2023 AWP Conference & Bookfair
Seattle, Washington
March 8–11, 2023
Seattle Convention Center
Madville Publishing will once again be in attendance at AWP2023. These are the details we know so far:
Madville will be at Booth #722 in the book fair
Thursday, March 9, 2023
9:00-5:00 PM – in the book fair (Booth number 722)
- 11:00 AM-12:00 PM – Susan O’Dell Underwood (Genesis Road) signing books at Madville’s booth.
- 12:00 PM-1:00 PM – Mike Hilbig (Judgment Day & Other White Lies) signing books at Madville’s booth.
- 1:00 PM-2:00 PM – Lee Zacharias (What a Wonderful World This Could Be) signing books at Madville’s booth.
- 2:00 PM-3:00 PM – karla k. morton (Turbulence and Fluids, forthcoming April 2023) signing books at Madville’s booth.
- 3:00 PM-4:00 PM – Rick Campbell (Gunshot, Peacock, Dog) signing books at Madville’s booth.
- 4:00 PM-5:00 PM – Wondra Chang (Sonju) signing books at Madville’s booth.
- 4:00 PM-5:30 PM – Offsite Reading at The Chieftain Irish Pub: Madville Publishing, Iris Press, and Stephen F. Austin State University Press (Readings from Lana K. W. Austin, Rick Campbell, Mike Hilbig, Andrew McFadyen-Ketchum, karla morton, Bruce Overby, Susan O’Dell Underwood, Lee Zacharias & more!)
6:00-7:30 PM – Meet and Greet the Madvillans
Reception in the Ballard Ballroom, Sheraton Grand Seattle, Third Floor, Pike Street Tower
Madville Publishing invites friends and those who would like to become friends to join us for an opportunity to meet our authors. There will be libations!!
Friday, March 10, 2023
9:00-5:00 PM – in the book fair (Booth number 722)
- 11:00 AM-12:00 PM – Michael Gills (Before All Who Have Ever Seen This Disappear) signing books at Madville’s booth.
- 12:00 PM-1:00 PM – Bruce Overby (The Cyclone Release) signing books at Madville’s booth.
4:00-7:30 PM – Madvillans Read – Offsite event – (but it’s really onsite!)
The Columbia Room, Sheraton Grand, Seattle, Fourth Floor, Union Tower
(Readings from Jodi Angel, Lee Zacharias, Maurice Ruffin, Cherise Pollard, Lana Austin, Michael Gills, Francine Rodriguez, karla k. morton, Wondra Chang, Rick Campbell, Kari Gunter-Seymour, Makayla Gay, Bruce Overby, Susan O’Dell Underwood, Mike Hilbig, Dion O’Reilly, Hillary Behrman, Kim Addonizio, Anna Sandy-Elrod, Raye Hendrix, Jenny Molberg, Kim Davis, Lisa Rose, and Gigi Marino.)
Saturday, March 11, 2023
9:00-5:00 PM – in the book fair (Booth number 722)
- 11:00 AM-12:00 PM – Francine Rodriguez (A Woman’s Story) signing books at Madville’s booth.
- 12:00 PM-1:00 PM – Jodi Angel (Biggest Little Girl) signing books at Madville’s booth.
9:00-10:15 AM (S118) Urban and Rural: Writing about Poverty
(Luanne Smith, Michael Gills, Troy Wilderson, Stephanie Powell Watts, Francine Rodriguez)
While class is often the backdrop to a story rather than the main point, writing about poverty is often compartmentalized. Grit Lit, Street Lit, Kmart fiction, even noir, there seems to be a place to put this work rather than actually looking at it as writing about the human condition. This panel brings together prose writers from rural and urban settings to discuss commonalities, differences and the bigger picture when class is a major factor in the work.