Inside Higher Ed

I'm Not Going to the AWP Conference, and I Feel Fine

I am not attending next week’s Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) conference, and I feel fine. I went last year, writing both a pre-crimination and reconsideration about the experience. I ...

Anesa Miller, Author, to Address New York Literary Dominance at AWP Conference — March 4–7, 2026, Baltimore, MD

A decade-long study explores how publishing power shapes which books gain national visibility and who gets seen ...
Publishers Weekly

Coronavirus Leads to Smaller AWP Conference

The writers who attend the Associated Writers and Writing Programs annual conference tend to do so with an evangelical fervor. It is, after all, an opportunity to network and schmooze with colleagues ...
KUOW

Seattle becomes a literary hotspot this week with the AWP Conference

This giant creative writing conference moves from city to city every year. It’s a place where writers working primarily in universities gather. It's an opportunity to hear a lot of blockbuster authors ...
San Antonio Current

AWP Co-Director Diane Zinna Resigns Over San Antonio Conference Coronavirus Controversy

The Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Conference is set to begin in San Antonio today, but many participants have cancelled their plans to attend due to coronavirus concerns. Most ...