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, 2013
One Poem Won $20,000 in This Year’s Montreal International Poetry Prize
Mia Anderson of Québec has won the 2013 Montreal International Poetry prize of $20,000 for her poem "The Antenna." Read more...
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October 1, 2013
Karen Russell and Donald Antrim among 2013 MacArthur Fellows
The MacArthur Foundation announced twenty-four recipients for the 2013 MacArthur "Genius Grant" Fellowships, which now come with the recently increased $625,000 award, distributed over five years. Read more...
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October 1, 2013
Moveable Type: Talking with Caroline Crew of ILK
AWP had a quick interview with Caroline Crew of ILK, an online poetry journal to keep your eye on. Read more...
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September 20, 2013
Big Name Writers to Novelize Shakespeare
Random House’s Hogarth Fiction has enlisted authors Margaret Atwood, Howard Jacobson, Anne Tyler, and Jeanette Winterson to adapt select Shakespeare plays into novels. Read more...
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September 20, 2013
New Edition of Emily Dickinson’s Manuscripts is on the Way
New Directions Press will release the first full color facsimile edition of Emily Dickinson’s Manuscripts entitled The Gorgeous Nothings. Read more...
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September 20, 2013
MacArthur Fellowship Increases to $625,000
The Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced that renowned MacArthur Fellowship, aka the MacArthur “genius grant” has increased its award from $500,000 to $625,000. Read more...
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September 20, 2013
Academy of American Poets Prizes Winners Announced
Last week, the Academy of American Poets announced the winners of its annual series of poetry prizes. Read more...
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September 13, 2013
E.L. Doctorow and Maya Angelou to Receive Major Honors from the National Book Foundation
The National Book Foundation will present novelist E.L. Doctorow with the 2013 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters and Maya Angelou the 2013 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community. Read more...
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September 13, 2013
Two Men Arrested for Slaying of Indian Memoirist Sushmita Banerjee
Sushmita Banerjee, author of the best seller A Kabuliwala's Bengali Wife, was dragged outside her apartment in Paktika, Afghanistan and shot twenty-five times by gunmen in the early morning hours of September 5. Read more...
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August 30, 2013
Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney Has Died
According to the New York Times, the Irish poet “whose lyrical beauty and ethical depth… gave him a prominence far beyond literary circles, died in Dublin after a brief illness.” Read more...