Reflections on the AWP Conference: Evidence of Us

By Olga Katsovskiy

As writers prepare for the 2025 AWP Conference in Los Angeles, a diverse literary event featuring presentations, readings, lectures, panel discussions, book signings, receptions, and a massive bookfair taking place later this month, the author reflects on her experience at AWP 2024. 

When I set out to my first AWP conference last year, I envisioned attending panels, sitting at the Minerva Rising Press table at the bookfair, and spending the rest of my time alone in my...