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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June 28, 2017
Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo Paroled for Cancer Treatment
Chinese writer Liu Xiaobo, winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2010, was imprisoned in 2009 for his part in the writing of a political manifesto Charter 08, demanding China become a liberal democracy. Read more...
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June 22, 2017
Greenpeace Pulls Publishers and Authors into Dispute with Canadian Logging Company
Greenpeace’s longstanding legal battle with Resolute Forest Products, a Canadian logging company, took an unexpected turn when it pulled publishers into its dispute over the last couple of months. Read more...
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June 20, 2017
National Endowment for the Arts Awards $84 Million to All 50 States
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced its second round of funding for the FY 2017, which includes 1,195 grants totaling $84.06 million dollars to artists and organizations in all fifty states. Read more...
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June 19, 2017
Independent Bookstores Look to Farmers for Inspiration
Blue Hill Books, a bookstore in Blue Hill, Maine founded in 1986, is changing its financial model to mirror one used by the agricultural community. Read more...
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June 15, 2017
Tracy K. Smith Named Poet Laureate
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has named Tracy K. Smith the next Poet Laureate. Smith will succeed outgoing laureate Juan Felipe Herrera and be the twenty-second poet to hold the position. Read more...
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June 12, 2017
Penguin Random House Acquires Literary Merchandiser, Out of Print Clothing
Today, Penguin Random House (PRH) announced in a statement that it has acquired Out of Print, a company that produces literary-themed clothing and merchandise. Read more...
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June 9, 2017
New Creative Writing Degree Program Founded at Hartwick College
Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY, announced that it will begin offering a creative writing major in the Fall 2017 semester. Read more...
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June 8, 2017
Bob Dylan Defends the Literary Merit of Song Lyrics in his Nobel Prize Lecture
After Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, he became embroiled in an intense debate over whether song lyrics could be considered literature, and by extension, whether the singer deserved his prize. Read more...
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June 7, 2017
The Sewanee Review Sees a Renewal Under New Editor Adam Ross .
After recently hiring its first new editor in over forty years, The Sewanee Review is receiving newfound appreciation for that new editor, Adam Ross, and its new look. Read more...
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June 5, 2017
PEN International’s New Campaign Focuses On Displaced Writers
PEN International, a writers’ association that “promote[s] literature and defend[s] freedom of expression,” has launched a global campaign to mark “a significant public stand against racism and xenophobia.” Read more...
