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AWP @awpwriter.org · 01/10/2026

AWP is entering its 60th year! Join the party by participating in the 60 Years of AWP Silent Auction! Bid on #AWP27 Chicago experiences, international retreats, and more, October 19–30, 2026. Save the date!

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 29/09/2026

AWP has turned 59! And to kick things off, we are celebrating 60 Years of AWP for the next year! www.awpwriter.org/AWP/About/Hi...

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 29/09/2026

#QuestionTuesday What is your favorite and least favorite thing about being a writer?

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 22/09/2026

#QuestionTuesday How often do you read your work out loud?

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 15/09/2026

#QuestionTuesday How do you know when a piece of writing is finished?

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 08/09/2026

#QuestionTuesday What’s your favorite way to start a new project?

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 04/09/2026

AWP’s offices are now closed in observance of Labor Day. We will return on Tuesday, September 8.

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 01/09/2026

#QuestionTuesday How do you decide whose perspective to tell a story from?

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 25/08/2026

#QuestionTuesday What’s a book you recommend to everyone, no matter what?

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 19/08/2026

Submit your short story by September 1! The Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition has a forty-four-year history of literary excellence. First place wins $1,500 and publication. AWP members can learn more by visiting our Contests & Calls page. awpwriter.org/AWP/AWP/Sear...

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 19/08/2026

#AWP27 Conference Community Scholarship applications are open! We want everyone to experience conference, regardless of financial resources, disability, or other obstacles. Apply today! conference.awpwriter.org/scholarship_...

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 18/08/2026

#QuestionTuesday What side character do you think deserved their own story?

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 12/08/2026

Save the pub date for AWP’s 2025 Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction winner, ANY TIME BUT THIS TIME by @adampeterson.net! Selected by judge Kevin Wilson, Adam’s book will be out November 13 from @ohiostatepress.bsky.social.

Cover of ANY TIME BUT THIS TIME by Adam Peterson, which shows stacked rows of faint white clocks set to various times on a red background

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 12/08/2026

Save the pub date for AWP’s 2025 Sue William Silverman Prize for Creative Nonfiction winner, EXECUTRIX by Brittany Perham! Selected by judge Cheryl Strayed, Brittany’s book will be out September 15 from @ugapress.bsky.social.

Cover of EXECUTRIX by Brittany Perham, which shows about a dozen vertical lines cascading from left to right, changing from light blue to black as they go

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 12/08/2026

Save the pub date for AWP’s 2025 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry winner, RETROVIROLOGY by John Bonanni! Selected by judge @blklibrarygirl.bsky.social, John’s book will be out September 15 from the @upittpress.bsky.social!

Cover of RETROVIROLOGY by John Bonanni, which shows a person in an old painting holding a burning plant and using an orange rotary phone

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 12/08/2026

Save the pub date for AWP’s 2025 James Alan McPherson Prize for the Novel winner, HAVE YOU SEEN ROMIT? by Chital Mehta! Selected by judge R. O. Kwon, Chital’s novel will be out October 1 from the University of Nebraska Press!

Cover of HAVE YOU SEEN ROMIT? by Chital Mehta, which shows an illustrated woman from the back as she moves toward a dark space

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 11/08/2026

#QuestionTuesday What’s a book you finished recently that you’re still thinking about?

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 07/08/2026

Celebrate Book Lovers Day early by participating in our Chicago Reads Bingo! Share your favorite Chicago books that you hope will be at #AWP27!

Bingo grid with covers of Michelle Obama’s BECOMING, THE ESSENTIAL GWENDOLYN BROOKS, Sandra Cisneros’s THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET, Sandra Jackson-Opoku’s SAVY SUMMERS AND THE SWEET POTATO CRIMES, Rebecca Makkai’s THE GREAT BELIEVERS, Richard Wright’s NATIVE SON, Carl Sandburg’s CHIGAGO POEMS, Claire Lombardo’s THE MOST FUN WE EVER HAD, and Toya Wolfe’s LAST SUMMER ON STATE STREET

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 04/08/2026

Looking for an audiobook to listen to on your next road trip, or while you tackle that pile of laundry you’ve been avoiding? 🫣 Look no further than THE WRITER’S CHRONICLE, where we include an audiobook playlist with each issue, via Libro.fm! libro.fm/playlists/wr...

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 04/08/2026

#QuestionTuesday What’s a book you loved that surprised you?

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 03/08/2026

As we prep to celebrate 60 years of AWP history, the AWP staff is offering a glimpse into our own personal archive! Blast through our past with some of our staff.

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The words "This is who brightens our days with his appearance in a Zoom call" over a tiny Golden Retriever puppy

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 03/08/2026

As we prep to celebrate 60 years of AWP history, the AWP staff is offering a glimpse into our own personal archive! Blast through our past with some of our staff.

The words "This is who sees whenever you like a post or open an AWP email" over a little girl holding a stuffed animal and holding a home phone up to her ear

The words "This is who knows the difference between an em dash and an en dash" over a toddler reading a magazine

The words "This is who mentors the Writer to Writer participants each season" over a little girl dressed as Glinda the Good Witch petting a black cat

The words "This is who is constantly in the HBCU and TCU fellows' inboxes" over an infant holding a stuffed bunny

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 03/08/2026

As we prep to celebrate 60 years of AWP history, the AWP staff is offering a glimpse into our own personal archive! Blast through our past with some of our staff.

The words "This is who makes the big decisions for AWP" over a toddler reading a children's book

The words "This is who makes sure we actually update our technology" over a toddler in a frilly blue dress

The words "This is who is asking you to become a member today" over a toddler holding a doll

The words "This is who reads your pitches to TWC" over a toddler in a sailor suit

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 28/07/2026

#QuestionTuesday What’s your biggest distraction while writing?

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 21/07/2026

#QuestionTuesday What’s one word you overuse in your writing?

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 14/07/2026

#QuestionTuesday Do you write your endings early or discover them along the way?

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 07/07/2026

SWWIM EVERY DAY is looking for poems from trans and cis women and nonbinary, intersex, and other gender-expansive communities. AWP members can learn more by visiting the Contests & Calls directory. www.awpwriter.org/AWP/AWP/Sear...

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 07/07/2026

Summer is a perfect time to try something new with your writing, so why not try these prompts from @lexirosenwrites.bsky.social, Mitchell Nobis & Heather Frese? Members & subscribers can read the Prompted column in every issue of THE WRITER’S CHRONICLE. writerschronicle.awpwriter.org/TWC/FY26/202...

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 07/07/2026

The AWP Writer to Writer Mentorship Program is accepting applications from AWP members, now through July 31! Season 24 runs September 14–December 4, 2026. Make a connection that can last a lifetime. awpwriter.secure-platform.com/applications...

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 07/07/2026

#QuestionTuesday What’s a book you wish you could read again for the first time?

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 06/07/2026

Have you registered for 2026 Writer to Agent: Summer Edition yet? It’s not too late! AWP members can register and submit by next Wednesday, July 15, for a chance to meet with an agent. Don’t wait! www.awpwriter.org/AWP/AWP/Memb...

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 02/07/2026

AWP’s office is closed in observance of the Fourth of July holiday and will reopen on Monday, July 6.

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 30/06/2026

#QuestionTuesday How do you handle writing characters you disagree with?

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 23/06/2026

#QuestionTuesday What's your favorite opening line from a book?

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 19/06/2026

In observance of the national holiday of Juneteenth, AWP’s offices are closed today and will reopen on Monday, June 22.

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 16/06/2026

#QuestionTuesday What keeps you coming back to the page?

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 09/06/2026

#QuestionTuesday What’s your go-to comfort read when you need inspiration?

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 02/06/2026

#QuestionTuesday What last inspired your writing?

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 02/06/2026

The #AWP27 event proposal system is now closed. Thank you and good luck to all the event organizers and participants who submitted proposals this year!

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 26/05/2026

#QuestionTuesday What is your favorite place to read?

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 22/05/2026

AWP’s offices are closed now through Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, May 26.

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 19/05/2026

#QuestionTuesday What's the last sentence you wrote?

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 13/05/2026

Spread the word: #AWP27 HBCU Fellowship Program applications are open for faculty and students involved in creative writing! Apply by May 31 or share the details with someone who’d be perfect for this opportunity. awpwriter.secure-platform.com/applications...

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 13/05/2026

Looking for your next great listen? Every issue of THE WRITER’S CHRONICLE comes with a curated Libro.fm playlist of audiobooks by contributors and authors discussed in the issue. Check out April’s now! writerschronicle.awpwriter.org/TWC

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 12/05/2026

#QuestionTuesday What’s a creative risk you’ve taken in your writing?

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 11/05/2026

We can’t wait to bring the AWP Conference & Bookfair back to Chicago! To find out why, read “Farewell, Baltimore, and Hello, Chicago,” by AWP board member and Chicago local Kenyatta Rogers, available to all in the latest issue of THE WRITER’S CHRONICLE. writerschronicle.awpwriter.org/TWC/FY26/202...

Lake Michigan with Chicago skyline at twilight with a quote from Kenyatta Rogers: It’s an environment where art is everywhere, in such abundance, and nobody is ashamed to say yes, I am a poet, I am a comedian, or I moved here for the theater scene.

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 05/05/2026

#QuestionTuesday What’s one word that describes your current WIP?

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 28/04/2026

#QuestionTuesday What’s a genre mash-up you wish existed more in publishing?

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 21/04/2026

#QuestionTuesday What’s a story idea you’re scared to write, but want to?

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AWP @awpwriter.org · 14/04/2026

#QuestionTuesday What’s a piece of writing advice you ignored—and are glad you did?

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