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April 6, 2010
The largest creative writing conference in the country will bring more than 7,000 writers - including many Colorado State University faculty, students, and alumni - to Denver's Colorado Convention Center for the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference, April 7-10.
The Association of Writers and Writing Programs, or AWP, is the umbrella organization for creative writing and strong proponent for literary arts in America.
Since 1967, AWP has supported writers and writing programs around the world. To date, AWP has more than 34,000 members at more than 500 member colleges and universities.
CSU is a benefactor of the AWP conference and many university faculty, staff, and alumni will be featured in events throughout the conference.
The AWP conference coincides with the 25th anniversary of the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at CSU. In honor of the anniversary, several events are dedicated to highlight the talented faculty and alums of the program.
Here are just a few of the university-connected authors you don't want to miss (see more below):
The majority of events during the conference will be held in Denver at the Hyatt Regency Denver, 650 15th St. and the Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St.
The conference itself requires a registration fee, but the off-site events are free and open to the public.
Stars Are Symbols: Writers and Scientists Collaborate
7:30–9:30 p.m.
Offsite at The Other Side Art Gallery, 1644 Platte St.
Matthew Cooperman, Aby Kaupang, Susie Tepper, Rico Moore, Drew Nolte, David Bowen, Charlie Malone, and others (Host: Aaron Plasek)
Denver Quarterly at Dikeou
6–7:30 p.m.
Offsite at Dikeou Collective, 1615 California St. (at 16th St.), Suite 515
Dan Beachy-Quick, and others
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CSU Book Signing
Noon - 1:15 p.m.
CSU table at conference book fair, Colorado Convention Center
Leslee Becker, Judy Doenges, Matthew Cooperman
That’s Private! Using Personal Details About Others’ Lives in Fiction
3–4:15 p.m.
Room 205, Colorado Convention Center
Steven Schwartz, Antonya Nelson, Ann Cummins, Sylvia Brownrigg (Chair: Steven Schwartz)
Keynote Fiction Reading
4:30–5:45 p.m.
Capitol Ballroom, Hyatt Regency, 650 15th St.
Leslie Marmon Silko (Introduction: Matthew Cooperman)
Colorado Writers Read
5:30–7:30 p.m.
University of Colorado-Denver campus, 1250 14th St.
Sasha Steensen, Gordon Hadfield, Julie Carr, and others (Host: Julie Carr)
Low Down Writers’ Bash
8 p.m.–1 a.m.
Wynkoop Brewery, 1634 18th St.
Hosts are Colorado Review, The Normal School, The Pinch, and the Colorado Art Ranch
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Finding Lost Memories
9–10:15 a.m.
Rooms 210-212, Colorado Convention Center
Vicki Lindner, Emily Fox Gordon, Jana Harris, Ann McCutchan, Steven Schwartz (Chair: Vicki Lindner)
A Tribute: Ed Dorn and the Public American West
10:30–11:45 a.m.
Centennial Ballroom, Hyatt Regency, 650 15th St.
Peter Michelson, Joseph Richey, Dale Smith, Jenny Dorn, Matthew Cooperman (Chair: Matthew Cooperman)
Fence Book Signing
1:30 p.m.
Fence Table at conference book fair, Colorado Convention Center
Sasha Steensen, and others
Denver Quarterly Reading
3 p.m.
Location TBA
Dan Beachy-Quick, and others
It’s Not Just About You: Solidifying Journalism’s Role in Creative Writing Programs
3–4:15 p.m.
Rooms 401-402, Colorado Convention Center
Patrick Walters, Jim Sheeler, Philip Gerard, John Calderazzo, Rebecca Skloot (Chair: Rebecca Skloot)
Navigating Chaotic Changes in Literary Magazine Publishing
4:30–5:45 p.m.
Rooms 401-402, Colorado Convention Center
Melanie Moore, Maribeth Batcha, Carolyn Kuebler, William Pierce, Stephanie G’Schwind (Chair: Melanie Moore)
25 Years: CSU’s MFA Alumni Reading and Party
8 p.m. to midnight
Wynkoop Brewery, 1634 18th St.
Host is Matthew Cooperman
Literary Legacy of the Front Range
4:30–5:45 p.m.
Rooms 301-302, Colorado Convention Center
Julie Carr, Noah Eli Gordon, Eleni Sikelianos, Bhanu Kapil, Dan Beachy- Quick, Matthew Cooperman (Chair: Julie Carr)
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Colorado Prize for Poetry Reading
9–10:15 a.m.
Rooms 102-104, Colorado Convention Center
Rob Schlegel, Endi Hartigan, Jaswinder Bolina, Craig Teicher, Rusty Morrison (Chair: Stephanie G’Schwind)
CSU 25th Anniversary Reading
Noon–1:15 p.m.
Room 303, Colorado Convention Center
Mary Crow, Bill Tremblay, George Kalamaras, Wendy Rawlings, Steve Church, John Calderazzo (Chair: Leslee Becker)
Students Who Build Things: The Literary Magazine as Teaching Tool for Undergraduate Students
1:30–2:45 p.m.
Agate Room, Hyatt Regency, 650 15th St.
Haley Larson, KC Culver, Collette Morris, Karen Craigo, Zach Tarvin, Patricia Murphy
Colorado Writers Read
5:30–7:30 p.m.
Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Place
Matthew Cooperman, Aby Kaupang, and others (Host: Julie Carr)
Starting Today Reading
6:30 p.m.
Paris on the Platte, 1553 Platte St.
Sasha Steensen, and others
Ahadada Books and Unlikely Stories
7–11 p.m.
Michelangelo’s Wine Bar, 1 Broadway, Suite B
Jared Schickling, and others
Contact: Lisa Feld
E-mail: Lisa.Feld@colostate.edu
Phone: (970) 491-2403