[New-Poetry] Fwd: SOLD OUT! AWP 2008 Conference & Bookfair in NYC

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From: AWP Conference <conference at awpwriter.org>
To: jforjames at aol.com
Sent: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 12:46 pm
Subject: SOLD OUT! AWP 2008 Conference & Bookfair in NYC



Dear AWP Friend:
AWP¹s 2008 Conference & Bookfair in New York is sold out. No more passes
ill be sold. There will be no on-site registration available at the
onference-site hotels.
Only pre-registered individuals possessing a registration badge will be
dmitted into the conference events and the bookfair.
7,500 people will be attending this year¹s conference, making it the largest
onference in AWP¹s history, and one of North America¹s best-attended
iterary events.
We are sorry to disappoint you if you have not yet registered. Next year¹s
onference will be in Chicago, Illinois, February 11-14, 2009. The deadline
or proposing events for next year¹s conference is May 1, 2008, and we will
egin accepting proposals on February 1,  2008. Please see our website for
ore information.
If you are already registered for the conference, please be advised that
any events will be crowded. Please plan to arrive early for those events
hat are most important to you.
With more than 300 events, 500 exhibitors, and 7,500 attendees, AWP¹s
onference and bookfair has never involved more of its members or more of
he book-loving public. In academic circles, for decades now, the fate of
'the public intellectual'' has been a frequent issue of debate. The
riter's place is in the public square; and happily, we have succeeded in
uilding the meeting place of artistic enterprise and public enjoyment, a
eeting place of town and gown.
We are delighted that so many of you have chosen to help us celebrate AWP¹s
0th Anniversary in New York City. This unprecedented, record-breaking
onference will be a fine way for us to commemorate AWP¹s four decades of
ervice to writers, teachers, and the reading public.
Thank you for your support.
Happy New Year,
David Fenza
xecutive Director
he Association of Writers & Writing Programs


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