The Association of Writers & Writing Programs
2012 Schedule- Planner

2012 Annual Conference & Bookfair
February 29-March 3, 2012
Chicago, Illinois
Hilton Chicago & Palmer House Hilton

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2012 Conference & Bookfair Planner
Conference & Bookfair Planner
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Conference & Bookfair Program

This schedule is a draft and may be modified.
Last edited: January 30, 2012

Wednesday- February 29, 2012

Wednesday

12:00 Noon-5:30 P.M.

W100. Bookfair Setup
Exhibit Halls, Hilton Chicago, Lower Level
The lower level at the Hilton Chicago will be open for setup. For safety and security reasons, only those wearing an exhibitor access badge or those accompanied by an individual wearing an exhibitor access badge will be permitted inside the exhibit hall during setup hours. Bookfair exhibitors are welcome to pick up their registration materials in the Pre-Registered Check-In area located in the Northeast Exhibit Hall of the bookfair.

Time you plan to set up:

Other Activity
Examples: socializing, attending book signing, attending off-site event, eating
Planned activity:

12:00 Noon-7:00 P.M.

W101. Conference Registration
Hilton Chicago
Attendees who have registered in advance may pick up their registration materials throughout the day at AWP’s Pre-Registered Check-In desk, sponsored by Northwestern University and located in the Northeast Exhibit Hall on the lower level of the Hilton Chicago.

Lactation Room: Please visit the AWP Help Desk at the Pre-Registered Check-In area in the Northeast Exhibit Hall for access to the lactation room. For reasons of privacy and security, access to the lactation room is granted with permission by AWP only.

Time you plan to purchase or pick up your registration materials:

Other Activity
Examples: socializing, attending book signing, attending off-site event, eating
Planned activity:

4:30 P.M.-5:45 P.M.

W102. WITS Membership Meeting
Joliet, Hilton Chicago, 3rd Floor
Writers in the Schools (WITS) Alliance invites current and prospective members to attend a general meeting lead by Robin Reagler, Executive Director of WITS-Houston.

Other Activity
Examples: socializing, attending book signing, attending off-site event, eating
Planned activity:

5:00 P.M.-6:30 P.M.

W104. CLMP and SPD Publisher Meeting
(Jamie Schwartz, Steph Opitz)
Marquette, Hilton Chicago, 3rd Floor
Staff members from the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses and Small Press Distribution discuss issues facing CLMP and SPD publishers, goals for the organizations, and upcoming programs.

Other Activity
Examples: socializing, attending book signing, attending off-site event, eating
Planned activity:

7:00 P.M.-8:15 P.M.

A Reception Hosted by The Poetry Foundation
Joliet, Hilton Chicago Hotel 3rd Floor
Join the staff of The Poetry Foundation for a soiree.

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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

 

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