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 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 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 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!

March 7, 2024 , 6:00 PM

[RESCHEDULED] IN CONVERSATION: AN-MY Lê, MONIQUE TRUONG, AND OCEAN VUONG

Join us for a very special conversation between An-My Lê, Ocean Vuong, and Monique Truong, on Thursday, March 7.

February 21, 2024 , 6:00 PM

[IN-PERSON] WRITING CLUB: ON PASSAGES WITH MAURA NGUYễN DONOHUE

In collaboration with the Museum of Modern Art, this Writing Club welcomes guest writer maura nguyễn donohue to facilitate a free, in-person writing workshop on the theme of passages, in conjunction with the exhibition An-My Lê: Between Two Rivers/Giữa hai giòng sông/Entre deux rivières.

February 16, 2024 , 7:00 PM

[IN-PERSON] REMEMBER TO RETURN: A READING AND FUNDRAISER FOR PALESTINE

Join us for a vibrant and necessary evening of poetry toward liberation, toward love, toward memory, toward return. The event will feature readings by the incomparable Kamelya Omayma Youssef, Lara Atallah, Mariam Bazeed, Sahar Delijani, Sahar Romani, Siham Inshassi, & Tala Abu Rahmeh.

January 24, 2024 , 7:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] MOUTH TO MOUTH SHOWCASE & OPEN MIC

George Abraham, Zara Jamshed, Kay Ulanday Barrett

Featuring George Abraham and Zara Jamshed, curated and hosted by Kay Ulanday Barrett

January 22, 2024 , 6:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] WRITING CLUB AT HOME: ON GHOSTS WITH LAWRENCE-MINH BùI DAVIS

This installment of Writing Club at Home welcomes guest writer Lawrence-Minh Bùi Davis to facilitate a writing workshop on the theme of ghosts, in conjunction with the exhibition An-My Lê: Between Two Rivers/Giữa hai giòng sông/Entre deux rivières.

December 7, 2023 , 7:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] IN CELEBRATION OF STRAW DOGS OF THE UNIVERSE

This December, join AAWW online for a celebration of the Ye Chun's highly anticipated novel, Straw Dogs of the Universe. She'll be in conversation with author of A Burning, Megha Majumdar.

December 1, 2023 , 6:30 PM

[IN-PERSON] A SOLIDARITY READING & ART AUCTION FOR PALESTINE

Presented by Global Feminists for Palestine & Asian American Writers' Workshop, we invite you to a very special gathering space in support of Palestine Legal.

November 29, 2023 , 7:00 PM

[IN-PERSON] IN CELEBRATION OF WHEN WE BECOME OURS: A YA ADOPTEE ANTHOLOGY

Join Also-Known-As and the Asian American Writers' Workshop in person to celebrate When We Become Ours: A YA Adoptee Anthology, edited by Nicole Chung and Shannon Gibney.

November 10, 2023 , 7:00 PM

[IN-PERSON] BIPOC LITERARY TRANSLATORS CAUCUS & AAWW PRESENT: A TRANSLATION READING

As part of the 2023 ALTA (American Literary Translators Association) Conference in Tucson, Arizona, the BIPOC Literary Translators Caucus and Asian American Writers’ Workshop present A Translation Reading.

November 9, 2023 , 7:00 PM

[IN-PERSON] A POETICS OF SECRECY WITH XIAO YUE SHAN & SIMON SHIEH

RSVP IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND THIS EVENT IN-PERSON. MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL ATTENDEES. This November, AAWW is so excited to be joined by debut poets Xiao Yue Shan & Simon Shieh for a celebratory co-launch of their collections and a conversation on poetics of secrecy. Xiao Yue Shan's collection,...

November 1, 2023 , 7:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] ON BEING PROLIFIC: A CONVERSATION

Eileen Tabios and Luisa Igloria

Luisa A. Igloria and Eileen Tabios are not just multi-awarded authors with numerous books. The expanse of their prolific output creates its own dimension worth exploring for its impact on the literary life. On Wednesday, November 1st at 7 PM ET, AAWW Presents Eileen and Luisa in conversation about their...

October 24, 2023 , 7:00 PM

[IN-PERSON] IN CELEBRATION OF WHY MARIAH CAREY MATTERS

*RSVP IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND THIS EVENT. MASKS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL ATTENDEES.* This October, join AAWW for a celebration of the first book to critically examine the legacy of pop superstar Mariah Carey. WHY MARIAH CAREY MATTERS examines the creative evolution and complicated biography of a true diva,...

October 23, 2023 , 7:00 PM

[IN-PERSON] HOW LONG CAN THE MOON BE CAGED: VOICES OF INDIA'S POLITICAL PRISONERS

*RSVP IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND THIS EVENT. MASKS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL ATTENDEES. * Join AAWW and Suchitra Vijayan and Francesca Recchia for a discussion on their book HOW LONG CAN THE MOON BE CAGED: VOICES OF INDIAN POLITICAL PRISONERS, a powerful look at authoritarian India through the experiences...

October 18, 2023 , 7:00 PM

[IN-PERSON] FAR FROM THE ROOFTOP OF THE WORLD: ON TIBETAN REFUGEES ACROSS CONTINENTS

*RSVP IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND THIS EVENT. MASKS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL ATTENDEES.* This October, join AAWW, SAJA, Amy Yee, and Jyoti Thottam for a discussion of Yee's new book "Far From the Rooftop of the World: Travels Among Tibetan Refugees on Four Continents." In 2008, China’s government cracked...

October 10, 2023 , 7:00 PM

IN CELEBRATION OF WHALE ARIA AND HOUSE OF CARAVANS

*RSVP IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND THIS EVENT - RSVP HERE. MASKS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL ATTENDEES. COVID VACCINATION AND TESTING SURVEYS WILL BE SENT TO REGISTRANTS AHEAD OF THE EVENT.* This October, join AAWW for a celebration of Rajiv Mohabir’s WHALE ARIA and Shilpi Suneja’s HOUSE OF CARAVANS. The first book event...

October 9, 2023 , 7:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] ON GIRLHOOD, CRAFT, AND WRITING IN COMMUNITY

RSVP HERE! This October, join AAWW for a captivating virtual evening as we delve into the intricate tapestry of girlhood, craft, and the power of writing in community. This event brings together three remarkable voices, author of BIG GIRL Mecca Jamilah Sullivan,  author of THE WOMAN WHO CLIMBED TREES Smriti...