The Association of Writers & Writing Programs
AWP Annual Conference Overview

Slide show of photos from AWP Conferences.
Photos by Richard Allnutt, Robb Cohen Photography, and Fred Viebahn.

Each year, AWP holds its Annual Conference & Bookfair in a different region of North America in order to celebrate the outstanding authors, teachers, writing programs, literary centers, and small press publishers of that region. The Annual Conference typically features 400 presentations: readings, lectures, panel discussions, and forums plus hundreds of book signings, receptions, dances, and informal gatherings. The conference attracts more than 9,000 attendees and more than 550 publishers. It’s one of the biggest and liveliest literary gatherings in North America. Join the big literary conversation. Join us at the next Annual Conference.

Mark your calendar now! Here are the locations and dates of our conferences:

Upcoming Conferences:

Chicago 2012
2012 Chicago

February 29-March 3, 2012
Hilton Chicago & Palmer House Hilton
Registration, Schedule, Featured Presenters, Bookfair

Boston 2013
2013 Boston, Massachusetts

March 6-9, 2013
Sheraton Hotel & Hynes Convention Center
Sponsorship

2014 Seattle, Washington
February 26-March 1, 2014
Sheraton Seattle & Washington State Convention Center

2015 Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 8-11, 2015
Hilton Minneapolis & Minneapolis Convention Center

2016 Los Angeles, California
March 30-April 2, 2016
JW Marriott L.A. & Los Angeles Convention Center

Previous Conferences:

Washington, DC 2011 Denver 2010 Chicago 2009 New York 2008 Atlanta 2007 Austin 2006

Proposals for Presentations
AWP welcomes proposals for presentation at the conference. Proposals may be submitted between February 1st and May 1st of each year; during that period, a form will appear on this website for submitting your proposal for next year’s conference.

Sponsorship
AWP also welcomes sponsorship and support for the conference. Sponsorship enables AWP to waive or reduce conference registration fees for over one thousand students each year, while such support also helps AWP build a more exciting conference. Contact awp@awpwriter.org if you are interested in becoming a sponsor. 2012 Sponsorship Information (PDF-2.3MB)

Advertising in the Conference Program
If you are interested in advertising in the Annual Conference Program, please contact Liz Gerber at advertising@awpwriter.org.

Services for Persons with Disabilities
AWP is committed to making all reasonable arrangements that will allow members of the association to participate in conference events. If you require special services, equipment, or accommodations, please submit your request in writing along with your registration form by December 23, 2011.

A Note to Media
AWP appreciates all coverage of the AWP Annual Conference.  All requests for press passes must be made in writing in advance of the conference to conference@awpwriter.org.  Photographs and sound recordings are not permitted without the written consent of AWP.

Contact
For registration or general conference inquiries, contact conference@awpwriter.org.
For inquiries about the bookfair, contact bookfair@awpwriter.org

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2012 Sponsors


Major Sponsors

Poetry Foundation

Roosevelt University MFA in Creative Writing

Writing Program, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Ashland University MFA Program
River Teeth | Ashland Poetry Press

Bath Spa University Creative Writing Centre

Columbia College Chicago Fiction Writing Department & Story Week

Columbia College Chicago Poetry & Nonfiction Programs

Hollins University: Jackson Center for Creative Writing

NEOMFA | Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Northwestern University: MA/MFA Creative Writing / Creative Writing Major / Northwestern University Press / triquarterly.org

University of Tampa Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing

 


Literary Partners

Academy of American Poets

Blue Flower Arts

Cave Canem

The Center for Fiction

The Council of Literary Magazines & Presses / Small Press Distribution

The Loft Literary Center

Macondo Writers' Workshop

National Book Critics Circle

National Endowment for the Arts

Poetry Society of America

Poets House

VIDA: Women in Literary Arts

Wesleyan University Press

Writers in the Schools

 


Benefactors

Emerson College MFA in Creative Writing

Rosemont College

Wilkes University Low Residency MA/MFA Program in Creative Writing

 


Patrons

The University of Illinois Creative Writing Program / Ninth Letter

Adelphi University MFA in Creative Writing

Antioch University Los Angeles MFA Program

Chatham University MFA in Creative Writing Programs

George Mason University MFA in Creative Writing

Goddard College Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing

Graduate Program for Writers University of Illinois at Chicago

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

University of Miami MFA in Creative Writing

Miami University & Miami University Press

University of Michigan MFA in Creative Writing

Minnesota State University, Mankato / Blue Earth Review

University of Nebraska MFA in Writing

University of New Orleans

University of North Carolina Wilmington MFA Program

MFA in Creative Writing, University of Notre Dame

Red Hen Press

Southern New Hampshire University

Vanderbilt University / Nashville Review

Water~Stone Review & MFA Programs at Hamline University

 


Sponsors

Arkansas Writers MFA Program, University of Central Arkansas

Bowling Green State University Creative Writing Program

The City University of New York

DePaul University MA in Writing and Publishing

Georgia College & State University / Arts & Letters

Longwood University / Dos Passos Review

Marquette University

University of Missouri-St. Louis MFA Program

New York University

Ohio University MA and PhD in Creative Writing / New Ohio Review

Old Dominion University

Prairie Schooner / University of Nebraska Lincoln

The MFA Program at Purdue University

Sewanee Writers' Conference

Spalding University's Brief-Residency MFA in Writing Program

Vermont College of Fine Arts

Virginia Commonwealth University

The Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at Arizona State University

Writer's Studio Program, The University of Chicago Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies

 


Contributors

Black Mountain Institute at the University of Nevada Las Vegas

Eastern Kentucky University Brief Residency MFA

The Creative Writing Program at Emory University

Hofstra University

Knox College

Motionpoems

Murray State University MFA Program

Queens University of Charlotte MFA Program

Saint Joseph's University

University of San Francisco MFA in Writing Program

The MFA in Creative Writing at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Split This Rock Poetry Festival

Washburn University

 


Become a sponsor for our 2012 Conference.
There are five levels
of sponsorship with a
variety of benefits.

Questions about Sponsorship? Contact:
Amber Withycombe,
Director of Development,
at (703) 993-4540

Sponsorship Information (PDF-2.3MB)

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