Upcoming Events

GOVERNING BODIES by Sangamithra Iyer w/ Rahna Reiko Rizzuto
Join AAWW and Astoria Bookshop for the publication of Sangamithra Iyer's new memoir, GOVERNING BODIES: A Memoir, A Confluence, A Watershed!
PAGE TURNER: The 2025 AAWW Publishing Conference
PAGE TURNER convenes experts and authors across industries and genres to share candid insights, advice, and experiences!
November 23, 2025
11:00 AM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
18 West 21st Street, Suite 900
New York NY 10010

Past Events

Creative Writing With Other Scriptures
Join H. M. Zafer for a workshop on harnessing the generative and emancipatory power of scripture!
November 5, 2025
6:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
18 W 21st St, Suite 900
New York NY 10010
Alpha Beta Blah - To The Grave
Join AAWW for Alpha Beta Blah, a new reading series that removes the secret from secret society!
October 30, 2025
7:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
18 West 21st Street, Suite 900
New York NY 10010
The Power of Storytelling and Its Intersections
Join AAJA alongside its chapters at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and New York, in partnership with the Asian American Writers Workshop, for a conversation on the power of writing!
Black & Asian Feminist Solidarities NYC Book Launch
Come celebrate the publication of We Are Each Other’s Liberation, a groundbreaking anthology centering Black and Asian feminist solidarities!
Nikkitha Bakshani Presents Ghost Chilli, in Conversation with Kat Tang
Join Fleet and AAWW for the US release of Nikkitha Bakshani's novel Ghost Chilli with Kat Tang at The Crown Inn!
In Celebration of Where Every Ghost Has A Name
Join AAWW for a celebration of Where Every Ghost Has A Name by Kim Liao, featuring Anru Lee and Jimin Han!
October 16, 2025
7:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
18 West 21st Street, Suite 900
New York NY 10010
In-Store: Lana Lin - The Autobiography of H. Lan Thao Lam w/ Monique Truong
Join us for a celebration of Lana Lin's "The Autobiography of H. Lan Thao Lam" featuring Monique Truong!
Alpha Beta Blah - The Past Tense
Join AAWW for Alpha Beta Blah, a new reading series that removes the secret from secret society!
September 30, 2025
7:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
18 West 21st Street, Suite 900
New York NY 10010
A birthday reading fundraiser & raffle for Gaza
Join AAWW and Kundiman for a fundraiser and raffle for Gaza!
September 26, 2025
7:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
18 West 21st Street, Suite 900
New York NY 10010
[VIRTUAL] In Celebration of Where Are You Really From
Join AAWW for a celebration of Elaine Hsieh Chou's Where Are You Really From, featuring Delia Cai!
Voices for Gaza
Join AAWW and Viet Thanh Nguyen, Mosab Abu Toha, Hala Alyan, Hannah Lillith Assadi and Seema Jilani at The Town Hall for an evening of readings and conversation in solidarity with Gaza, emceed by Aasif Mandvi, and featuring a film by Nan Goldin and a performance by the Resistance Revival Chorus!
September 21, 2025
7:30 PM


Breaking Genre: When Artists Don’t Stay in Their Lane
Join AAWW and Brooklyn Bookfest for a special conversation featuring Samira Asma-Sadeque, Siyang Lim, and Katie Yee moderated by our Executive Director, Jafreen Uddin!
Writing for Graphic Novels
Join Wendy Xu and Chris Kindred for a workshop on writing for graphic novels!
September 20, 2025
1:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
18 W 21st St, Suite 900
New York NY 10010
Radical Histories: A Roundtable of Korean/American Authors
Join Kaya Press, AAWW, and Brooklyn Bookfest for a roundtable of Korean/American authors, featuring Alice Sola Kim, Cathy Park Hong, Ed Park, Gina Chung, Hannah Bae, and Jane Kim!
September 19, 2025
7:00 PM
Gallery Hyundai
529 W 20th St room 6E
New York NY 10011
Ctrl+Alt+Lit: Fan Fiction, Zines, and Independent Literature
Join AAWW for Ctrl+Alt+Lit, a celebration of alternative literatures and countercanons!
September 18, 2025
6:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
18 West 21st Street, Suite 900
New York NY 10010
In Celebration of Seabeast
Join AAWW for a celebration of Seabeast by Rajiv Mohabir, featuring Megan Pinto, Ashna Ali, and Rosamond King!
September 17, 2025
6:30 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
18 West 21st Street, Suite 900
New York NY 10010
Writing City Nature, Writing the City Self
Join Rajiv Mohabir for a workshop on writing about the environment!
September 15, 2025
6:30 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
18 W 21st St, Suite 900
New York NY 10010
Kindred: Printed Matter NY Art Book Fair Offsite Reading
Join us for a special New York City reading in celebration of Mizna's forthcoming issue, 26.1 Kindred!
Alpha Beta Blah - The Party Scene
Join AAWW for Alpha Beta Blah, a new reading series that removes the secret from secret society!
September 2, 2025
7:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
18 West 21st Street, Suite 900
New York NY 10010
lactose intolerant
Join us for readings by Adlan Jackson, Ama Kwarteng, Kyle Carrero Lopez, May Teng, and Ruth Minah Buchwald!
July 29, 2025
7:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
18 West 21st Street, Suite 900
New York NY 10010
From Journalists to Authors: The Making of Stories
Join AAJA and AAWW for an enlivening conversation on transitioning from reporting to long-form storytelling, featuring Vicky Nguyen and Youngmi Mayer!
July 26, 2025
1:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
18 West 21st Street, Suite 900
New York NY 10010
In Celebration of Marginlands
Join AAWW for a celebration of Marginlands by Arati Kumar-Rao!
July 23, 2025
7:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
18 West 21st Street, Suite 900
New York NY 10010
In Celebration of Maggie; Or, A Man And A Woman Walk Into A Bar
Join Yu & Me, the New York Public Library, and AAWW for a celebration of Katie Yee's debut novel, Maggie; Or, A Man And A Woman Walk Into A Bar, featuring Hannah Bae!
Artists & Writers Summer Social
Join the merriment with A4 and AAWW this summer at Land to Sea!
July 22, 2025
6:00 PM


In Celebration of Nothing More of This Land
Join the Worlds Borough Bookshop and AAWW for a celebration of Joseph Lee's debut book, Nothing More of This Land, featuring Katie Yee!
AAWW at The New York City Poetry Festival
Join AAWW and Kaitlin Hsu, N.S. Ahmed, and Cathy de la Cruz at The New York City Poetry Festival!
Kinetic Mixer
Join AAWW and IMGE Dance for Kinetic Mixer, a new dance film networking event designed to for aspiring and established dance filmmakers!
July 10, 2025
7:00 PM


A Bomb Placed Close to the Heart by Nishant Batsha
Nishant Batsha's expansive and poignant novel of love, radical ambition, and intellectual rebirth set at the dawn of World War I
In Celebration of Sage
Join AAWW for a celebration of Yaffa’s latest book, Sage! 
June 20, 2025
7:00 PM
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
18 West 21st Street, Suite 900
New York NY 10010
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