AWP Conference
(really, a convention)
March 8 – 11, 2023, Seattle Convention Center
AWP, aka the Association of Writers & Writers Programs, conference is held this year at the Seattle Convention Center. The AWP conference alternates between the East Coast, Mid-West, and the West Coast. Whenever it is held in Seattle or in the Pacific Northwest, you can count on us participating! We load up the car with the booth and books of Chanticleerians (to display) and off we go!
You will find us at Booth 210. The convention hosts approximately one thousand exhibitor booths and tables. That is a LOT of exhibitors!
The exhibit floor is open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
Meanwhile there are plenty of break-out sessions (perhaps a thousand or so) to choose from to attend. Many of them are quite esoteric such as:
So, one could say that it is quite the “literary conference.” Many universities are present trying to lure new students into their MFA or MLA programs. Bellingham’s own Western Washington University will be there along with University of Washington. Also, the classic colleges are also represented such as Sarah Lawrence College.
We exhibit at AWP because 1) we are proud members of the venerable organization, 2) Our Chanticleer Review magazine is in the company of others such as the Harvard Review, The Chestnut Review, Prairie Schooner, and the American Literary Review.
And then there are the quirky literary magazines that make the AWP scene so wonderful: Bullsh*t Lit, Door is A Jar Literary Magazine, and Typewriter Tarot to name a few.
Many small presses are also represented.
Registration?
- Saturday is the Book Fair Day when AWP lowers the registration fee to $25 for that day only.
- Seniors (65 and Up) can register onsite for $175
- Student Registration is $150 on site (with ID)
- AWP Members Registration is $435
- Non-Member Registration is $540
- Individual Membership is $75 per year.
- Our Membership to AWP is $225 per year.
No food or drink is included. There are vendors in the convention center.
But back to us Chanticleerians!
Toni Ann Johnson will present Thursday at 1:45 – 3 p..m. Rooms 343 and 344 Summit.
Minding the Gaps and Mining Landscape in Linked Short Story Collections (Ramona Reeves, Leslie Pietrzyk, Camille Acker, Rion Amilcar Scott, Toni Ann Johnson)
Linked short story collections have become more popular, perhaps in part because of their hybrid nature. They can employ recurring themes, characters, and settings to situate readers in worlds that move beyond the borders of many short stories while stopping short of the breadth and propulsion of a novel. Minding the gaps, or the spaces, is key in writing linked story collections. How does space function between and within linked collections, and what stories does one choose to tell and why?
Author Signings at the Chanticleer Booth 210 by CIBA Award Winning Authors
- Janet Oakley, Friday 2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- Beth Bacon, Friday 3 p.m. -3:30 p.m.
- Marian Exall, Saturday noon – 12:30 p.m.
If you are attending AWP 23, please do stop by our booth and say Hi! to David Beaumier, Sharon Anderson, and me (Kiffer Brown).
We’d love to see you!
Meanwhile, don’t forget to register for CAC23!
It is coming up soon! April 27 – 30, 2023 at the Hotel Bellwether
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