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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June 12, 2013
Kevin Barry Wins International Impac Dublin Award
The International Impac Award has been given to Kevin Barry of Limerick Ireland for his first novel, City of Bahone. Read more...
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June 12, 2013
Natasha Trethewey Named US Poet Laureate for Second Term
The Library of Congress announced Natasha Trethewey’s second consecutive post as US Poet Laureate. Read more...
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June 11, 2013
Official Search Begins for Pablo Neruda’s Killer
Official reports state that Pablo Neruda died of prostate cancer; his driver Manuel Arraya claims he was poisoned. Read more...
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June 11, 2013
Women’s Prize for Fiction Winner and New Sponsor Announced
American novelist A.M. Homes wins the UK’s 2013 Women’s Prize for Fiction for her novel May We Be Forgiven Read more...
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June 11, 2013
Edgar Allan Poe House to Reopen in October
Poe Baltimore, the group tasked with taking over the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, announced a reopening date of October 4, 2013. Read more...
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June 11, 2013
Don Share Named Editor of Poetry Magazine
The Poetry Foundation announced that Don Share would replace Christian Wiman as the next editor of Poetry magazine. Read more...
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May 31, 2013
Academy of American Poets Introduces New Role
Mary Gannon has taken the newly established position of Associate Director/Director of Content at the Academy of American Poets. Read more...
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May 31, 2013
Granta Undergoes Staff Exodus
Granta, esteemed literary magazine and publisher, is going through a massive restructure as owner/philanthropist Sigrid Rausing takes more stringent control of the company. Read more...
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May 31, 2013
Much-Hyped, Star-Studded J.D. Salinger Documentary Coming This Fall
Shane Salerno, an action film writer whose credits include Armageddon, previewed at the recent Cannes Film Festival a glimpse of his new documentary about J.D. Salinger, which will be released this September. Read more...
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May 8, 2013
The 2013 Poetry Out Loud Champion
Langston Ward, with an impassioned delivery of Kenneth Rexroth’s poem, “The Bad Old Days,” has won the NEA’s 2013 Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest. Read more...