 | Writers Museum, Dublin: tat and ephemera.April 30th, 2013 Musings on the planned American Writers Museum and the existing Dublin Writers’ Museum |
 | American Writers Museum Will Open In Chicago In 2015February 21st, 2013 The Huffington Post writes about the recent NEH grant and plans to open a museum in Chicago in 2015. |
 | American Writers Museum Receives NEH GrantFebruary 7th, 2013 The American Writers Museum Foundation has been awarded a second grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). |
 | Yes Chicago, please make this happen!January 23rd, 2013 Ottawa, Illinois newspaper, The Times, writes about the American Writers Museum. |
 | The American Writers Museum: An Idea Whose Time has ComeJanuary 14th, 2013 President Malcolm O'Hagan interviewed in the Women's National Book Association Signature. |
 | AWM Founder Malcolm O’Hagan on C-SPAN2 BookTVOctober 17th, 2012 C-SPAN2 BookTV's Peter Slen interviewed AWM founder Malcolm O'Hagan at their Washington, D.C. studios this week. Segments of the interview will air multiple times beginning as early as this weekend. This was a follow-up to an interview that aired more than a year ago. We've come such a long way since then in our quest to establish the first national museum devoted to American writers, and O'Hagan's on-air conversation with Slen provides a delightful progress report. View the segment on Book TV (it won't air for a few more days), or look for a link to the interview at the AWM website next week. |
 | Building a Museum of Their OwnAugust 22nd, 2012 Poets & Writers magazine writes about the need for an American Writers Museum. |
 | Inventing a literary museumAugust 14th, 2012 Chicago Tribune’s Printers Row writes about the American Writers Museum and its concept plan for a 60,000-square-foot space in Chicago. |
 | American Writers Museum gets a concept planJuly 18th, 2012 The Christian Science Monitor writes about the AWM's newly released Concept Plan. |
 | Is the First Museum Dedicated to American Writers Coming Soon?July 18th, 2012 The Poetry Foundation references the AWM's new Concept Plan. |
 | American Writers Museum Launches First ExhibitMay 25th, 2012 Chicago Publishes, a website for the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs’ Publishing Industry Programs, highlights the American Writers Museum new online exhibit - Power of the Word: Leaders, Readers and Writers.
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 | Word Power: As NATO and G-8 summits convene, a museum exhibit offers reading suggestions for world leadersMay 18th, 2012 The Chicago Tribune writes about the American Writers Museum new online exhibit, Power of the Word: Leaders, Readers and Writers.
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 | Local Literary Boom Shows Importance of Good LibraryMarch 8th, 2012 The Chicago Sun-Times reviews the current state of Chicago's literary scene and the importance of its public library system with a reference to The American Writers Museum selecting Chicago as its location.
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 | Spotlight: The American Writers MuseumFebruary 27th, 2012 The Washington Independent Review of Books, a website dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books, spotlights The American Writers Museum Foundation's current progress including the recent National Endowment for the Humanities grant, selecting Chicago as the future home of the museum, and plans for a traveling exhibit on American immigrant literature. |
 | AWM Featured in Malibu Magazine Article, America’s Greatest Writers Move to ChicagoJuly 14th, 2011 Malibu Magazine, self described as an "upscale lifestyle publication" for the Malibu California region, featured The American Writers Museum in a July 14, 2011 article by Samantha LaBue. The article described the need for an American Writers Museum and provided some detail on preliminary plans. |
 | Chicago Meetings Further Interest in The American Writers MuseumJune 28th, 2011 The American Writers Museum has garnered even more support after holding two meetings in Chicago in June. Over 40 attendees expressed their encouragement and enthusiasm for the concept of The American Writers Museum. The meetings introduced detailed planning decisions for the Museum's future, but founder and president Malcolm O'Hagan noted that the Museum is no small undertaking. The Chicago Tribune released an article highlighting the AWM's efforts and noted the Museum's search for a permanent home in the culturally passionate city of Chicago. Read the article in the Chicago Tribune. |
 | Book Awards, News Coverage and TV Appearance Cap Visit to MinnesotaApril 19th, 2011 Founder and President Malcolm O'Hagan visited St. Paul in April for the Minnesota Book Awards. O’Hagan likened the event to the Academy Awards–a stellar evening attended by more than 700 literati. While there, O’Hagan shared the AWM Foundation’s message and received a warm reception. St. Paul officials are very interested in being on the short list for the museum location. A flurry of enthusiasm for AWM in Minnesota was evident in media coverage, tweets, blog postings and a spirited interview televised on Twin Cities Public Television’s Almanac program hosted by Cathy Wurzer—all added up to a big week for AWM! View televised interview and read article in Minnpost.com. |
 | MOBYLIVES Writes About “The Need for an American Writers Museum”February 3rd, 2011 The MOBYLIVES blog writes about The American Writers Museum and its mission. |
 | Nicholas A. Basbanes writes about the Effort to Establish The American Writers Museum in FineBooks & Collections column MagazineFebruary 1st, 2011 Nicholas A. Basbanes, columnist for FineBooks & Collections magazine and AWM team member, has written about Malcolm O'Hagan's efforts to establish The American Writers Museum. |
 | Writers Chronicle Features Robert Jackson article on The American Writers MuseumFebruary 1st, 2011 Rare book consultant and noted collector of rare books, Robert H. Jackson has written an eloquent article in the February issue of the Writers Chronicle on why The American Writers Museum should be established. Jackson, a senior partner at the Cleveland law firm, Kohrman Jackson & Krantz, P.L.L, and a gifted writer, makes a compelling case which is a delight to read. |
 | Malcolm O’Hagan and AWM on C-Span Book TVJune 17th, 2010 Yes, that was Book TV producer Peter Splen visiting AWM founder Malcolm O'Hagan in his library recently for an interview about AWM. The interview aired in July and will continue airing over the next few weeks. See the 15-minute interview on C-Span's website: http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294521-1. |
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