Asia-Pacific Writing Partnership

What We Do

The Mission of the Asia-Pacific Writing Partnership (AP Writers) is to further knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of  creative writing from Asia and the Pacific and to promote and support the writers, translators and teachers of Creative Writing in the region.

AP Writers exists to:

• Provide a forum for writers, translators and teachers of Creative Writing from the many countries in the region and to share and explore ways to support and promote creative writing from their countries.
• Provide a useful network to further international dialogues involving the region’s literatures and encourage international literary interchange.
• Encourage and support literary patronage in countries throughout the region, including prizes, scholarships and supported writing residencies.
• Create an annual conference in partnership with an existing literary gathering in the region.