Wednesday, November 15, 2017

The AWP Annual Conference


A Palo Alto, California, resident, Kevin Sharp has authored several published works, including a young adult novel called After Dakota. Alongside his work, Kevin Sharp attends professional gatherings such as the Association of Writer & Writing Programs (AWP) Conference.

The annual AWP Conference has emerged as one of the most popular annual destinations for writers, teachers, students, editors, and publishers. The event draws more than 12,000 attendees each year for sessions, professional development and networking opportunities, as well as presentations by noteworthy speakers from within the publishing world.

The 2018 conference is scheduled to take place on March 7-10 at the Tampa Convention Center and Marriott Tampa Waterside. Over the course of the four-day gathering, attendees will enjoy over 500 readings and 2,000 presenters at the book fair. George Saunders, author of Lincoln on the Bardo, will be the keynote speaker at the event. Other scheduled speakers include novelist and professor Maud Casey, short story writer Nathan Englander, author Min Jin Lee, fiction writer Jamie Quatro, and author Christopher Castellani.

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