AWP

AWP provides community, opportunities, ideas, news, and advocacy for writers and teachers of writing.

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In “Reading as a Form of Community Listening,” Alison Turner shares writing by unhoused and incarcerated writers, and invites a new kind of reading. Members and subscribers can read the full piece in June’s WRITER’S CHRONICLE. https://t.co/7mEojtSdow

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Looking for books to add to your summer reading list? Check out our staff-curated list for Disability Pride Month! https://t.co/PfPlo7sV2Q

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Registration and submissions to 2026 Writer to Agent: Summer Edition are officially closed. Agents will reach out directly to anyone they wish to meet with. Additional resources are available to registered members through July 30. https://t.co/8wowhDJcho

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Warren News is seeking a motivated associate editor! This position is responsible for covering political news and information. AWP members can learn more by visiting our Job List. https://t.co/d8RRHytkDv

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Ready to meet the #AWP27 TCU Fellowship Program faculty and student fellows? Learn all about them today, and get ready to see more next year at the conference in Chicago! https://t.co/aQzN4Yvls1

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The #AWP27 HBCU Fellowship Program faculty and student fellows have been chosen! Learn more about them today, and prepare to be wowed by all their talent at our conference in Chicago next year. https://t.co/HlaMMfru1T

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Want to take part in an international writing contest? Writing Battle Inc. is hosting their annual Harvest Owl-500 Word Pro challenge! Earn up to $2,000! AWP members can learn more by visiting the Contests & Calls directory. https://t.co/zBiiP2WnYk

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Today is the LAST CHANCE for AWP members to submit to 2026 Writer to Agent: Summer Edition! Register now and get your query letters in by 11:59 p.m. ET! https://t.co/fRi7CM0iAf

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Commemorate Disability Pride Month with The Writer’s Desk! “We’re Still Here: Disabled Writers on Claiming Space” premieres on Thursday, July 23, 2026, with Khairani Barokka, Emily Rapp Black, and Rob Macaisa Colgate, moderated by @SF_Montgomery. https://t.co/WADvgBNwvD

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

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Looking for a mentor? AWP members can apply for Season 24 of the AWP Writer to Writer Mentorship Program, now through July 31! Mentor applications are open year-round. https://t.co/qOzSO5as58

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Don’t miss your chance to meet with an agent this summer! Submissions to 2026 Writer to Agent: Summer Edition close this Wednesday, July 15, at 11:59 p.m. ET! You must have an AWP membership and W2A registration to submit. https://t.co/fRi7CM0iAf

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In “Imagined Selves,” Kate Christensen writes about the freedom of inserting people and events from her real life into fiction instead of memoir. Members and subscribers can read the full piece in June’s WRITER’S CHRONICLE. https://t.co/Rm4XkHEwQY

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Anyone in the AWP community can benefit from becoming a member, whether you’re a solo author or a student enrolled in a creative writing program. We offer individual, academic, and writing organization memberships—learn more and join today!

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Looking for ways to support emerging writers? Apply to mentor in Season 24 of Writer to Writer! Mentee applications for the September 14–December 4 session are open to AWP members, now through July 31; mentor applications are open to all, year-round. https://t.co/qOzSO5as58

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The University of Notre Dame is seeking a Health, Humanities & Society writer in residence! This $5,000 fellowship supports emerging writers! AWP members can learn more about this opportunity on our Job List. https://t.co/LNJtVHIyaG

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Our latest Writer’s News has past WRITER’S CHRONICLE articles, educational resources, and upcoming online events related to Disability Pride Month. Read it now to find events to add to your calendar! https://t.co/PfPlo7sV2Q

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There is just ONE WEEK LEFT for AWP members to register and submit to Writer to Agent: Summer Edition! Get your query in by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, for a chance to meet with an agent this summer! https://t.co/fRi7CM0iAf

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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. https://t.co/2clA8oV1mi

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Summer is the perfect time to try out something new with your writing, so why not try these prompts from @lexirosenwrites, Mitchell Nobis, and @heatherkfrese? Members and subscribers can access the Prompted column in every issue of THE WRITER’S CHRONICLE. https://t.co/aKnWzqvFGd