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Nazim Hikmet Will Be at AWP?

Posted by Zack Rogow Feb - 1 - 2012 0 Comment

Not exactly. But the great Turkish writer Nazim Hikmet (1902–1963) will be there at least in spirit when Caffeine Theatre presents a staged reading of my play, Things I Didn’t Know I Loved, on Saturday, March 3 at the Chicago conference. The play weaves many of Hikmet’s greatest poems into Read More ...

2012 is already looking damn fine

Posted by Caleb J Ross Dec - 26 - 2011 0 Comment

With only a couple of months left until the 2012 AWP Conference in Chicago, IL, I figured it was about time to get this humble blog looking the part. I’ve given the site a facelift, reorganized a few things (check out the new contributors page), and have tidied up a Read More ...

Follow Up Thoughts & a Big To-Do List

Posted by Jen McConnell Feb - 7 - 2011 1 Comment

In response to fellow Goddard-ite and AWPer Anthony Connelly, here are a few of my favorite things from last week: Meeting Kevin Morgan Watson from Press 53 in person. I am so thrilled to be working with him and the press. Catching up with old friends like Kevin Rabas, Ann Read More ...

The full panel – The Art and Authenticity of Social Media: Using Online Tools to Grow a Community

Posted by Caleb J Ross Feb - 6 - 2011 4 Comments

[display_podcast] Having never before participated in an AWP panel (though I have attended many), I was initiated only from the perspective of an audience member. Knowing that an uninteresting topic coupled with boring presenters may drive the audience to mutiny, I came prepared to be as concise and witty (hopefully) Read More ...

Some of my Favorite AWP Things

Posted by Wm. Anthony Connolly Feb - 5 - 2011 3 Comments

I tend to spill purple ink, but I no longer care much that I come off a smidgen sentimental. Here a few of my favorite things from AWP Washington: Caleb Ross A girl named Jen over the moon for Jhumpa My graduate school’s esprit de corps — both Goddard & Mizzou Learning Read More ...

Brought to Our Feet and Made to Dance

Posted by Jen McConnell Feb - 5 - 2011 0 Comment

There was an official AWP dance party last night. I didn’t go to that, but I certainly heard some rock and roll. Jhumpa Lahiri and Junot Diaz are rock stars of the literary world and it was incredible to see them live. Thursday night, Jhumpa was the keynote speaker. She Read More ...

Guide for the Perplexed Introvert, Part Deux

Posted by Wm. Anthony Connolly Feb - 4 - 2011 2 Comments

A Tweet @ joylandfiction Day 1 of #AWP11 = much like the rest of my life: Standing by self quietly peoplewatching; stealing candy; reading; watching others drink. This tweet pretty well summed up my first day at AWP, which so happened to be the second day of the conference; a Read More ...