Jim Warner, Senior Publishing Fellow at Arch Street Press, was a featured panelist at the 2017 Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference in Washington D.C. Warner’s panel, entitled “Variations on Audionarrative: The Next Wave of Literary Podcasting,” discussed how the literary podcast has evolved from the traditional interview to a burgeoning forum for writers and editors to engage a larger audience and explore ideas of craft and writing. Warner, along with five producers of ongoing literary podcasts, discussed various methods, technologies, and challenges involved in developing a concept, as well as branding, promotion, social media strategy, and maintaining momentum in crafting a compelling audionarrative.

The largest literary conference in North America, the AWP Conference and Bookfair is an essential annual destination for writers, teachers, students, editors, and publishers. Each year more than 12,000 attendees join our community for four days of insightful dialogue, networking, and unrivaled access to the organizations and opinion-makers that matter most in contemporary literature. 

Jim Warner’s poetry has appeared/is forthcoming in various journals including the North American Review, Hobart, Rhino, and he is the author of two collections. His latest book, actual miles, is scheduled to be released in late 2017. When he’s not producing the Innovate podcast for Arch Street Press, Jim hosts his own literary podcast Citizen Lit and is a member of Arcadia University’s MFA poetry faculty.