The Asian American Writers' Workshop
110-112 W. 27th Street
Suite 600
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-494-0061
E-mail: desk@aaww.org

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So, you're a writer. You know that you are a writer. You've tried writing in the morning. You've tried writing on the weekends. You have spiral notebooks. You have badly organized folders full of rough drafts on your Macbook. You're mailing submissions to journals. Yet somehow at the back of your head, you just can't find the time to write. If only there was a better way of doing this. If only you had a room of your own away from the loud distractions of the city and the procrastinations of your own home.

The Asian American Writers' Workshop is proud to introduce WRITER GYM. We want to help incubate the next generation of awesome emerging Asian American writers—in other words, you. At WRITER GYM, you'll get your own work area, a brand new desk space designed by Top Design and Trading Spaces star Goil Amornvivat. You'll join nine other writers—gym buddies to help you bust through the wall of writers' block. And you will develop a habit of stopping by your desk on your way to work or on a lazy Sunday afternoon, away from the pressures of work and home—so you can knock out your next masterpiece. Here's what you get:

• A complimentary Workshop jump rope to get you hopping. You'll find this in your inbox. Our treat.
• Your own desk space and storage in a 420 sq ft air-conditioned workspace. You get natural sunlight in the day. Track lights at night. You can drop by 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Your space is assigned only to you. It's private and permanent, unlike at other writing studio spaces.
• We're only making ten spots available. If you get in, slap AAWW WRITER GYM EMERGING WRITER on your curriculum vitae.
• The perks of being a Workshop member. Drop by the weird and wonderful readings, lectures, and symposia that have made us one of the most vibrant art spaces in the city—for free. Get discounts on our books and writing workshops.
• You can hang out in the spacious Workshop reading room, a collection of thousands of works by Asian American authors, many out of print.
• The usual amenities: Kitchen with marble tops, coffeemaker, and refrigerator. Two bathrooms. TV with VCR and DVD player. We've also got high-speed wireless internet—though we recommend that you disconnect!

It won't cost you an arm and a leg. We've tried to make the price competitive and low.

Here's what you need to do:

• If you haven't done so already, become a member of the Asian American Writers' Workshop. It's tax-deductable. It's one-year. You can get it by credit card here.
• Apply for WRITER GYM here and wait 3-7 days as we process your information. We may do an in-person interview, as we'll be sharing the space with you and we want to make sure we'll be good neighbors.
• If it all works out and you get one of the ten spaces, then we'll hand over the keys and charge you a six-month or one-year membership. The rest is up to you. Get writing!

Writing atrophies without regular exercise. You've signed up for yoga classes. You've hit up the elliptical machines a few times a week. It's time to commit to giving your literary life the space it needs. Located in the Chelsea Flower District in Manhattan, WRITER GYM will turn you into a literary He-Man or He-Woman.