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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May 8, 2019
Roxane Gay & Medium Launch Gay Magazine
Gay Magazine will publish new content—including cultural criticism, essays, short fiction and visual art—on a weekly basis as well as quarterly, with special themed issues. Read more...
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April 5, 2019
Poetry Foundation & NEA Sponsor Poetry Out Loud Finals
On May 1, 2019, over fifty high school students will converge on Washington, DC, to compete in the fourteenth annual Poetry Out Loud competition. Read more...
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February 20, 2019
Verso Introduces New Translated Fiction Imprint
Verso Books has announced the opening of Verso Fiction, a new imprint that will publish translated fiction. Read more...
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February 6, 2019
Black Ocean to Publish Future Gramma Press Titles
Boston-based independent publisher Black Ocean announced on January 31 that it will be distributing all books currently in print under Gramma Press. Read more...
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January 22, 2019
The Normal School to Cease Print Publication, Prioritize Online Magazine
The editors of The Normal Schooll, a prominent literary magazine based at California State University, Fresno, announced that its biannual print issues would cease after the Spring 2019 edition. Read more...
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January 10, 2019
Academy of American Poets Names Joy Harjo & Natasha Trethewey New Chancellors
The Academy of American Poets announced in a press release that poets Joy Harjo and Natasha Trethewey will become its newest Chancellors. Read more...
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January 9, 2019
Survey Finds Major Decrease in Literary Authors’ Earnings
In 2018, the Authors Guild conducted the largest survey of author earnings in history, recording information from over 5,000 published American writers. Read more...
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January 7, 2019
Classic Works Enter the Public Domain
On January 1, 2019, thousands of classic books—many by notable authors including Marcel Proust, Willa Cather, D.H. Lawrence, Agatha Christie, Katherine Mansfield, Robert Frost, and Wallace Stevens—entered the public domain after a 1998 law extending copyright protections by twenty years ran out. Read more...
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December 17, 2018
Tin House Magazine to Publish Final Issue
On Thursday, December 13, Tin House publisher and editor in chief Win McCormack announced that the literary journal will close in June of 2019. Read more...
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December 7, 2018
T Magazine Names ‘Black Male Writers of Our Time’
T: The New York Times Style Magazine named and photographed thirty-two Black poets, novelists, short story writers, and playwrights. Read more...
