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Ambient Faith: Live Readings and Conversation

September 13, 2023 , 6:00 PM

AMBIENT FAITH: LIVE READINGS AND CONVERSATION


Join us for a thought-provoking conversation with writer and perfumer Tanaïs and poet Divya Victor moderated by journalist Anjali Kamat. Both artists are featured in our current exhibition, City of Faith: Religion, Activism, and Urban Space.  Divya and Tanaïs’s writings both explore themes of religion and race.  Divya’s CURB focuses on violence against and the religious profiling of South...

AAWW & Books Are Magic Present: King of the Armadillos with Wendy Chin-Tanner & Alex Segura

July 26, 2023 , 7:00 PM

AAWW & BOOKS ARE MAGIC PRESENT: KING OF THE ARMADILLOS WITH WENDY CHIN-TANNER & ALEX SEGURA


GET TICKETS! This July, AAWW and Books Are Magic come together to celebrate KING OF THE ARMADILLOS, Wendy Chin-Tanner's transcendent debut novel about family, love, and belonging, set against the backdrops of 1950s New York City and a historical leprosarium in Louisiana, following one young man’s quest to not only...

[VIRTUAL] AAWW Presents: Natural History + The Enlightenment of Katzuo Nakamatsu with Jennifer Shyue, Michelle Har Kim, and Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda

July 20, 2023 , 7:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] AAWW PRESENTS: NATURAL HISTORY + THE ENLIGHTENMENT OF KATZUO NAKAMATSU WITH JENNIFER SHYUE, MICHELLE HAR KIM, AND LISA HOFMANN-KURODA


This July, AAWW presents contemporary translators Jennifer Shyue and Michelle Har Kim in a conversation moderated by translator Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda, following their respective recent publications that bridge literary spheres and allow us access to the acclaimed works of two Peruvian writers. RSVP HERE! One of Peru's most revered contemporary poets,...

AAWW & Books Are Magic Present: The Sea Elephants with Shastri Akela & Rakesh Satyal

July 14, 2023 , 7:00 PM

AAWW & BOOKS ARE MAGIC PRESENT: THE SEA ELEPHANTS WITH SHASTRI AKELA & RAKESH SATYAL


GET TICKETS! This July, AAWW and Books Are Magic come together to celebrate THE SEA ELEPHANTS, a queer coming-of-age novel set in 1990s India, about a young man who flees his father's threats to send him to a conversion center by joining a street theater troupe. Shagun knows he will...

[VIRTUAL] AAWW & Greenlight Present: Elsewhere with Yan Ge

July 11, 2023 , 6:30 PM

[VIRTUAL] AAWW & GREENLIGHT PRESENT: ELSEWHERE WITH YAN GE


This July, AAWW and Greenlight welcome the multi-award-winning author, Yan Ge, for a virtual evening celebrating the launch of her highly anticipated new collection, Elsewhere: Stories. In twenty years, Yan Ge has authored thirteen books written in Chinese, working across an impressive range of genres and subjects. Now, Ge transposes...

The Art of the Short Story: M. Evelina Galang on When the Hibiscus Falls with Hannah Bae

June 14, 2023 , 7:00 PM

THE ART OF THE SHORT STORY: M. EVELINA GALANG ON WHEN THE HIBISCUS FALLS WITH HANNAH BAE

M. Evelina Galang, Hannah Bae


RSVP HERE! This June, join the Asian American Writers’ Workshop (AAWW) and The Center for Fiction to celebrate When the Hibiscus Falls, a story collection by award-winning writer M. Evelina Galang that traverses borderlines, mythic and real, to delve into the lives of Filipino and Filipino American women and their...

AAWW & MoMA PRESENT Writing Club at Home: On Memory with Sarah Thankam Mathews

May 15, 2023 , 6:00 PM

AAWW & MOMA PRESENT WRITING CLUB AT HOME: ON MEMORY WITH SARAH THANKAM MATHEWS


REGISTER NOW! In collaboration with the Museum of Modern Art, AAWW Presents Writing Club At Home. This May, Writing Club at Home welcomes guest writer Sarah Thankam Mathews to facilitate a writing workshop on the theme of memory, focusing on artworks by Lorna Simpson and Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons on view in the installation...

AAWW & MoMA PRESENT Writing Club: On Memory with Sarah Thankam Mathews

May 9, 2023 , 6:00 PM

AAWW & MOMA PRESENT WRITING CLUB: ON MEMORY WITH SARAH THANKAM MATHEWS


REGISTER NOW! In collaboration with the Museum of Modern Art, AAWW Presents Writing Club. This May, Writing Club at Home welcomes guest writer Sarah Thankam Mathews to facilitate a writing workshop on the theme of memory, focusing on artworks by Lorna Simpson and Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons on view in the installation History into Being. This workshop takes place in person at...

[LIVE] Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion Book Launch: Conversation & Celebration

December 9, 2022 , 6:30 PM

[LIVE] ROSES, IN THE MOUTH OF A LION BOOK LAUNCH: CONVERSATION & CELEBRATION

Bushra Rehman, Rajiv Mohabir, DJ Rekha


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...

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

December 6, 2022 , 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...

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

December 1, 2022 , 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...

[LIVE] Ragas to Reels with the Irish Arts Center

November 17, 2022 , 8:00 PM

[LIVE] RAGAS TO REELS WITH THE IRISH ARTS CENTER


Featuring Utsav Lal, Sam Comerford, Ganavya, Winifred Horan (Nov 18), Dana Lyn (Nov 17 &19), Nitin Mitta, and Sahar Romani.  With the Asian American Writers' Workshop The acclaimed Steinway Artist Utsav Lal returns to Irish Arts Center for a special presentation bringing together two living musical heritages—Indian classical and Irish...

[LIVE] AAWW x Radix Media: Zein El-Amine and Ghinwa Jawhari

November 11, 2022 , 6:30 PM

[LIVE] AAWW X RADIX MEDIA: ZEIN EL-AMINE AND GHINWA JAWHARI

Zein El-Amine, Ghinwa Jawhari


Alongside our friends at Radix Media, we'll be at Starr Bar in Brooklyn in November to celebrate the launch of Zein El-Amine's forthcoming short story collection, Is This How You Eat a Watermelon? in conversation with AAWW Fellow Ghinwa Jawhari. Pre-order Is This How You Eat a Watermelon? here! Zein El-Amine is...

[LIVE] AAWW x Yu & Me Books: Li Zi Shu and YZ Chin Celebrate The Age of Goodbyes

November 2, 2022 , 6:30 PM

[LIVE] AAWW X YU & ME BOOKS: LI ZI SHU AND YZ CHIN CELEBRATE THE AGE OF GOODBYES

Li Zi Shu, YZ Chin


Join us in person at Yu & Me Books on November 2! No RSVP required. This event is presented in partnership with our friends at Feminist Press.

[VIRTUAL] From Manuscript to Marketplace: Temple Folk

October 28, 2022 , 4:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] FROM MANUSCRIPT TO MARKETPLACE: TEMPLE FOLK

Aaliyah Bilal, Eric Simonoff, Yahdon Israel, Lily Philpott


As a case study of the path to publication, From Manuscript to Marketplace offers candid talks between an author and members of their publishing team. In this event co-produced with the Asian American Writers’ Workshop, author Aaliyah Bilal discusses her forthcoming book of short stories, Temple Folk, with her agent...

[LIVE] Emerge: Asian Diasporic Writers in Conversation

October 26, 2022 , 7:00 PM

[LIVE] EMERGE: ASIAN DIASPORIC WRITERS IN CONVERSATION


This event is free and open to the public. Seating and entry are first-come, first-served; the line will form at the Atrium’s entrance on Broadway, between 62nd and 63rd Street. As part of this year's Festival of Firsts, join five Asian writers at the Atrium as they read from their...

[LIVE & VIRTUAL] Talking Books: Asian American Authors in Conversation—Alvin Eng

October 12, 2022 , 6:30 PM

[LIVE & VIRTUAL] TALKING BOOKS: ASIAN AMERICAN AUTHORS IN CONVERSATION—ALVIN ENG

Alvin Eng


This book talk will take place in person at Chatham Square Library and online. Please join Alvin Eng and our staff as we discuss his memoir, Our Laundry, Our Town: My Chinese American Life from Flushing to the Downtown Stage and Beyond, which is available at NYPL. This program is...

[LIVE] We Gathered: 130 Years of Asian American Activism in New York City

September 22, 2022 , 6:00 PM

[LIVE] WE GATHERED: 130 YEARS OF ASIAN AMERICAN ACTIVISM IN NEW YORK CITY

Wajahat Ali, Gina Apostol, Whitney Hu, Shekar Krishnan, Leela New York


RSVP HERE! Doors for the event will open at 6 PM ET, and the program will begin at 7 PM.  This September, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop, the Strand Book Store, and The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art will convene a multidisciplinary celebration of over a...

[LIVE] The Center for Fiction Presents: Yiyun Li on The Book of Goose with Rivka Galchen in Partnership with AAWW and A Public Space

September 20, 2022 , 7:00 PM

[LIVE] THE CENTER FOR FICTION PRESENTS: YIYUN LI ON THE BOOK OF GOOSE WITH RIVKA GALCHEN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AAWW AND A PUBLIC SPACE

Yiyun Li, Rivka Galchen


In-person tickets include a $10 bookstore voucher, redeemable toward the featured event book on the night of the event. All registrants will receive a link to livestream the event. Yiyun Li’s work is beloved by writers and readers alike, and we are thrilled to bring her and Rivka Galchen to...

[LIVE] AAWW x Yu & Me Books: Victor Manibo Celebrates The Sleepless

August 30, 2022 , 6:00 PM

[LIVE] AAWW X YU & ME BOOKS: VICTOR MANIBO CELEBRATES THE SLEEPLESS

Victor Manibo


Join us in person at Yu & Me Books on August 30! No RSVP required.

[LIVE] I WANT SKY in New York: A reading for Sarah Hegazi

June 27, 2022 , 6:30 PM

[LIVE] I WANT SKY IN NEW YORK: A READING FOR SARAH HEGAZI


RSVP HERE! In celebration of the life of Sarah Hegazi, two years after her tragic death, join us for a loving Pride reading in New York. Guest editor Mariam Bazeed will be joined by authors from the special tribute publication I Want Sky to read in a garden space for...

[LIVE] AAWW & Yu & Me Books Present: Vanessa Hua and Vanessa Chan

June 1, 2022 , 7:00 PM

[LIVE] AAWW & YU & ME BOOKS PRESENT: VANESSA HUA AND VANESSA CHAN

Vanessa Hua, Vanessa Chan


The Asian American Writers’ Workshop, in partnership with Yu & Me Books (NYC’s first Asian American woman-owned bookstore!), presents a reading and conversation with writer Vanessa Hua. Vanessa will join us to celebrate the publication of Forbidden City, a "grand, cinematic, captivating novel" (Cathy Park Hong), and will speak with...

[VIRTUAL] Word Is Bond #7

May 24, 2022 , 8:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] WORD IS BOND #7

Ross Gay, Khadijah Queen, Ruth Awad, Joy Priest, Adele Elise Williams, Anthony Thomas Lombardi


REGISTER HERE Come join us for Word is Bond #7! Attendance is FREE but suggested donations will benefit Deep South Decrim, an initiative that works to end the criminalization and abuse of sex workers through harm reduction and decriminalization. DSD is run by Women With a Vision, a New Orleans-based...

Marie Myung-ok Lee with Frances Cha

May 24, 2022 , 6:30 PM

MARIE MYUNG-OK LEE WITH FRANCES CHA

Marie Myung-ok Lee, Frances Cha


Chances are, you’ve read something you loved by the talented and prolific Marie Myung-Ok Lee. Her stories, criticism, and essays on everything from Picnicking in North Korea to navigating her son’s disability have been published in The Atlantic, The New York Times, Slate, Salon, Guernica, The Paris Review, and The...

[LIVE] In Conversation: Ocean Vuong, Yanyi, and Solmaz Sharif

May 4, 2022 , 7:30 PM

[LIVE] IN CONVERSATION: OCEAN VUONG, YANYI, AND SOLMAZ SHARIF

Ocean Vuong, Yanyi, Solmaz Sharif


Presented in collaboration with the David Rubenstein Atrium, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The MacArthur Grant-winning poet and novelist Ocean Vuong and the poets Yanyi and Solmaz Sharif collectively possess a remarkable talent with words and a shared Asian American heritage. Together, they represent a broad stratum of the generational, ethnic,...

[LIVE] In Conversation: Gina Apostol and Melissa Chadburn

May 2, 2022 , 7:00 PM

[LIVE] IN CONVERSATION: GINA APOSTOL AND MELISSA CHADBURN

Gina Apostol, Melissa Chadburn


RSVP HERE Writers Gina Apostol (Bibliolepsy) and Melissa Chadburn (A Tiny Upward Shove) will join the Asian American Writers' Workshop in Battery Park City this May, to read from and discuss their books. Drawing on themes of Filipinx myth, folklore, and history, and the women whose fates are entwined in...

[LIVE] AAWW & the Strand Presents: Vaishnavi Patel: Kaikeyi

April 28, 2022 , 7:00 PM

[LIVE] AAWW & THE STRAND PRESENTS: VAISHNAVI PATEL: KAIKEYI

Jafreen Uddin, Vaishnavi Patel


This event is in partnership with the Asian American Writers’ Workshop and the Strand. For more information about the Asian American Writers’ Workshop, please visit their website at https://aaww.org . Join us for an in-person event with debut author Vaishnavi Patel for a discussion of her debut novel Kaikeyi. Joining...

[LIVE] AAWW x Yu & Me Books Present: Jenny Tinghui Zhang

April 6, 2022 , 7:00 PM

[LIVE] AAWW X YU & ME BOOKS PRESENT: JENNY TINGHUI ZHANG

Jenny Tinghui Zhang


The Asian American Writers' Workshop, in partnership with Yu & Me Books (NYC's first Asian American woman-owned bookstore!), presents a reading and conversation with debut novelist Jenny Tinghui Zhang. Jenny will join us to celebrate the publication of her book, Four Treasures of the Sky, "an engulfing, bighearted, and heartbreaking novel"...

[LIVE] AAWW at AWP: Stories in Solidarity for Asian Artists

March 24, 2022 , 1:45 AM

[LIVE] AAWW AT AWP: STORIES IN SOLIDARITY FOR ASIAN ARTISTS

Piyali Bhattacharya, Mira Jacob, Nayomi Munaweera, Jafreen Uddin


Piyali Bhattacharya, Mira Jacob, Nayomi Munaweera, and Jafreen Uddin ask each other: why is it often difficult to build writing coalitions of color? What does it mean to build artistic community among Asian women, and why are these spaces so often riddled with drama? Is the root of the problem...

[LIVE] AAWW x Yu & Me Books Present: Ayesha Raees

March 18, 2022 , 7:00 PM

[LIVE] AAWW X YU & ME BOOKS PRESENT: AYESHA RAEES

Ayesha Raees


The Asian American Writers' Workshop, in partnership with Yu & Me Books (NYC's first Asian American woman-owned bookstore!), presents a reading with former AAWW Fellows and current assistant poetry editor at The Margins, Ayesha Raees. Ayesha will join us to celebrate the publication of her chapbook, Coining a Wishing Tower, a "lyric...

[LIVE] Brooklyn Reads: In Sensorium with Tanaïs

March 10, 2022 , 7:00 PM

[LIVE] BROOKLYN READS: IN SENSORIUM WITH TANAïS

Tanaïs, Samhita Mukhopadhyay


Join writer and perfumer Tanaïs for a multisensory exploration of their latest book, In Sensorium: Notes For My People. This expansive memoir offers a critical alternate history of South Asia, written from an American Bangladeshi Muslim femme perspective, and interrogates the ancient violence and ancestral trauma of a lush land...

[VIRTUAL] The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories

March 8, 2022 , 8:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] THE WAY SPRING ARRIVES AND OTHER STORIES

C Pam Zhang


Join us for a virtual, bilingual group event to celebrate the release of The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories, edited and collected by Yu Chen and Regina Kanyu Wang. This event is co-presented with Tor Books, and will be moderated by C Pam Zhang.

[VIRTUAL] PEN OUT LOUD X ASIAN AMERICAN WRITERS’ WORKSHOP: JULIE OTSUKA WITH NICOLE CHUNG

February 22, 2022 , 8:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] PEN OUT LOUD X ASIAN AMERICAN WRITERS’ WORKSHOP: JULIE OTSUKA WITH NICOLE CHUNG

Julie Otsuka, Nicole Chung


PEN/Faulkner Award-winning novelist Julie Otsuka joins PEN Out Loud and the Asian American Writers’ Workshop to launch her first novel in over a decade, The Swimmers. Turning her attention to a group of recreational swimmers who are disrupted from their routine when a crack appears at the bottom of their...

[VIRTUAL] Word Is Bond No.5

February 8, 2022 , 7:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] WORD IS BOND NO.5

Layli Long Soldier, Megan Fernandes, Ghinwa Jawhari, Vanessa Angélica Villarreal, Sadia Hassan, Anthony Thomas Lombardi


REGISTER HERE Celebrate Word is Bond’s new home at AAWW with our inaugural partnership reading! Attendance is FREE but suggested donations will benefit Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund & Racing Magpie, an organization supporting Lakota artists & culture bearers. If you have the means, please consider sparing what you’re able &...

Witness Writing from Myanmar: Brian Haman, Ko Ko Thett, Ma Thida

February 5, 2022 , 12:00 PM

WITNESS WRITING FROM MYANMAR: BRIAN HAMAN, KO KO THETT, MA THIDA

Brian Haman, Ko Ko Thett, Ma Thida, Mae Yway


RSVP HERE The Asian American Writers' Workshop, in partnership with PEN America and Singapore Unbound, will convene a bilingual reading of work from the forthcoming anthology Picking Off New Shoots Will Not Stop the Spring: Witness Poems and Essays from Burma/Myanmar 1988-2021, followed by a conversation with editors Brian Haman and Ko...

Becoming The Archer: Rachna Nivas & Shruti Swamy

October 14, 2021 , 7:00 PM

BECOMING THE ARCHER: RACHNA NIVAS & SHRUTI SWAMY

Rachna Nivas, Shruti Swamy, Ria DasGupta


AAWW in collaboration with the Leela Dance Collective presents BECOMING THE ARCHER: a conversation on classical dance and literature between world renowned Kathak artist Rachna Nivas and author of The Archer Shruti Swamy.

AAWW x Cosmos Book Club: Celebrating Afterparties by Anthony Veasna So

August 23, 2021 , 8:00 PM

AAWW X COSMOS BOOK CLUB: CELEBRATING AFTERPARTIES BY ANTHONY VEASNA SO

Monica Sok and Danny Thanh Nguyen


RSVP HERE! Seamlessly transitioning between the absurd and the tenderhearted, balancing acerbic humor with sharp emotional depth, Anthony Veasna So’s debut collection Afterparties offers an expansive portrait of the lives of Cambodian-Americans. As the children of refugees carve out radical new paths for themselves in California, they shoulder the inherited...

We Have Lived This Ending Before

May 4, 2021 , 7:00 PM

WE HAVE LIVED THIS ENDING BEFORE

Dr. Khairani Barokka, Dr. Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio


RSVP HERE! This May, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop joins the Poetry Coalition, a vital national alliance of more than 25 independent poetry organizations, in curating a program exploring the theme “It is burning./ It is dreaming./ It is waking up.: Poetry & Environmental Justice.” The line “It is burning./...

Advance virtual screening & talkback of MINARI

January 13, 2021 , 8:00 PM

ADVANCE VIRTUAL SCREENING & TALKBACK OF MINARI

Lee Isaac Chung, Min Jin Lee


Tickets to the film screening are now SOLD OUT. The post-screening discussion between writer/director Lee Isaac Chung and author Min Jin Lee will be livestreamed on the AAWW YouTube channel on January 13 at 8:00pm ET. RSVP Here!  On Wednesday, January 13, we are partnering with A24 to celebrate Korean...