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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 5h
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.
AWP Award Series Giveaway
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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 7h
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.
Editorial Intern | THE NATION
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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 1d
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!
Enjoy National Book Month!
Celebrate National Book Month with AWP this October! 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…
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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 1d
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!
AWP Award Series Giveaway
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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 1d
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.
#AWP25 Poet Leaders: A Letras Latinas Reading & Discussion
Ysabel Y. González, Sebastián Páramo, and Ricardo Alberto Maldonado, with moderator Brent Ameneyro How do you maintain an artistic practice while being in a leadership role like poetry editor at a…
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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 1d
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!
Holiday Gift Opportunity from AWP: Get 20% Off Minted Designs While Supporting AWP!
AWP is excited to announce a special fundraising partnership with Minted, a creative marketplace where independent artists from around the world sell beautifully designed stationery, art, and home…
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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 1d
Happy pub day to THE BUTTERFLY’S STING by Abbie Harlow and LIKE WATER ON LEAVES OF TARO by Tulasi Acharya! Keep an eye on our AWP Member Bookshelf for more new releases.
AWP Member Bookshelf
AWP Member Bookshelf
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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 1d
#QuestionTuesday It’s Banned Books Week! What’s one banned book you think everyone should read?
It’s Banned Books Week! What’s one banned book you think everyone should read? over a bookcase
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A. Peterson @adampeterson.net · 2d
Thrilled to have GOSPELS coming out soon and very much grateful to everyone at AWP, Mad Creek, and of course Kevin.
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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 2d
Congrats to the 2025 Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction winner, Adam Peterson! His manuscript GOSPELS will be published by Mad Creek Books, a division of The Ohio State University Press. Thank you to this year’s judge, Kevin Wilson.
Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction
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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 2d
Congratulations to Ben Grossberg, winner of the 2023 James Alan McPherson Prize for the Novel!
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Lambda Literary @lambdaliterary.org · 4d
🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for Gay Romance: The Spring Before Obergefell by Ben Grossberg! 🎉🎉🎉
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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 2d
A heartfelt congratulations to the winners and runners-up of the 2025 AWP Award Series! Want to support next year’s contest? Donate to the AWP Award Series Endowments today!
AWP Award Series Endowments
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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 2d
The winner of the 2025 James Alan McPherson Prize for the Novel is Chital Mehta for HAVE YOU SEEN ROMIT? Her novel, selected by R. O. Kwon, will be published by the University of Nebraska Press. Congratulations to Mehta on her winning manuscript!
James Alan McPherson Prize for the Novel
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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 2d
Congrats to the 2025 Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction winner, Adam Peterson! His manuscript GOSPELS will be published by Mad Creek Books, a division of The Ohio State University Press. Thank you to this year’s judge, Kevin Wilson.
Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction
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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 2d
Brittany Perham is the winner of the 2025 Sue William Silverman Prize for Creative Nonfiction for her manuscript EXECUTRIX! This memoir will be published by the University of Georgia Press. Congrats to Perham, and thank you to judge Cheryl Strayed!
Sue William Silverman Prize for Creative Nonfiction
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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 2d
Congratulations to John Bonanni, winner of the 2025 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry! Bonanni’s manuscript, RETROVIROLOGY, was selected by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers and will be published by the University of Pittsburgh Press.
Donald Hall Prize for Poetry
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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 5d
In “Five Agents in Twenty-Five Years,” Ben Mattlin shares lessons he has learned about finding the right fit in a professional relationship. Members and subscribers can read the full article in the August issue of THE WRITER’S CHRONICLE.
Five Agents in Twenty-Five Years
Ben Matlin explores why some professional relationships work and others don’t.
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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 6d
Congrats to the 2024 AWP Award Series winners on having their books published this fall! Want the chance to win a free copy? US residents can fill out this form and follow us on socials to enter!
AWP Award Series Giveaway
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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 6d
Morehouse College is seeking an assistant professor of journalism in sports, culture, and social justice, to start in August 2026. AWP members can read about this position and find more openings on our Job List.
Assistant Professor, TT - Journalism in Sports, Culture and Social Justice
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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 7d
Want to host a reading, launch a new release, or present a panel to highlight your organization in the AWP Bookfair? Purchase a #AWP26 Bookfair Stage event today! Spaces are limited, so don’t wait to guarantee your spot amid the exhibit hall bustle!
2026 Bookfair Stage Events
Host an event at the AWP Bookfair! AWP offers stages within the bookfair for those who would like to host a unique reading, panel, or other literary performance event.
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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 7d
Contemporary literature and AWP have benefited from the efforts of individuals who have done their utmost to support the next generation of writers. To help us recognize them, submit a nomination for the AWP George Garrett Award, open through October 31.
AWP George Garrett Award for Outstanding Community Service in Literature
Nominations for the 2026 AWP George Garrett Award for Outstanding Community Service in Literature open September 1, 2025, via this submission portal only. Letters of nomination will not be accepted…
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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 7d
We’re halfway through Hispanic Heritage Month! That leaves just enough time for you to read a book from our staff-complied Hispanic Heritage Month reading list. Start browsing now!
Hispanic Heritage Month Reading List
Checkout out this list on Bookshop
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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 7d
Nominations for the 2026 AWP Intro Journals Project are open now! A representative of each AWP member program can submit up to three poems and one piece each of fiction and creative nonfiction by students in their program until 11:59 p.m. ET on November 30, 2025.
AWP Intro Journals Project
The AWP Intro Journals Project is a literary competition for the discovery and publication of the best new works by students currently enrolled in AWP member programs. Program directors are invited…
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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 8d
Writing organizations play a vital role in shaping the literary landscape. Recognize any that have made a significant impact by nominating them for the 2026 AWP Writing Organization Award; nominations are open to all until 11:59 p.m. ET on October 31.
AWP Writing Organization Award
Nominations for the 2026 AWP Writing Organization Award open September 1, 2025, and will be accepted until October 31, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 8d
The 2026 AWP Intro Journals Project judge in poetry is @hanvanderhart.bsky.social, author of LARKS and others. Read their bio, along with the bios of the other judges, on our website. AWP member program directors can submit nominations October 1–November 30, 2025.
AWP Intro Journals Project Judges
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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 8d
@crivera.bsky.social, author of MY OCEANS: ESSAYS OF WATER, WHALES, AND WOMEN, will judge the 2026 AWP Intro Journals Project in creative nonfiction! Read more and nominate student work, open to AWP member program directors October 1–November 30, 2025!
AWP Intro Journals Project Judges
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