Individual Membership
An individual AWP membership offers you opportunities for publishing, networking, and career development. Wherever you live, work, and write, we can provide you with support and community. A writer’s career has many chapters, and AWP is here to help you from the first chapter to the last.
Individual Membership Rates
- One year: $75
- Students and recent grads: $49
- Two years: $120
Individual Membership Benefits
- Access to The Writer’s Chronicle featuring essays on the art of writing poetry, fiction, and nonfiction; interviews with accomplished writers; and listings of opportunities for grants, awards, and publication. Chronicle access includes a searchable archive of more than 1,400 articles.
- Access to members-only content on our website, including:
- the AWP Job List, which offers listings of academic and nonacademic jobs and internships for writers
- publishing opportunities, grants, and awards information on the Opportunities page
- a searchable archive of more than 1,200 articles from The Writer’s Chronicle
- A listing in our Directory of Members, a venue for networking and promoting your work.
- A discount on AWP Award Series entry fees.
- A reduced registration rate for AWP’s Annual Conference & Bookfair.
- Eligibility to participate in AWP’s Writer to Writer Mentorship Program, a free service that pairs new and established writers.
- Promotion of your newly-released book on our online Bookshelf and on our Bookshop.org affiliate page