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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July 24, 2012
Major Literary Oraganization to Launch in Asia
Asia Pacific Writers (AP Writers) is a new organization dedicated to the service of authors and literary translators from the Asia-Pacific region. Read more...
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July 13, 2012
The Sound and the Fury in Colored Ink
For those willing to relieve their wallets of $345 for a unique iteration of classic American literature, you can have William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury featuring fourteen different colored inks to represent the constantly shifting (and constantly beguiling) layered frames of time in the opening section of the book. Read more...
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July 13, 2012
NEA Gives $1 Million in Grants for The Big Read
The National Endowment for the Arts distributed $1 million to 78 libraries, arts councils, universities, museums, and public broadcasting stations for The Big Read, now in its seventh year. Read more...
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June 25, 2012
Bookstores Still Doing Fine in France: A Readership Proudly Bound by the Bound Book
Contrary to the uncertain (or doomed) existence of brick-and-mortar bookstores in England & the United States, in France, the print book industry is not so precarious. Read more...
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June 25, 2012
A New iPhone App for Audiobooks
Launched in early June, Bardowl, an app from Britain that connects readers (or listeners) with streaming audiobooks, has been hailed as the Spotify or Netflix for audiobooks. Read more...
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June 14, 2012
Ploughshares to Launch Digital-Only Series
At the end of July, Ploughshares will launch a new monthly digital-only series of individual stories and novellas, making it one of the first digital story series offered by a literary publication. Read more...
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June 14, 2012
Mandatory Poetry Memorization in British Schools
According to a story at the Guardian, England’s education secretary, Michael Gove will soon announce plans to overhaul the English curriculum in primary schools. Read more...
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June 14, 2012
NEA Awards Arts Research Grants for the First Time
Since its founding by Congress forty-seven years ago, 2012 marks the first time that the National Endowment for the Arts has awarded grants to arts research projects. Read more...
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June 7, 2012
The Power of the Word, an Online Exhibit
The American Writers Museum's first online exhibit, the Power of the Word, is a collection of voices from around the world that discuss the international importance of literature. Read more...
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June 7, 2012
Ray Bradbury Dies at 91
Long-celebrated sci-fi and fantasy writer, Ray Bradbury, died Tuesday night in Southern California, according to the LA Times. Read more...