#AWP25: March 26-29, 2025

Los Angeles Convention Center

The AWP Conference & Bookfair is the essential gathering for writers, teachers, students, editors, and publishers. Join thousands of attendees, explore hundreds of events and exhibitors, and immerse in four days of vital literary community and celebration in Los Angeles!

Keynote Speaker

Roxane Gay

Roxane Gay's writing appears in The Best American Mystery Stories 2014, The Best American Short Stories 2012, Best Sex Writing 2012, A Public Space, McSweeney's, Tin House, Oxford American, American Short Fiction, Virginia Quarterly Review, and many others. She is a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times. She is the author of the books Ayiti, An Untamed State, the New York Times bestselling Bad Feminist, the nationally bestselling Difficult Women, and the New York Times bestselling Hunger. She is also the author of World of Wakanda for Marvel. She has several books forthcoming and is also at work on television and film projects. She also has a newsletter, The Audacity, and once had a podcast, The Roxane Gay Agenda.

Check out more about the #AWP25 Keynote Address! Stay tuned for an incredible lineup of featured events coming soon!

Accepted Events

AWP accepted 375 events onto the #AWP25 schedule! Check out the full list of panel discussions and readings, covering all topics from fiction, non-fiction, poetry, building community, and more.

Bookfair

The list of bookfair exhibitors will be released soon! Anticipate over 500 literary organizations, small presses, literary magazines, university presses, MFA programs, and more!

Join the largest literary marketplace in North America by exhibiting in the #AWP25 bookfair!

Sponsorship

Thank you to our #AWP25 Sponsors!

Put your organization at the center of literary industry leaders and peers, forge pathways to professional development for your students and staff, access exclusive sponsor benefits, and maximize your organization's visibility and impact by sponsoring #AWP25 today! Maximize your benefits by sponsoring early and receive a full cycle of benefits.

#AWP25 Virtual Conference

Join #AWP25 from afar with a virtual-only registration!

A virtual-only registration includes:

Over 25 hours of on-demand panels and readings

Over 20 hours of livestreamed featured events from the in-person conference

Bookfair video spotlights to be posted over the days of the conference

1 month access to all virtual content!

Accessibility Services

AWP is committed to making all reasonable arrangements that will allow conference attendees to participate in conference events. AWP complies with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), and we work to make the conference comfortable and accessible for all participants.

Hotel & Travel Information

Registered attendees have access to hotel and travel information and discounts starting on October 11! Take advantage of the reduced conference rates in AWP's hotel blocks, access discounted flight codes, and learn more about local transportation options in Los Angeles.

Our Mission

AWP amplifies the voices of writers and the academic programs and organizations that serve them while championing diversity and excellence in creative writing.