The Association of Writers & Writing Programs
2008 AWP Annual Conference Schedule

2008 Annual Conference & Bookfair
January 30-February 2, 2008
New York, New York
Hilton New York & Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers

This schedule is a draft and may be modified.
Last edited: January 15, 2008

Wednesday- January 30, 2008

Wednesday

12:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

Hilton, 2nd Floor

W100. Conference Registration. Attendees who have registered in advance may pick up their registration materials throughout the day at AWP's registration desks, on the 2nd floor of the Hilton New York.

12:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

Exhibit Halls
Hilton, 2nd & 3rd Floor Entrances

W101. Bookfair Setup. The exhibit halls at the Hilton New York will be open for exhibitor setup. Only those wearing an exhibitor badge, or those accompanied by an individual wearing an exhibitor badge will be permitted inside the exhibit halls during setup hours. Bookfair exhibitors are welcome to pick up their registration materials in the registration area located on the 2nd floor of the Hilton New York.

4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

Clinton Suite
Hilton, 2nd Floor

W102. WITS Membership Meeting. (Tobin Reagler, WITS Staff) Writers n the Schools (WITS) Alliance Invites current and prospective members to attend a general meeting led by Robin Reagler, Executive Director of WITS-Houston.

5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

Bryant Suite
Hilton, 2nd Floor

W103. CLMP Membership Meeting. (Jay Baron Nicorvo, Jeffrey Lependorf, Jamie Schwartz, Tasha Sorenson) The staff of the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses discuss issues facing CLMP publishers, goals for the organization, and upcoming programs.

7:00 p.m.

Murray Hill Suite
Hilton, 2nd Floor

W104. A Reception Hosted by The City University of New York. CUNY and the Office of Academic Affairs welcomes the 2008 AWP conference, and all its attendees, to New York City.



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2008 Sponsors

Major Sponsors

Adelphi University MFA in Creative Writing

Eastern Kentucky University

The Stony Brook Southampton MFA in Writing and Literature


Literary Partners

The Academy of American Poets

Bath Spa University Creative Writing Centre

Centre for New Writing, University of Manchester

The Council of Literary Magazines and Presses

Houghton Mifflin Company

National Association of Writers in Education

The National Endowment for the Arts

New York University Creative Writing Program

Poets & Writers

The Poetry Foundation

The Poetry Society of America

Random House Publishing Group

Small Press Distribution


Benefactors

13th Moon Press, Publisher of 13th Moon: A Feminist Literary Magazine, and of The Little Magazine

The City University of New York

The Gettysburg Review

Sarah Lawrence College

University of Arizona Poetry Center

University of North Carolina Wilmington, MFA Program

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

Wilkes University Low Residency MA/MFA Program


Patrons

The Bennington Writing Seminars Low Residency MFA Program

Chatham University MFA in Creative Writing

Creative Writing at UNC Greensboro

The Creative Writing Program at Hofstra University

Emerson College Department of Writing, Literature, and Publishing

Eugene Lang College, Writing Program

Georgia College & State University/Arts & Letters

The MFA Program at Pennsylvania State University

The New School Graduate Program

Southern New Hampshire University

Tupelo Press

University of New Hampshire MFA Program

Virginia Tech


Sponsors

The Chattahoochee Review

Columbia College Chicago, English Department, Poetry Program

Hollins University

Knox College

The Literary Review

Loyola University of Maryland

NEOMFA, Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts Program

New York State Writers Institute/Fence and Fence Books

Poets out Loud at Fordham University

Prairie Schooner

Rutgers Newark, the State University of New Jersey, MFA Program

Spalding University Brief Residency MFA Program

Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Southern Maine

Suffolk University/Salamander

University of Colorado

University of Florida

University of San Francisco

Virginia Commonwealth University

Washington College

Western Connecticut State University


Contributors

Antioch University Los Angeles

Association of Literary Scholars and Critics

Bread Loaf Writers Conference

Emory University

Hartford College

Hiram College

Longwood University

Queens University of Charlotte

Rutgers University– Camden, The State University of New Jersey, MFA in Creative Writing

Southern Connecticut State University

The Southern Review

St. Joseph's University

Trinity College

University of Baltimore

University of Massachusetts Boston Creative Writing MFA Program

University of New Orleans Writing Programs

University of Tampa

University of Tennessee Chattanooga

Vermont College

Writers who play/Barton College

Zone 3/Austin Peay State University


Become a sponsor for our 2008 Conference.
There are five levels
of sponsorship with a
variety of benefits.

Questions about Sponsorship? Contact:
Matt Burriesci,
Associate Director,
at (703) 993-4540

Information on Sponsorship (PDF 8085KB)

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