AWP Conference
The AWP Conference & Bookfair is an essential annual destination for writers, teachers, students, editors, and publishers. Each year more than 12,000 attendees join our community for four days of insightful dialogue, networking, and unrivaled access to the organizations and opinion-makers that matter most in contemporary literature. The conference features over 2,000 presenters and 550 readings, panels, and craft lectures. The bookfair hosted over 800 presses, journals, and literary organizations from around the world. AWP’s is now the largest literary conference in North America. Join us in San Antonio, TX, in 2020 to celebrate the best of what contemporary literature has to offer.
2020 AWP Conference & Bookfair
San Antonio, TX
Henry B. González Convention Center
March 4–7, 2020
Key Dates
- January 7, 2020: Will-call registration opens
- January 15, 2020: Deadline to submit to Writer to Agent
- January 31, 2020: Deadline for work-exchange applications
- February 5, 2020: Deadline for accessibility requests
- February 26, 2020: Deadline to submit Offsite Events
- February 26, 2020: Deadline to request changes to digital event schedules
- March 4, 2020: Onsite registration opens
Materials to View/Download
- Attendee Guide
- Conference & Bookfair App
- San Antonio Community Resources
- AWP's Guide to Accessible Literary Events
- All Maps
- Bookfair Map
- Conference Schedule Grids
Social Networking
- Twitter: use #AWP20
- Bookfair Facebook Page
- Instagram: use #AWP20
Conference Queries
Registration
registration@awpwriter.org
(240) 696-8273
Conference Events
events@awpwriter.org
(240) 696-8250
Future Conferences
Kansas City, Missouri
- March 3–6, 2021 | Kansas City Convention Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- March 23–26, 2022 | Pennsylvania Convention Center
Archives of past conferences can be found in the Conference Archives section of the website.
