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May 5, 2026 , 7:00 PM
IN CELEBRATION OF ABUNDANCE
Join AAWW for a celebration of Hafeez Lakhani's Abundance, featuring Victor Suthammanont!
April 27, 2026 , 5:30 PM
THE BLUE HOUSE I LOVED WITH KAO KALIA YANG & JEN SHIN
Join AAWW and The PD Soros Fellowships for New Americans for a celebration of The Blue House I Loved, featuring Kao Kalia Yang and Jen Shin!
April 14, 2026 , 7:00 PM
AAWW & THE STRAND PRESENT: AMIN AHMAD + KIRTHANA RAMISETTI
Join AAWW and The Strand for a celebration of Amin Ahmad's new novel, A Killer in the Family, featuring Kirthana Ramisetti!
April 13, 2026 , 6:00 PM
WRITING WITHOUT FEAR
Join Amin Ahmad for a workshop on developing a writing process that allows you to be fearless and productive!
March 19, 2026 , 7:00 PM
PASSING, PERFORMANCE, AND THE PRICE OF FAME
Join AAWW and SALGA NYC for a discussion on gender and performance, featuring Sandip Roy, Mayukh Sen, and Arun Venugopal!
February 28, 2026 , 11:00 AM
ASIAN AMERICAN LITERARY WIKIPEDIA TRAINING AND EDIT-A-THON
Join AAWW at the Museum of Chinese in America to learn how to confidently edit Wikipedia; work on pages for books, authors, and other pressing topics in the diaspora; and hang out with people in New York City's Wiki community!
February 4, 2026 , 6:30 PM
AFTER ALL THIS: MAKING YOUR SECOND WORK
Join AAWW for a screening of the documentary short After All This, featuring Sarah Thankam Mathews, Andrew Nadkarni, and Maryam Mir!
January 27, 2026 , 7:00 PM
BOOK LAUNCH | A BEAST SLINKS TOWARDS BEIJING BY ALICE EVELYN YANG
Join the New York Public Library, Yu & Me Books, and AAWW for a celebration of A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing by Alice Evelyn Yang, featuring Sally Wen Mao!
January 12, 2026 , 7:00 PM
AAWW & THE STRAND PRESENT - CHANEL MILLER: THE MOON WITHOUT STARS
Join AAWW and The Strand Present for a celebration of Chanel Miller's new children's book, The Moon Without Stars!
January 8, 2026 , 7:00 PM
LACTOSE INTOLERANT
Join Yu & Me Books and AAWW for readings by Alejandro Heredia, Julie Ae Kim, M Lin, Robert Lopez, and Jimin Seo!
December 20, 2025 , 11:00 AM
THE SUBCONSCIOUS AS MUSE
Join AAWW and The Guggenheim for a generative workshop led by Swati Sudarsan! Fee includes museum admission for the day.
December 16, 2025 , 7:00 PM
ALPHA BETA BLAH - COZY SOLSTICE
Join AAWW for Alpha Beta Blah, a new reading series that removes the secret from secret society!
December 10, 2025 , 7:00 PM
TWIN TIDES LAUNCH WITH HIEN NGUYEN, JADE SONG, REBECCA HO, AND CAROLINA Đỗ
Join AAWW and the Twisted Spine for a special night celebrating the release of Hien Nguyen's debut novel, Twin Tides!
November 23, 2025 , 11:00 AM
PAGE TURNER: THE 2025 AAWW PUBLISHING CONFERENCE
PAGE TURNER convenes experts and authors across industries and genres to share candid insights, advice, and experiences!
November 13, 2025 , 7:00 PM
GOVERNING BODIES BY SANGAMITHRA IYER W/ RAHNA REIKO RIZZUTO
Join AAWW and Astoria Bookshop for the publication of Sangamithra Iyer's new memoir, GOVERNING BODIES: A Memoir, A Confluence, A Watershed!
November 5, 2025 , 6:00 PM
CREATIVE WRITING WITH OTHER SCRIPTURES
Join H. M. Zafer for a workshop on harnessing the generative and emancipatory power of scripture!
October 30, 2025 , 7:00 PM
ALPHA BETA BLAH - TO THE GRAVE
Join AAWW for Alpha Beta Blah, a new reading series that removes the secret from secret society!
October 22, 2025 , 6:00 PM
THE POWER OF STORYTELLING AND ITS INTERSECTIONS
Join AAJA alongside its chapters at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and New York, in partnership with the Asian American Writers Workshop, for a conversation on the power of writing!
October 20, 2025 , 6:30 PM
BLACK & ASIAN FEMINIST SOLIDARITIES NYC BOOK LAUNCH
Come celebrate the publication of We Are Each Other’s Liberation, a groundbreaking anthology centering Black and Asian feminist solidarities!
October 16, 2025 , 7:00 PM
NIKKITHA BAKSHANI PRESENTS GHOST CHILLI, IN CONVERSATION WITH KAT TANG
Join Fleet and AAWW for the US release of Nikkitha Bakshani's novel Ghost Chilli with Kat Tang at The Crown Inn!
October 16, 2025 , 7:00 PM
IN CELEBRATION OF WHERE EVERY GHOST HAS A NAME
Join AAWW for a celebration of Where Every Ghost Has A Name by Kim Liao, featuring Anru Lee and Jimin Han!
![[VIRTUAL] Our History Brings Us Here: A Reading and Conversation with Rhoni Blankenhorn, Luisa Igloria, and Michelle Peñaloza](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Our-History-Site.png)
October 8, 2025 , 8:00 PM
[VIRTUAL] OUR HISTORY BRINGS US HERE: A READING AND CONVERSATION WITH RHONI BLANKENHORN, LUISA IGLORIA, AND MICHELLE PEñALOZA
Join us for readings and a conversation with Luisa Igloria, Michelle Peñaloza, and Rhoni Blankenhorn moderated by R. A. Villanueva!
October 1, 2025 , 7:00 PM
IN-STORE: LANA LIN - THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF H. LAN THAO LAM W/ MONIQUE TRUONG
Join us for a celebration of Lana Lin's "The Autobiography of H. Lan Thao Lam" featuring Monique Truong!
September 30, 2025 , 7:00 PM
ALPHA BETA BLAH - THE PAST TENSE
Join AAWW for Alpha Beta Blah, a new reading series that removes the secret from secret society!
September 26, 2025 , 7:00 PM
A BIRTHDAY READING FUNDRAISER & RAFFLE FOR GAZA
Join AAWW and Kundiman for a fundraiser and raffle for Gaza!
![[VIRTUAL] In Celebration of Where Are You Really From](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SummerFall-2025-Programs-Graphics-2-3.png)
September 25, 2025 , 6:00 PM
[VIRTUAL] IN CELEBRATION OF WHERE ARE YOU REALLY FROM
Join AAWW for a celebration of Elaine Hsieh Chou's Where Are You Really From, featuring Delia Cai!
September 21, 2025 , 7:30 PM
VOICES FOR GAZA
Join AAWW and Viet Thanh Nguyen, Mosab Abu Toha, Hala Alyan, Hannah Lillith Assadi and Seema Jilani at The Town Hall for an evening of readings and conversation in solidarity with Gaza, emceed by Aasif Mandvi, and featuring a film by Nan Goldin and a performance by the Resistance Revival Chorus!
September 21, 2025 , 11:00 AM
BREAKING GENRE: WHEN ARTISTS DON’T STAY IN THEIR LANE
Join AAWW and Brooklyn Bookfest for a special conversation featuring Samira Asma-Sadeque, Siyang Lim, and Katie Yee moderated by our Executive Director, Jafreen Uddin!
September 20, 2025 , 1:00 PM
WRITING FOR GRAPHIC NOVELS
Join Wendy Xu and Chris Kindred for a workshop on writing for graphic novels!
September 19, 2025 , 7:00 PM
RADICAL HISTORIES: A ROUNDTABLE OF KOREAN/AMERICAN AUTHORS
Join Kaya Press, AAWW, and Brooklyn Bookfest for a roundtable of Korean/American authors, featuring Alice Sola Kim, Cathy Park Hong, Ed Park, Gina Chung, Hannah Bae, and Jane Kim!
September 18, 2025 , 6:00 PM
CTRL+ALT+LIT: FAN FICTION, ZINES, AND INDEPENDENT LITERATURE
Join AAWW for Ctrl+Alt+Lit, a celebration of alternative literatures and countercanons!
September 17, 2025 , 6:30 PM
IN CELEBRATION OF SEABEAST
Join AAWW for a celebration of Seabeast by Rajiv Mohabir, featuring Megan Pinto, Ashna Ali, and Rosamond King!
September 15, 2025 , 6:30 PM
WRITING CITY NATURE, WRITING THE CITY SELF
Join Rajiv Mohabir for a workshop on writing about the environment!
September 12, 2025 , 7:00 PM
KINDRED: PRINTED MATTER NY ART BOOK FAIR OFFSITE READING
Join us for a special New York City reading in celebration of Mizna's forthcoming issue, 26.1 Kindred!
September 2, 2025 , 7:00 PM
ALPHA BETA BLAH - THE PARTY SCENE
Join AAWW for Alpha Beta Blah, a new reading series that removes the secret from secret society!
July 29, 2025 , 7:00 PM
LACTOSE INTOLERANT
Join us for readings by Adlan Jackson, Ama Kwarteng, Kyle Carrero Lopez, May Teng, and Ruth Minah Buchwald!
July 26, 2025 , 1:00 PM
FROM JOURNALISTS TO AUTHORS: THE MAKING OF STORIES
Join AAJA and AAWW for an enlivening conversation on transitioning from reporting to long-form storytelling, featuring Vicky Nguyen and Youngmi Mayer!
July 23, 2025 , 7:00 PM
IN CELEBRATION OF MARGINLANDS
Join AAWW for a celebration of Marginlands by Arati Kumar-Rao!
July 22, 2025 , 7:00 PM
IN CELEBRATION OF MAGGIE; OR, A MAN AND A WOMAN WALK INTO A BAR
Join Yu & Me, the New York Public Library, and AAWW for a celebration of Katie Yee's debut novel, Maggie; Or, A Man And A Woman Walk Into A Bar, featuring Hannah Bae!
July 22, 2025 , 6:00 PM
ARTISTS & WRITERS SUMMER SOCIAL
Join the merriment with A4 and AAWW this summer at Land to Sea!
July 17, 2025 , 6:30 PM
IN CELEBRATION OF NOTHING MORE OF THIS LAND
Join the Worlds Borough Bookshop and AAWW for a celebration of Joseph Lee's debut book, Nothing More of This Land, featuring Katie Yee!
July 13, 2025 , 1:30 PM
AAWW AT THE NEW YORK CITY POETRY FESTIVAL
Join AAWW and Kaitlin Hsu, N.S. Ahmed, and Cathy de la Cruz at The New York City Poetry Festival!
July 10, 2025 , 7:00 PM
KINETIC MIXER
Join AAWW and IMGE Dance for Kinetic Mixer, a new dance film networking event designed to for aspiring and established dance filmmakers!
July 9, 2025 , 6:00 PM
A BOMB PLACED CLOSE TO THE HEART BY NISHANT BATSHA
Nishant Batsha's expansive and poignant novel of love, radical ambition, and intellectual rebirth set at the dawn of World War I
June 20, 2025 , 7:00 PM
IN CELEBRATION OF SAGE
Join AAWW for a celebration of Yaffa’s latest book, Sage!
June 17, 2025 , 7:00 PM
IN CELEBRATION OF MOTHERSALT AND BECOMING GHOST
Join AAWW for a celebration of Mothersalt by Mia Ayumi Malhotra and Becoming Ghost by Cathy Lin Che, featuring readings by Sahar Muradi and Eugenia Leigh!
June 5, 2025 , 7:00 PM
MEMORY & MOLLUSKS: IN CELEBRATION OF CLAM DOWN AND ANAM
Join AAWW for the joint launch of André Dao's new novel, Anam, and Anelise Chen's new memoir, Clam Down!
May 17, 2025 , 1:00 PM
WRITING INTIMATE DISTANCE
Join Megan Pinto and Kiran Bath for a virtual workshop on writing about the people we love!
May 15, 2025 , 7:00 PM
LOVE-GRIEF IN POETRY
Please join us for a reading and conversation with poets Jimin Seo and Emily Jungmin Yoon, moderated by R. A. Villanueva! The authors will discuss the poetics of love, grief, haunting, and Asian diasporic experience.
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!