special issues – Asian American Writers' Workshop

Flash Fiction

回去回来 A Story in Three Parts

I know what it is like to travel into the quiet dusk, but don’t know what her fear felt like.

By Rowena Chodkowski 陳惠娜

Essays Reportage Marginalia Interviews Poetry Fiction Videos Everything

Call for Submissions: Mehfil

By Rajat Singh, Bazeed

Seeking work in the spirit of play and performance from queer South Asian artists

Call for Submissions: WINE

By Madeleine Mori

A special folio on alchemy, memory, and sensation

Call for Submissions: Mehfil

By Rajat Singh, Bazeed

Seeking work in the spirit of play and performance from queer South Asian artists

Call for Submissions: WINE

By Madeleine Mori

A special folio on alchemy, memory, and sensation

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, April 5, 7:00 PM

In Celebration of DUST CHILD: Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai and Vanessa Chan

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai and Vanessa Chan

RSVP HERE! On April 5th at 7 PM ET, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop presents a celebration of best-selling author Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai’s latest novel, DUST CHILD, a convergence of lineage and memory borne from decisions made in time of war. Chanel Miller says, “In DUST CHILD, rupture leads...

Monday, April 17, 6:00 PM

[VIRTUAL WORKSHOP] Dappling Your Own Lighting Design: On Archive Erasure, Autofiction, and Artist Statements

benedict nguyễn

Mondays, April 17 and 24 | 6 PM ET - 8 PM ET Online | 2 Sessions | Sliding Scale $100- $200 REGISTER HERE! **This workshop is exclusively for BIPOC (Black and Indigenous, and People of Color) writers. If you are not BIPOC, we ask that you do not register.**...

Past Events

Thursday, March 23, 7:00 PM

AAWW & The Strand Present: Jinwoo Chong + Alexander Chee - Flux

Join us for an in-person event with debut author Jinwoo Chong for a discussion of his debut novel Flux. Joining Jinwoo in conversation is New York Times best-selling author Alexander Chee. This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store's 3rd floor Rare Book Room at 828 Broadway on 12th Street.

Wednesday, March 22, 7:30 PM

AAWW, Graywolf, and Greenlight Bookstore present: Monica Youn & Claudia Rankine

Where are you from . . . ? No—where are you from from?” It’s a question every Asian American gets asked, the refrain of an incessant chorus saying you’ll never belong here, you’re a perpetual foreigner, you’ll always be seen as an alien, an object, or a threat. Monica Youn’s...

Tuesday, March 21, 7:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] In Celebration of DISORIENTATION: Elaine Hsieh Chou and Sabrina Imbler

RSVP HERE! The Asian American Writers’ Workshop presents a virtual event celebrating the paperback launch of Elaine Hsieh Chou's DISORIENTATION. This debut novel explores a Taiwanese American woman’s coming-of-consciousness as she ignites eye-opening revelations and chaos on a college campus. The hilarious satire is an examination of privilege and power...

Thursday, March 9, 6:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] Hybrid Possibilities: Asian Queer Writers Across Genre

Kirin M. Khan, Zeyn Joukhadar, Angela Peñaredondo, Lisa Factora-Borchers, and Kay Ulanday Barrett

What does writing Asian and South/east Asian futures even mean? Join us as we uplift innovative writers Kirin M. Khan, Zeyn Joukhadar, Angela Peñaredondo, Lisa Factora-Borchers, and Kay Ulanday Barrett. Together they will share new work and discuss the current stakes and patterns in craft, audience, editing, and themes centering...

Friday, March 3, 5:00 PM

[VIRTUAL WORKSHOP] Shared Sustenance: Roots as Narrative Possibility

Aaisha Bhuiyan and Sana Khan

Friday, March 3, 2023 | 5 PM ET - 7 PM ET Online | 1 Session | Sliding Scale $50- $100 REGISTER HERE! **This workshop is exclusively for BIPOC (Black and Indigenous, and People of Color) writers. If you are not BIPOC, we ask that you do not register.** **LIMITED...