Growing From Our Roots: An Asian Debut Showcase is an AWP offsite reading series started by Susan Nguyen and Joshua Nguyen, featuring debut Asian voices. This year's reading will feature Asha Thanki, Tarik Dobbs, Summer Farah, Grace Loh Prasad, Megan Pinto, Jessica Nirvana Ram, Rhoni Blankenhorn, Jimin Seo, Joseph Han, and Sophia Terazawa.

Between now and March 27, the organizers of Growing From Our Roots are putting together a raffle to raise funds for the The Sameer Project and the Armory Arts Relief Fund. Two raffle winners will receive a bundle of books from the featured readers. Learn more and enter here.

This is an offsite event of AWP 2025 and will take place on Thursday, March 27 at 6:00 PM PT at Art Share L.A. (801 E. 4th Pl, Los Angeles, CA). Learn more here.