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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April 13, 2011
Montreal International Poetry Prize, $50,000 for a Single Poem
Opened for entries on March 24 this year, the first-ever Montreal International Poetry Prize will award $50,000 to a poet for a single poem in any style and any English dialect. Read more...
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April 13, 2011
National Finals of Poetry Out Loud Competition
On April 28 and 29, fifty-three high school students, who are finalists in this year’s Poetry Out Loud recitation contest, will gather in Washington, D.C. to compete in the final rounds. Read more...
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April 1, 2011
Awards
Award listing from early summer of 2011 Read more...
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March 1, 2011
Awards
Award listing for March/April 2011. Read more...
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March 1, 2011
Goldie Goldbloom Wins 2011 GLCA New Writers Award
The Great Lakes Colleges Association announced that Goldie Goldbloom has won the 2011 GLCA New Writers Award for her novel, Toads’ Museum of Freaks and Wonders, published by New Issues Poetry and Prose. Read more...
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March 1, 2011
AWP Gives Garrett Award to Askold Melnyczuk
At the 2011 AWP Annual Conference and Bookfair, our association honored Askold Melnyczuk as this year’s recipient of the George Garrett Award for Outstanding Community Service in Literature. Read more...
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March 1, 2011
Dark Horse Wins National Book Award
Little known, long-time writer, Jaimy Gordon, 66, won the 2010 National Book Award for her novel, Lord of Misrule. Read more...
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February 1, 2011
David Vann Wins Prix Medicis etranger
According to a press release from HarperCollins, two-time AWP Award Series winner David Vann is the recepient of the 2010 Prix Médicis étranger, France’s coveted prize for best foreign novel. Read more...
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February 1, 2011
PEN Revives Essay Award
The PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay, created in 1991 but put on hold since 2005, has been revived for 2011. Read more...
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December 1, 2009
Awards
From the December 2009 issue of the Writer's Chronicle Read more...
