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 7, 2012
Natasha Trethewey Names Poet Laureate
The Library of Congress announced that Natasha Trethewey would become the 19th United States Poet Laureate. Read more...
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June 1, 2012
Madeline Miller Wins the Orange Prize
Debut novelist, Madeline Miller, received this year’s Orange prize for The Song of Achilles. Read more...
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June 1, 2012
Protesting the Shutdown of the University of Missouri Press
It was announced a week ago, that after fifty-four years of operation, the University of Missouri Press will close following a decision by UM President, Tim Wolfe. Read more...
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May 24, 2012
Karen Russell Wins New York Public Library's Young Lions Award
For her debut novel, Swamplandia!, Karen Russell received the NYPL's Young Lions Award of $10,000 on May 14. Read more...
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May 24, 2012
The Great Gatsby New Movie Trailer
Set to hit theaters on Christmas Day, a new film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby stars Leonardo DiCaprio as the titular, mythic Jay Gatsby, Tobey Maquire as protagonist Nick Carraway, and Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan. Read more...
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May 16, 2012
Carlos Fuentes, Mexican Novelist, Dies at 83
Author Carlos Fuentes, whose novels helped begin the rise of Latin American writing in the latter part of the 20th century, died on May 15, 2012 in a Mexico City hospital at age 83. Read more...
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May 14, 2012
A Museum for John Updike
The John Updike Society has signed an agreement for purchasing the childhood home of John Updike for $200,000 as part of a plan to turn the home into a museum. Read more...
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May 14, 2012
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Begins Bankruptcy Proceedings
According to the New York Times, one of the biggest book publishers, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), announced it would initiate Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in order to eliminate $3.1 billion of debt. Read more...
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May 8, 2012
Maurice Sendak Dies
The author of bedtime reading classics such as Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak, died on May 8 in a Connecticut hospital after suffering a stroke a few days previously. Read more...
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May 7, 2012
Poet Joshua Clover an 11 UC Davis Students Face Jail & $1 Million in Damages
For their role in protests in February that led to the close of a US Bank on UC Davis's campus, poet and professor Joshua Clover and eleven students now face up to eleven years each in prison and $1 million in damages. Read more...