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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!
December 7, 2024
2:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
110-112 W. 27 Street, Ste. 600
New York NY 10001
In Celebration of Find Me as the Creature I Am
Join us for a celebration of writer Emily Jungmin Yoon's Find Me as the Creature I Am, in conversation with Monica Sok and Sally Wen Mao!
November 21, 2024
7:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
110-112 W. 27 Street, Ste. 600
New York NY 10001
[VIRTUAL] Mouth to Mouth Showcase & Open Mic
AAWW and Kay Ulanday Barrett present a celebratory reading and open mic featuring SA Smythe and Mars!
In Celebration of FESTIVAL
Come celebrate Belladonna’s first full-length book launch since 2020 and first partnership with AAWW!
November 15, 2024
7:00 PM


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 9, 2024
10:00 AM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
110-112 W. 27 Street, Ste. 600
New York NY 10001
[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!
[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 22, 2024
7:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
110-112 W. 27 Street, Ste. 600
New York NY 10001
The 2024 Singapore Literature Festival
LIVING ADAPTATIONS, the 6th Singapore Literature Festival returns to NYC, spotlighting writing for stage and screen!
October 20, 2024
12:00 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 9, 2024
7:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
110-112 W. 27 Street, Ste. 600
New York NY 10001
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 4, 2024
7:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
110-112 W. 27 Street, Ste. 600
New York NY 10001
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!
October 1, 2024
7:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
110-112 W. 27 Street, Ste. 600
New York NY 10001
[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!
[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 27, 2024
12:00 PM
Hana House
345 Adams Street
Brooklyn NY 11201
[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 25, 2024
7:00 PM


[#AALF2024] The Homeland in My Body
Join us for the Asian American Literature Festival's marathon reading uplifting and celebrating Palestinian voices!
September 21, 2024
3:00 PM
The People’s Forum
320 W 37th St.
New York NY 10018
[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 20, 2024
6:30 PM
Film Forum
209 West Houston St
New York NY 10014
[#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
8:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
110-112 W. 27 Street, Ste. 600
New York NY 10001
[#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 18, 2024
6:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
110-112 W. 27 Street, Ste. 600
New York NY 10001
[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 17, 2024
7:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
110-112 W. 27 Street, Ste. 600
New York NY 10001
[#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
3:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
110-112 W. 27 Street, Ste. 600
New York NY 10001
[#AALF2024] The Meena Alexander Reading Room
Join the Asian American Writers' Workshop for an exhibition of the late poet Meena Alexander’s library!
September 15, 2024
12:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
110-112 W. 27 Street, Ste. 600
New York NY 10001
[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
7:40 PM
Film Forum
209 West Houston St
New York NY 10014
[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 13, 2024
7:00 PM


[VIRTUAL] Ephemerality & Permanence
AAWW presents a conversation between Craig Santos Perez, Ivanna Sang Een Yi, Aone van Engelenhoven, and Jan-Henry Gray!
September 12, 2024
6:00 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 25, 2024
7:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
110-112 W. 27 Street, Ste. 600
New York NY 10001
[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 24, 2024
7:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
110-112 W. 27 Street, Ste. 600
New York NY 10001
[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!
[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!
[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!
[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 17, 2024
7:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
110-112 W. 27 Street, Ste. 600
New York NY 10001
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