I still dream that one day AWP will wake up and come to New Orleans (it feels like a no-brainer, right?). But until then, I’ll leave my writing nest like the rest of you and have an adventure. In today’s episode, I’ll talk about how special this conference is as well as how vital our connection to our overall literary community is.

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