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 21, 2011
MacArthur 'Genius' Grants Announced
The 2011 MacArthur Foundation Fellowships included poets Kay Ryan and A.E. Stallings, among the 22 recipients Read more...
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September 1, 2011
National Poetry Slam Finals
This year’s National Poetry Slam championship wrapped up in mid-August, featuring a gathering of over 300 poets & performers from 76 teams from around the globe, at over 100 events across eleven event venues in the Boston & Cambridge areas. Read more...
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September 1, 2011
Awards
From the September 2011 issue of the Writer's Chronicle Read more...
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September 1, 2011
Canada’s Largest Fiction Prize: Readers Vote!
According to Publishers Weekly, the Scotiabank Giller Prize, Canada’s richest award for fiction writers, let readers choose one title to be added to the longlist. Read more...
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August 17, 2011
Philip Levine Named U.S. Poet Laureate
Known for his poetry’s attention to the working class, Philip Levine, 83, was named the 2011-2012 U.S. Poet Laureate. Read more...
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August 8, 2011
Booker Prize Finalists Announced
The longlist for the U.K.’s 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, featuring thirteen writers, was recently released. The list includes Julian Barnes (The Sense of an Ending),Carol Birch (Jamrach’s Menagerie), Esi Edugyan (Half Blood Blues), andAllison Pick (Far to Go). Read more...
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August 8, 2011
The Worst Opening Lines in Fiction, A Contest
Each year, the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, run by Professor Seth Rice out of San Diego State University, honors terrible writing by holding a contest for the worst intentionally bad opening sentences submitted throughout the year. Read more...
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August 1, 2011
Awards
From the August 2011 issue of the Writer's Chronicle Read more...
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July 29, 2011
George Mason Professor to Receive International Poetry Award
According to University News, Rei Berroa, professor of modern and classical languages at George Mason University will receive this year’s International Poetry Award presented by the city of Trieste, Italy. Read more...
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June 22, 2011
Yale Announces New Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes
Yale University has announced the establishment of the Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes, to be awarded to exceptional writers of fiction, nonfiction, and plays. Read more...
