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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September 23, 2016
MacArthur Foundation Announces 2016 Class of Fellows
The 2016 MacArthur Fellowships, often referred to as “Genius Grants,” have been announced. Read more...
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September 21, 2016
Cave Canem Honored by the National Book Foundation
Cave Canem, the organization dedicated to creating “a home for the many voices of African American poetry and … to cultivating the artistic and professional growth of African American poets,” was awarded the 2016 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community by the National Book Foundation. Read more...
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September 16, 2016
National Book Foundation Announces Contenders for 2016 Awards
Over the past week, the National Book Foundation has released the names of contenders for the Young People’s Literature, Poetry, and Nonfiction National Book Awards. Today, the foundation posted its final list—the longlist for the Fiction Award. Read more...
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September 8, 2016
Sharon Olds Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award from Academy of American Poets
The Academy of American Poets bestowed its highest honor, the Wallace Stevens Award, on Sharon Olds, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry winner for Stag’s Leap in 2013. Read more...
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September 2, 2016
Rona Jaffe Writers’ Award Winners Announced
The Rona Jaffe Foundation has announced the six winners of its 2016 Writers’ Awards, which are awarded annually to emerging women writers to recognize “the special contributions women writers make to our culture and society.” Read more...
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August 1, 2016
Man Booker Prize Judges Announce Longlist
The Man Booker Prize judges have revealed the details of the 2016 longlist. Read more...
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July 11, 2016
The Center for Fiction Announces its 2016 Fellows
The Center for Fiction has named the nine writers—selected from seven hundred and two applications—chosen for 2016 fellowships. Read more...
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July 6, 2016
South African Writer Lidudumalingani Wins £10,000 Caine Prize
Lidudumalingani, a South African writer as well as a filmmaker and photographer, has won the 2016 Caine Prize for African Writing for his short story, “Memories We Lost.” Read more...
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June 24, 2016
Gaines and Díaz win Hurston/Wright Prizes; Margaret Atwood Wins Pinter Prize
Ernest J. Gaines and Junot Díaz are to receive the 2016 North Star Award and the 2016 Ella Baker Award, respectively, at the 15th annual Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Legacy Award Ceremony on October 21. Read more...
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June 9, 2016
Winners of the Griffin Poetry Prizes Announced
Two prizes, one for a Canadian poet and one for an international poet, each carrying a $50,000 award, were announced by the Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry. Read more...
