AWP is almost here

February 21, 2007 in events, litmags by | 1 comment

Last year, before I was in an MFA program, I happened to be in Austin while AWP was taking place. I snuck into a couple panels and crashed a party where Neal Pollack sang with his band (this was punk-rock Pollack, not alternadad Pollack). It all made me think AWP was a very cool conference, and I dreamed of going.

Now AWP is hardly more than a week away and I get to go for reals. The panels look great. I’ll also be trying to find magazines like Hobart and Pindeldyboz and Small Spiral Notebook on the floor. And like all conferences, there are the parties. The Emerging Writers Network is calling for an informal get-together early Thursday at the Mariott’s sports bar and Post Road is having a party Friday at the Mark Ultra Lounge.

See you at AWP!

  1. Kirsten Clodfelter’s avatar

    Kirsten Clodfelter on February 21, 2007 at 5:58 pm

    How neat!

    First, I get this awesome email about this great new literary magazine. Then, I come to the site, and the first thing I see is a message about AWP’s 2007 Atlanta Conference.

    I work for AWP, and with all the negative press MFA programs and their supporters can sometimes get, I was really excited to see this.

    We are looking SO forward to seeing you in Atlanta. The conference this year is going to be really great!

    Best,
    K

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