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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October 19, 2017
Quebec Writers’ Federation Releases Short List for Literary Awards
The Quebec Writers Federation has released the short list for the 2017 Quebec Literary Awards, which will be awarded mid-November. Read more...
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October 18, 2017
George Saunders Wins Man Booker Prize
George Saunders was awarded the 2017 Man Booker Prize for his novel Lincoln in the Bardo. Read more...
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October 13, 2017
Whiting Foundation Grantees in Nonfiction
The Whiting Foundation has announced its 2017 grantees in creative nonfiction. Read more...
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October 11, 2017
Three Writers Among MacArthur Foundation Grant Winners
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the twenty-four winners of its annual fellowships, and among them are three creative writers. Read more...
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October 5, 2017
Dayton Literary Peace Prize Winners
The Dayton Literary Peace Prize Winners were announced this week. Read more...
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October 5, 2017
Kazuo Ishiguro Wins Nobel Prize
Kazuo Ishiguro, the British author of such novels as The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go, has been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature. Read more...
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October 4, 2017
Ford Foundation Fellowships
The Ford Foundation announced on Monday twenty-five “Art of Change” fellowships for artists and cultural leaders. Read more...
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September 26, 2017
National Book Foundation 35-Under-5 Honorees
The National Book Foundation annually honors five writers under the age of thirty-five whose debut fiction works show great literary promise. Read more...
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September 25, 2017
Annie Proulx Wins National Book Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award
The National Book Foundation announced on Thursday it would present its 2017 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to Annie Proulx. Read more...
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September 13, 2017
National Book Awards Longlists
All week, the National Book Foundation is releasing its longlists for the 2017 awards via The New Yorker. Yesterday was Young People’s Literature and today, Poetry. Read more...
