Below is a snapshot of Poets & Writers in 2026. View our 2025 Annual Report here. (2026 Annual Report coming soon.)
Poets & Writers members: 34,000+
Writers who visited pw.org: 1,600,000+
Copies of Poets & Writers Magazine distributed: 244,000+
Listings in our popular databases of writing contests, literary magazines, small presses, and more: 3,050+
Published writers listed in the Poets & Writers Directory:13,750+
Writers active in Poets & Writers Groups: 300+
Writers groups they have formed: 50+
Participants in our online classes on the business and craft of writing: 821
Class participants who received fee waivers: 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 granted to these writers: 199,850
Literary events these writers participated in with our support: 1,026
Audience members who attended these events: 30,000+
Dollars awarded to Marianne Boruch, twentieth winner of the Jackson Poetry Prize: 100,000
Connecticut-based writers who received the 2026 Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award: 2
Subscribers to the Weekly Update, our free e-newsletter: 159,000+
Attendees at free online author events: 1,723
Donors who made it all possible: 1,560
Staff members who made it all happen: 22