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Meet the #AWP25 HBCU Fellowship Program creative advisor!

We are thrilled to announce Tayari Jones as the #AWP25 HBCU Fellowship Program creative advisor! Learn more about this program and how to apply.

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March is Women’s History Month!

Check out our Writer’s News piece for resources, events, and a staff-curated booklist!

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New Creative Writing Currently post

Read about Alma College’s MFA program and their recent residency in Venice, Italy!

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Meet the 2024 George Garrett Award winner

Jerod Santek received the 2024 George Garrett Award for Outstanding Community Service in Literature. Read more about his excellent work!

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Writer to Writer

Applications close March 15!

Apply soon to be paired with your W2W mentor or mentee in poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction.

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Writer's Chronicle

New issue of the Writer’s Chronicle

Check out the latest interviews and articles in the February issue of the Writer’s Chronicle!

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New Creative Writing Currently post

Read success stories from the Northwestern Litowitz MFA+MA!

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Giving Tuesday

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Sport #AWP24 merch and support the AWP HBCU Fellowship Program!

Print-on-demand shirts ordered after December 12 may not arrive in time for #AWP24, but all T-shirt proceeds benefit the AWP HBCU Fellowship Program!

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AWP Member Bookshelf

Check out the new listing of books by our members and find your next read!

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The Writer's Chronicle Archives: Craft Elements of Multilingual Poetry in America

Amanda Galvan Huynh | September 2021


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