American Writers Museum Launches Interactive Online Education Program to Provide Young Writers with Virtual Field Trips and Inspire Storytelling

The American Writers Museum (AWM) unveiled an interactive online education program featuring young, diverse and [...]

Unearthing Stories in Eudora Welty’s Garden

If you’re spending a little less time at the writing desk and a little more [...]

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AWM Destinations: Prince Prospero’s Abbey

Welcome to AWM Destinations, the world’s leading travel agency for faraway and fantastical destinations. Each [...]

AWM Staff Picks: October

Reading Recommendations from the staff of the American Writers Museum. Here’s what we’ve been reading [...]

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Story of the Week

"Once upon a time in a land far away there was a girl named Mia. [...]

AWM Destinations: Sleepy Hollow

Welcome to AWM Destinations, the world’s leading travel agency for faraway and fantastical destinations. Each [...]

7 Trans and Non-Binary Writers to Read Today

“I’ve learned to shy away from binaries. They’re usually false.” —Akwaeke Emezi There has been [...]

A Chicago Gift Named Shel

Learn some surprising fast facts about Chicago's native son, Shel Silverstein.

American Writers Museum Awarded a Grant From the Institute of Museum and Library Services to Build Online Writing Resource Focused on the Immigrant Experience

The American Writers Museum (AWM) received a $190,000 Museums for America (MFA) grant for the [...]

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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 [...]