The Writer’s News
The Writer’s News keeps you informed about new developments in the writing world, including award and publication announcements, news from AWP and the field, and updates about important literary figures.
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April 24, 2018
FIELD Magazine to Publish Final Issue
“Sometimes you have to stop something to know how well it worked,” said David Young, longtime editor of FIELD magazine, when discussing the 50-year-old publication’s upcoming closure in 2019. Read more...
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April 17, 2018
HarperCollins to Release Tolkien Novel in August
Another installment in the mythical world of J.R.R. Tokien’s Middle-earth is set to be published by HarperCollins in August 2018. Read more...
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April 9, 2018
Emily Nemens Named Editor of The Paris Review
A prolific poet, fiction writer and illustrator, Ms. Nemens will take on the most prominent role of one of the country’s premier literary magazines. Read more...
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March 28, 2018
Dear Evan Hansen YA Novel Adaptation Set for October Release
Dear Evan Hansen, the monumentally successful, Tony-award winning musical, will be published on October 9, 2018 by Little, Brown as a young adult novel. Read more...
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February 28, 2018
Becoming, Michelle Obama's Memoir, to Be Released in November
On November 13, 2018, Michelle Obama’s new memoir will be released into bookstores. Read more...
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February 23, 2018
Sexual Harassment in the Young Adult Literature Community
The Young Adult literature industry is the latest to be roiled in sexual harassment controversy. Read more...
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February 14, 2018
Trump's FY 2019 Budget Calls for NEA Elimination
Donald Trump’s new proposal for the fiscal year 2019 annual budget includes slashes to many public arts and culture departments—including a proposed termination of funding for the National Endowment of the Arts. Read more...
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February 14, 2018
Anthology of "Poetic Responses to Trump's America" Released
On Friday, February 9, New York Quarterly Books released Misrepresented People: Poetic Responses to Trump’s America, an anthology of poetry edited by María Isabel Alvarez and Dante Di Stefano. Read more...
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February 8, 2018
Elizabeth Alexander Named President of the Mellon Foundation
Elizabeth Alexander, poet and nonfiction writer, has been appointed the next president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Read more...
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January 31, 2018
Kentucky Governor Calls for Close of University of Kentucky Press and Other Programs
Governor Matt Bevin has asked the General Assembly of Kentucky to end all funding for the 75-year-old University Press of Kentucky along with 69 smaller programs that contribute to education, health, research, and economic development in Kentucky. Read more...
