Intro Home – Asian American Writers' Workshop

BUY TICKETS HERE Join us for an in-person event with award-winning novelist, Bushra Rehman, for the release of her new book Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion. This event is co-presented by the Asian American Writers’ Workshop and the Strand, with sponsors Asian/Pacific/American (A/P/A) Institute at NYU and South...

Saturday, December 10, 2:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] Workshop: Blurring the Genre Lines of Speculative Fiction

2 sessions, December 10 and 17, 2 PM ET - 5 PM ET Sliding Scale $100-$200 REGISTER HERE! **This is a workshop exclusively for BIPOC (Black/Indigenous/People of Color) writers. We encourage Queer and Trans BIPOC folx register. We ask all non-BIPOC allies to take a step back from this workshop.**...

Monday, December 19, 6:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] Writing Club at Home: On Wholeness with Kay Ulanday Barrett

REGISTER NOW! In collaboration with the Museum of Modern Art, AAWW Presents Writing Club at Home with guest writer Kay Ulanday Barrett to facilitate a virtual workshop on wholeness and assemblage. Kay Ulanday Barrett will introduce works of art by Alfonso Ossario and Adrian Piper, share a series of creative writing...

Tuesday, December 20, 6:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] Mouth to Mouth Showcase with Open Mic

Kay Ulanday Barrett, Jimena Lucero, Alexis Aceves Garcia, Thea Matthews

Join us for another Mouth to Mouth with Open Mic on Tuesday, December 20 at 7 PM ET! Hosted and curated by Kay Ulanday Barrett and Jimena Lucero, this month Mouth to Mouth celebrates glorious writers Alexis Aceves Garcia and Thea Matthews. RSVP HERE to receive a link the day...

Past Events

Wednesday, December 7, 6:00 PM

[LIVE] Writing Club with MoMA: On Us with Mimi Zhu

REGISTER NOW! In collaboration with the Museum of Modern Art, AAWW Presents Writing Club. This December, Writing Club welcomes guest writer Mimi Zhu to facilitate a writing workshop on community and interconnectedness. Mimi Zhu will introduce works of art by Martin Wong, Jenny Hozler, and Lady Pink, share a series...

Tuesday, December 6, 7:00 PM

[LIVE] AAWW & The Strand Present: Sabrina Imbler + Rachel E. Gross

Sabrina Imbler, Rachel E. Gross

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE Join us for an in-person event with writer and science journalist Sabrina Imbler for the launch of their new book How Far The Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures. Joining Sabrina in conversation is award-winning journalist, Rachel E. Gross. This event will be hosted in...

Thursday, December 1, 7:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] The Trauma of Caste: A Dalit-Feminist Led Celebration & Discussion

Thenmozhi Soundararajan, Pabitra Dash, Mimi Mondal, John Boopalan, Dhanya Addanki

RSVP HERE In December, we'll convene a A Dalit feminist-led celebration and discussion of Thenmozhi Soundararajan's anticipated new book, The Trauma of Caste: A Dalit Feminist Meditation on Survivorship, Healing, and Abolition featuring Thenmozhi Soundararajan (the @DalitDiva), John Boopalan, Pabitra Dash, and Mimi Mondal, and moderated by Dhanya Addanki. Purchase a...

Thursday, December 1, 6:30 PM

[LIVE] Marina Budhos in Conversation with Council Member Shekar Krishnan

Marina Budhos, Shekar Krishnan

Join us for a conversation on asylum and sanctuary between award-winning author Marina Budhos and New York City Council Member Shekar Krishnan about Budhos' latest book, We Are All We Have. When a teenage girl's single mom is taken by ICE, everything changes. Seventeen-year-old Rania is shaken awake in her...

Saturday, November 19, 4:00 PM

[LIVE] GUNK BABY: Launch Party at Artbook @ MoMA PS1 Bookstore

Jamie Marina Lau and Ruth Minah Buchwald

The Asian American Writers’ Workshop, in partnership with Artbook @ MoMA PS1 Bookstore, presents a celebration of Jamie Marina Lau’s forthcoming novel, Gunk Baby (Astra Books, December 2022)! Gunk Baby is, “a black comedy workplace thriller about a cabal of low-wage workers who plot violent acts of ‘resistance’ against their...