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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.
Recent Events
Here is a sample of some of the writers and events we funded this year.
Poet Victor Hernandez Cruz reads at the San Joaquin River Parkway in Fresno, CA, April 2009.
Events Calendar
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.
Guidelines and Application
To apply for funds to support your event, download our application.
FAQ
If you're a writer or an organization interested in learning more about the Readings/Workshops program, please check out our FAQ.
Guide to Presenting
Learn how to host a successful reading or event, step by step, by downloading our helpful Poets & Writers Guide to Presenting Readings and Workshops.
Special Projects
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.
What They're Saying
The Alvar Branch Library offered the locall Bywater community and all of the residents of the City of New Orleans a wonderful opportunity to hear poetry read aloud and to encourage them to express themselves in the creative process of writing poems and other forms of writing. We are grateful to Poets & Writers and appreciate your support for poets Valentine Pierce and Phyllis Parun and such a worthy program.
– Mary Ann Marx, Project Director, New Orleans, LA.
