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The Writer's News
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August 2, 2023
AWP Hiring Full-Time Copyeditor
This is a remote, full-time position, with travel required one week per year for the annual conference. The Copyeditor reports directly to the Director of Communications & Technology and works in close collaboration with all staff members who create copy for their respective departments.
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July 20, 2023
AWP Chosen as Amazon Literary Partnership 2023 Grant Recipient
We are thrilled to announce that AWP has been awarded a $5,000 grant to support the Writer to Writer program, courtesy of the Amazon Literary Partnership. The Writer to Writer program spans three months and pairs emerging mentee writers with published AWP member mentors.
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July 3, 2023
Honoring and Uplifting: Disability Pride Month
AWP recognizes July as Disability Pride Month and champions the importance of actively working towards a more inclusive and accessible global culture.
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June 23, 2023
Virtual AWP Pedagogy: Content Warnings in the Classroom
We are thrilled to release our first Virtual AWP Pedagogy discussion of 2023 featuring professors and authors Kevin Clouther, Ambereen Dadabhoy, Annabel Lyon, and John Vigna.
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June 13, 2023
Cormac McCarthy, Novelist, 1933–2023
AWP was saddened to hear the news of Cormac McCarthy’s passing.
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Writer's Chronicle
Calendar
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Aug 07
Postgraduate Writers' Conference
The 28th annual Conference of Vermont College of Fine Arts, home to the acclaimed low-residency MFA in Writing Program, is designed for experienced writers, with graduate degrees or equivalent preparation. We emphasize craft and process through small-grou
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Aug 08
Live Free and Write
August 8-13, 2023 A writing retreat in scenic New England
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Aug 14
Relatable Songs: A Songwriting Workshop
This class is about making your song more accessible to more people.
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Aug 15
Hedgebrook Writer-in-Residence Program
The Writer-in-Residence Program is Hedgebrook’s core program, supporting the fully-funded residencies of approximately 80 women writers at the retreat each year.
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Aug 17
Third Thursday Voices at Larksong - August 2023
Guest writers and musicians read and perform each Third Thursday, with new guests each month, including writers and musicians.
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Sep 07
Honing the Muse: An Online Poetry Workshop
September 7 - October 5, 2023 Each Thursday, 7:00-9:00pm EDT
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Sep 10
Lake Superior Writing Adventure
The Lake Superior Writing Adventure is a week-long workshop with Pam Houston and Luis Alberto Urrea where writers will work with both faculty members to generate new work while hiking, kayaking and exploring the pristine beauty of the Lake Superior and Ap
