Category Archives: Press Releases

American Writers Museum Launches New ‘American Voices’ Exhibit Tracing the Literary History of the United States

The American Writers Museum today announced the launch of a new website NationofWriters.org, an online [...]

07
Dec
Spooky season at the American Writers Museum is ending with a Halloween-themed storytime, a virtual program on Edgar Allan Poe, and a podcast about Poe.
The American Writers Museum Ending the Spooky Season With an Edgar Allan Poe-Focused Online Program and Podcast Episode, and a Virtual Halloween-Themed Storytime

Halloweek at the American Writers Museum (AWM) include an October 27 online program with Scott [...]

26
Oct
A student using a touchscreen to engage with material at the American Writers Museum in Chicago, which now offers virtual field trips.
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 [...]

14
Oct
The American Writers Museum (AWM) received a $190,000 Museums for America (MFA) grant for the development of My America: The Next Generation, an online creative writing resource for middle and high school students.
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 [...]

25
Sep
OnWord 2020
OnWord 2020 Virtual Fundraiser Showcases and Supports the Work of the American Writers Museum to Educate and Inspire the Next Generation of Writers

OnWord 2020, the annual benefit for the American Writers Museum (AWM) brought together hundreds of [...]

10
Sep
American Writers Museum To Welcome Second Month of Reopening With Two New Charity Partners, a Free Day and Science Fiction Podcast Episodes For Ray Bradbury Centennial

The focus of the next four episodes of the new American Writers Museum podcast will [...]

06
Aug
The American Writers Museum will reopen to members on July 1 & 2, 2020 and to general visitors on July 3, 2020.
American Writers Museum To Reopen July 3 With Extra Safety Precautions And A Portion Of Ticket Proceeds For The Month To Benefit Young, Black & Lit And Bernie’s Book Bank

American Writers Museum to welcome back visitors July 3 with members-only access July 1-2, and [...]

30
Jun
Ray Bradbury Surprise Bookshelf element with video
American Writers Museum To Receive a National Endowment For The Arts Big Read Grant For Fahrenheit 451 Programming

American Writers Museum to present virtual and in-person activities centered around Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 [...]

17
Jun
A reading of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Frederick Douglass’s Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave Read By Writers, Scholars, Activists, Douglass Descendant

The American Writers Museum is pleased to present a special reading of Frederick Douglass’s groundbreaking [...]

11
Jun
A screenshot of the exhibit My America: Immigrant and Refugee Writers Today showing writer Viet Thanh Nguyen with a quote that reads: "One of the ultimate expressions of our American identity is to be able to do both those things, to be proud of who we are and also to recognize what we have done wrong, and to believe that we should be able to address these flaws, these failures, and make ourselves better."
American Writers Museum Creates Online Exhibit, Includes Teacher Resources and Educational Materials

First-of-its-kind, multimedia exhibit features interviews with immigrant and refugee writers and curriculum material for grades [...]

09
Apr
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