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The Writer's Chronicle Archives: The Great Ventriloquist Act: Gender and Voice in the Fiction Workshop
Julie Brown | September 1993
The Writer's News
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November 29, 2023
2024 AWP Award Series Contest & Judge Announcement
We are excited to announce our judges for the 2024 AWP Award Series! AWP invites book-length entries between January 1 and February 28, 2024, via Submittable. Our judges will select one winning manuscript in creative nonfiction, the novel, poetry, and short fiction by late summer 2024. Winning authors receive a cash honorarium and publication by one of our partner presses.
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November 14, 2023
Transgender Awareness Week
November 13–19 is Transgender Awareness Week. AWP is committed to uplifting and supporting trans writers and members, and is proud to include fantastic LGBTQIA+ panels at #AWP24. We’re highlighting some upcoming conference events as well as our #WritersServe partner, Pride Haven.
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November 13, 2023
Announcement: Kurt Brown WC&C Scholarships Discontinued
The Kurt Brown WC&C Scholarships program was instituted to highlight and support our member writers’ conferences and centers while providing opportunities for individuals to attend their programs. Due to a changing landscape over the past several years, it has become less effective in serving both WC&Cs and individuals.
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November 6, 2023
Virtual AWP: Writer to Writer Conversations & Readings with Mentor Lara Lillibridge
Join us for Virtual AWP: Writer to Writer Conversations & Readings with Mentor Lara Lillibridge, featuring mentees Robin Pickering, Mika Todd, and Ann Wilberton. This discussion focuses on the intersection of queerness and writing and the mentees’ experiences in the AWP Writer to Writer program.
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November 6, 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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Writer's Chronicle
Calendar
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Dec 09
Larksong's 4th Annual Reading and Writing Holiday Party
Let’s kick off the Holiday Season with some fast-paced writing and short but powerful reading sessions!
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Jan 12
30th Annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway
Atlantic City, NJ area January 12-15, 2024 A supportive, participant-focused writers' conference
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Jan 12
Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway
Atlantic City, NJ area January 12-15, 2024 A supportive, participant-focused writers' conference
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Jan 15
Winter Writers Residency 2024
A self-directed program that offers time and space for writers to retreat, reconnect, and re-energize their practice.
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Feb 12
Late Winter Writers Residency Online 2024
This two week online session will allow writers across genre to explore craft, voice and workshop their manuscripts with exceptional faculty.
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Mar 03
Mineral School March 2024 Residency
Mineral School is an artists residency set in a former 1947 elementary school, in Mineral, WA, near Mt. Rainier National Park.
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Mar 19
Get Away to Write - Florida
March 19-24, 2024 An inspiring retreat for poets and writers
