The Margins Residency is a national program for emerging Asian and Asian diasporic writers, offering dedicated time, space, and support to bring book-length work to life.
Building on the foundation of the Workshop’s flagship Margins Fellowship, which has incubated writers since 2014 and produced National Book Award winners, screen adaptations, and celebrated debuts, the Margins Residency expands our reach beyond New York City to writers across the United States.
Four residents will be selected to participate in a 2 to 4 week residency at Writing Downtown Las Vegas, an independent bookstore and literary hub offering dedicated writing space, workshops, and community. Residents receive access to AAWW’s broader network of editors, agents, and publishing professionals, the same professional scaffolding that has made the Margins Fellowship a launchpad for some of the most vital voices in contemporary Asian American literature.
The Margins Residency exists because talent is everywhere, but institutional support is not. Asian and Asian diasporic writers across the country deserve the time and resources to write the books that will shape how our stories are told, and who gets to tell them.
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The Margins Residency is made possible by support from The Asian American Foundation.