Upcoming – Asian American Writers' Workshop

Upcoming Upcoming Events

April 22, 2025 , 6:30 PM

IN CELEBRATION OF PRIMORDIAL

Join AAWW and McNally Jackson Books for a celebration of Primordial by Mai Der Vang, featuring Monica Sok!

April 24, 2025 , 6:00 PM

NEW VOICES OF THE BENGALI DIASPORA: POETRY READING AND DISCUSSION

Join AAWW and the New York Public Library for a celebration of Poetry and the Bengali Diaspora in New York City!

April 26, 2025 , 6:00 PM

IN CELEBRATION OF OUTSIDE WOMEN

Join AAWW for a celebration of Roohi Choudhry's Outside Women, featuring Mona Eltahawy and Yashica Dutt

May 8, 2025 , 7:00 PM

IN CELEBRATION OF THE HOLLOW HALF

Join AAWW for a celebration of Sarah Aziza's debut memoir, The Hollow Half, in conversation with Hannah Bae and featuring Kamelya Omayma Youssef, Ghinwa Jawhari, Ladan Khoddam-Khorasani, and H. Sinno!

May 9, 2025 , 3:00 PM

WORKING WITH UN/COMMON SOURCES

Join the brilliant Q.M. Zhang for a month-long workshop that includes weekly readings, in-class guided writing and take-home writing provocations, and a structured and supportive small group environment for experimentation and feedback on new writing!

May 17, 2025 , 1:00 PM

WRITING INTIMATE DISTANCE - VIRTUAL WRITING WORKSHOP

Join Megan Pinto and Kiran Bath for a virtual workshop on writing about the people we love!

Past Upcoming Events

April 19, 2025 , 1:00 PM

POETRY AS SOLIDARITY, ART AS CONSTELLATION - WRITING WORKSHOP

Join AAWW at the Guggenheim Museum for a generative poetry workshop led by Courtney Faye Taylor!

March 20, 2025 , 7:00 PM

IN CELEBRATION OF WENZHOU STREET SONNETS

Join World's Borough Bookstore and AAWW for a celebration of Wenzhou Street Sonnets by Mila Jao Barry, featuring Stine An!

March 18, 2025 , 6:30 PM

A4 MARCH TOWN HALL: POETRY

Join A4 and AAWW for a celebration of poetry featuring Taiyo Na and Sreshtha Sen!

March 13, 2025 , 7:00 PM

IN PURSUIT OF LIGHT: MUSTACHE

Join us for a screening of Mustache by Imran J. Khan!

February 25, 2025 , 7:00 PM

LACTOSE INTOLERANT

Join us for readings by Izzy Ampil, Gerardo Sámano Córdova, Danya Issawi, Kamelya Omayma Youssef, and Karen Yuan, hosted and curated by Ruth Minah Buchwald.

February 11, 2025 , 1:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] AUTHOR MENTORSHIPS: GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THE EXPERIENCE

Join the Author's Guild, AAWW, Blue Stoop, and Las Musas for a webinar on author mentorships!

February 6, 2025 , 7:00 PM

IN CELEBRATION OF THE MAGNIFICENT RUINS

Join AAWW in-person and online for a celebration of Nayantara Roy's The Magnificent Ruins, featuring Nina Sharma, Aditi Misra, Shayon Maitra, and Priya Roy!

February 4, 2025 , 6:15 PM

US THEATRICAL PREMIERE OF THIS WOMAN

Join Metrograph and AAWW for the US theatrical premier of This Woman!

December 7, 2024 , 2:00 PM

BUT THERE ARE NEW SUNS: A CELEBRATION OF POETRY AND COMMUNITY

Join AAWW and graduate students from Sarah Lawrence College to explore the ever-deepening connection between creative practice and community building!

November 19, 2024 , 7:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] MOUTH TO MOUTH SHOWCASE & OPEN MIC

AAWW and Kay Ulanday Barrett present a celebratory reading and open mic featuring SA Smythe and Mars!

November 9, 2024 , 10:00 AM

PAGE TURNER: THE 2024 AAWW PUBLISHING CONFERENCE

PAGE TURNER centers the work and experiences of writers of color, and aims to demystify the business of publishing!

November 1, 2024 , 7:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] POETRY AS CONSCIOUSNESS - AAWW X RED BEAN POETRY

Join AAWW and Red Bean Poetry for an online reading and conversation with Chen Chen, R. A. Villanueva, Monica Youn, and Ethan Yu!

October 22, 2024 , 7:00 PM

[IN PERSON] LACTOSE INTOLERANT

Join AAWW and lactose intolerant for readings by Jennifer Baker, Irene Hsu, Benedict Nguyễn, Jasmine Reid, Tony Tulathimutte, and Ryan Lee Wong. Curated and hosted by Ruth Minah Buchwald!

October 20, 2024 , 12:00 PM

THE 2024 SINGAPORE LITERATURE FESTIVAL

LIVING ADAPTATIONS, the 6th Singapore Literature Festival returns to NYC, spotlighting writing for stage and screen!

October 9, 2024 , 7:00 PM

LA PIEDRA ANGULAR: JULIA WONG KCOMT AND TRANSNATIONAL/TRANSLATIONAL POETRY

Join us for an evening of multilingual poetry celebrating Julia Wong Kcomt's legacy and the transnational/translational life she forged in the world and on the page!

October 4, 2024 , 7:00 PM

IN CELEBRATION OF COINING A WISHING TOWER

Join Radix and Asian American Writers’ Workshop to celebrate the launch of Coining a Wishing Tower by poet and The Margins Assistant Poetry Editor Ayesha Raess!

October 1, 2024 , 7:00 PM

IN CELEBRATION OF EMERGING SOUTH ASIAN SHORT FICTION

Join AAWW for a celebration of Aruni Kashyap’s short story collection The Way You Want to Be Loved and Puloma Ghosh's short story collection Mouth, in conversation with writer Nur Nasreen Ibrahim!

September 29, 2024 , 10:00 AM

[BKBF] "WHAT DO YOU MEAN FUNNY? LIKE A CLOWN?" - THE POLITICS OF COMEDIC DEPICTION

Join AAWW's Executive Director Jafreen Uddin for a conversation about the politics of humor with comedians Sureni Weerasekera, Pooja Reddy, and Zubi Ahmed on the Brooklyn Bookfest main stage!

September 27, 2024 , 12:00 PM

[BKBF] THE ASIAN AMERICAN BOOKCON

Join the Asian American Writers' Workshop, the Asian American Book Club, and Hana House for an all-day literary gathering and celebration!

September 25, 2024 , 7:00 PM

[IN PERSON] IN CELEBRATION OF DIFFICULT

Join AAWW and STORM Books in celebrating the release of Rewa Zeinati’s poetry chapbook, Difficult, with readings by poets Zeina Hashem Beck, Ghinwa Jawhari, Kamelya Youssef, Sarah Aziza, and Hind Shoufanil, and music by Huda Asfour!

September 21, 2024 , 3:00 PM

[#AALF2024] THE HOMELAND IN MY BODY

Join us for the Asian American Literature Festival's marathon reading uplifting and celebrating Palestinian voices!

September 20, 2024 , 6:30 PM

[IN PERSON] ALL SHALL BE WELL SCREENING AND Q&A WITH DIRECTOR RAY YEUNG

Join AAWW and Film Forum for a screening of All Shall Be Well and Q&A with director Ray Yeung!

September 18, 2024 , 8:00 PM

[#AALF2024] A BICOASTAL TRANS KINSHIP READING

Join Asian American Writers' Workshop and Reorienting Reads to share space for a luminous bicoastal evening of connection and kinship, uplifting our trans, intersex, non-binary, and gender expansive communities.

September 18, 2024 , 6:00 PM

[#AALF2024] MEETUP & BOOK SWAP FOR TRANS, INTERSEX, NONBINARY, & GENDER-EXPANSIVE PEOPLE

Join Reorienting Reads and the Asian American Writers’ Workshop for a meetup and (optional) book swap for trans, intersex, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people!

September 17, 2024 , 7:00 PM

[IN PERSON] IN CELEBRATION OF THE LUCKY ONES

Join us for a celebration of writer Zara Chowdhary's memoir The Lucky Ones, in conversation with Nur Nasreen Ibrahim!

September 15, 2024 , 3:00 PM

[#AALF2024] IN CELEBRATION OF WE THE GATHERED HEAT: ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER POETRY, PERFORMANCE, AND SPOKEN WORD

Join us for a celebration of We the Gathered Heat with Fatimah Asghar, Franny Choi, Noah Arhm Choi, Yalini Dream, and Jess X. Snow!

September 15, 2024 , 12:00 PM

[#AALF2024] THE MEENA ALEXANDER READING ROOM

Join the Asian American Writers' Workshop for an exhibition of the late poet Meena Alexander’s library!

September 13, 2024 , 7:40 PM

[IN PERSON] GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS SCREENING AND CONVERSATION WITH DIRECTOR SHUCHI TALATI

Join AAWW, Film Forum, and New York Women in Film (NYWIFT) for a screening of Girls Will Be Girls and conversation with director Shuchi Talati!

September 13, 2024 , 7:00 PM

[IN PERSON] IN CELEBRATION OF QUARTERLIFE

Join AAWW and P&T Knitwear for an in-person event in celebration of Devika Rege's debut novel, Quarterlife, with author Merve Emre!

September 12, 2024 , 6:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] EPHEMERALITY & PERMANENCE

AAWW presents a conversation between Craig Santos Perez, Ivanna Sang Een Yi, Aone van Engelenhoven, and Jan-Henry Gray!

July 25, 2024 , 7:00 PM

[IN PERSON] IN CELEBRATION OF I WILL GREET THE SUN AGAIN

Join us for a celebration of writer Khashayar J. Khabushani's I Will Greet the Sun Again in conversation with Niki Afsar!

July 24, 2024 , 7:00 PM

[IN PERSON] IN PURSUIT OF LIGHT: BYE BYE TIBERIAS

Join us for a screening of Bye Bye Tiberias and a discussion with filmmakers Maryam Mir and Munir Atalla!

July 11, 2024 , 7:00 PM

[IN PERSON] IN CELEBRATION OF THE EYES ARE THE BEST PART

Join AAWW and P&T Knitwear for an in-person event in celebration of Monika Kim's debut novel, The Eyes Are the Best Part, with writer Cassandra Khaw!

June 25, 2024 , 7:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] CELEBRATING PRIDE WITH AAWW

AAWW and Kay Ulanday Barrett present a celebratory reading featuring Anaïs Duplan, Jas Hammonds, Jubi Arriola-Headley, and Lamya H!

June 18, 2024 , 6:00 PM

[IN PERSON] IN CELEBRATION OF THE TRANSLATOR'S DAUGHTER

Join AAWW and Yu & Me Books for an in-person event in celebration of Grace Loh Prasad's debut memoir, The Translator's Daughter, with Melissa Hung, founding editor in chief of Hyphen!

June 17, 2024 , 7:00 PM

[IN PERSON] STAGE READING OF "WHO THE F*CK IS AHMED"

Join AAWW for a stage reading of Michael Zalta's Who the F*ck is Ahmed!

June 13, 2024 , 7:00 PM

SUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM: A FUNDRAISER FOR AAWW

This June, join us for Summer Night’s Dream, a celebration, community gathering, and fundraiser for the Asian American Writers’ Workshop. After all, our work is only possible through YOU, our community of writers, artists, organizers, and makers in NYC & beyond! In the spirit of reflection, gratitude, and excitement for what we can build next, join us at Hana House in Brooklyn on Thursday, June 13, for food and drink, readings, and community!

June 11, 2024 , 7:00 PM

[IN PERSON] POETICS OF THE DIVINE

Join us for a panel on poetry and the Qur'an!

June 5, 2024 , 7:00 PM

[IN PERSON] IN CELEBRATION OF FANG SI-CHI'S FIRST LOVE PARADISE

Join AAWW, Taipei Cultural Center, and Accent Society in celebration of Lin Yi-Han's and translated by Jenna Tang's, Fang Si-Chi's First Love Paradise! Jenna Tang will in conversation with Soje.

May 28, 2024 , 7:00 PM

[IN PERSON] IN CELEBRATION OF THE LAND IS HOLY

Join us for a celebration of writer noam keim's The Land is Holy in conversation with Sarah Aziza and Michael Zalta!

May 22, 2024 , 7:00 PM

AAWW & THE STRAND PRESENT: VICTOR MANIBO + YUME KITASEI: ESCAPE VELOCITY

Join AAWW and The Strand for an in-person event with speculative fiction writer, Victor Manibo, for the release of his new novel, Escape Velocity. Victor will be in conversation with Yume Kitasei!

May 16, 2024 , 7:00 PM

[IN PERSON] POETRY AS PRAYER: IN CELEBRATION OF REMEMBERING (Y)OUR LIGHT

Join us for a reading in celebration of remembering (y)our light with River 瑩瑩 Dandelion, Jasmine Reid, Jimena Lucero & Taylor Alyson Lewis!

May 15, 2024 , 6:00 PM

[IN PERSON] IN CELEBRATION OF SHANGHAILANDERS

Join AAWW and Yu & Me Books for an in-person event in celebration of Juli Min's debut novel, SHANGHAILANDERS, with Vanessa Chan, author of THE STORM WE MADE.

May 8, 2024 , 7:00 PM

BOOK EVENT: NINA SHARMA WITH MECCA JAMILAH SULLIVAN

Join us and Greenlight Books for Nina Sharma in conversation with acclaimed author Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, along with a reading and book signing. Nina Sharma presents THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL, a hilarious and moving memoir in essays about love and allyship told through one Asian and Black interracial relationship.

May 2, 2024 , 7:00 PM

AAWW & KUNDIMAN PRESENT: EMERGING WRITERS IN CONVERSATION

Join AAWW and Kundiman in-person and online for a conversation between emerging writers Hannah Bae, Jen Lue, Gina Chung, and Rajat Singh!

April 30, 2024 , 7:00 PM

PATRICIA PARK + BRIAN TEE: WHAT'S EATING JACKIE OH?

Join us for an in-person event at The Strand Book Store to celebrate award-winning author Patricia Park's new young adult novel, What's Eating Jackie Oh? Joining Patricia in conversation is film and television actor, Brian Tee.

April 30, 2024 , 6:30 PM

[IN-PERSON] SEJAL SHAH PRESENTS HOW TO MAKE YOUR MOTHER CRY, WITH MINNA PROCTOR

Join McNally Jackson and AAWW to celebrate Sejal Shah's HOW TO MAKE YOUR MOTHER CRY, a collection of genre-queer short stories braided with images and ephemera explore the experiences of growing up and living as a diasporic Gujarati woman searching for home. Sejal will be in conversation with writer, translator, and editor Minna Proctor!

April 24, 2024 , 7:00 PM

[IN-PERSON] AAWW & THE STRAND PRESENT: EDDIE AHN & KRISTEN RADTKE - ADVOCATE

Join us for an event at The Strand with San Franciscan attorney and Cartoonist-in-Residence, Eddie Ahn, for a discussion of his debut graphic memoir Advocate: A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice. Joining Eddie in conversation is critically acclaimed writer Kristen Radtke.

March 27, 2024 , 7:00 PM

[IN-PERSON] IN CELEBRATION OF: DEAR ELIA

This Spring, join AAWW in-person and online for a celebration of writer and scholar Mimi Khúc's, Dear Elia! Mimi will be joined by the effervescent & Jess X. Snow and Pyaari Azaadi.

March 22, 2024 , 7:00 PM

[IN-PERSON] IN CELEBRATION OF: PUT IT ON RECORD

Later this month, join AAWW for an evening woven of word, song, and dance with Sokunthary Svay, Anthony Lanni, and allia abdullah-matta!