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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