2022 |
March 28, 2022 |
2022 AWP Conference & Bookfair Welcomed 7,000 Attendees |
March 8, 2022 |
AWP Hosts Hybrid 2022 Conference & Bookfair in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (March 23–26) |
2021 |
November 29, 2021 |
AWP Board Elects Officers & Sets Goals for FY22 |
July 12, 2021 |
The Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Board of Directors Welcomes New Members and Elected Secretary |
June 14, 2021 |
AWP Named Among Amazon Literary Partnership Grant Recipients |
May 12, 2021 |
AWP to Receive $30,000 Grant from the NEA |
March 18, 2021 |
AWP Announces Winners of the
2021 George Garrett and Small Press Publisher Awards |
March 8, 2021 |
AWP’s completely virtual 2021 Conference & Bookfair (March 3–7) hosted over 6,000 attendees, 250 events, and 300 exhibitors |
2020 |
November 17, 2020 |
The Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Board of Directors Welcomes New Members, Elects Officers, Bids Farewell to Former Treasurer |
October 15, 2020 |
AWP and Bookshop.org Announce Partnership |
September 17, 2020 |
AWP Receives a $15,000 Grant from the Literary Arts Emergency Fund to support services to American writers |
June 12, 2020 |
AWP Receives a $40,000 Art Works Grant from the NEA to Support Services to American Writers |
June 1, 2020 |
AWP Receives an Amazon Literary Partnership Grant |
February 11, 2020 |
AWP Appoints New Executive Co-Directors to Lead Organization |
2019 |
November 14, 2019 |
A Farewell from the Chair of the AWP Board of Directors |
April 16, 2019 |
AWP Appoints New Executive Director |
2018 |
August 22, 2018 |
AWP Releases Report on ADA Accessibility & Inclusion Assessment of the AWP Annual Conference & Bookfair |
August 3, 2018 |
AWP Transitions to Full Independence |
May 9, 2018 |
AWP Receives a $70,000 Art Works Grant from the NEA to Support Services to American Writers |
January 25, 2018 |
#AWP18 Conference & Bookfair Opens March 7 – 10 in Tampa, FL, Featuring 2,000 Presenters and 550 Literary Events |
2017 |
March 14, 2017 |
AWP to Move to the University of Maryland |
2016 |
May 11, 2016 |
Announcement on Future AWP Conference Sites |
March 21, 2016 |
AWP’s 2016 Los Angeles Conference & Bookfair (March 30–April 2), features 2,000 Presenters and 550 Literary Events! |
2015 |
September 14, 2015 |
AWP Received a $70,000 Art Works Grant from the NEA to Support Services to American Writers |
2014 |
October 15, 2014 |
AWP Receives $15,000 Grant from the McKnight Foundation to Support Writers in Minnesota |
September 29, 2014 |
AWP Launches Writer to Writer Mentorship Program, Free to Members |
March 13, 2014 |
Wilkes University’s Bonnie Culver Elected President of AWP’s National Board of Trustees |
February 19, 2014 |
AWP 2014 Seattle Conference & Bookfair opens February 26, featuring
2,000 Presenters and 550 Literary Events |
2013 |
November 1, 2013 |
Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing and CreateSpace award grants for AWP |
August 1, 2013 |
AWP Releases 2014 Seattle Conference & Bookfair Schedule: 1,900 Presenters, 520 Literary Events |
March 19, 2013 |
Judith Baumel Elected President of AWP |
February 18, 2013 |
AWP to Present 10 Free Author Events at Boston Conference |
January 10, 2013 |
AWP Announces Finalists for the 2013 Small Press Publisher Award |
2012 |
November 14, 2012 |
AWP Releases 2013 Boston Conference & Bookfair Schedule: 1,900 Presenters, 520 Literary Events |
September 7, 2012 |
Natasha Trethewey Gives Inaugural Reading as Poet Laureate |
August 22, 2012 |
AWP Launches Redesigned Website & Releases List of Accepted Events for 2013 Conference |
April 25, 2012 |
AWP Receives $100,000 Art Works Grant form the National Endowment for the Arts |
April 15, 2012 |
Judith Baumel Elected 2013 Conference Committee Chair |
March 15, 2012 |
Allison Joseph Receives 2012 George Garrett Award |
January 15, 2012 |
AWP to Present Four Free Author Events at Chicago Conference |
2011 |
November 1, 2011 |
Over 9,000 Writers and Publishers to Gather in Chicago for AWP Annual Conference & Bookfair |