{"id":924,"date":"2011-02-28T08:42:31","date_gmt":"2011-02-28T13:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bsuenglish.wordpress.com\/?p=924"},"modified":"2019-04-23T15:40:51","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T19:40:51","slug":"why-all-undergraduates-who-are-serious-about-creative-writing-should-attend-the-associated-writing-programs-annual-conference-awp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/english\/blog\/2011\/02\/28\/why-all-undergraduates-who-are-serious-about-creative-writing-should-attend-the-associated-writing-programs-annual-conference-awp\/","title":{"rendered":"Why All Undergraduates Who Are Serious About Creative Writing Should Attend the Associated Writing Programs Annual Conference (AWP), by Prof. Matt Mullins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_929\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bsuenglish.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/02\/awpall_02.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-929\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-929\" title=\"AWPAll_02\" src=\"http:\/\/bsuenglish.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/02\/awpall_02.png?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/02\/10100336\/awpall_02.png 400w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/02\/10100336\/awpall_02-300x263.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of AWP Writer.org<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Networking. \u00a0Networking. \u00a0Networking. \u00a0I begin somewhat offhandedly, but I mean this. \u00a0You want to go to AWP (the annual conference attended by most of the creative writing programs across America) because you are someone who writes, cares about writing and needs to meet people of like mind. \u00a0At AWP, you will meet your peers (i.e., other 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