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 1, 2011
AWP Holds Record-Breaking Conference & Bookfair in Washington, DC
In spite of a brutal snowstorm that swept through the Midwest and Northeast, many of AWP’s members rescheduled their flights and trains to work around the weather and make their way to the AWP Annual Conference & Bookfair. Read more...
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December 1, 2009
AWP Disputes Methodology of MFA Rankings
AWP disputes the results of a recent survey published in Poets & Writers. Read more...
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September 1, 2009
Matt Burriesci Becomes AWP's Acting Director
Matt Burriesci took over the duties from David Fenza after the AWP Board of Directors granted Fenza a one-year leave of absence in light of his twenty-one years of work as our association’s longest-serving employee. Read more...
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September 1, 2009
Fall 2009 Elections for the AWP Board of Directors
Two new board members will be elected to represent the AWP member writing programs of the Northeast and Southeast. Read more...
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May 1, 2009
Richard Jackson Receives the 2009 Geroge Garrett Award For Outstanding Community Service in Literature
At the 2009 AWP Conference and Bookfair in Chicago, AWP announced its recipient of the George Garrett Award for Outstanding Community Service in Literature, presenting the award to Richard Jackson of University of Tennessee, Chattanooga. Read more...
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May 1, 2009
AWP Board of Contributing Editors
AWP Board of Contributing Editors Read more...
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March 1, 2009
AWP Board Member Profiled
The Washington Post recently profiled one of our own, AWP board member Roger Lathbury. Read more...
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October 1, 2008
Dissent Over Age-Banding of Children's Books
A growing campaign against assigning appropriate age bands to children's books has recruited JK Rowling as its newest member, joining other well-known children's writers such as Anthony Horowitz, Terry Pratchett, and Alan Garner. Read more...
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September 1, 2008
Fall 2008 Elections for the AWP Board of Directors
Three new board members will be elected to represent the AWP member writing programs of the Midwest, Pacific West, and West. Read more...
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March 1, 2008
Doris Betts Receives the 2008 Geroge Garrett Award For Outstanding Community Service in Literature
Each year at the AWP Annual Conference and Bookfair, AWP bestows upon a new recipient the George Garrett Award for Outstanding Community Service in Literature. Read more...
