The queens kindly request your presence for some piping hot tea as they recap the AWP Conference in Baltimore. 

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Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series. And BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE is available from Bridwell Press. 

James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books.

Show Notes:

James posted some AWP tips on Facebook here. 

For the curious, AWP has posted its "Community Participation in #AWP26 Conference & Bookfair" stats here.

The journals mentioned on the "Editing for Change and Community" panel were:

Small Orange edited by Carlie Hoffman. Carlie's poems were included in our Breaking Form episode "The Hof[f]man[n]s" which you can listen to here.

Georgia Review edited by Gerald Maa. 

Brink edited by Nina Lohman 

Hopkins Review edited by Dora Malech

Cherry Tree: A National Literary Journal at Washington College, by James. 

AWP has said it will post the video of John Waters's keynote address for conference registrants to view, but we can't find it yet. But if you're curious, here's a written recap of the event by Baltimore Fishbowl.

You can find The Adroit Journal online at  https://theadroitjournal.org. They're open for submissions currently (til April 1, 2026). They are a paying market.