February 28 - March 3, 2007

Conference Survey Results

The 2007 Conference and Bookfair brought together 5,200 students, writers, educators, publishers, agents, and editors under one roof, making AWP’s Conference one of the largest annual literary gatherings in North America.

More than 50 university writing programs, literary organizations, and small presses partnered with AWP to sponsor our Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. 
With more than 300 literary events––including lectures and readings by Lee Smith, John Barth, Marilyn Hacker, Terrance Hayes, Charles Wright, Ann Beattie, Kaye Gibbons, Tayari Jones, Coleman Barks, C.D. Wright, Cornelius Eady, and dozens of other prominent figures in modern literature––AWP’s Atlanta Conference proved an integral component of our national literary conversation.

More than 400 literary presses and magazines participated in our annual Bookfair.  Student involvement in the annual conference continues to grow.  Thanks to our sponsors in 2007, more than 1,000 students had their registration fees waived or reduced.

The satisfaction rate among survey respondents was 99%, with 84% responding that the conference was “Very Good” to “Excellent.”  Attendees ranked the Bookfair, network of peers, panel discussions and readings as their favorite components of the conference. 

Thanks to everyone who made Atlanta such a big success!  To find out how you can participate in our 2008 conference in New York City, visit our 2008 Conference Web page.

Important 2007 Conference Links:

• Survey Results
• Sights- Photo Album
• Sounds- Podcasts
• Featured Presenters
• Conference Schedule
• Bookfair Information
• Pedagagy Forum

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2007 Sponsors

Major Sponsors

Georgia College & State University

Arts & Letters

Flannery O’Connor Review

Poetry @ Tech

Vanderbilt University

The National Endowment for the Arts

Literary Partners

The Academy of American Poets

The Poetry Foundation

Poets & Writers

The Council of Literary Magazines and Presses

Benefactors

The Georgia Review

University of North Carolina Wilmington MFA Program

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

Patrons

The Chattahoochee Review, the Literary Quarterly of Georgia Perimeter College

Emory University

University of North Carolina Greensboro

University of Alabama Tuscaloosa

Virginia Tech

Wilkes University Low Residency MA Program

Sponsors

Agnes Scott College

Antioch University Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program

Columbia College Chicago, English Department, Poetry Programs

Crazyhorse / College of Charleston

Five Points

Goddard College Low Residency MFA Program

Hollins University

Kennesaw State University

Mississippi State University

Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Southern Poetry Review

Spalding University Low Residency Program

University of Florida MFA in Creative Writing

University of Illinois MFA in Writing Program / Ninth Letter

University of Tennessee Chattanooga

Virginia Commonwealth University, MFA in Creative Writing

Contributors

Alabama Writers' Forum

The Bennington Writing Seminars, The Low Residency MFA in Writing

Berry College Southern Women Writers Conference and Ninebark Press

Florida State University Creative Writing Program / The Southeast Review

Crazyhorse/College of Charleston

Longwood University

Queens University of Charlotte MFA in Creative Writing

Randolph Macon Women's College

Sewanee Writers’ Conference

The Prague Summer Program

The Southern Review

Tulane University

University of Alabama Birmingham

The University of Georgia Press

University of Minnesota Creative Writing Program

The MFA Program at the University of Central Florida

University of Minnesota Creative Writing Program

University of San Francisco

University of Tampa

Vermont College of Union Institute and University

Western Carolina University

Supporter

Association of Literary Scholars & Critics

Florida International University

Louisiana State University

Purdue University

Information on Sponsorship (PDF 8085KB)