October 4, 2023 , 7:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] CULTIVATING VOICES: NAVIGATING THE MFA JOURNEY AS BIPOC WRITERS

RSVP HERE! Is an MFA right for me? How do I make sure my application is the best it can be? Should I consider a low-residency program? This October, join AAWW for a panel that will address all these questions, and beyond. This event will feature faculty members Sindhya Bhanoo,...

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...

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. Rajiv and Shilpi will...

October 18, 2023 , 7:00 PM

FAR FROM THE ROOFTOP OF THE WORLD: ON TIBETAN REFUGEES

*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, SAJA, Amy Yee, and Jyoti Thottam for a discussion of Yee's new book "Far From the...

October 23, 2023 , 7:00 PM

HOW LONG CAN THE MOON BE CAGED: VOICES OF INDIA'S POLITICAL PRISONERS

*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.* Join AAWW and Suchitra Vijayan and Francesca Recchia for a discussion on their book HOW LONG CAN THE MOON...

October 24, 2023 , 7:00 PM

IN CELEBRATION OF WHY MARIAH CAREY MATTERS

*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 the first book to critically examine the legacy of pop superstar...

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...

August 19, 2023 , 10:00 AM

PAGE TURNER 2023: THE AAWW PUBLISHING CONFERENCE

BUY TICKETS! This summer, we are thrilled to be presenting PAGE TURNER: The Asian American Writers’ Workshop Publishing Conference, a signature program that we’ll present in-person on Saturday, August 19, at The Peoples' Forum. For those unable to attend in person, the event will be available via YouTube livestream for...

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...

July 25, 2023 , 7:00 PM

[VIRTUAL WORKSHOP] AAWW AND THE POETRY COALITION PRESENT: MOURNING & MAKING: DEDICATIONS TO LOVING GHOSTS & THE ANCESTORS WHO BECAME THEM

Kay Ulanday Barrett

Tuesday, July 25 | 7 PM ET - 8 PM ET | APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL 11:59 PM ET, JULY 19 ***A free poetry workshop by and for Queer and Trans Sick, Disabled, Deaf, and Neurodivergent folx of the Global Majority (BIPOC). If you do not identify as such and are...

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,...

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...

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...

July 6, 2023 , 7:00 AM

BALLADS AT BATTERY PARK CITY

Adeeba Shahid Talukder, Aldrin Valdez, Catherine Chen, and Sokunthary Svay

Join us at Rector Park on July 7th at 7 PM ET where the Asian American Writers’ Workshop and Battery Park City present Ballads at Battery Park City, the third installment of our summer poetry series in collaboration with Battery Park City Alliance. This reading will include a reading and...

June 22, 2023 , 7:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] AAWW AND KAY ULANDAY BARRETT PRESENT A PRIDE CELEBRATION!

Kay Ulanday Barrett, Chrysanthemum Tran, Diamond Forde, and Ryka Aoki

Join us on Thursday June 22 for a celebratory reading for PRIDE on our virtual stage! This year we are featuring our co-presenter Kay Ulanday Barrett, Chrysanthemum Tran, Diamond Forde, and Ryka Aoki! RSVP HERE! KAY ULANDAY BARRETT is a poet, essayist, cultural strategist, and A+ napper. They are the...

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...

June 3, 2023 , 2:00 PM

[VIRTUAL WORKSHOP] BLURRING THE GENRE LINES OF SPECULATIVE FICTION

Victor Manibo

Saturdays, June 3 and 10, 2023 | 2 PM ET - 5 PM ET | Sliding Scale $100- $200 Online | 2 Sessions | REGISTER HERE! **Apply for a scholarship seat here! Limited scholarship seats are available and will be chosen by lottery. The deadline to apply for a scholarship...

June 2, 2023 , 4:30 PM

[WORKSHOP] MAPPING THE MET, WILDERNESS IN ISLAMIC ART

Sana Khan and Aaisha Bhuiyan

Friday, June 2, 2023 | (4:30 Arrival) 5 PM ET - 7 PM ET | Sliding Scale $15- $30 In-Person | 1 Session | REGISTER HERE! **Apply for a scholarship seat here! Limited scholarship seats are available and will be chosen by lottery. The deadline to apply for a scholarship...

June 1, 2023 , 7:00 PM

BALLADS AT BATTERY PARK: QUEER DELIGHT AND DESIRE

Wo Chan, Jasmine Reid, Xan Forest Phillips, and Devyn Manibo

Join us at Rector Park on June 1st at 7 PM ET where the Asian American Writers’ Workshop and Battery Park City present In Celebration: Queer Delight and Desire, the second installment of our summer poetry series, Ballads at Battery Park City.  This event will be a reading with a...

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...

May 10, 2023 , 8:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] IN CELEBRATION: BIANCA

Eugenia Leigh and Tarfia Faizullah

Join us on May 10 at 8 PM ET as we celebrate Eugenia Leigh’s latest and universally lauded poetry collection, BIANCA, a book that documents and confronts living in the throws of mental illness, complex trauma, and straddling the emotional spheres that orbit each other. Eugenia will be joined by...

May 4, 2023 , 7:00 PM

IN CELEBRATION: LOVE LETTERS AND 回 / RETURN

Emily Lee Luan, Yi Wei, and Abigail Mengesha

Join us at Rector Park on May 4th at 6 PM ET where the Asian American Writers’ Workshop and Battery Park City present In Celebration: Love Letters and 回 / Return and the first installment of our summer poetry series, Ballads at Battery Park City. Featuring incredible poets Emily Lee...

April 17, 2023 , 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.**...

April 5, 2023 , 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...

March 21, 2023 , 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...

March 3, 2023 , 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...

February 28, 2023 , 7:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] MOUTH TO MOUTH SHOWCASE WITH OPEN MIC

Kay Ulanday Barrett, Aurielle Marie, Noah Arhm Choi

Join us for another Mouth to Mouth with Open Mic on February 28 at 7 PM ET! Hosted and curated by Kay Ulanday Barrett, this month Mouth to Mouth celebrates writers Aurielle Marie and Noah Arhm Choi! Limited open mic slots are available! To put your name in for lottery...

February 25, 2023 , 4:00 PM

[VIRTUAL WORKSHOP] A COLLAGE OF UNDERSTORIES: EKPHRASIS, EPISTLES, & ELEGIES

Michelle Penaloza

Saturdays, February 25 and March 4 | 4 PM ET - 6 PM ET (1 PM PST - 3 PM PST) 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...

December 10, 2022 , 2:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] WORKSHOP: BLURRING THE GENRE LINES OF SPECULATIVE FICTION

2 sessions, December 10 and 17, 2 PM ET - 5 PM ET Sliding Scale $100-$200 REGISTER HERE! **This is a workshop exclusively for BIPOC (Black/Indigenous/People of Color) writers. We encourage Queer and Trans BIPOC folx register. We ask all non-BIPOC allies to take a step back from this workshop.**...

October 28, 2022 , 7:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] MOUTH TO MOUTH SHOWCASE

Kay Ulanday Barrett, Jimena Lucero, Aricka Foreman, Victoria Villier

Join us for another Mouth to Mouth with Open Mic on October 28 at 7 PM ET! Hosted and curated by Kay Ulanday Barrett and Jimena Lucero, this month Mouth to Mouth celebrates powerhouse writers Aricka Foreman and Victoria Villier!  RSVP HERE to receive a link the day of the...

October 25, 2022 , 6:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] WORKSHOP: MAPPING BOUNDARIES USING SPECULATIVE FICTION

Tuesday, October 25 | 6 PM ET - 7:30 PM ET Online | 1 Session | $50- $100 Limited Scholarship Seats Available | REGISTER HERE! **Apply for a scholarship seat here! Limited scholarship seats are available and will be chosen by lottery. The deadline to apply for a scholarship seat...

September 17, 2022 , 10:00 AM

[VIRTUAL] WORKSHOP: BUILDING IMAGINARY WORLDS WITH THE SALAM AWARD WITH NUR IBRAHIM AND USMAN T. MALIK

Nur Ibrahim and Usman T. Malik

Saturday, September 17 | 10 AM ET – 12:30 PM ET Online | 1 session | FREE | REGISTER HERE!   // NOTE ON ACCESSIBILITY // This workshop will be captioned. For access needs please e-mail tle@aaww.org.   This 2.5 hour session is for writers of science fiction, fantasy, and...

August 22, 2022 , 6:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] WORKSHOP: CRAFT OF COLLABORATION: RADICAL TOGETHERNESS IN TIMES OF CRISES, A WORKSHOP FOR ASIAN AND ASIAN DIASPORIC POETS

Monday, August 22 | 6 PM ET - 8:30 PM ET | Sliding Scale $50- $100 Online | 1 Session | REGISTER HERE! **This is a workshop that prioritizes Asian and Asian diasporic writers. We ask all allies to take a step back and to not register for this workshop.**...

July 22, 2022 , 10:00 AM

[VIRTUAL] WORKSHOP: FOSTERING CREATIVITY ACROSS GENERATIONS

Aaisha Bhuiyan and Sana Khan

Fridays, July 22 and 29, 2022 | 10 AM ET - 12 PM ET Online | 2 Sessions | Sliding Scale $75- $150 | REGISTER HERE! (One Ticket Per Family Unit) **This is a workshop that priorities BIPOC writers but welcomes allies.** **Apply for a scholarship seat here! Limited scholarship...

July 6, 2022 , 6:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] WORKSHOP: WE COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER THE WAY WE COMMUNICATE WITH OURSELVES

Mimi Zhu

Wednesday, July 6 | 6 PM ET - 7:30 PM ET | Sliding Scale $25-$75 Online | 1 Session | REGISTER HERE! **This is a workshop exclusively for BIPOC (Black/Indigenous/People of Color) writers, prioritizing Queer, Trans, and Nonbinary BIPOC. We ask all allies to take a step back from this...

June 29, 2022 , 7:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] MOUTH TO MOUTH: QUEER LIBERATION 2022!

Kay Ulanday Barrett, Jimena Lucero, Ariana Brown, aureleo sans, and Michal 'MJ' Jones

Come celebrate Queer Liberation with Mouth to Mouth, hosted and curated by Kay Ulanday Barrett and Jimena Lucero! This month we’re featuring powerhouse writers Ariana Brown, aureleo sans, Kirin Khan, and Michal “MJ” Jones. Come celebrate their work with us! RSVP HERE to receive a link the day of the...

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...

June 22, 2022 , 6:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] WORKSHOP: FRIDA AND HARRIET'S CHILDREN: A FREE POETRY WORKSHOP BY AND FOR SICK, DISABLED, DEAF AND NEURODIVERGENT 2SQTBIPOC

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

Wednesday, June 22, 2022 | 6 PM ET - 8 PM ET Online | 1 Session | APPLICATIONS CLOSED **This is a free workshop exclusively for Sick, Disabled, Deaf, and Neurodivergent 2SQTBIPOC (Two-Spirit, Queer, Trans, and Black, Indigenous, People of Color) folx. If you do not identify as Sick, Disabled,...

May 18, 2022 , 6:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] RUPTURING THE POEM: A WORKSHOP

Mai Der Vang

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 | 6 PM ET - 9 PM ET Online | 1 Session | Sliding Scale $50- $100 | REGISTER HERE! **Limited Scholarship Seats Available. APPLY HERE! What happens when a poet relinquishes control in a poem? What does it mean to dismantle the rules of language?...

April 21, 2022 , 6:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] WORKSHOP: WORKINGS: WRITING FROM A PLACE, POETICS, RACE, CRAFT AND RAGE

Truong Tran

Thursdays, April 21 and 28 | 6 PM ET – 9 PM ET Online | 2 Sessions | Sliding Scale $100-$200 REGISTER HERE! **Limited Scholarship Seats Available By Lottery: APPLY HERE! Join us for a poetry workshop with Truong Tran, author of book of the other: small in comparison, released...

March 30, 2022 , 8:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] WORD IS BOND #6

Noor Hindi, Zaina Alsous, Timothy Liu, Shane McCrae, Stella Wong, and Anthony Thomas Lombardi

REGISTER HERE! Come join us for Word is Bond #6! Attendance is FREE but suggested donations will benefit We Count!, a membership-led labor organization of low-wage immigrant workers and families in South Florida. If you have the means, please consider sparing what you’re able. If not, come share space with...

February 21, 2022 , 6:00 PM

[VIRTUAL] WORKSHOP: [ERA]SURE POETRY: POETICS OF ADDITIVE SUBTRACTION

Mariam Bazeed

Mondays, 2/21/2022 and 2/28/2022 | 6 PM ET - 9 PM ET Online | 2 Sessions | REGISTER HERE! Sliding Scale $100-$200 | **Limited Scholarship Seats Available By Lottery: APPLY HERE! ***The Asian American Writers’ Workshop is a space that seeks to uplift and celebrate BIPOC and queer, trans, and nonbinary...

December 16, 2021 , 7:00 PM

MOUTH TO MOUTH SHOWCASE

Kay Ulanday Barrett, Jimena Lucero, kiki nicole, and Tivali Thomas

RSVP HERE! Mic Check! Are you a writer? Come share your work at our next edition of our open mic, Mouth to Mouth. Curated and hosted by the magical Kay Ulanday Barrett and Jimena Lucero! This month we’re featuring kiki nicole and Tivali Thomas. Mouth to Mouth seeks to provide...

December 14, 2021 , 7:00 PM

AAWW AT 30: ACTIVATING THE ARCHIVE

Amitava Kumar, Monica Youn, Alexander Chee, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Hua Hsu

REGISTER HERE In December, we'll celebrate the final event of our AAWW at 30 retrospective series with Amitava Kumar, Monica Youn, Alexander Chee, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, and Hua Hsu. These writers from our community have all played a unique role in the Workshop's history – from hosting their first book...

December 11, 2021 , 2:00 PM

WORKSHOP: UNTANGLING MEMORY

Tiana Nobile

REGISTER HERE! ONLINE: 12/11, 2 PM ET - 5 PM ET / 1 PM CT - 4 PM CT SLIDING SCALE $50 - $100 ***Limited scholarship seats are available by lottery. To put your name in the hat, please complete this form. Applicants will be contacted 1 week prior to...

December 7, 2021 , 7:00 PM

TELL ME HOW TO BE

Neel Patel, Abdi Nazemian

RSVP HERE! Join us as we celebrate the launch of Neel Patel's debut novel, Tell Me How to Be, with a reading and 1:1 author conversation with Neel. This "daring, hilarious, poignant" (Deesha Philyaw, author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies) story of the bond between an Indian-American mother...

December 3, 2021 , 7:00 PM

REMEMBERING OUR INTIMACIES: MOʻOLELO, ALOHA ʻĀINA, AND EA

Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, Terisa Siagatonu, Noenoe Silva

RSVP HERE! In December we will convene a panel of Pacific Islander poets, activists, and scholars to discuss the driving forces behind their work, and their connections to Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio's forthcoming book  Remembering Our Intimacies: Moʻolelo, Aloha ʻĀina, and Ea. Incorporating discussions of their creative work and scholarship, our...

November 30, 2021 , 6:00 PM

WORKSHOP: LANGUAGE IN THE TIME OF EMOJI

Arlene Ducao and Myeong Hong Hurwitz

REGISTER HERE! ONLINE: 11/30, 6 PM ET - 9 PM ET SLIDING SCALE $50 - $100 *** Limited tuition support available. Please see below for instructions  *** Join us for a workshop with Arlene Ducao and Myeong Hong Hurwitz as they dive into the language of emojis and design! The...

November 29, 2021 , 7:00 PM

AAWW AT 30: IN THE HEART

Marina Budhos, Curtis Chin, Barbara Tran, Monique Truong, Rajini Srikanth, Sunaina Maira, Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, Lisa Ko, Andrea Louie, Eileen Tabios, Tammy Kim, Humera Afridi, Joseph Lee, Emperatriz Ung

RSVP HERE! The Asian American Writers' Workshop was founded in 1991 by four friends, who shared a passion and energy for uplifting the work of Asian American writers. Publishing literature from the Asian diaspora has been at the heart of the Workshop's mission since the organization's founding, and as we...

November 13, 2021 , 1:00 PM

WIN ME SOMETHING

Kyle Lucia Wu, T Kira Madden, Pik-Shuen Fung, Yanyi

RSVP HERE! Join us this November for a celebration of former AAWW Margins Fellow Kyle Lucia Wu and her newly released novel, Win Me Something, a self-aware bildungsroman with a deep yearning for belonging, revealing chasms and the malleability of deep-seated relationships. Kyle will be joined in conversation with authors T...

November 11, 2021 , 7:00 PM

TASTE MAKERS: SEVEN IMMIGRANT WOMEN WHO REVOLUTIONIZED FOOD IN AMERICA

Mayukh Sen and Monique Truong

Join us as we celebrate Mayukh Sen’s new book, Taste Makers, which brings forward the stories of seven immigrant women whose legacies are complicated and often erased, despite their outsized global influence on food. Their histories unwrap, layer by layer, issues of labor, immigration and gender. Mayukh will be joined in conversation by novelist Monique Truong.

October 28, 2021 , 7:00 PM

A LOVE LETTER TO NEW YORK CITY: 2021 OPEN CITY FELLOWS FINAL READING

Aaisha Bhuiyan, Ayesha Islam, Jessica Jacolbe, Lylla Younes, Teresa Mathew, Hannah Bae, Noel Pangilinan

RSVP HERE! This October, join us for a celebratory reading with our 2021 Open City Fellows, as they read from, and discuss the work they have completed over the course of their Fellowship term. We’ll hear from Open City Neighborhood Fellows Jessica Jacolbe and Teresa Mathew, who have been documenting...

October 26, 2021 , 7:00 PM

MOUTH TO MOUTH: OPEN MIC AND SHOWCASE

Kay Ulanday Barrett, Jaden Fields, Muriel Leung, féi hernandez

Mic Check! Are you a writer? Come share your work at our next edition of our open mic, Mouth to Mouth. Curated and hosted by the magical Kay Ulanday Barrett and Jaden Fields! This month we’re featuring Muriel Leung and féi hernandez.

October 19, 2021 , 7:00 PM

FIRESIDE CHAT: NAWAAZ AHMED AND JAFREEN UDDIN

Nawaaz Ahmed, Jafreen Uddin

Our quarterly Fireside Chat series brings an Asian diasporic author, artist, or academic into conversation with Jafreen Uddin, Executive Director of the Asian American Writers' Workshop. Jafreen will be joined by debut novelist Nawaaz Ahmed (Radiant Fugitives) to share updates from the Workshop, and to discuss uplifting the next generation of Asian American creators.

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.

October 12, 2021 , 7:00 PM

CONCEPCION: AN IMMIGRANT FAMILY'S FORTUNES

Albert Samaha, Matt Ortile

Join us to celebrate Albert Samaha's powerful new release, Concepcion. This intimate and incisive memoir explores the unjust legacy of imperialism in the Philippines and the pursuit of a dream through the lens of the author's family migration history. Albert will be joined in conversation by writer and editor, Matt Ortile.

September 18, 2021 , 3:00 PM

WORKSHOP: PROTOTYPING MEMORY, A GAME DESIGN APPROACH TO NONFICTION

Emperatriz Ung

Saturday, 9/18, Sunday 9/19 | 3 PM - 5:30 PM ET Online | 2 Sessions | REGISTER HERE! Sliding Scale $100-$200 | Limited Scholarship Seats Available This class welcomes everyone regardless of past experience with programming or game design. No previous programming or game development experience needed! Using interactive fiction...