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AWP provides community, opportunities, ideas, news, and advocacy for writers and teachers of writing.
An “inglenook” is magical fireplace, a place to gather and reflect. Whether you’re a reader, writer, scholar, or magician, Inglenook Lit will stoke your sense of enchantment. Find this literary hearth, where magic and mysticism meet literature, at the #AWP26 Bookfair, table 873.
December 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
An “inglenook” is magical fireplace, a place to gather and reflect. Whether you’re a reader, writer, scholar, or magician, Inglenook Lit will stoke your sense of enchantment. Find this literary hearth, where magic and mysticism meet literature, at the #AWP26 Bookfair, table 873.
Focused on community and balance, @penparentis.bsky.social helps writers stay on track after they have kids. This emerging, award-winning group is the only nonprofit that focuses exclusively on the creative needs of parents. Visit them at table 734 at the #AWP26 Bookfair!
December 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Focused on community and balance, @penparentis.bsky.social helps writers stay on track after they have kids. This emerging, award-winning group is the only nonprofit that focuses exclusively on the creative needs of parents. Visit them at table 734 at the #AWP26 Bookfair!
#QuestionTuesday What writing-related gifts are on your wish list for the holidays?
December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#QuestionTuesday What writing-related gifts are on your wish list for the holidays?
@blacklawrence.bsky.social is committed to publishing chapbooks and full-length poetry, prose, and hybrid works by authors who reflect the vibrant and diverse array of writers within our American and global communities. Don’t miss booths 650 and 652 at the #AWP26 Bookfair!
December 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
@blacklawrence.bsky.social is committed to publishing chapbooks and full-length poetry, prose, and hybrid works by authors who reflect the vibrant and diverse array of writers within our American and global communities. Don’t miss booths 650 and 652 at the #AWP26 Bookfair!
The Alma College MFA offers a rich literature-based curriculum, featuring inspirational and exploratory residency experiences, both domestic and international, that develop writers’ abilities to read, think critically, and create. Visit them at the #AWP26 Bookfair, booth 868!
December 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The Alma College MFA offers a rich literature-based curriculum, featuring inspirational and exploratory residency experiences, both domestic and international, that develop writers’ abilities to read, think critically, and create. Visit them at the #AWP26 Bookfair, booth 868!
#QuestionTuesday What books are you gifting this holiday season?
December 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
#QuestionTuesday What books are you gifting this holiday season?
Torch provides resources and opportunities for the advancement of Black women through literary arts. They publish creative writing by emerging and experienced writers alike and archive contributors’ work for posterity. Visit Torch at booth 1264 at the #AWP26 Bookfair!
December 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Torch provides resources and opportunities for the advancement of Black women through literary arts. They publish creative writing by emerging and experienced writers alike and archive contributors’ work for posterity. Visit Torch at booth 1264 at the #AWP26 Bookfair!
AWP is now closed and will reopen on Monday, December 1. We are grateful for our community of writers.
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
AWP is now closed and will reopen on Monday, December 1. We are grateful for our community of writers.
#QuestionTuesday What piece of writing are you most thankful for this year?
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#QuestionTuesday What piece of writing are you most thankful for this year?
#QuestionTuesday What’s the last sentence you wrote in your WIP?
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#QuestionTuesday What’s the last sentence you wrote in your WIP?
@doesithavepockets.bsky.social is an online literary magazine with an emphasis on the uncategorizable. If you’ve ever thought, “I’m not sure where this piece belongs,” try them! Stop by table 518 at the #AWP26 Bookfair to say hi!
November 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
@doesithavepockets.bsky.social is an online literary magazine with an emphasis on the uncategorizable. If you’ve ever thought, “I’m not sure where this piece belongs,” try them! Stop by table 518 at the #AWP26 Bookfair to say hi!
From historical origins & nonfiction essays to the wildest reaches of fiction, poetry, comics & art, each issue of F(r)iction inspires readers to think differently. F(r)iction is the imprint of the nonprofit Brink Literacy Project. Visit them at #AWP26 Bookfair booth 866!
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
From historical origins & nonfiction essays to the wildest reaches of fiction, poetry, comics & art, each issue of F(r)iction inspires readers to think differently. F(r)iction is the imprint of the nonprofit Brink Literacy Project. Visit them at #AWP26 Bookfair booth 866!
#QuestionTuesday What’s been your favorite book of 2025 that deserves more hype?
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#QuestionTuesday What’s been your favorite book of 2025 that deserves more hype?
Still need to snag some #AWP26 merch? Purchase your T-shirt today to prep for the conference! Here’s a bonus: T-shirt sales go toward our AWP fellowship programs, which send fellows from HBCUs and tribal schools to the conference. www.bonfire.com/store/awp-me...
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Still need to snag some #AWP26 merch? Purchase your T-shirt today to prep for the conference! Here’s a bonus: T-shirt sales go toward our AWP fellowship programs, which send fellows from HBCUs and tribal schools to the conference. www.bonfire.com/store/awp-me...
#QuestionTuesday What fictional food do you wish you could eat?
November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#QuestionTuesday What fictional food do you wish you could eat?
The full #AWP26 schedule of events is now available! AWP is thrilled to host such a wide variety of events, and we look forward to another fantastic conference in 2026! Check out the more than 350 events taking place online and in Baltimore this March. conference.awpwriter.org/Conference_S...
November 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The full #AWP26 schedule of events is now available! AWP is thrilled to host such a wide variety of events, and we look forward to another fantastic conference in 2026! Check out the more than 350 events taking place online and in Baltimore this March. conference.awpwriter.org/Conference_S...
Just under a month left to nominate student writing for the 2026 AWP Intro Journals Award! Program directors can submit anonymous work by students in AWP member programs for a chance at publication, now until November 30 at 11:59 p.m. ET. awpwriter.secure-platform.com/applications...
November 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Just under a month left to nominate student writing for the 2026 AWP Intro Journals Award! Program directors can submit anonymous work by students in AWP member programs for a chance at publication, now until November 30 at 11:59 p.m. ET. awpwriter.secure-platform.com/applications...
#QuestionTuesday What book has haunted you since you read it?
October 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#QuestionTuesday What book has haunted you since you read it?
#QuestionTuesday How do you stay focused while writing?
October 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#QuestionTuesday How do you stay focused while writing?
#QuestionTuesday October is National Book Month! What book do you always recommend?
October 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#QuestionTuesday October is National Book Month! What book do you always recommend?
#QuestionTuesday It’s Banned Books Week! What’s one banned book you think everyone should read?
October 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#QuestionTuesday It’s Banned Books Week! What’s one banned book you think everyone should read?
#QuestionTuesday What’s the highest number of drafts you’ve had for a project?
September 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#QuestionTuesday What’s the highest number of drafts you’ve had for a project?
The #AWP26 HBCU Fellowship Program will be in Baltimore next year—and you should apply! Need convincing? Hear what our #AWP24 HBCU student fellows had to say about their experience in Kansas City! Learn more about the program and apply now. awpwriter.org/AWP/AWP/Writ...
September 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The #AWP26 HBCU Fellowship Program will be in Baltimore next year—and you should apply! Need convincing? Hear what our #AWP24 HBCU student fellows had to say about their experience in Kansas City! Learn more about the program and apply now. awpwriter.org/AWP/AWP/Writ...
#QuestionTuesday Fitzgerald wrote, “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” What are your favorite fall reads?
September 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#QuestionTuesday Fitzgerald wrote, “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” What are your favorite fall reads?
Here’s one for the audiobook lovers: Did you know that each issue of THE WRITER’S CHRONICLE comes with a playlist of audiobooks by contributors and authors discussed in the issue? Check out the August roundup now on Libro.fm! libro.fm/playlists/wr...
September 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Here’s one for the audiobook lovers: Did you know that each issue of THE WRITER’S CHRONICLE comes with a playlist of audiobooks by contributors and authors discussed in the issue? Check out the August roundup now on Libro.fm! libro.fm/playlists/wr...