The Writer’s News
The Writer’s News keeps you informed about new developments in the writing world, including award and publication announcements, news from AWP and the field, and updates about important literary figures.
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March 13, 2014
Wilkes University’s Bonnie Culver Elected President of AWP’s National Board of Trustees
AWP is pleased to announce the election of Bonnie Culver as president of the organization’s board of trustees. Read more...
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February 20, 2014
AWP 2014 Seattle Conference & Bookfair opens February 26, featuring 2,000 Presenters and 550 Literary Events
Now the largest literary conference in North America, the 2014 AWP Conference & Bookfair will take place February 26 to March 1 at the Washington State Convention Center and Sheraton Seattle Hotel. More than 11,000 people are expected to attend. Read more...
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February 19, 2014
#AWP14 Bookfair is Open to the Public Saturday
The bookfair will be open to the public free of charge on Saturday, March 1. Read more...
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October 21, 2013
Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing and CreateSpace award grants to AWP
AWP is pleased to announce two new grants in support of our programing from Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing and CreateSpace, an Amazon company and leader in independent publishing. Read more...
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August 28, 2013
Website Scavenger Hunt Winners
Announcing the winners of the AWP Website one-year anniversary scavenger hunt! Read more...
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August 22, 2013
Redesigned AWP Website is One Year Old!
To thank you for visiting the AWP website on its first birthday, the staff of AWP would like to welcome you to take part in a scavenger hunt throughout the website. Read more...
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August 15, 2013
AWP, Writer’s Chronicle On List of Top Advocates for Poetry
The Huffington Post recently featured a list of the top 200 “most ardent” advocates for American poetry, which included the Association of Writers and Writing Programs and the Writer’s Chronicle. Read more...
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April 5, 2013
Grace Cavalieri Wins George Garrett Award
The AWP Board of Directors selected Grace Cavalieri as the recipient of this year’s George Garrett Award for Outstanding Community Service in Literature. Read more...
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March 19, 2013
Judith Baumel Elected President of AWP
Baumel is “honored to represent our diverse literary family." Read more...
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February 18, 2013
AWP to Present 10 Free Author Events at Boston Conference
Annual Conference Features Free Readings by Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award Winners and Other Noted Writers. Bookfair Open to Public on Saturday. Read more...
