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 5, 2017
Palestinian Novelist Goes into Hiding
A Palestinian novelist, Abbad Yahya, is in hiding somewhere in the Middle East due to public outcry surrounding his controversial fourth novel, Crime in Ramallah, NPR reports. Read more...
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April 3, 2017
Barry Jenkins Is Writing the Series Adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead’s National Book Award–winning The Underground Railroad is getting the series treatment: Academy Award–winning Moonlight writer/director Barry Jenkins will develop a limited drama adaptation for Amazon. Read more...
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March 31, 2017
News Roundup
Some things that caught our attention this week. Read more...
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March 29, 2017
America Chavez, a New Latina and Lesbian Superhero in the Comics
Marvel has released a new comic book series that features America Chavez, a Latina and lesbian superhero. Read more...
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March 28, 2017
Patti Smith Buys Rimbaud’s Reconstructed Childhood Home
The songwriter and author Patti Smith has purchased the reconstructed childhood home of the late 19th-century French poet Arthur Rimbaud. Read more...
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March 24, 2017
Artists and Organizations Respond to the Proposed Elimination of the National Endowments
In response to Donald Trump’s budget proposal, which includes eliminating the NEA and the NEH, artists, writers, and organizations are protesting in a variety of ways. Read more...
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March 23, 2017
The Noepe Center for the Literary Arts Will Close
The Noepe Center for the Literary Arts, housed at the Point Way Inn in Martha’s Vineyard, is closing. Read more...
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March 22, 2017
Nielsen Reports that Print Book Sales Are on the Upswing
Nielsen released 2016 figures that indicate that print book sales are up in Ireland, the UK, and the US, but down in Australia, Italy, South Africa, and Spain. Read more...
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March 17, 2017
Kevin Young to Succeed Paul Muldoon as Poetry Editor at The New Yorker
Paul Muldoon, one of Ireland’s leading contemporary poets who has been poetry editor of The New Yorker for a decade, is stepping down from his position. Read more...
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March 16, 2017
Did Jane Austen Die of Arsenic Poisoning?
Jane Austen died young compared to her mother and sister, at age forty-one in 1817, which has been the subject of much speculation over the years. Read more...
