Here is a collection of recaps of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs annual conference, which was held this year in Chicago.
MANY of the bloggers below have multiple posts, and I have tried (though likely not always succeeded) to choose the first one.
Please comment with any I have missed, or point out horrific errors. I'm sure there are both.
Deborah Ager (32 Poems) (includes photo of my hotel's lobby)
Avery (I stopped by their table, they're very nice)
Barrelhouse (right across from the upstreet table, where I sat a couple of times)
Colin Bassett
Lauren Becker (who I hung out with some, and who is all around great)
Blake Butler (he is very gracious, by the way)
Erika Dreifus (who in turn links to some recaps)
Clifford Garstang (I would have thanked fangirlishly for his New Yorker fiction roundups had we met.)
FC2
Molly Gaudry (who, upon hearing a forthcoming NR plan, seemed amused...whew! heh)
Barry Graham (DOGZPLOT) (#32 = proof I was there. Also, best all-category-of-conference swag ever.)
Indiana Review
Shane Jones
Tayari Jones (Fangirlish thanks for her writer tips not in the cards this year, ah well.)
Paul Lisicky
Sean Lovelace
Gena Mohwish (HTMLGIANT) (the tiny helicopter? AWESOME)
Ploughshares
Publishing Genius (Bonus: Debit card purchases.)
The Three Ps of Post-MFA (agree about the gulag, the change from Tuesday to Wednesday was scary)
Virginia Quarterly Review
Dan Wickett (Emerging Writers Network) (Modded one of my favorite panels. Recap mentions Rock of Love Bus!)
Eileen Wiedbrauk
Kevin Wilson (I had a similar Matt Bell Experience(tm))
On NOT attending AWP:
Edan Lepucki (The Millions)
Missouri Review
Laura Ellen Scott (who is correct and incorrect)
"seemed amused...whew!" I'm confused!
Posted by: Molly Gaudry | February 22, 2009 at 09:48 AM
In a couple of weeks, TNR will be furthering two scoreboards.
Posted by: Erin | February 22, 2009 at 11:40 AM
Ah, yes, J. A. Gotcha!
Posted by: Molly Gaudry | February 23, 2009 at 10:22 AM
the all-around great sentiment is mutual!
Posted by: Lauren | February 23, 2009 at 04:56 PM
Wow, thanks for this. Fantastic.
Posted by: nova | March 01, 2009 at 11:11 AM
I still can't believe how overwhelming that experience was! I was so glad to get to meet you there :) Hooray for nametags!
Posted by: Jessie Carty | March 11, 2009 at 03:16 PM