Event

Feb 12-14: AWP Conference Events at Links Hall

Three evenings of events at Links Hall as part of the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) annual conference in Chicago.Readings snd presentations by local, national, and international writers.

February 12-14
6:30-11pm
$5 each night
Ongoing events / Drop in anytime / Last entry 10pm

Thursday, February 12
Make It New - Infrawriting/Infrastructure With Coach House Books, Flim Forum Press, TinFish Press, and a Tag Team Reading open to all. Featured writers include: Harold Abramowitz, Amanda Ackerman, Kevin Connolly, Barrett Gordon, Matthew Klane, Deborah Poe, Sina Queyras, Vanessa Place, Brandon Shimoda, Laura Sims, Adam Sol, and Mathew Timmons.

Friday, February 13
Red Rover Series presents Experiment #26: Friday Night in Chicago A Small Press Showcase with Action Books, Effing Press, Flood Editions, Futurepoem Books, Les Figues Press, Slack Buddha Press, Switchback Books, and Ugly Duckling Presse. Featured writers include: Jessica Bozek, Amina Cain, Marcella Durand, Bill Fuller, Kim Hyesoon, Alta Ifland, Dan Machlin, Don Mee, Hoa Nguyen, Kathleen Rooney, John Tipton, and Ronaldo V. Wilson.

Saturday, February 14
Performance Ventures: Sound, Video, Hypertext, & Poets Theater With Justin Cabrillos, Laura Goldstein, Kristin Hayter, Jennifer Karmin, Judd Morrissey, Edward Salem, Jen Sporcich, Ni'Ja Whitson, and a few surprises. This event is sponsored by the Writing Program at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.