Past Events
![[VIRTUAL] In Celebration of COCOON: Zhang Yueran, Jeremy Tiang, and Jade Song](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/FallWinter-2022_Programs-Graphics-15.png)
Zhang Yueran, Jeremy Tiang, Jade Song
RSVP HERE! / 在这里预约注册 This October, the Asian American Writers' Workshop will convene a bilingual virtual celebration of Zhang Yueran's novel Cocoon, translated by Jeremy Tiang. We'll be joined by both the author and translator, as well as artist and author Jade Song, for readings from the book in Chinese and English, and...
October 19, 2022
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
![[VIRTUAL] In Celebration of: The Future is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/FallWinter-2022_Programs-Graphics-11.png)
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Cyrée Jarelle Johnson
RSVP HERE On October 13th, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop celebrates The Future is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs (Arsenal Pulp Press, October 22), Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha’s highly anticipated collection of essays. An expansion of Leah’s prolific book Care Work (Arsenal Pulp, 2018), Leah asks, “What if disability...
October 13, 2022
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
![[LIVE & VIRTUAL] Talking Books: Asian American Authors in Conversation—Alvin Eng](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/81L4Dyio9sL.jpg)
Alvin Eng
This book talk will take place in person at Chatham Square Library and online. Please join Alvin Eng and our staff as we discuss his memoir, Our Laundry, Our Town: My Chinese American Life from Flushing to the Downtown Stage and Beyond, which is available at NYPL. This program is...
October 12, 2022
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
![[LIVE] Muscle Memory: Asian American Women on Violence & Safety](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/newsletter-02-scaled.jpg)
Jenny Liou, Jess Ng
BUY TICKETS HERE Join poet Jenny Liou for a reading from Muscle Memory, her debut collection from Kaya Press, which grapples with violence and identity, beginning with the chain-link enclosure of the prizefighter’s cage and radiating outward into the diasporic sweep of Chinese American history. Liou will be in conversation with...
September 30, 2022
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
Gleason’s Gym
130 Water St.
Brooklyn NY 11201
130 Water St.
Brooklyn NY 11201
![[LIVE] IN CONVERSATION: George Abraham, Cynthia Dewi Oka, Natalie Wee, and Jenny Xie](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/FallWinter-2022_Programs-Graphics-9.png)
A poetry reading and roundtable talk between Jenny Xie, Natalie Wee, Cynthia Dewi Oka, and George Abraham on their new collections, the possibilities and limitations of language work, and rest and fatigue from the margins; this talk will be moderated by Asian American Writers’ Workshop editor Yi Wei. Copies of...
September 29, 2022
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
Teardrop Park at Battery Park City
Warren St
New York NY 10005
Warren St
New York NY 10005
![[LIVE] We Gathered: 130 Years of Asian American Activism in New York City](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/FallWinter-2022_Programs-Graphics.png)
Wajahat Ali, Gina Apostol, Whitney Hu, Shekar Krishnan, Leela New York
RSVP HERE! Doors for the event will open at 6 PM ET, and the program will begin at 7 PM. This September, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop, the Strand Book Store, and The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art will convene a multidisciplinary celebration of over a...
September 22, 2022
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
Great Hall at Cooper Union
7 E 7th St
New York NY 10003
7 E 7th St
New York NY 10003
![[VIRTUAL] Martial Law at 50: To Remember Is to Resist](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/FallWinter-2022_Programs-Graphics-8.png)
This event will be streamed on the Asian American Writers' Workshop YouTube page. The Asian American Writers’ Workshop presents readings and performances curated by 2022 Open City Fellow Vina Orden in remembrance of a dark period in the history of the Philippines. 50 years ago, on September 21, 1972, dictator...
![[LIVE] The Center for Fiction Presents: Yiyun Li on The Book of Goose with Rivka Galchen in Partnership with AAWW and A Public Space](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-09-20.event-shareable.jpg)
Yiyun Li, Rivka Galchen
In-person tickets include a $10 bookstore voucher, redeemable toward the featured event book on the night of the event. All registrants will receive a link to livestream the event. Yiyun Li’s work is beloved by writers and readers alike, and we are thrilled to bring her and Rivka Galchen to... ![[VIRTUAL] Workshop: Building Imaginary Worlds with the Salam Award with Nur Ibrahim and Usman T. Malik](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Fall-2022-Workshops_Website.png)
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...
September 17, 2022
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
![[LIVE] AAWW x Yu & Me Books: Victor Manibo Celebrates The Sleepless](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WinterSpring-2022-Programs-for-IG-Feed.png)
Victor Manibo
Join us in person at Yu & Me Books on August 30! No RSVP required. ![[VIRTUAL] Mouth to Mouth Showcase with Open Mic](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/m2m_2022_website.png)
Kay Ulanday Barrett, Jimena Lucero, Caleb Luna, Walela Nehanda
Join us for another Mouth to Mouth with Open Mic on August 25 at 7 PM ET! Hosted and curated by Kay Ulanday Barrett and Jimena Lucero, this month Mouth to Mouth celebrates powerhouse writers Caleb Luna and Walela Nehanda! Mouth to Mouth seeks to provide a safer community space... ![[VIRTUAL] WORKSHOP: Craft Of Collaboration: Radical Togetherness In Times Of Crises, a Workshop for Asian and Asian Diasporic Poets](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Summer-2022-Workshops_Website-3.png)
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.**...
![[VIRTUAL] In Conversation: No'u Revilla and Julian Aguon](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SpringSummer-2022_Programs-Graphics-2.png)
No'u Revilla, Julian Aguon
RSVP HERE! This August, the Asian American Writers' Workshop joins Milkweed Editions in celebrating No'u Revilla's debut collection Ask the Brindled, which was selected by poet Rick Barot as a winner of the 2021 National Poetry Series. Praised by Craig Santos Perez as "an astonishing addition to the canon (or canoe)... ![[LIVE] In Conversation: Dur e Aziz Amna and Sarah Thankam Mathews](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SpringSummer-2022_Programs-Graphics-1.png)
Dur e Aziz Amna, Sarah Thankam Mathews
RSVP HERE! Debut novelists Dur e Aziz Amna (American Fever) and Sarah Thankam Mathews (All This Could Be Different) will join us this August with readings from their books, and conversation on community, otherness, and writing immigrant futures in twenty-first century America. We ask that you respect the following COVID-19...
August 10, 2022
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
Yu & Me Books
44 Mulberry St
New York NY 10013
44 Mulberry St
New York NY 10013
![[VIRTUAL] WORKSHOP: Fostering Creativity Across Generations](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Summer-2022-Workshops_Website-4.png)
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... ![[VIRTUAL] In Conversation: Jamil Jan Kochai and Karan Mahajan](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Spring-2022_Programs-Graphics-7.png)
Jamil Jan Kochai, Karan Mahajan
RSVP HERE! This July, the Asian American Writers' Workshop brings together authors Jamil Jan Kochai and Karan Mahajan to discuss and celebrate Jamil's debut short story collection, The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories. A luminous exploration of the Afghan diaspora and modern-day Afghanistan, these stories trace the wounds... ![[VIRTUAL] WORKSHOP: We Communicate With Each Other the Way We Communicate with Ourselves](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Summer-2022-Workshops_Website.png)
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... ![[LIVE] A Celebratory Reading from the Wine Notebook: Writing on Alchemy, Memory, and Sensation](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/SpringSummer-2022_Programs-Graphics.jpg)
Sarah Aziza, Madeleine Mori, Cleo Qian, Janelle Tan, Vincent Tolentino
Join us as we celebrate WINE, a portfolio of poetry and prose published on The Margins in June. Edited by writer and former Margins fellow Madeleine Mori, WINE celebrates lyric writing that speaks to wine, perception, and memory. Mori and notebook contributors Sarah Aziza, Cleo Qian, Janelle Tan, and Vincent...
June 30, 2022
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
Franklin Park
618 St. Johns Place
Brooklyn NY 11238
618 St. Johns Place
Brooklyn NY 11238
![[LIVE] Dorothy Tse and James Shea in conversation with Jeremy Tiang](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WinterSpring-2022-Programs-for-IG-Feed-3.png)
Dorothy Tse, James Shea, Jeremy Tiang
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop, in partnership with Yu & Me Books (NYC’s first Asian American woman-owned bookstore!), presents a bilingual reading and conversation with writers and translators Dorothy Tse, James Shea, and Jeremy Tiang. Celebrating the publication of Moving a Stone, which collects poems by the Hong Kong poet Yam Gong,...
June 30, 2022
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
Yu and Me Books
44 Mulberry St
New York NY 10013
44 Mulberry St
New York NY 10013
![[VIRTUAL] Mouth to Mouth: Queer Liberation 2022!](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/M2M-2022-WEBSITE.png)
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... ![[LIVE] I WANT SKY in New York: A reading for Sarah Hegazi](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Red-Banner-scaled.jpg)
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 27, 2022
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
Morcos Key Studio
Address will be emailed
upon RSVP.
Address will be emailed
upon RSVP.
![[VIRTUAL] WORKSHOP: Frida and Harriet's Children: A Free Poetry Workshop by and for Sick, Disabled, Deaf and Neurodivergent 2SQTBIPOC](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Summer-2022-Workshops_Website.png)
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,... ![[VIRTUAL] PAGE TURNER 2022 – The AAWW Publishing Conference](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-PUB-CON_EVENTBRITE-2160-×-1080-px-6.png)
This summer, we are thrilled to be presenting PAGE TURNER: The Asian American Writers’ Workshop Publishing Conference, a signature program that we’ll present virtually, all-day on Saturday, June 18. Our publishing conference will center the work and experiences of writers of color, and aims to demystify the often opaque business...
![[VIRTUAL] In Conversation: Joseph Han and Crystal Hana Kim](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Spring-2022_Programs-Graphics.png)
Joseph Han, Crystal Hana Kim
RSVP HERE! The Asian American Writers' Workshop presents a virtual book launch event for Joseph Han's debut novel, Nuclear Family. An occasionally hilarious, and deeply moving story about family and history, this is a "moving exploration of the losses we inherit, the continual violence of borders, and the embodiedness of history"... ![[LIVE] AAWW & Yu & Me Books Present: Vanessa Hua and Vanessa Chan](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Winter-2022-Programs-for-IG-Feed-5.png)
Vanessa Hua, Vanessa Chan
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop, in partnership with Yu & Me Books (NYC’s first Asian American woman-owned bookstore!), presents a reading and conversation with writer Vanessa Hua. Vanessa will join us to celebrate the publication of Forbidden City, a "grand, cinematic, captivating novel" (Cathy Park Hong), and will speak with... ![[VIRTUAL] Word Is Bond #7](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/WordIsBond7_1920x1080.jpeg)
Ross Gay, Khadijah Queen, Ruth Awad, Joy Priest, Adele Elise Williams, Anthony Thomas Lombardi
REGISTER HERE Come join us for Word is Bond #7! Attendance is FREE but suggested donations will benefit Deep South Decrim, an initiative that works to end the criminalization and abuse of sex workers through harm reduction and decriminalization. DSD is run by Women With a Vision, a New Orleans-based... 
Marie Myung-ok Lee, Frances Cha
Chances are, you’ve read something you loved by the talented and prolific Marie Myung-Ok Lee. Her stories, criticism, and essays on everything from Picnicking in North Korea to navigating her son’s disability have been published in The Atlantic, The New York Times, Slate, Salon, Guernica, The Paris Review, and The... ![[VIRTUAL] Our Existence is a Rebellion](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Our-Existence-is-a-Rebellion_video-graphics.png)
Sham-e-Ali Nayeem, Sanam Sheriff, Alexis Pauline Gumbs,
Yashica Dutt, Hala Alyan, Kazim Ali, Adeeba Shahid Talukder,
Bao Phi, Rajiv Mohabir, Seema Reza, Mahogany L. Browne,
Sahar Romani, Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay,
Tina Zafreen Alam, Shadab Zeest Hashmi, Taiyo Na, Divya Victor, Cynthia Dewi Oka, Hawa Amin-Arsala, Tara Betts,
Zeyn Joukhadar, Fariha Róisín, Faisal Mohyuddin, Dilruba Ahmed, Tanaïs, Zeina Hashem Beck, Yalini Dream, Husnaa Hashim,
Arshia Haq, Ladan Osman, Tarfia Faizullah, Walidah Imarisha,
Turiya Autry, Thenmozhi Soundarajan, Sonny Singh
The Asian American Writers' Workshop, in collaboration with Sham-e-Ali Nayeem, presents a special reading event to spread awareness about the terrifying and dangerous situation unfolding in India with the threat of fascism endangering the lives of many caste oppressed people, indigenous communities, and those from marginalized religions in India. We... ![[Virtual] Rupturing the Poem: A Workshop](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WORKSHOPS-2022_Website.png)
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?... ![[VIRTUAL] Stories of the Future: Diasporic Literary Community on Campus](https://aaww.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Spring-2022_Programs-Graphics.png)
Silayan Camson, Jerrica Li, Ruchi Shah, Amy Zhang, Jyothi Natarajan, Meg Young
RSVP HERE! This May, in collaboration with Barnard College’s arts and literary magazine Echoes, we are gathering a panel of academic and student leaders to discuss the role of diasporic on-campus literary communities in mobilizing and giving form — but never definition — to the elusive notion of “Asian America.”...