Association of Writers & Writing Programs

About This Association

The Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) is a nonprofit literary organization that provides support, advocacy, resources, and community to nearly 50,000 writers, 500 college and university creative writing programs, and 125 writers' conferences and centers. It was founded in 1967 by R. V. Cassill and George Garrett. AWP was founded in 1967 as a non-profit organization initially named Associated Writing Programs. Its founders were fifteen writers representing thirteen creative writing programs. The new association sought to support the growing presence of literary writers in higher education. It accepted both institutional and individual members, and it aimed to persuade the academic community that the creation of literature had a place in the academy as important as the study of literature did.

Publications

The Writer's Chronicle

Conventions

2025 AWP Conference & Bookfair

Specialties:

1. Publishing

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