2022
March 28, 2022	2022 AWP Conference & Bookfair Welcomed 7,000 Attendees
March 8, 2022	AWP Hosts Hybrid 2022 Conference & Bookfair in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (March 23–26)
2021
November 29, 2021	AWP Board Elects Officers & Sets Goals for FY22
July 12, 2021	The Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Board of Directors Welcomes New Members and Elected Secretary
June 14, 2021	AWP Named Among Amazon Literary Partnership Grant Recipients
May 12, 2021	AWP to Receive $30,000 Grant from the NEA
March 18, 2021	AWP Announces Winners of the 2021 George Garrett and Small Press Publisher Awards
March 8, 2021	AWP’s completely virtual 2021 Conference & Bookfair (March 3–7) hosted over 6,000 attendees, 250 events, and 300 exhibitors
2020
November 17, 2020	The Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Board of Directors Welcomes New Members, Elects Officers, Bids Farewell to Former Treasurer
October 15, 2020	AWP and Bookshop.org Announce Partnership
September 17, 2020	AWP Receives a $15,000 Grant from the Literary Arts Emergency Fund to support services to American writers
June 12, 2020	AWP Receives a $40,000 Art Works Grant from the NEA to Support Services to American Writers
June 1, 2020	AWP Receives an Amazon Literary Partnership Grant
February 11, 2020	AWP Appoints New Executive Co-Directors to Lead Organization
2019
November 14, 2019	A Farewell from the Chair of the AWP Board of Directors
April 16, 2019	AWP Appoints New Executive Director
2018
August 22, 2018	AWP Releases Report on ADA Accessibility & Inclusion Assessment of the AWP Annual Conference & Bookfair
August 3, 2018	AWP Transitions to Full Independence
May 9, 2018	AWP Receives a $70,000 Art Works Grant from the NEA to Support Services to American Writers
January 25, 2018	#AWP18 Conference & Bookfair Opens March 7 – 10 in Tampa, FL, Featuring 2,000 Presenters and 550 Literary Events
2017
March 14, 2017	AWP to Move to the University of Maryland
2016
May 11, 2016	Announcement on Future AWP Conference Sites
March 21, 2016	AWP’s 2016 Los Angeles Conference & Bookfair (March 30–April 2), features 2,000 Presenters and 550 Literary Events!
2015
September 14, 2015	AWP Received a $70,000 Art Works Grant from the NEA to Support Services to American Writers
2014
October 15, 2014	AWP Receives $15,000 Grant from the McKnight Foundation to Support Writers in Minnesota
September 29, 2014	AWP Launches Writer to Writer Mentorship Program, Free to Members
March 13, 2014	Wilkes University’s Bonnie Culver Elected President of AWP’s National Board of Trustees
February 19, 2014	AWP 2014 Seattle Conference & Bookfair opens February 26, featuring 2,000 Presenters and 550 Literary Events
2013
November 1, 2013	Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing and CreateSpace award grants for AWP
August 1, 2013	AWP Releases 2014 Seattle Conference & Bookfair Schedule: 1,900 Presenters, 520 Literary Events
March 19, 2013	Judith Baumel Elected President of AWP
February 18, 2013	AWP to Present 10 Free Author Events at Boston Conference
January 10, 2013	AWP Announces Finalists for the 2013 Small Press Publisher Award
2012
November 14, 2012	AWP Releases 2013 Boston Conference & Bookfair Schedule: 1,900 Presenters, 520 Literary Events
September 7, 2012	Natasha Trethewey Gives Inaugural Reading as Poet Laureate
August 22, 2012	AWP Launches Redesigned Website & Releases List of Accepted Events for 2013 Conference
April 25, 2012	AWP Receives $100,000 Art Works Grant form the National Endowment for the Arts
April 15, 2012	Judith Baumel Elected 2013 Conference Committee Chair
March 15, 2012	Allison Joseph Receives 2012 George Garrett Award
January 15, 2012	AWP to Present Four Free Author Events at Chicago Conference
2011
November 1, 2011	Over 9,000 Writers and Publishers to Gather in Chicago for AWP Annual Conference & Bookfair

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