Here's where you'll find Kundiman in Baltimore during AWP 2026, inside and outside the Convention Center!

March 5th–7th: awp BookFair

Booth #1070

thursday, March 5th–Saturday, March 7th, 2026

baltimore Convention Center in baltimore, md

Kundiman will be at the AWP Bookfair throughout the conference. Feel free to stop by Booth #1070 to chat with Kundiman Staff, Fellows, and Community Members. You can also pick up merch and get books signed!

March 6th: towards a liberatory literature: a palestinian voices reading & conversation with sarah aziza and fargo nissim tbakhi, moderated by leena aboutaleb

friday, March 6th, 2026
10:35–11:50 aM eT

Ballroom I, Level 400
baltimore Convention Center

Join Kundiman and writers Sarah Aziza and Fargo Nissim Tbakhi for a reading and conversation about how literature can disrupt narratives of empire and colonialism, moderated by leena aboutaleb.

Read more about the event on our calendar or on AWP's website!

march 6th: AAPI Caucus

Friday, March 6th, 2026
3:20–4:35 PM eT

Room 307, Level 300
baltimore Convention Center

The annual AAPI Caucus is a town hall-style hangout and community space. Come meet other AAPI writers and discuss opportunities and resources available to support you. Read more about the event on our calendar, or on AWP's website!

march 6th: hard times require furious dancing: an awp off-site dance party

Friday, March 6th, 2026
6:30–9:30 PM ET

4 n martin luther king jr. blvd
baltimore, maryland 21201

We're partnering with fellow organizations to host an off-site dance party called Hard Times Require Furious Dancing. This free event invites writers and readers to step out of conference mode and onto the dance floor. Registration is required. Read more about the event on our calendar, or on AWP’s website!

COMMUNITY EVENTS:

Join Kundiman COMMUNITY MEMBERS at the following events during AWP!

Events will be updated on an ongoing basis.

Wednesday, March 4th:

• Balancing Act: A Literary Circus with The Workshop Prince (Zoe Leonard), Rahne Alexander, Yasmine Bolden, Genevieve DeGuzman, Eze Jackson, Dave K, MANiC!, Amanda McCormick, Rita Mookerjee, Christopher Nelson, Karol Olesiak, Tramaine Suubi, Nicole Tallman, Jade E Welsh, and Stephen Zerance
  7:00 PM–9:30 PM ET
  The Club Car
  12 W North Avenue
  Baltimore, MD 21201

Thursday, March 5th:

• It’s Political, But It’s Not Political Art with Kevin Nguyen, Terry Nguyen, Jon Hickey, Karissa Chen, Alejandro Varela
  9:00 AM–10:15 AM ET
  Room 328, Level 300
  Baltimore Convention Center

• Kithship: A Dialogue with Asian Diasporic Poet-Scholars with Carlina Duan, Jasmine An, Jennifer S. Cheng, Sumita Chakraborty, Jeddie Sophronius
  10:35 AM–11:50 AM ET
  Room 316, Level 300
  Baltimore Convention Center

• Alice James Books & Persea Books AWP Off-Site Poetry Reading with Cameron Awkward-Rich, Elizabeth Bradfield, Ina Cariño, Andrés Cerpa, Mitchell L. H. Douglas, Anne Marie Macari, Cecily Parks, Michelle Peñaloza, Valencia Robin, Carey Salerno, R. A. Villanueva, Michael M. Weinstein
  6:00 PM–7:45 PM ET
  Chesapeake Wine Company
  2400 Boston Street, Suite 112
  Baltimore, MD 21224

• The Freya Project: In support of The Women’s Health Center of Maryland with Zefyr Lisowski, Diana Khoi Nguyen, and Alejandro Varela, and hosted by Jenny Xie
  6:00 PM–7:00 PM ET
  Fadensonnen (Upstairs Tavern)
  3 West 23rd Street
  Baltimore, MD 21218

• Mess and Friction Reading Series with Leila Chatti, Aaron John Curtis, Asa Drake, Allegra Hyde, Eugenia Leigh, Sarah Perry, and Talin Tahajian
  7:00 PM ET
  Fadensonnen (Upstairs Tavern)
  3 West 23rd Street
  Baltimore, MD 21218

Friday, March 6th:

• Poetry and the Sacred with James Davis May, Jared Harél, Megan Pinto, Hayan Charara, and Philip Metres
  9:00 AM–10:15 AM ET
  Room 328, Level 300
  Baltimore Convention Center

• Flashes of Truth: A Celebration & Examination of the Flash Essay Form with Ira Sukrungruang, Rae Pagliarulo, Jane Wong, Zoë Bossiere, and Lilly Dancyger
  9:00 AM–10:15 AM ET
  Room 301, Level 300
  Baltimore Convention Center

• Home, Belonging, and Agency in Diasporic Fiction with Cleyvis Natera, Elysha Chang, Nawaaz Ahmed, Roohi Choudhry, and Serkan Görkemli
  1:45 PM–3:00 PM ET
  Room 326, Level 300
  Baltimore Convention Center

• Slow Down: Patience and Poetry with David Baker, Kimiko Hahn, Linda Gregerson, and Philip Metres
  1:45 PM–3:00 PM ET
  Room 328, Level 300
  Baltimore Convention Center

• Sustaining & Building Robust Literary Partnerships with Libby Flores, Gina Chung, Maya Marshall, Rebecca Makkai, Michael Welch
  1:45 PM–3:00 PM ET
  Room 302, Level 300
  Baltimore Convention Center

• Growing From Our Roots: An Asian Debut Author Showcase (hosted by Joshua Nguyen and Susan Nguyen, and sponsored by Kundiman South and Kundiman Northeast) with Mina Khan, Lisa Low, Aparna Paul, Andy Sia, Samyak Shertok, Fargo Nissim Tbakhi, Mandy Tu, and Kathy Wu
  6:30 PM ET
  Backwater Books
  8156 Main Street
  Elliot City, MD 21403
  

  Saturday, March 7th:

• From Short Story to Novel with Bobuq Sayed, Aaron H. Aceves, Lucas Schaefer, Sam Sax, and Santiago Sanchez
  9:00 AM–10:15 AM ET
  Room 317, Level 300
  Baltimore Convention Center

• Reading & Writing in Times of Political Upheaval with Sheri Booker, Neda Toloui-Semnani, Purvi Shah, and Maggie Messitt
  12:10 PM–1:25 PM ET
  Room 308, Level 300
  Baltimore Convention Center

• We Inherit Each Other: Inspiration & Disruption in Asian American Poetry with Ashleigh Kennedy, Anni Liu, Joshua Nguyen, Noreen Ocampo, Megan Pinto
  1:45 PM–3:00 PM ET
  Room 326, Level 300
  Baltimore Convention Center

• Critical Poetics of Suicide for Queer and Trans People of Color with Diannely Antigua, Em Dash, Joan Kwon Glass, MT Vallarta, and Maya Williams
  5:30 PM–7:00 PM ET
  Charm City Books
  426 W. Franklin Street
  Baltimore, MD 21201

  
  

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