It’s been over a month since AWP 2026, which occurred in Baltimore, and in addition greater than a month since we launched Chosen Recollections Vol. 2: 15 Years of Hippocampus Journal into the world — and I, Donna T, have been that means to jot down a weblog put up recap ever since!
Alas, it’s been a whirlwind since then, so I’m going to (re)share a barely revised model of one thing I posted to my private Fb web page shortly after I bought house, which sums up all of the feels I felt within the second.
The message:
AWP 2026 in Baltimore was a whirlwind. And it was simply what I wanted! I wasn’t there as writer-me, however moderately Hippocampus-me. Though I do really feel a bit reinvigorated to jot down for myself once more, too!
Beaming with delight and reminded that this labor of affection issues:
The fixed sales space site visitors and enthusiasm of everybody who paid us a go to on the E-book Honest The seven unbelievable readers and ~100 CNF pals at our anniversary anthology launch social gathering The scores of books that left our desk and went into tote luggage from previous and new pals The devotion of our personal staff members who had been current at AWP this 12 months and graciously gave a while to desk and assist the social gathering go extremely easy The camaraderie among the many CNF neighborhood and our fellow journals, all supporting one another at numerous occasionsThe Large Occasion: Celebrating CNF, Collectively
The spotlight of AWP for the Hippocampus staff was most actually the guide launch half for Chosen Recollections Vol. 2. The occasion venue was excellent — The Gaming Lounge at M.A.P. Applied sciences, run by the tremendous skilled and pleasant Michael, who additionally makes use of this house to run STEM camps and after-school packages for Baltimore-area youth.
Greater than 100 people got here out to have fun with us, and LUCKY SEVEN of the anthology contributors had been there to learn their work, and we had been delighted to listen to from:
- Holly Abbe
- Sayuri Ayers
- Margaret Luongo
- Nicole Piasecki
- Ronit Plank
- SJ Sindu
- Tori Walters
The most important of thank-yous to affiliate editor Rae Pagliarulo and volunteers Lillie Gardner (studying panel), Amy Fish (reviewer/interviewer), and Kevin Beerman (guide operations) for making this occasion — and the E-book Honest — a giant success for us. After which, in fact, to the opposite anthology editors Steph Auteri, Wendy Fontaine, and Jenn Corridor and guide cowl designer Jean-Marie Merkle and guide structure designer Tara Caimi.
>>>You may also hear an abbreviated model of the guide’s introduction learn by Donna and the occasion welcome from Rae right here, on our YouTube channel.
Snapshots from AWP 2026
Just some photographs from the Bookfair and launch social gathering, which because of Rae, Lillie, and Kevin for capturing a few of these moments.
Use the arrows to scroll via! There’s a couple of dozen in every set!
E-book Honest Pictures
Launch Occasion Pics
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