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@awpwriter.orgOctober is National Book Month! Whether you rediscover an old favorite, visit your local library, crack open that book at the bottom of your TBR, or delve into something new, there’s always a way to celebrate. Read our latest Writer’s News to get started!
@awpwriter.orgThe latest issue of THE WRITER’S CHRONICLE features our first-ever graphic essay, “Want to Improve Your Writing? Try Pictures!” by Emil Wilson! Members and subscribers can check it out now to find out how (and why) to incorporate images into your writing.
@awpwriter.orgIn the mood to add a new read to your shelves this month in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month? You’re in luck! AWP’s staff-curated reading list is filled with recommendations. Start browsing by reading our Writer’s News.
@awpwriter.orgImagine: Rebecca Makkai in your living room! Watch the keynote, live streamed featured events, and more from anywhere with a #AWP27 virtual registration. Your early-bird discount is waiting!
@awpwriter.orgHappy pub day to CAN WRITING BE TAUGHT & OTHER NOVEL IDEAS by Sean Bernard! Browse our AWP Member Bookshelf for more new releases.
@awpwriter.orgWoodland Pattern, located in Milwaukee, is seeking a Book Center director to support their mission through the care and development of their collection of poetry and small press literature. AWP members can learn more about this opening on our Job List.
@awpwriter.orgThe annual Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award from Red Hen Press will award $3,000 to a winning collection of unpublished poetry! Submit your work by October 31. AWP members can learn more on the Contests & Calls directory now!
@awpwriter.orgAWP is delighted to announce our judges for the 2027 AWP Award Series: Tyehimba Jess, Yiyun Li, Lauren Groff, and Katie Kitamura! Check out our website to learn more about each judge and which award they’ll be judging. Submissions open January 1, 2027. www.awpwriter.org/AWP/AWP/Cont...
@awpwriter.orgCongratulations to all four winners of the 2026 AWP Award Series, and thank you to our screeners and judges! Head to our website to learn more about this year’s winning manuscripts.
@awpwriter.orgThe winner of the 2026 James Alan McPherson Prize for the Novel goes to Maceo Montoya for THE SECOND COMING OF OCTAVIO PAZ, selected by Justin Torres! Montoya’s winning novel will be published by the University of Nebraska Press.
@awpwriter.orgCongratulations to Kyoko Uchida, whose manuscript BONE PICKING was selected by Weike Wang as the winner of the 2026 Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction! BONE PICKING will be published by Mad Creek Books, an imprint of The Ohio State University Press.
@awpwriter.orgThe 2026 Sue William Silverman Prize for Creative Nonfiction goes to BAD MAGIC by Jen Jihye Shin, selected by Kiese Laymon! Learn more about this winning manuscript, forthcoming from the University of Georgia Press.
@awpwriter.orgCongratulations to AJ White, winner of the 2026 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry for THE OUTERNET, selected by Maggie Smith! White’s poetry collection will be published by the University of Pittsburgh Press!
@awpwriter.org#AWP27 is coming to the Windy City! Help us celebrate craft, community, and AWP’s 60th anniversary! March 17–20, 2027. You don’t want to miss your early-bird discount!
@awpwriter.orgHappy pub day to TERMS & CONDITIONS by current Writer to Writer mentor Amy Goldmacher! Find more new releases on our AWP Member Bookshelf.
@awpwriter.org#QuestionTuesday What’s your favorite banned book?
@awpwriter.orgAWP celebrates 60 years in 2027. That’s 60 years of mentorship. 60 years of unique programming. 60 years of discovering emerging writers. 60 years of new opportunities. 60 years of your stories. Share your story (photos encouraged) to celebrate with us!
@awpwriter.orgAdd your bookfair stage event to the #AWP27 schedule! Host a reading, issue release, panel, or other showcase amid the buzz of the bookfair. Limited spots remain!
@awpwriter.org“Years of hard work on all aspects of our program have been successful in creating something quite simple yet essential: community,” writes Rebecca Entel of the creative writing program at Iowa’s Cornell College. Check out the newest CWC post now!
@awpwriter.orgIn “You, Me, Us: Essaying Toward Friendship,” Sean Ironman shares strategies for writing nonfiction with empathy, putting the writer on equal footing with the audience and subject. Members and subscribers can read more in THE WRITER’S CHRONICLE.
