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Funding for Events

Since its inception in 1970, Poets & Writers has provided fees to writers who give readings or conduct writing workshops. Each year, our Readings/Workshops program supports hundreds of writers participating in events in large cities and small towns throughout New York and California, as well as in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Seattle, New Orleans, Tucson, and Washington D.C.

Here is a sample of some of the writers and events we funded this year.

Each year, through its Readings/Workshops Program, Poets & Writers supports hundreds of writers participating in literary events. If you're interested in attending any of the readings or workshops listed in the calendar, please be sure to get in touch with the contact person to confirm time and place.

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To apply for funds to support your event, download our application.

If you're a writer or an organization interested in learning more about the Readings/Workshops program, please check out our FAQ.

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Learn how to host a successful reading or event, step by step, by downloading our helpful Poets & Writers Guide to Presenting Readings and Workshops.

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Poets & Writers is committed to making literature available to the widest possible public, including audiences that rarely have access to literary events. Learn more about the special projects we support that bring readings and workshops to prisons, clinics, homeless shelters, settlement homes, and more.

"The fact that this workshop was in Spanish was one of the highlights--here in Houston, there's a huge need for readings and workshops in Spanish. Thanks to P&W, this event was possible."

– Rose Mary Salum of Literal: Latin American Voices after a reading and workshop by poet Wendolyn Lozano-Tovar in Houston, January 2008.

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Juan Felipe Herrera (center) after a reading at the South 
Pasadena Public Library in California.<br />
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Credit: Henk Friezer, Friezer Photography
Juan Felipe Herrera (center) after a reading at the South Pasadena Public Library in California.

Macauley Honors College at CUNY. Courting Risk - A Multi-genre/Multicultural Women's Reading.
Credit: Nicole Sealey
Macauley Honors College at CUNY. Courting Risk - A Multi-genre/Multicultural Women's Reading.
Ainsley Burrows performs at Young Chicago Authors in Chicago, January 15, 2008.
Credit: Anne Lesser
Ainsley Burrows performs at Young Chicago Authors in Chicago, January 15, 2008.
Poet/fiction writer Sarah Rosenthal (right), with Claudia 
Rankine, after a reading with Small Press Traffic at the California 
College of the Arts in San Francisco, November 2007.
Credit: Dana Teen Lomax
Poet/fiction writer Sarah Rosenthal (right), with Claudia Rankine, after a reading with Small Press Traffic at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco, November 2007.