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#AWP16 Communities PAGE  PAGE 50 2016 AWP Conference Bookfair? March 30—April 2, 2016 ??Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Convention Center J.W. Marriott Los Angeles 28 September 2015 Communities of the AWP Conference Bookfair In response to requests for demographic information on the extent to which various communities participate in the 2016 Los Angeles AWP Conference Bookfair, this document catalogs 231 events. The events listed here self-identify themselves, in their titles or descriptions, as events dedicated to the representation of specific literary communities, as follows: 20 self-identifying African-American events 25 self-identifying Asian-American events 1 self-identifying disabilities event 68 self-identifying feminist and women’s issues events 8 self-identifying students and adjunct faculty events 9 self-identifying Indigenous events 31 self-identifying international and translation events 12 self-identifying K-12 events 24 self-identifying Latino events 50 self-identifying LGBTQ events 71 self-identifying social justice and multicultural events 7 self-identifying veterans events Many members of these communities participate in other events that are not listed here, as this catalog quantifies topics, not individuals. This document lists only those events that, in their titles or descriptions, declare affiliations with these communities. For instance, graduate students and adjunct faculty participate in many other events that are not labeled by the terms “students” or “adjuncts.” Those other events are more generally billed as readings or as panel discussions on pedagogy, craft, and a wide range of literary issues. The same is true for the conference’s inclusion of individuals from other communities. With 560 total events, the diversity of the conference extends far beyond the 231 events listed here. A  HYPERLINK /application/public/pdf/conference/2016/AWP_2016_Accepted_Events.pdf complete list of accepted events is available on our website, a