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 ...

[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 ...

Wi-Fi on a plane is the greatest thing since sliced bread…bread that communicates to other loaves of sliced bread via a wireless internet connection. So, after worrying the night away watching newscasts spike ratings with tales of snow-mageddon, the ride to the airport this morning (and the current flight) has   Read More ...

I stumbled upon the Insider Higher Ed blog just now and was happy to read that they will be doing AWP podcasts during the entire conference, that’s Feb 2nd -5th. I’m quite excited about this. Here’s more: Please plan to tune in here February 2nd to the 5th for a   Read More ...

Writer, editor, and reviewer (of course), Roxane Gay offers some observations on the state of the book review. From in-depth blogs to single line summaries to the capital-R Reviews, the book review has many faces.

Author Tod Goldberg (Living Dead Girl (Soho Press), Fake Liar Cheat (Pocket Books/MTV), Burn Notice series) answers a few questions about low-residency MFA programs in preparation for his February 4th AWP panel on the subject.

AWP is not only the second nerdiest book fest of the year (first place is reserved for a Star Trek Cookbook Con; there’s got to be one). AWP is also an opportunity/misfortune for book writers to be book sellers. As more and more publishers are burdening authors to create their   Read More ...