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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November 17, 2020
Lemons to Lemonade: Opportunities to Use the AWP Virtual Conference in Your Creative Writing Classroom
Lemons to Lemonade: Opportunities to Use the AWP Virtual Conference in Your Creative Writing Classroom Read more...
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November 11, 2020
VBC featuring Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
AWP Virtual Book Club is reading Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden for the month of November. Read more...
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October 30, 2020
Moveable Type: An interview with Suzi F. Garcia, Executive Editor
An interview with Suzi F. Garcia, Executive Editor Read more...
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October 26, 2020
AWP Announces Virtual #AWP21
AWP is excited to announce that #AWP21 will be fully virtual in March 2021. We are currently working with Kansas City, MO to move the in-person conference to a future year and we will announce more information in the coming weeks. Read more...
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October 5, 2020
Virtual Book Club October Read featuring Horsepower by Joy Priest
AWP Virtual Book Club welcomes a discussion on the newly-released Horsepower (Pitt Poetry Series, 2020) by Joy Priest, winner of the Donald Hall Prize for Poetry. Read more...
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September 21, 2020
Moveable Type: An interview with Luke Hankins, Founder & Editor
An interview with Luke Hankins, Founder & Editor Read more...
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September 8, 2020
Virtual Book Club: Felon by Reginald Dwayne Betts
Join us for the AWP Virtual Book Club. Our featured book for September is Felon from author Reginald Dwayne Betts. Read more...
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September 3, 2020
Virtual AWP: The Evolution of a Writer: Before, During, and Hopefully After the Pandemic
Virtual AWP: Conversations with Writers presents The Evolution of a Writer: Before, During, and Hopefully After the Pandemic, premiering Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. ET. Read more...
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August 31, 2020
A Partnership Between AWP & Bookshop.org
AWP is delighted to announce a new partnership with the online bookseller Bookshop.org. Read more...
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August 14, 2020
Honoring Leslie McGrath, Poet & Friend of AWP
Leslie McGrath, poet and teacher, passed away on August 6 at age sixty-three, after courageously battling cancer. Read more...
