ASSOCIATION OF WRITERS & WRITING PROGRAMS

Exciting news! Applications for the HBCU MFA Think Tank at #AWP25 are officially open! Want to travel to LA and be a part of this unprecedented convening of creative writing professionals from HBCUs? Learn more and apply today!

Have you heard? Applications for the #AWP25 Tribal Colleges & Universities Fellowship Program are officially open! Don’t wait—apply for the chance to travel to LA and work with Diné author and creative advisor Jake Skeets. Faculty and students can learn more today!

Applications for the HBCU MFA Think Tank at #AWP25 open TOMORROW! Creative writing faculty from HBCUs are invited to convene in LA to discuss establishing the first MFA at an HBCU. Learn more about this event now!

Don’t forget, applications for the HBCU MFA Think Tank at #AWP25 open next week! Starting on October 1, HBCU faculty involved in creative writing can apply to convene in LA and discuss establishing the first MFA at an HBCU. Learn more now and mark your calendars!

The Creative Writing Department at Oberlin College is seeking applicants for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in fiction. AWP members can view this listing on our Job List to learn more about the position and application process.

We are excited to announce the winners of the 2024 AWP Award Series! Congratulations to Samyak Shertok, Lee Horikoshi Roripaugh, Lesley Bannatyne, and Dean Marshall Tuck. Learn more about their winning manuscripts on our website.

AWP is excited to announce Michelle Aielli as our interim executive director! Aielli joined the AWP Board of Directors in 2020 and worked closely with AWP’s staff to uphold our mission to support writers and the organizations that serve them. Read the full press release on our website.

Looking for a new job? Don’t forget that AWP members have access to view our Job List, now with an upgraded look and feel on our new website! If your organization is hiring, you can submit a listing by going to Writing Resources > Job List > Submit Job Listing. Any logged-in user may submit a listing.

AWP announces the HBCU MFA Think Tank at #AWP25, a convening of creative writing faculty from HBCUs! Offered scholarships will allow faculty to travel to LA and discuss ways to establish the first MFA program at an HBCU. Applications will open on October 1, so mark your calendars!

Applications are open for the 2025–2026 Writer in Residence George Bennett Fellowship at Phillips Exeter Academy! AWP members can learn more about this fellowship and how to apply on our Job List—get your applications in by September 30!