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AWM Destinations: Itchy & Scratchy Land
Welcome to AWM Destinations, the world’s leading travel agency for faraway and fantastical destinations. Each week, AWM Destinations will showcase a unique and exciting vacation destination and spotlight some of
AWM Destinations: Wakanda
Welcome to AWM Destinations, the world’s leading travel agency for faraway and fantastical destinations. Each week, AWM Destinations will showcase a unique and exciting vacation destination and spotlight some of
AWM Destinations: River City, Iowa
Welcome to AWM Destinations, the world’s leading travel agency for faraway and fantastical destinations. Each week, AWM Destinations will showcase a unique and exciting vacation destination and spotlight some of
AWM Destinations: Where the Wild Things Are
Welcome to AWM Destinations, the world’s leading travel agency for faraway and fantastical destinations. Each week, AWM Destinations will showcase a unique and exciting vacation destination and spotlight some of
Masks: Real Cool
As cities across the country continue to reopen, health officials from around the world are encouraging people to take extra steps to ensure their safety and the safety of others
AWM Destinations: Jurassic Park
The American Writers Museum is excited to announce our newest venture: AWM Destinations, the world’s leading travel agency for faraway and fantastical destinations. Each week, AWM Destinations will showcase a
Advice From Our Elders On Living Through Uncertainty
As told to Cheryl Strayed on her pandemic-inspired podcast "Sugar Calling" by Ariel Parrella-Aureli Throughout the recent uncertain, unknown and sometimes painful life moments brought on by the pandemic and
Black Writers, Their Stories, and Ways to Get Involved
Racist police violence, misogynoir, and the other intersectionalities of Anti-Blackness are historical and ongoing, as is the movement for liberation against those systems of oppression. These roots run deep and
Shirley Jackson at the Movies
The American Writers Museum has partnered with NEON to present the brand new film SHIRLEY, starring Elisabeth Moss as Shirley Jackson. In the film, horror writer Shirley Jackson’s strained relationship
The AWM Playlist
Books about music, musicians, and the feelings they inspire. Recommended by American Writers Museum staff. Music is deeply personal for many of us -- we all have our favorite artists,
In Their Own Words: Aaron Bobrow-Strain
Aaron Bobrow-Strain Aaron Bobrow-Strain is a professor of politics at Whitman College, where he teaches courses dealing with food, immigration, and the U.S.-Mexico border. In the 1990s,
Teacher Appreciation Quotes
To all the teachers, librarians, professors, and parents-turned-homeschoolers: we see you and we thank you. Teaching is not easy, and virtual teaching is even harder. And you may sometimes feel