Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair

The 2026 AWP Conference and Bookfair will be held from March 4 to March 7 at the Baltimore Convention Center and will also include a virtual component comprising prerecorded and live streamed events. The conference features panel discussions, readings, public receptions, and a bookfair. Prior to March 4, the cost of the conference for in-person preregistration, including all virtual programming and content, is $380 for nonmembers, $260 for members, $110 for seniors, and $75 for students. The cost of in-person, on-site registration, including all virtual programming and content, is $540 for nonmembers, $435 for members, $180 for seniors, and $155 for students. The cost of virtual-only preregistration prior to March 4 is $200 for nonmembers and $120 for members; the cost of virtual-only registration from March 4 to March 7 is $210 for nonmembers and $130 for members. For those attending the in-person events, lodging is available at the conference hotels 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 at ada@awpwriter.org to request accessibility accommodations by February 18 (efforts will be made to address requests received after this date) or for additional accessibility details.