Featured This Month
In the Spotlight: Allen Gee
D.L. Jordan Endowed Professor of Creative Writing, Columbus State University
Writer's Notebook: "Split This Rock: Celebrating 10 Years of Poetry, Witness, & Resistance"
Sarah Browning | November 2018
Podcast: Episode 157: Writerism: The Intersection of Community Activism and Writing Within and Beyond the Academy
Washington, DC 2017
The Writer's Chronicle Archives: "An Interview with Bharati Mukherjee"
Fred Bonnie | October/November 1995
The Writer's News
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December 7, 2018
T Magazine Names ‘Black Male Writers of Our Time’
T: The New York Times Style Magazine named and photographed thirty-two Black poets, novelists, short story writers, and playwrights.
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December 4, 2018
A Literary Survival Guide for the Holiday Season
The holiday season is upon us. For those of us situated in colder climes, what better time to curl up in a warm spot with a must-read book?
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November 30, 2018
Meena Alexander, 1951–2018
Poet, novelist, essayist, and critic Meena Alexander passed away on Wednesday, November 21 in New York City from endometrial serous cancer.
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November 26, 2018
Staff Picks: 10 Native American Male Writers You Should Be Reading Now
November is Native American Heritage Month, a month to celebrate the rich culture, traditions, and histories of Native people, as well as their unique and lasting contributions to our world.
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November 26, 2018
Celebrating Native American Heritage Month: A Statement by Debra Magpie Earling
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, AWP invited some of our favorite Indigenous writers to share a brief commentary on the elections of Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland, who will soon be the first two Native American women in Congress, as it relates to writing in our current political landscape.
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Writer's Chronicle
Calendar
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Jan 07
Crafting the True Story: An Exploration Of Creative Nonfiction with Jacqui Banaszynski at MISA West-Tucson
Learn to bring real life to the page with techniques that can make words dance, sentences sparkle and stories soar.
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Jan 10
Key West Literary Seminar and Writers' Workshop Program
Key West has one of the most intriguing literary heritages of any place in America. With an annual readers' seminar and an array of writers' workshops, plus scholarship opportunities for teachers and librarians, the Key West Literary Seminar ensures that
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Jan 12
New Year's Writing Retreat
A weekend getaway for poets and writers Attend one day or both!
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Jan 14
Independent Study for Book Writers with Mary Carroll Moore at MISA West-Tucson
Plenty of desert quiet and private time to produce pages or revise, plus daily assignments and support from Mary. Includes optional craft classes on chapter arcs, transitions, theme, and more. End-of-week feedback on up to 30 pages of your manuscript.
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Jan 14
Your Book Starts Here! How To Plan, Write, And Develop Your Memoir, Novel, Or Nonfiction Book with Mary Carroll Moore at MISA West-Tucson
Find out why Mary’s method of writing and revising is so popular among the thousands of writers she’s coached. Great for any stage or genre of book. Includes daily coaching and craft workshops and plentyof time to write, plus a great community to share me
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Jan 19
15th Annual Eckerd College Writers' Conference: Writers in Paradise
8-day writing conference of workshops, craft talks, panels, readings, and writing time in St. Petersburg, Florida. January 19-26, 2019. Located on the beautiful waterfront campus of Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, this writers’ conference feat
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Jan 21
15th Annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival
Poetry workshops for qualified writers of poetry are limited to 12 participants and 3 auditors. Workshops are 16 total hours over six days. Individual manuscript conferences are also available.
