This year, HAWC is thrilled to announce that seven of us will be attending the 2017 AWP Conference, the largest representation of Hmong American writers in the history of the […]
Writing From the Absence: Voices of Hmong American Poets
Check out this new series curated by Mai Der Vang, featuring Hmong American poets and hosted by the extraordinary Academy of American Poets! Each month will highlight a new poet’s […]
HAWC to participate in Fresno’s first ever LitHop (4/23/16)
The Hmong American Writers’ Circle is honored to participate in a Fresno first – LitHop 2016. HAWC will be hosting a free public reading at Hart’s Haven Bookstore located in […]
HAWC to host free public reading in Los Angeles (LA Public Library, 3/31, 6pm)
HAWC will be hosting a free public reading honoring the work of the HAWC to create a visible body of Hmong American literature, as well as celebrating the recent accomplishment of […]
Mai Der Vang named 2016 Walt Whitman Poetry Prize Winner!
We are overjoyed to announce that Mai Der Vang is the 2016 Walt Whitman Award winner from the Academy of American Poets. Her collection “Afterland” was selected from 1,000s of […]