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
- July 15, 2019: Bookfair sales open
- August 1, 2019: Accepted events announced
- August 1, 2019: Bookfair stage sales open
- August 1, 2019: Small Press Publisher Award submissions open
- August 1, 2019: Early bird registration opens
- August 12, 2019: Hotel & Travel information available for registered attendees
- August 15, 2019: Deadline to confirm #AWP20 events
- Accepted Organizers: Watch the #AWP20 Accepted Organizer Website Tutorial
- September 1, 2019: Deadline for additional scheduling and A/V requests
- September 1, 2019: Deadline for event outline uploads
- November 1, 2019: Offsite event submissions open
- February 5, 2020: Deadline for accessibility requests
Materials to View/Download
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.
