![]() Jackson, Aurielle Marie, aveh Akbar, AWP 2019, AWP Portland, Baruch Porras-Hernandez, Benjamin Hertwig, Beth Nguyen, Bettina Judd, Bevin O'Connor, Bonnie Chau, Brad Wetherell, Brandon Courtney, brandon downing, Brenda Peynado, Brian Sneeden, Britteney Black Rose Kapri, Brooke Larson, C Pam Zhang, Camonghne Felix, CantoMundo, Carlos Price-Sanchez, Carmen Giménez Smith, carmen maria machado, Carson Beker, Casandra Lopez, Cassandra Dallett, Cassandra Lopez, Cave Canem, Chelsea Bieker, Chelsey Clammer, Chen Chen, Chia-Chia Lin, Chris Drangle, Chris Kraus, Chris Tonelli, Christian Kiefer, Christina Lynch, Christina Olivares, Christopher Gonzalez, Christopher Rose, Cinelle Barnes, claire dederer, Claire Rudy Foster, Claire Vaye Watkins, colin dickey, Cortney Lamar Charleston, Crisosto Apache, Crystal Hana Kim, Cynthia Arrieu-King, Cyree Jarelle Johnsoon, D. Rollins, Alison Stine, Allison Deegan, Allison Wilkins, Allison Wright, Alvin Park, Amina Gautier, Amorak Huey, Amy Reed, Amy Saul-Zerby, Anastacia-Reneé, anca szilagyi, Angela Mitchell, Angie Sijun Lou, Anica Mrose Rissi, Ann Garvin, Anne Valente, Anni Liu, Ariel Francisco, Arisa White, Ashaki Jackson, Ashaki M. Matthews, Aisha Sabatini Sloan, Ángel Garcia, Aja Gabel, Alex DiFrancesco, Alexander Chee, Alexander Lumans, alexandra naughton, Alfian Sa’at, Alice Bolin, Alicia Jo Rabins, Alicia Mountain, Alicia Rodriguez, Alison C. Garcia, Adrienne Brodeur, Aileen McPherson, Aimee Parkison, Aimee Phan, Airea D. He also mentioned that serotonin, the neurotransmitter responsible for well-being, is made in the gut.A selection of AWP 2019 panels, readings, and events that we are especially excited for!. He talked about the psychological stress of testing himself daily to see what chemicals and bacteria lurked within his body. ![]() Then I look for connections, circling that which seems related.įor example, I attended a panel titled “Mind-Meld: Re-imagining Creative Writing and Science.” As I wrote, I remembered that panelist Adam Dickinson stated that he’d used himself as a science experiment. After I fill up a page or two, I highlight anything that stands out. For each panel I attended, I locate the panel description in the program, and then I write down the title, the date, and the names of the people who gave the panel. To that end, I have a process I’ll share with you.Īs soon as I get home, I get out my notebook and the conference program. However, my main reason for spending the time and money that AWP requires is to get ideas for writing and/or teaching. These are important reasons, and I’ve done my share. I know some people go to AWP to network, to roam the Book Fair, to attend off-sites and book-signings, and to hear the keynote speakers. Not an easy task by any means – there were hundreds to choose from. However, this time my husband and I spent some quality time with the conference program and selected panels that appealed to both of us. This is not always the case – I can hardly remember any of the panels I attended at past AWPs. Next, I managed to attend some excellent panels. Tim accepted, so I already scored a possible publication. We began talking through our mutual acquaintance, Ingrid Wendt, and I offered to write an article for the journal. On the very first day, I had the amazing good luck to sit right next to Tim Barnes, who edits the Friends of William Stafford Journal. My husband went with me, so I had someone to share the experience and hang out with. ![]() It was close to my home in Eugene, so no airplane tickets. Those two things made the conference worth it for me.ĪWP Portland made sense too. I left that conference with a gig as a column writer for Connotation Press and a whole new artistic practice: video poetry. The last AWP I attended was Chicago 2012. Making AWP worth it, at least for me, requires evaluating the conference through more than one set of criteria. ![]() At the most recent AWP (Portland 2019) I admit to moments of complete and utter bewilderment, whether I was trying to decide between two panels scheduled for the same time slot or whether I should pay $12 for a tiny dish of white rice and vegetables at the food concession. Watching thousands of introverted writers awkwardly networking is, of course, part of the fun being too overwhelmed to even nod at someone you know is not. Attending an AWP Conference is exhilarating and exhausting. ![]()
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