Ken Chen Steps Down as Exec Director of Asian American Writers Workshop

Ken Chen has announced his departure from his post as executive director of the Asian American Writers Workshop (AAWW), where he created projects like CultureStrike, "a national arts organization dedicated to migrant justice and narrative change," and revitalized the org's Margins and Open City Fellowships. More:

“On behalf of the board of directors, I wanted to thank Ken for his eleven years of service and his hard work building AAWW into one of the most innovative literary arts organizations in the country,” said AAWW Executive Committee Member Kirby Kim. “During his time, AAWW has been on the cutting edge of conversations about race, immigration, and social justice and created a community that has nurtured countless young writers of color.”

Ken will conclude his term as Executive Director on or about Friday, May 31, 2019. The board wishes him best of luck as he works on his second book after his Yale Younger Poets-winning Juvenilia, when he begins a Cullman Fellowship at the New York Public Library later this fall.

Best of luck to Ken! All the details are at AAWW.