Here's where you'll find Kundiman in Philadelphia during AWP 2022, inside and outside the Convention Center!
March 23–26: awp Book Fair
Booth #923!
Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA
Kundiman will be at the AWP Book Fair throughout the conference. Come by to say hi to some Kundiman staff and fellows, check out our fashionable swag, and leave a few books heavier!
March 25: Beyond Genres: A reading & discussion with Patrick Rosal, K-Ming Chang, and T Kira Māhealani Madden, Moderated by J. Mae Barizo
Terrace Ballroom I and II, Pennsylvania Convention Center, 400 Level
Friday, March 25, 2022
1:45 pm to 3:00 pm EST
Renowned writers Patrick Rosal, K-Ming Chang, and T Kira Māhealani Madden will take the stage for a cross-genre reading and panel discussion. As acclaimed writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, this panel will discuss the expansive possibilities within Asian American identity and storytelling through navigation across genres. A conversation on craft moderated by J. Mae Barizo will follow.
Read more about the event on our calendar, or on AWP’s website.
Asian American Caucus at AWP, Tampa, 2019. Photo by Faisal Mohyuddin.
march 26: Asian American Caucus
126A, Pennsylvania Convention Center, 100 Level
Saturday March 26, 2022
5:00 to 6:15 PM EST
How can Asian American writers build a more robust network? What does it mean to be a writer of color in these times? This fourth annual Asian American Caucus is a town hall-style hang out and community space. Come meet other Asian American writers and discuss fellowships, publication opportunities, and resources available to support you. Organized by the Asian American Writers' Workshop, Kaya, Kundiman, the Asian American Literary Review, Kearny Street, Hyphen, and Smithsonian’s APAC.
Read More about the event on our calendar, or on AWP's website!
FELLOW EVENTS:
Join Kundiman fellows at the following events during AWP!
Thursday, March 24th:
2022 Debut Authors Discuss: How to Prepare for the Book Deal with Jean Chen Ho, Jonathan Escoffery, Daphne Palasi Andreades, Xochitl Gonzalez, and Cleyvis Natera
9:00 AM-10:15 AM ET
Room: 123, Pennsylvania Convention Center, 100 LevelAlice James Books, Book Fair Booth: Jane Wong Signing for How to Not be Afraid of Everything
1 PMWho are Adoptees & Who Has the Right to Write about Them with Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello, Tiana Nobile, Leah Silvieus, and Ansley Moon
1:45 PM- 2:45 PM ET
Room: VirtualOf Triggers & Things: Workshopping the Difficult Text with Jee Leong Koh, Tim Tomlinson, Jacqueline Bishop, Sally Breen, PhD
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Room: 109AB, Pennsylvania Convention Center, 100 Level
Friday, March 25th:
Teaching & Writing Asian America in the CW Classroom with Jane Wong, Piyali Bhattacharya, Rajiv Mohabir, and Alexandra Chang
10:35 AM- 11:50 AM ET
Room: 113A, Pennsylvania Convention Center, 100 LevelThe Importance of Pleasure: Representation of Sex and The Body in Pleasure with K-Ming Chang, Angie Dell, Jenny Irish, Taylor Byas, and Jessica Q. Stark
12:10 PM - 1:25 PM ET
Room: 125, Pennsylvania Convention Center, 100 LevelVoyage Image Poem: An Exploration of Hybrid Texts with Diana Khoi Nguyen, Anthony Cody, Elizabeth Bradfield, Tess Taylor, and Brynn Saito
3:20 PM -4:35 PM ET
Room: 115C, Pennsylvania Convention, 100 LevelSecond Acts AWP Offsite Poetry Reading with Jane Wong, Derrick Austin, Taneum Bambrick, Rosebud, Ben-Oni, Andrés Cerpa, Cortney Lamar Charleston, Richie Hofmann, Christopher Kempf, Donika Kelly, Corey Van Landingham, Jacques J. Rancourt, Chet'la Sebree, Casey Thayer, Noah Warren, and David Woo
5:00 PM- 7:00 PM ET
530 South St, Philadelphia PA 19147
Saturday, March 26th:
Women Fiction: Asian and Asian American Women and the Global Narrative with Gina Apostol, Meng Jin,Catherine Ciepiela, Sabina Murray, and Tracy O'Neill
9:00 AM-10:15 AM ET
Room: 124, Pennsylvania Convention Center, 100 LevelExcavating Story & Silence: The Poetics of Erasure with Diana Khoi Nguyen, Hadara Bar-Nadav, Donika Kelly, and Kiki Petrosino
10:35 AM-11:50 AM ET
Room: 121BC, Pennsylvania Convention Center, 100 LevelNo One Cares About Your Kid: Navigating Parenthood as a Poetic Subject with Eugenia Leigh, Casey Thayer, Faisal Mohyuddin, Lisa Fay Coutley, and Neelanjana Banerjee
10:35 AM - 11:50 AM ET
Room: 126A, Pennsylvania Convention Center, 100 LevelLiving as Exposition: Asian American Poets in the Southern United States with Tiana Nobile, Asa Drake, Ina Cariño, Sasha Pimentel, and Adrienne Su
12:10 PM-1:25 PM ET
Room: 121A, Pennsylvania Convention Center, 100 LevelGrowing From Our Roots: An Asian Debut Author Showcase with Jean Chen Ho, Shelley Wong, Joshua Nguyen, Susan Nguyen, Kyle Lucia Wu, Haolun Xu, Joan Kwon Chan, Bo Schwabacher, Natasha Rao
7:00-8:00 PM ET
Asian Arts Initiative, Studio D
1219 Vine St., Philadelphia, PA 19107