We’re a little more than a week away from the AWP Conference, and we’re crossing not only our fingers and toes but also some internal organs to wish away wicked-bad winter hijinks on behalf of the thousands of creative-writing folks about to descend on Boston. (Begone, potential younger relative of Winter Storm Nemo—would that be Winter Storm Dory?).
Another reason to hope for a bit of mercy from Mlle March: we have a full lineup of talented readers for our Monster Mags from the Midwest reading on WEDNESDAY, the night before the official start of the conference! We’ve partnered once again with Mid-American Review and Ninth Letter for this offsite reading at the Back Bay Social Club, 867 Boylston Street, right across the street from the convention center. The event starts at 6 p.m., and the readings will start at 7. Our fabulous readers: Steve Almond, Tarfia Faizullah, Roy Kesey, Mary Miller, Sarah Rose Nordgren, and Marcus Wicker.
Also, make sure to stop by our table at the bookfair, F19 on the Plaza Level. We’ll have awesome ceramic tumblers as a subscription reward, and the Monster Mags will be offering the three-for-one deal again. That’s right: you get a year’s subscription to 
Cincinnati Review, Mid-American Review, and Ninth Letter, for a mere $33.
And we’ve sent Don Bogen as our advance scout to Boston: he’ll be attending a Greetings from Cincinnati Review event on Monday, March 4, at 6:30 p.m., at Porter Square Books in Cambridge. Contributors Kathleen Aguero, Andrea Cohen, Martha Collins, Richard Hoffman, Pablo Medina, and Lloyd Schwartz will read.
