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Celebrate National Book Month!

Posted on 10/1/2026
This October, enjoy National Book Month with AWP! Whether you rediscover an old favorite, visit your local library, get around to that book at the bottom of your TBR pile, or delve into something new, there’s always a way to celebrate.

Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month 2026

Posted on 9/15/2026
Join AWP in recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month, which takes place each year from September 15 to October 15! This period is significant because several Hispanic countries, such as Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras, celebrate their independence...

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Celebrate National Book Month!

Beware Conference-Related Scams

Posted on 9/18/2026
Individuals or organizations may contact you under the guise that they represent AWP and ask you to verify your exhibit details or personal information or try to sell you AWP attendee lists. These offers are fraudulent and not associated with AWP.

Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month 2026

National Translation Month Is Here!

Posted on 9/1/2026
Join AWP as we recognize National Translation Month this September! Translators connect our global community and make literature more accessible and inclusive. Check out the resources below, including our National Translation Month Reading List...

AWP Named Amazon Literary Partnership Grant Awardee

Posted on 7/29/2026
Amazon Literary Partnership announced that the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) received a $5,000 grant to support direct program costs associated with its literary awards.

Writer to Writer Across the Pages: Wrangling the Doubt Monster

Posted on 7/14/2026
We’re thrilled to premiere the latest Writer’s Desk event, “Writer to Writer Across the Pages: Wrangling the Doubt Monster,” featuring Season 21 mentor Amy Bernstein and her mentee Veronica Vo!

We’re Still Here: Disabled Writers on Claiming Space

Posted on 7/13/2026
Join The Writer’s Desk for a special virtual event to commemorate Disability Pride Month! “We’re Still Here: Disabled Writers on Claiming Space” premieres on July 23 with authors Khairani Barokka, Emily Rapp Black, and Rob Macaisa Colgate...

Celebrate Disability Pride Month This July!

Posted on 7/1/2026
Every July, AWP recognizes Disability Pride Month to highlight the importance of working toward a more accessible and inclusive world. Below, find articles from The Writer’s Chronicle, past AWP events, educational resources, and upcoming online...

Celebrate Pride Month!

Posted on 6/1/2026
To celebrate Pride Month, AWP has gathered articles from The Writer’s Chronicle, events from past AWP conferences, online resources, and diverse upcoming events. Explore the resources below to learn more about Pride Month.

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Literary Citizenship at Cornell College: A Community Built for and by Students

Posted on 9/30/2026
As a humanities and fine arts department at a liberal arts college in a small town, the Department of English and Creative Writing at Cornell College and its Center for the Literary Arts can certainly kvetch about the current doom and gloom...

Finding Home: How Western Connecticut State University’s MFA Program Welcomed Me into Their Lifelong

Posted on 9/9/2026
I have always loved school. This has been a controversial opinion for as long as I can remember; people crinkle their noses when I share the rush, the hope, the curiosity that have characterized my twenty years in education.

In Community, Not Competition: Solstice MFA at Twenty

Posted on 5/1/2026
Two decades after its founding, the Solstice MFA continues to challenge the competitive model of most graduate writing programs.

Morris Brown College Poetry Club Supports HBCU Students’ Mental Health

Posted on 4/1/2026
Morris Brown College Poetry Club student officers Olivia Wright, Donahvan Jones, and Zenobia Coltrane

Relaunching Chatham University’s Low-Residency MFA Program

Posted on 3/2/2026
Chatham University in Pittsburgh, whose low-residency MFA program, established in 2009 and deactivated in the fall of 2023, is once again open for applications.

A Zoom of Our Own

Posted on 2/1/2026
The lives of writers have long been romanticized by the rest of the world. Hemingway in a Parisian café. Austen at her desk in the sitting room. My life, I think, doesn’t lend to glamorization…

New Avenues in Narrative Medicine Through Dominican University’s MFA

Posted on 12/1/2025
In the spring of 2023, I unexpectedly found myself driving back and forth from my home in Sebastopol, California, to San Rafael, where one of my younger brothers was being hospitalized nearby. Each time I took the hospital freeway exit, signs…

Writing Nature and Place at Fallingwater with Chatham MFA

Posted on 7/28/2025
Chatham University’s MFA program has launched an exciting new partnership with one of the world’s most famous and photogenic houses: Fallingwater.

Writers Find Home and Bear Fruit at DePaul University

Posted on 6/12/2025
Since the late 1990s, DePaul University has held the distinction of being the largest Catholic university in the United States.

Shaping a Collection into a Book

Posted on 5/14/2025
When I was matched in the Writer to Writer program in 2022, I’d been trying to compile a poetry collection for a few years. “Compile” is really the right word.

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Kimbilio Reading Series: Natalie Baszile and LaToya Watkins

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Event Date: 10/22/2026

Join us for an exciting evening with Kimbilio Faculty Natalie Baszile (FRIENDS AND FAMILY, QUEEN SUGAR) and Kimbilio Fellow LaToya Watkins (THE BOO...