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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February 16, 2017
The Staying Power of Romance Novels
Despite the literati’s longstanding disapproval of romance novels, the genre has a unique staying power. Read more...
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February 15, 2017
Literary Agents Seek Muslim Writers
In response to Donald Trump’s ban on immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations (which remains blocked by a federal appeals court, as of Thursday, February 9), a group of literary agents from different agencies have announced an open call for submissions by Muslim writers. Read more...
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February 6, 2017
Writers Respond to Trump’s Muslim Ban
Writers and writing organizations the world over are reacting to President Donald Trump’s executive order barring refugees and citizens from seven majority Muslim countries from entering the United States. Read more...
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February 6, 2017
Virginia Throws Out Controversial “Explicit” Books Bill
The Virginia board of education has rejected a proposal that would allow parents to ban “sexually explicit” books assigned to their children. Read more...
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February 3, 2017
How Freelance Writers Will Fare After the Repeal of the Affordable Care Act
President Donald Trump promised throughout his campaign to repeal former President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare plan, which currently insures roughly twenty million people. Read more...
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February 2, 2017
Candlelight Vigil for Freedom of Expression Planned for Washington, DC
On Saturday, February 11, during the last evening of the AWP Conference & Bookfair, a Candlelight Vigil for Freedom of Expression will be held in Lafayette Square, Washington, DC, which faces the north side of the White House. The vigil is set to begin at 6:15 p.m. Read more...
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February 1, 2017
Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale Takes On New Resonance
Several signs referencing Margaret Atwood’s classic dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, appeared at the recent Women’s March in Washington Read more...
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January 31, 2017
Roxane Gay Pulls Book from Simon & Schuster in Protest of Milo Yiannopoulos’s Book Deal
The bestselling author Roxane Gay found herself at odds with her publisher after she learned of its $250,000 book deal with the “alt-right” Breitbart Tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos. Read more...
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January 27, 2017
How Do We Advocate for the Arts and Humanities?
News of the Trump administration’s budget proposal to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) alarmed arts advocates last week. Read more...
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January 27, 2017
Sales of George Orwell’s 1984 Surge in the First Week of Trump’s Presidency
George Orwell’s 1984, a dystopian novel about an authoritarian government that uses language to control society, is suddenly flying off the shelves. Read more...
