The Association of Writers & Writing Programs
2011 Annual Conference Schedule

2011 Annual Conference & Bookfair
February 2-5, 2011
Washington, DC
Marriott Wardman Park & Omni Shoreham Hotels

This schedule is a draft and may be modified.
Last edited: January 14, 2011

Wednesday- February 2, 2011

Wednesday

Noon-5:30 p.m.

Marriott Wardman Park, Exhibition Level

W100. Bookfair Setup. The Exhibition Level at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel will be open for setup. For safety and security reasons, only those wearing an exhibitor access badge, or those accompanied by an individual wearing an exhibitor access badge, will be permitted inside the exhibit hall during setup hours. Bookfair exhibitors are welcome to pick up their registration materials in the Pre-Registered Check-In area located in Exhibit Hall C of the Bookfair.

Noon-7:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall C
Marriott Wardman Park, Exhibition Level

W101. Conference Registration. Attendees who have registered in advance may pick up their registration materials throughout the day at AWP’s Pre-Registered Check-In desk located in Exhibit Hall C of the Bookfair on the exhibition level of the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. Unpaid Registrant Check-In badges are available for purchase on the lobby level of the Marriott Wardman Park.

4:30 p.m.-5:45 p.m.

Thurgood Marshall West Room
Marriott Wardman Park, Mezzanine Level

W103. WITS Membership Meeting. (Robin Reagler) Writers in the Schools (WITS) Alliance invites current and prospective members to attend a general meeting led by Robin Reagler, Executive Director of WITS-Houston.

5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

Palladian Ballroom
Omni Shoreham Hotel, West Lobby

W102. CLMP & SPD Publisher Meeting. (Jamie Schwartz, Tasha Sorenson) The staffs of the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses and Small Press Distribution discuss issues facing CLMP and SPD publishers, goals for the organizations, and upcoming programs.



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2011 Sponsors

Major Sponsors

George Mason University MFA in Creative Writing

The George Washington University

Georgia College & State University / Arts & Letters

University of Maryland

NEOMFA--The Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts

Steven Barclay Agency

 

Official Bookstore

Politics and Prose

 


Literary Partners

Academy of American Poets

Blue Flower Arts

Cave Canem

The Council of Literary Magazines and Presses / Small Press Distribution

Creative Writing at Fairleigh Dickinson University & WAMFEST

The Library of Congress Poetry and Literature Center

The Loft Literary Center

Macondo Writers' Workshop

National Book Critics Circle

National Endowment for the Arts

PEN American Center

PEN/Faulkner Foundation

The Poetry Foundation

The Poetry Society of America

Poets House

Split This Rock Poetry Festival

VIDA: Women in the Literary Arts

Wesleyan University Press

Writers in the Schools

 


Benefactors

Adelphi University MFA in Creative Writing

The City University of New York

Jackson Center for Creative Writing at Hollins

Creative Writing at UNC Greensboro

Wilkes University Low Residency MA/MFA program

 


Patrons

MFA in Creative Writing, Antioch University Los Angeles

Columbia College Chicago, Fiction Writing Department and Story Week

Emerson College, Department of Writing, Literature, and Publishing

Goddard College Low Residency MFA/BFA in Creative Writing

MA in Writing Program, The Johns Hopkins University

University of Miami MFA in Creative Writing

Minnesota State University, Mankato/Blue Earth Review

University of North Carolina Wilmington

University of Notre Dame/Letras Latinas

Southern New Hampshire University

Tupelo Press

Vanderbilt University

Virginia Tech

The Writer's Center

 


Sponsors

American University

Black Mountain Institute at the University of Nevada Las Vegas

Bowling Green State University Creative Writing Program

Chatham University

Columbia College Chicago, Poetry Program

Goucher College's Kratz Center for Creative Writing and MFA in Creative Nonfiction

The International Centre for Creative Writing Research

Longwood University / Dos Passos Review

National Association of Writers in Education

New York University MFA Program

Ohio University MA and PhD in Creative Writing / New Ohio Review

Old Dominion University Creative Writing Program

Creative Writing Program, Roosevelt University

Rutgers-Camden MFA in Creative Writing and StoryQuarterly Magazine

Sewanee Writers' Conference

University of South Carolina

Spalding University's Brief Residency MFA in Writing Program

Vermont College of Fine Arts

Virginia Commonwealth University

The Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at Arizona State University

Creative Writing at West Virginia University

 


Contributors

Beltway Poetry Quarterly

CalArts

The Creative Writing Programs of Hamline University and Water~Stone Review

Knox College

Loyola University Maryland

Miami University of Ohio

University of New Orleans

Potomac Review

Queens University of Charlotte

Saint Joseph's University

University of San Francisco MFA in Writing Program

Spectrum of Poetic Fire / Black Magnolias Special Issue

The MFA in Creative Writing at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

University of Tampa

University of Tennessee Knoxville Creative Writing Program

Washburn University

 


Become a sponsor for our 2011 Conference.
There are five levels
of sponsorship with a
variety of benefits.

Questions about Sponsorship? Contact:
Matt Burriesci,
Associate Director,
at (703) 993-4540

Sponsorship Information (PDF-639KB)

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