A Year of Serving Writers
A robust, inclusive literary ecosystem—one that embraces writers at all stages of their creative and professional journeys, regardless of background or identity—enriches us all. That is why Poets & Writers works to ensure that writers nationwide have access to the information, tools, and community they need to pursue their writing goals, stay the course, and connect with readers. The numbers below highlight some of the many ways we have served writers over the past year:
Issues of Poets & Writers Magazine published: 6
Writers who visited pw.org to find practical tools and in-depth information about writing and publishing: 1,600,000+
Original essays, interviews, and articles published in our online series
Craft Capsules, Ten Questions, Writers Recommend, and Agents & Editors Recommend: 138
Writing contests, literary magazines, small presses, MFA programs, and more
listed in our popular databases at pw.org: 3,050+
Published writers in the Poets & Writers Directory: 13,750+
Writers active in Poets & Writers Groups, our online community
for collaboration, feedback, and connection: 300+
Groups they have formed: 50+
Attendees of free online events celebrating debut authors featured in Poets & Writers Magazine: 1,066
Participants in our online classes on the business and craft of writing: 821
Class participants who received a fee waiver: 90
Early-career authors selected to participate in our publicity incubator, Get the Word Out: 20
Get the Word Out alums selected as the third annual Poets & Writers fellow
at Vermont Studio Center: 1
Writers who received Readings & Workshops mini-grants: 495
Dollars distributed to these writers: 199,850
Literary events these writers participated in with our support: 1,026
Audience members who attended these events: 30,000+
Connecticut-based writers who received the 2026 Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award: 2
Dollars awarded to Marianne Boruch, twentieth winner of the Jackson Poetry Prize: 100,000
Subscribers to the Weekly Update, our free e-newsletter: 159,000+
Poets & Writers members: 34,000+
Issues of Grants & Awards: The Writing Contest Newsletter sent to members: 52
Upcoming contests to which newsletter readers were apprised: 534
Staff members who made all of this happen: 22
Thank you for being a part of the Poets & Writers community. If you are not yet a Poets & Writers member, join now to take full advantage of these resources by visiting at.pw.org/join. To make a donation to support our work, visit pw.org/donate.