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 19, 2014
The National Poetry Series Raises Value of Cash Prizes Thanks to Grant
The National Poetry Series (NPS), an awards program that publishes five exceptional poetry manuscripts and allocates five corresponding cash awards annually, has increased the value of its cash awards. Read more...
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September 11, 2014
Ursula K. Le Guin to Be Honored at the National Book Awards Ceremony
In recognition of her “transformative impact on American literature,” science fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin will receive the National Book Awards’ 2014 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Read more...
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September 5, 2014
Winners of the 2014 American Poets Prizes Announced
The Academy of American Poets announced seven winners of its 2014 American Poets Prizes, which consist of stipends and cash prizes ranging from $1,000 to $100,000. Read more...
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August 7, 2014
Frank Bidart and James Wolcott Among 2014 PEN Literary Award Winners
The PEN American Center announced the winners of the 2014 PEN Literary Awards last week, which include poet Frank Bidart, critic James Wolcott, and playwright David Rabe. Read more...
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June 9, 2014
Eimear McBride Wins the 2014 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction
The 2014 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction, formerly known as the Orange Prize, was awarded to first-time novelist Eimear McBride for A Girl is a Half-formed Thing, published by Galley Beggar Press. Read more...
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June 9, 2014
Anne Carson, Brenda Hillman Win the 2014 Griffin Poetry Prize
Conferred in Toronto on June 5, the 2014 International and Canadian winners of Canada’s Griffin Poetry Prize are, respectively, Brenda Hillman, for her collection Seasonal Works with Letters on Fire, and Anne Carson, for Red Doc>, a follow-up-of-sorts to her 1998 novel-in-verse Autobiography of Red. Read more...
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April 18, 2014
The NEA Awards $1.4 Million in Literary Grants
With an overall budget of $146 million for 2014, up from $138 million last year, the National Endowment for the Arts announced plans to award $1.42 million to fifty-six literary nonprofits in America. Read more...
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April 17, 2014
The 2014 Pulitzer Prize Winners
This year’s Pulitzer Prize for fiction went to Donna Tartt for her work Goldfinch. Read more...
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April 4, 2014
Karen Joy Fowler Wins 2014 PEN/Faulkner Award
For her novel, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, Karen Joy Fowler has won this year’s PEN/Faulkner award, which honors the best works of fiction by American authors each year. Read more...
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January 17, 2014
Crime Novel by Convicted Murderer Wins Award
Cuts Through Bone by Alaric Hunt won the Private Eye Writers of America $10,000 and publishing contract prize. Read more...
