Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair

The 2025 AWP Conference and Bookfair was held from March 26 to March 29 at the Los Angeles Convention Center and also included a virtual component comprising prerecorded and live streamed events. The conference featured panel discussions, readings, discussion rooms, and a bookfair. Prior to March 25, the cost of the conference for in-person preregistration, including all virtual programming and content, was $375 for nonmembers, $255 for members, $105 for seniors, and $70 for students. The cost of in-person, on-site registration, including all virtual programming and content, was $540 for nonmembers, $435 for members, $180 for seniors, and $155 for students. The cost of virtual-only preregistration prior to March 25 is $100 for nonmembers and $65 for members; the cost of virtual-only registration from March 26 to March 29 was $125 for nonmembers and $75 for members. For those attending the in-person events, lodging was available at the conference hotel at discounted rates. Visit the website for more information.

Accessibility accommodations include elevators in all multilevel event spaces; accessible sidewalks, pathways, and doorways; on-site scooters and wheelchairs available on a first-come, first-served basis; accessible bathrooms; accessible event spaces; assistive listening devices; closed captioning for prerecorded virtual events; open captioning for live streamed online programming; and ASL interpretation. Contact the conference staff via e-mail to request accessibility accommodations by March 7 (efforts will be made to address requests received after this date) or for additional accessibility details.