Snapshots from AWP 2009 in Chicago

UT Press and Tampa Review were on display at the 2009 AWP conference in Chicago. It was a hectic three days in the basement of the downtown Hilton. We hosted several author signings, each of which brought new and old friends around to our tables for good conversation, hugs, and smiles.

Here are some snapshots from that memorable weekend, briefly identified, from top to bottom:

Photo 1: Poet Ben Grossberg, most recent winner of the Tampa Review Prize for Poetry, chats with a fan.
Photo 2: Left to right are Poetry Editor Martha Serpas, Danahy Fiction Prize WInner Amina Gautier, and Fiction Editor Audrey Colombe
Photo 3: Tampa Review Nonfiction Editor Elizabeth Winston talks with poet Cindy King, an English and Writing colleague at the University of Tampa.
Photo 4: Tampa Review Prize Poet Lance Larsen signs copies of his latest book, Backyard Alchemy.
Photo 5: Tampa Review Prize Poet Kent Shaw gets reaquainted with a friend.