AWP Conference

The AWP Conference & Bookfair is the annual destination for writers, teachers, students, editors, and publishers of contemporary creative writing. It includes thousands of attendees, hundreds of events and bookfair exhibitors, and four days of essential literary conversation and celebration. The AWP Conference & Bookfair has always been a place of connection, reunion, and joy, and we are excited to see the writing community come together again in Kansas City, Missouri in 2024.

2024 AWP Conference & Bookfair

Kansas City, Missouri
February 7–10, 2024

Key Dates

August 15: Accepted events announced, early bird registration opens
August 15: Hotel & Travel opens to sponsors/presenters/exhibitors
August 15: Bookfair stage submissions open
August 15: Scholarship application opens
August 22: Event Confirmation deadline / deadline to add participants/participant bios/edit event information
August 29: Hotel & travel opens to all registered attendees
September 1: Small Press Publisher nominations open
September 12: Work-Exchange application opens
September 15: Late A/V request deadline and scheduling request deadline
October 13: Sponsor pledge deadline
October 27: Small Press Publisher nominations deadline
November 7: Bookfair stage application closes
November 20: Early Bird rates end
November 21: Preregistration rates begin
November 21: Scholarship application closes