AWP Bookfair

04/14/2026

The Chicago event proposal system is officially open! We are accepting proposals for both in-person and virtual events from now until June 1. Read all the details on our website.

The 2027 AWP Conference & Bookfair will feature hundreds of conference events and thousands of presenters at the in-person conference in Chicago, Illinois. A select number of events will be made…

03/07/2026

AWP’s offices will be closed Monday, March 9, through Wednesday, March 11. To everyone who played a part in the Conference & Bookfair: Our team can’t thank you enough!

03/07/2026

Thank you to all members, exhibitors, and attendees. We can’t wait to see you next year in Chicago, for !

03/07/2026

AWP thanks our benefactor Fairfield University MFA Program & Woodhall Press for their support. Fairfield’s low-residency MFA in Creative Writing is well situated to make your writing dream a reality, whether it’s articles, essays, stories, books, or poems.

Searching for one of the best MFA programs in New England? Fairfield University’s low-residency MFA degree in creative writing will make your dreams of writing a book a reality.

03/07/2026

Remember your time in Baltimore with a T-shirt! https://www.bonfire.com/store/awp-merch/

03/07/2026

AWP is grateful for our benefactor, University of Maryland’s M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing. They combine creative and scholarly work, undergraduate teaching, and professionalization opportunities.

The UMD M.F.A program combines creative and scholarly work, undergraduate teaching, and professionalization opportunities.

03/07/2026

AWP appreciates our benefactor, the Poetry Foundation, for supporting . The Poetry Foundation amplifies written and spoken word through grants, publication, awards, fellowships, and events. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/

03/07/2026

A heartfelt thanks to Johns Hopkins University for their support of .

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university

03/07/2026

Did you miss one of ’s incredible featured events? Watch them by logging in to the virtual platform now through April 3!

For your first visit to our new website you'll need to reset your password. Everyone, including those who are current members or had an account on our old website, needs to reset their password for…

03/07/2026

Get excited for the featured event “Pulitzer on the Road: Natasha Trethewey & Lucy Sante in Conversation!” Attend their event at 3:20 p.m. to 4:35 p.m. ET in Ballroom II, Level 400, Baltimore Convention Center.