Founded in 1972, Copper Canyon has produced more than 220 volumes of poetry, including books by Nobel Laureates Czeslaw Milosz, Odysseas Elytis, Pablo Neruda, and Vicente Aleixandre. Th press will schedule promotional author readings throughout the country at bookstores, libraries, and literary conferences. Writers of the Americas, a consortium project led by the North Carolina's Writer's Network . Each consortium member, representing a different region of the state, will collaborate with schools and local organizations in its area to maximize Mr. Rodriguez's exposure to underserved populations. Each consortium member will identify Latin American and Hispanic writers who will work with Mr. Rodriguez in a mentoring relationship.
Witness publishes one general and one theme issue each year.
The issue will feature the work of writers such as Joyce Carol Oates, John Edgar Wideman, Kim Wozencraft, James Ellroy, Sandra Steingraber, Mikal Gilmore, and Stuart Dybek. Associated Writing Programs serves 293 college and university writing programs and 80 writers' conferences and festivals in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Published six times a year, The Writer's Chronicle features essays on contemporary literature and the teaching of creative writing, information on publishing and grant opportunities, interviews with writers on their craft, and practical advice on generating income through writing. Currently distributed to 17,000 readers, The Writer's Chronicle plans to increase its circulation to individual writers and students outside of AWP's member organizations. Published seven times a year, the AWP Job List currently reaches 3,500 writers.