The Rumpus Guide to AWP 2019
A selection of AWP 2019 panels, readings, and events that we are especially excited for!
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Amina Gautier
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Notable Philadelphia: 5/8–5/14
Literary events and readings in and around Philadelphia this week!
VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Renee Simms
Renee Simms discusses her debut collection, Meet Behind Mars, leaving law to become a writer, and writing through major life changes.
What We’re Reading in November!
No one was prepared for the massive earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010, taking over a quarter-million lives, and leaving millions more homeless.
Notable NYC: 11/26–12/2
Saturday 11/26: Sarah Kay, Maeve Higgins, Phil Kaye, and Mark Doss read for refugees, as part of the Festival to Improve the World. The Wild Project, 4 p.m., $10. Monday…
The Loss of All Lost Things by Amina Gautier
Leland Cheuk reviews The Loss of All Lost Things today in Rumpus Books.
The Last Book I Loved: The Loss of All Lost Things
I recognize something in the stories... It’s the culture of “I made it” versus the culture of staying behind, the culture of achievement versus the culture of guilt.
Weekend Rumpus Roundup
First, Brandon Hicks unveils a triptych of “Quick-Takes” illustrating his irreverent views on nature, famous trees, and the rapture. Then, in the Saturday Essay, Ashley Inguanta mourns for her best friend who passed away…
The Sunday Rumpus Interview: Ravi Howard
Amina Gautier interviews novelist Ravi Howard, author of Like Trees, Walking and Driving the King.
Now We Will Be Happy by Amina Gautier
Coleen Muir reviews Amina Gautier's Now We Will Be Happy today in Rumpus Books.
This Week in Short Fiction
The news of Michael Brown’s death cannot be ignored. When one of our young people dies from shots fired by a police officer, there will be sadness and confusion. There…
The Children of At Risk
Winner of the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction, Amina Gautier’s At-Risk tells the stories of teenagers who, for many reasons, are at risk.