Comments on: A Little Good News for Amanda, A Newspaper Mention, and How to Bring the Fun at AWP https://webbish6.com/a-little-good-news-for-amanda-a-newspaper-mention-and-how-to-bring-the-fun-at-awp/ Jeannine Hall Gailey's Poetry Blog Fri, 02 Aug 2013 14:46:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Patricia Fargnoli https://webbish6.com/a-little-good-news-for-amanda-a-newspaper-mention-and-how-to-bring-the-fun-at-awp/#comment-2579 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 14:46:08 +0000 http://www.webbish6.com/?p=3211#comment-2579 I’ve only been to one AWP (Austin) but I loved it. What made it work for me was making lunch “dates” with people I wanted to see (but never get to see). Being on one panel, participating in one reading. Those times grounded me. And I also hung out long hours hiking around the bookfair and hanging out at my publisher’s (Tupelo’s) booth.

Big crowds aren’t my thing either. Nor is smooshing. But the above things made it feel “real” and fun.

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