Hey there Steven,
We’ve got some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that we’re sad to announce the
departure of Workshop Managing Director Solmaz Sharif, the Iranian American poet and activist who
read anti-war poems with us in 2009, dreamt up our speed-dating night, and generally made the
Workshop awesome. The good news is we’re proud to announce that she’s won the "Discovery" /
Boston Review Poetry Contest, one of the most prestigious national contests for emerging poets!
This also means we’re hiring for two positions: a Development Associate to fundraise for our socially progressive programs and a Program Director to help us put together our quirky yet curated literary events series. Click on the links and apply today!
If you’re at SXSW on March 17, check out hip hop activist Jeff Chang talk about Wordstrike, our writer
response to Arizona’s crackdown on immigrants. On Tuesday, March 18, come rock out with avant-
violinist Jason Kao Hwang and comedienne-performer Becky Yamamoto at our Mouth to Mouth Open
Mic. On Thursday, March 25, we’ll be wishing you Nowruz Mubarak or happy Afghan-Persian New Year
with a wonderful Brooklyn reading.
And make sure to send in your short story to the Asian American Short
Story contest judged by Yiyun Li and Porochista Khakpour!
We're Hiring!
The Asian American Writers' Workshop, the preeminent literary arts nonprofit dedicated to excellent
literature of Asian American descent, is looking for two energetic individuals looking to make their mark
on the literary culture of New York. Our ideal applicants are entrepreneurial self-starters capable of
creating and implementing plans in an unstructured environment.
Part-Time Development Associate. This position will consist of developing new earned income initiatives
and contribution tracking systems with the Executive Director. Previous development experience
preferred. Click here to apply.
Part-Time Program Director. This position is ideal for a highly ambitious, organized individual who would
like to build curatorial experience in a collegial, socially progressive arts center. Click here to apply.
In a nation with fast and vast demographic changes, what is the role of musicians and their fans in
moving beyond hatred? Is SB 1070 in Arizona only the tip of the anti-immigrant movement iceberg?
Artists and activists join together to discuss the Sound Strike and their commitment to working together
to raise awareness and opposition to the treatment of immigrants in Arizona. Featuring Soundstrike’s
Javier Gonzalez, multiple Grammy award winner Rene Perez of Calle 13, Can't Stop Won't Stop author
and Wordstrike Jeff Chang, Roco of Maldita, and artist Favianna Rodriguez.
@ South by Southwest
Austin Convention Center, Room 9ABC
Austin, Texas
2011 Asian American Short Story Contest
Are you a writer, itching to have your work discovered? Think you have what it takes to win a national, pan-Asian American writing competition—the ONLY one of its kind? Here’s your shot at showing off your roots and writing. Now in its fourth year, the 2011 Asian American Short Story Contest will name will name one grand prize winner who will win a cash prize of $1,000 and have the winning story published in an upcoming issue of Hyphen, one second prize winner who will win a cash prize of $350, and 8 finalists. Click here to read more about the contest and see how you can enter your short story! This year's entries will be judged by
acclaimed writers Yiyun Li and Porochista Khakpour.
Our first contest winner Preeta Samarasan was discovered based on her winning story. She went on to write the acclaimed novel Evening is the Whole Day, which was long-listed for the Orange Prize. What will your story do for you?
Waiting for the warmer weather? Join us for this month's Mouth to Mouth Open Mic which is sure to raise the temperature. NEA award winning composer and violinist Jason Kao Hwang will give a special acoustic performance, and performer Becky Yamamoto, called "priceless" by The New York Times and "expertly deadpan" by The New Yorker, will surely have us in laughs.
@The Asian American Writers' Workshop
110-112 West 27th Street, 6th Floor
Between 6th and 7th Avenues
Buzzer 600
$5 suggested donation
open to the public
sign up at 8:30 PM for a 5 minute slot
Looking for a space to write?
The Asian American Writers' Workshop is proud to introduce WRITER GYM, private desk space for writers. We want to help incubate the next generation of awesome emerging Asian American writers—in other words, you. At WRITER GYM, you'll get your own work area, a storage locker, and 24/7 access to the space. You'll join nine other writers—gym buddies to help you bust through the wall of writers' block. And you will develop a habit of stopping by your desk on your way to work or on a lazy Sunday afternoon, away from the pressures of work and home—so you can knock out your next masterpiece. Click here to learn more.
Looking for an event space?
 Are you looking for a place to hold your next event? Rent the performance space at the Asian American Writers' Workshop. The site of the Workshop's weekly readings, our space is available for a variety of functions: conferences, meetings, speeches, receptions, fund-raising events, performances, literary readings, benefits, book parties,
and more.
About The Asian American Writers' Workshop
The Asian American Writers' Workshop seeks to do what no one else is doing. We're building a shelter for the Asian American stories of our parents and our children. We're inventing the Asian American cultural vision of tomorrow. We're creating a 21st century arts space that can interpret the great tradition of American letters and world literature, broker the space between immigrant communities and the cultural mainstream, and translate the vibrant cultures comprising more than half the world. We believe that every American, no matter the color of their skin, should understand how Asian America forms a central chapter of the American story. Show that you
believe Asian American stories are worth telling and donate today.
Made possible by the generous support of:
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Spoilers!
Thursday, March 18, 2011 3:30PM
The Wordstrike at SXSW: The Sound Strike, Immigration and You
@SXSW
Friday, March 18, 2011 9PM
Mouth to Mouth Open Mic: Jason Hwang and Becky Yamamoto
@AAWW
Thursday, March 25, 2011, 7PM
Nowruz Reading: Iranian-American and Afghan-American writers @ZoraSpace
Thursday, April 7, 2011 7PM
Luis Francia's The Beauty of Ghosts @AAWW
Friday, April 15, 2011, 9PM
Mouth to Mouth Open Mic @AAWW
Saturday, April 16, 2011 7pm
R. Zamora Linmark
Saturday, May 7, 2011 Time TBA
Open City at The New Museum & the Museum of Chinese in America
Friday, May 13, 2011, 9PM
Mouth to Mouth Open Mic @AAWW
Friday, June 17, 2011, 9PM
Mouth to Mouth Open Mic @AAWW
Thursday, June 23, 2011 Time TBA
Lisa See
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