Our Year in Review
Poets & Writers is a national service organization for writers of poetry and literary prose. We offer guidance, tools, and support to help writers at all stages of their careers achieve their writing goals, connect with professional opportunities, and build community. Here’s an overview of our work in 2023:
Years since Poets & Writers was founded: 53
Issues of Poets & Writers Magazine published: 6
Readers of each issue of Poets & Writers Magazine: 100,000
Complimentary copies of Poets & Writers Magazine distributed to writing programs, conferences, and elsewhere and through free subscriptions to high school–age writers and their teachers: 4,000
Unique visitors to our website, pw.org: 1,500,000
Carefully vetted, free online databases on pw.org: 8
Total writing contests, literary magazines, small presses, and more listed in these databases: 2,870
Writers active in Poets & Writers Groups, our peer-to-peer networking platform on pw.org: 2,100
Writers groups they have formed: 160
Authors with profiles in the Poets & Writers Directory: 13,000
Writers who attended Mapping the Maze, our online workshops that help writerschart a path to publication: 328
Early-career poets and fiction writers who participated in Get the Word Out, our publicity incubator for debut authors: 20
Percentage of these writers who identify as BIPOC: 80
Writers who received Readings & Workshops mini-grants: 880
Percentage of these writers who identify as BIPOC: 53
Dollars distributed to these writers: 267,000
Literary events these writers participated in with our support: 1,600
Audience members who attended these events: 93,000
Writers from Iowa who received the Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award in 2023: 2
Dollars awarded to Sandra Lim, winner of the 2023 Jackson Poetry Prize: 85,000
Staff members who made all of this happen: 23
Dollars contributed by the Friends of Poets & Writers over the past year: 167,000
Contributions from writers like you make our work possible. If you share our commitment to lowering barriers, building community, and celebrating powerful literary voices, please join the Friends of Poets & Writers today. With a contribution of $50 or more, you’ll receive a complimentary one-year subscription to this magazine—or an extension of your existing subscription. Join today at pw.org/friends!