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 1, 2014
Independent Bookstores Appear to Be on the Rise
According to Kevin O’Kelley, a librarian and blogger over at the Huffington Post, independent bookstores are making a comeback. Read more...
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October 1, 2014
The Stoneslide Snap Contest: Win a Free AWP Conference Registration
The Stoneslide Corrective, an e-magazine operated and published by Christopher Wachlin and Jonathan Weisberg of Stoneslide Media LLC, is offering a free pass to the AWP conference in Minneapolis (April 8-11, 2015). Read more...
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October 1, 2014
The Norman Mailer Writing Awards
Last week, one high school teacher, one high school student, and three undergraduate students received 2014 Norman Mailer Writing Awards from the Norman Mailer Center and Writers Colony and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). Read more...
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October 1, 2014
Moveable Type: Talking with Linda Swanson-Davies and Susan Burmeister-Brown of Glimmer Train
AWP had the opportunity to talk with Linda Swanson-Davies, co-founder and editor, along with her sister Susan Burmeister-Brown, of Glimmer Train. Read more...
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September 29, 2014
AWP Launches Writer to Writer Mentorship Program, Free to Members
AWP has announced the launch of its mentorship program, Writer to Writer. Read more...
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September 26, 2014
Brooklyn Poet Wins Free House in Detroit from the Write a House Project
Casey Rocheteau, a 29-year-old Brooklyn poet, has won the first Write a House Project prize of a free house in Detroit, Michigan. Read more...
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September 26, 2014
Brooklyn Public Library Branch Sold, To Become Site of Shops and Apartments
The $52 million sale of Brooklyn Public Library’s Brooklyn Heights Branch to developer Hudson Companies was met with the outrage of Citizens Defending Libraries (CDL). Read more...
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September 26, 2014
Rona Jaffe Foundation Awards $30K Each to Six Emerging Female Writers
The Rona Jaffe Foundation has awarded six emerging female writers with its 20th annual Writers’ Awards, valued at $30,000 each. Read more...
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September 26, 2014
First Bread Loaf Translators’ Conference to Launch Next Summer
The inaugural Bread Loaf Translators’ Conference, designed to provide training for aspiring and experienced literary translators, will take place next June at Middlebury College in Ripton, Vermont. Read more...
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September 19, 2014
Yale University Library to Archive Cave Canem Papers
The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University has acquired Cave Canem Foundation Records, 1996 to 2012. Read more...