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Everyone who coordinates writing conferences, centers, retreats, or festivals should take advantage of The Association of Writers & Writing Programs' Benefit Reading Series. AWP maintains a list of poets and writers who have each agreed to donate the honorarium from one reading to AWP, and to set that honorarium at a low $1000, plus expenses. The writers listed have agreed to these terms because they want to help AWP, the only national nonprofit organization cultivating both the appreciation of contemporary literature and the growth and quality of education in creative writing.
The AWP Benefit Reading Series makes available a large and diverse group of writers at a minimal charge. AWP makes all the calls and arranges the contracts for the readings; we can also arrange for a writer to, in the same visit, participate in workshops or other activities (for which the writer is paid a separate fee). The Reading Series terms have not changed since the Series began: a sponsor pays all travel, meals, and accommodations, and pays the Benefit Reader a $1000 honorarium, which the writer has agreed to donate to AWP.
Questions about the Series should be directed to Lucy Biederman, Membership Coordinator, at angie@awpwriter.org by e-mail, by fax at (703) 993-4302, or call (703) 993-4304 during regular business hours.
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