More #AWP26 featured events are coming soon! Stay tuned for announcements in the weeks ahead—and make sure you’re ready for the conference by registering today!
Get excited for the #AWP26 featured event “Pulitzer on the Road: Natasha Trethewey & @luxante.bsky.social in Conversation.” Don’t miss this incredible conversation in Baltimore on Saturday, March 7! conference.awpwriter.org/POTR2026.cfm
Don’t miss the #AWP26 featured event “Writing the Dark of America with Red Hen Press,” featuring Lily Hoáng, Amy Pence, Abrea Armstrong, and Lara Ehrlich in conversation with Kate Gale, on Saturday, March 7, in Baltimore!
We’re thrilled to announce our #AWP26 Conference & Bookfair keynote speaker, Baltimore’s own John Waters! Read more about the filmmaker, actor, author, and Charm City legend on our website. A heartfelt thanks to our premier sponsor, @jhu.edu, for making this address possible.
Can you believe I’m still going to be talking about banned books in March 2026?! Yes, because the problem isn’t going to go away at the end of Banned Books Week. This will be an amazing event!
Mark your calendars for Friday, March 6, for the #AWP26 featured event “Half of the Birdsong: Poetry Working Toward Personal Truth, Sponsored by Copper Canyon Press,” featuring @richard-siken.bsky.social and Gabrielle Calvocoressi with Michael Wiegers!
Add this amazing #AWP26 featured event to your schedule in Baltimore: “Rewriting the Archive: Poetic Voices on Who Defines History, Sponsored by @alicejamesbooks.bsky.social” featuring Natalie Diaz, Kondwani Fidel, Tyehimba Jess, Iain Haley Pollock, and @leighsugar.bsky.social, on Friday, March 6!
Don’t miss the #AWP26 featured event from Nightboat Books: “Traversing Genre: A Nightboat Books Reading,” featuring @scryptkeeper.bsky.social, Miranda Mellis, Aurora Mattia, and Mónica de la Torre, in Baltimore on Friday, March 6!
We are thrilled to announce an #AWP26 featured event from the National Book Foundation: “NBF Presents: Genre-Bending,” featuring ’Pemi Aguda and @helencphillips.bsky.social with Ruth Dickey! Don’t miss this amazing event on Friday, March 6, in Baltimore! conference.awpwriter.org/NBF2026.cfm
AWP is honored to host the #AWP26 featured event “Poet Community Leaders: A Letras Latinas Reading & Discussion,” featuring Brenda Cárdenas, Karla Cordero, and Raina J. León in conversation with Cloud Delfina Cardona, on Friday, March 6, in Baltimore!
We are pleased to announce this #AWP26 featured event: “Black Poets & Their Fictions: A Reading & Conversation, Sponsored by Furious Flower Poetry Center”! See Rachel Eliza Griffiths, Canisia Lubrin, and Phillip B. Williams in conversation with Lauren K. Alleyne in Baltimore on Thursday, March 5!
Get excited for the #AWP26 event “‘They’ll Never Write a Poem’: Neurodivergent Poets on Their Writing Lives, Sponsored by Sarabande Books,” featuring Stine An, Lauren Haldeman, Alina Stefanescu, and Karisma Price, moderated by Kristen Renee Miller! Check it out on Thursday, March 5, in Baltimore!
Join us for the AWP Awards Reception & Celebration at #AWP26 on Wednesday, March 4, in Baltimore! Help us celebrate AWP’s small press community and award winners!
We’re thrilled to announce our #AWP26 Conference & Bookfair keynote speaker, Baltimore’s own John Waters! Read more about the filmmaker, actor, author, and Charm City legend on our website. A heartfelt thanks to our premier sponsor, @jhu.edu, for making this address possible.
Win a copy of Lake Song by Lesley Bannatyne (selected by Deesha Philyaw), unMothered, unTongued by Lee Horikoshi Roripaugh (selected by Chloe Cooper Jones), No Rhododendron by Samyak Shertok (selected by Kimiko Hahn), and Twinless Twin by Dean Marshall Tuck (selected by Jason Mott)!
Do you: like free books, reside in the US, and love AWP? Enter our giveaway celebrating the pubs of the AWP Award Series winners! Just follow us on socials and fill out the form to enter. US residents only.
Big #AWP26 news! Today we’re announcing Baltimore’s keynote speaker and an incredible lineup of featured events. Stay tuned throughout the day for reveals—and get ready for #AWP26 by registering today!
Do you: like free books, reside in the US, and love AWP? Enter our giveaway celebrating the pubs of the AWP Award Series winners! Just follow us on socials and fill out the form to enter. US residents only.
THE NATION is accepting applications for winter/spring 2026 editorial internships until October 26! AWP members can find out more and browse additional job openings on our Job List.
October is National Book Month! Whether you rediscover an old favorite, visit your local library, get around to the book at the bottom of your TBR, or delve into something new, there’s always a way to celebrate. Read our latest Writer’s News for more ideas!
Looking to add some books to your shelves? Well, you’re in luck! AWP is hosting a giveaway to celebrate the publication of the 2024 AWP Award Series winners’ books. Just follow us on social media and fill out the form to enter. Open to US residents only!
Revisit the #AWP25 featured event “Poet Leaders: A Letras Latinas Reading & Discussion” in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. You can stream this event now on our YouTube channel and find other past events in our Writer’s News.
AWP is excited to announce a fundraising partnership with Minted! The AWP community can save on unique gifts and stationery, all while supporting AWP’s ongoing mission. Check out our Writer’s News to learn more!
