Gala Kick-off Dinner: Friday, November 13, 2009
7pm-8pm: Cocktail Reception
8pm-10pm: Gala Dinner
At Vermilion, Midtown Manhattan
480 Lexington Ave., NYC 10017

Enjoy an exclusive evening with special guest Michael Ondaatje, author of The English Patient, as we honor Sonny Mehta, Knopf Publisher & Editor-in-Chief with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Our venue will be At Vermilion, where you can sip signature “herb & spice” cocktails and feast on entrees melding contemporary Indian and Latin American cuisines.
Readings & Literary Awards: Saturday, November 14, 2009

Saturday, November 14, 2009
11am-6pm: Readings Events on the Hour
6pm-7pm: 12th Annual Asian American Literary Awards & Cocktail Reception
PowerHouse Arena
37 Main Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Listen to writers “narrate” a film clip with one of their creative works. Explore Japanese American and post-9/11 South Asian internment, and just sip cocktails with renowned writers. The day culminates in a special reading with Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri, who reads from her new short story collection Unaccustomed Earth.

The first of its kind in the nation, Page Turner, The Asian American Literary Festival is a noteworthy event for all ages that will showcase more than thirty award-winning authors reading together for the first time. The day will culminate with the 12th Annual Asian American Literary Awards and cocktail reception honoring outstanding Asian American authors in poetry, fiction and nonfiction. Come for one reading or stay for the entire day!

The Organizer:

The Asian American Writers’ Workshop is a national not-for-profit arts organization devoted to the creating, publishing, developing and disseminating of creative writing by Asian Americans.

Established in 1991, The Asian American Writers’ Workshop, Inc., is a nonprofit literary arts organization founded in support of writers, literature and community.