Because I’m trying to save up for a pony right now, I was unable to attend AWP this year. (I will, however, be at BEA, providing you with the same high-octane coverage that you’ve seen on these pages the previous years.)

But here’s a roundup of those who are there:

• Gavin Grant is apparently good for bargain mai tais.
• Jeff VanderMeer is stocking up on journals big time.
• Gwenda reports bad fashion in droves.
• Peter Pereria: “AWP has been fun, but way too crowded. It is just a mass of humanity. There are so many panels, it’s hard to decide what to go to, a feast in that sense, but overwhelming.”
• Tayari Jones has resorted to flashing.
• Colin Kelley: “No disrespect, but I would file day one of the AWP Conference under the heading cluster fuck.”
• Katie Bowler: “87.8 percent of the attendees wear eyeglasses.”
• Poetry extravaganza!