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Each year, the annual AWP Conference & Bookfair travels to a different city in North America to celebrate the outstanding authors, teachers, writing programs, literary centers, and small press publishers of that region. This archive contains photos, exhibitor lists, schedules, featured presenter lists, and other media from previous conferences.

Conference Archives:

2024 AWP Conference & Bookfair

February 7–10, 2024
Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City Convention Center
7,500+ in-person attendees / 500+ virtual attendees / 600+ exhibitors / 400+ events

Archive

2024 Photo Album
  • Two conference attendees enthusiastically looking through a book.
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  • An overview of attendees at the #AWP24 Bookfair in Kansas City, Missouri.
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  • Two attendees sitting in the audience of a panel.
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  • An attendee receiving a #AWP24 lanyard from a volunteer at registration.
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  • Poets smiling after the event “Language Back: A Reading & Conversation with Indigenous Poets” at the Kansas City Public Library
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  • #AWP24 attendees huddled around a booth at the #AWP24 Conference & Bookfair.
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  • #AWP24 attendees gathered around a caucus table.
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  • Three #AWP24 panelists speaking onstage at a featured event
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  • Three #AWP24 panelists speaking at a featured event.
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  • #AWP24 attendees sitting in the audience of a panel.
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  • A packed room at a #AWP24 panel.
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  • Speakers at a #AWP24 panel, including Jericho Brown.
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  • Attendees at the #AWP24 Bookfair.
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  • An overview of booths, tables, and attendees at the #AWP24 Bookfair.
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  • An overview of a section of the #AWP24 Bookfair.
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  • A group of #AWP24 panelists sitting at a table mid-discussion.
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  • Attendees sitting in the audience of a #AWP24 panel.
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  • Two #AWP24 attendees posing in front of #AWP24 signage.
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  • Jericho Brown posing for a photo with a #AWP24 attendee after the keynote
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  • Jericho Brown speaking at a podium while delivering the #AWP24 Keynote Address.
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  • Missouri senator Greg Razer speaking at a podium at the #AWP24 Keynote Address.
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  • #AWP23 HBCU creative advisor A. J. Verdelle speaking at a podium.
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  • A group of #AWP24 attendees smiling for a photo while sitting at a table.
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  • A #AWP24 featured event panelist speaking at a podium.
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  • Panelists speaking at a #AWP24 event.
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  • #AWP24 featured event panelists on a stage mid-discussion.
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  • A #AWP24 featured event panelist speaking at a podium.
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  • A crowd of attendees at a #AWP24 panel.
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  • Panelists speaking at a #AWP24 session.
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  • Attendees at a #AWP24 panel laughing in response to the speaker
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  • An overview shot of a #AWP24 panel showing both the panelists and room full of attendees.
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  • Attendees at a #AWP24 panel
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  • #AWP24 featured event panelists speaking at a podium onstage.
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  • A group of #AWP24 featured panelists speaking amongst each other onstage.
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  • Panelists speaking with one another at a #AWP24 session.
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  • A woman speaking at a podium with an ASL interpreter at her side.
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  • A woman in a bright yellow blazer speaking at a podium.
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  • A person speaking at a podium at a #AWP24 event.
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  • A group of #AWP24 attendees posing for a photo at a reception.
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  • Two AWP board members conversing at a reception.
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  • Cynthia Sherman and Jerod Santek, George Garrett Award recipient, posing for a photo together.
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  • Two #AWP24 featured event panelists mid-discussion.
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  • A group of #AWP24 featured event panelists in discussion.
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  • Poet Chen Chen speaking into a microphone during a #AWP24 featured event.
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  • A group of #AWP24 featured panelists sitting onstage.
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  • #AWP24 attendees attending an author signing.
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  • #AWP24 featured event panelists in discussion onstage.
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  • #AWP24 featured event panelists speaking on a stage.
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  • AWP attendees at a #AWP24 Bookfair booth.
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  • #AWP24 attendees smiling at a table at the bookfair.
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  • A panelist speaking at a podium at a session.
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  • A large group of people making their way up to the #AWP24 Bookfair.
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  • A #AWP24 attendee speaking with an author after an event.
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  • AWP Award Series winners posing for a photo with their books.
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  • AWP Award Series winners posing for a photo together.
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  • A small group of #AWP24 attendees talking together at the bookfair.
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  • #AWP24 attendees at the KC Rainbow Tour booth.
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  • #AWP24 HBCU Fellowship Program faculty, students, and creative advisor posing for a photo
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  • #AWP24 HBCU student fellows posing for a photo
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  • Regina Brooks and A. J. Verdelle embrace
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  • #AWP24 attendees greeting one another.
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  • A booth at the #AWP24 Bookfair.
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  • The KC Rainbow Tour booth at the #AWP24 Bookfair.
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  • A volunteer receiving instruction from a AWP staff member.
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  • #AWP24 Kansas City buttons.
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  • #AWP24 featured event panelists talking onstage.
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  • #AWP24 featured panelists mid-discussion.
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  • A group of attendees at the #AWP24 Bookfair.
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  • A #AWP24 attendee writing in a notebook.
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  • A #AWP24 attendee writing on their laptop in the Kansas City Convention Center.
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  • AWP attendees at the Rainy Day Books booth.
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  • Someone reading a book at the Rainy Day Books booth.
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  • A #AWP24 attendee getting their book signed by an author at a booth.
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  • Someone taking photo of a group of #AWP24 attendees in front of a heart statue.
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  • AWP attendees at a Kansas City Public Library event.
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  • Two people in discussion at an event at the Kansas City Public Library.
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