September 23, 2021

AWP Note + Best Tweets Rests This Week

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I've been in Denver for the last 5 days for the Association of
Writers & Writing Programs Conference, where I participated on two
panels, and also manned the Writer's Digest Bookfair table with WD magazine
editor Jessica Strawser.

I'm calling it a day of rest—Best
Tweets will return next week. To anyone who directly sent me Tweets
for inclusion: look for them on the next installment.

A few AWP-related
links of interest:

You can also search #AWP10 for the Twitter stream—but it's definitely personality- and booze-driven. Read for the flavor of the event rather than the substance.

To any first-time AWP visitors to my blog, I recommend starting here: The Secrets to Publishing Success (Jane's 2009 Tough Love Guide).

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