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, 2011
Moveable Type: Spotlight on iO, Ninth Letter, and Cave Wall
“A journal of new Americanpoetry,” named “Best New Literary Journal in 2005” by the Council of Learned Journals, and “a literary journal of poetry and art.” Read more...
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September 27, 2011
One Day, One Hundred Thousand Poets for Change
Over the weekend, Michael Rothenberg and Terri Carrion saw the completion of their yearlong global effort in support of poetry and societal change, culminating on September 24 with over 700 events in 550 cities across 95 countries. Read more...
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September 27, 2011
Banned Books Week Celebrates the Freedom to Read
Since 1982, an organization called Banned Books Week has annually promoted a weeklong celebration of free speech at the end of every September. Read more...
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September 21, 2011
Author's Work Faces Ban in South Carolina
Bret Lott’s young adult novel, The Hunt Club, is facing opposition from the Charleston County School District in South Carolina. Read more...
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September 21, 2011
MacArthur 'Genius' Grants Announced
The 2011 MacArthur Foundation Fellowships included poets Kay Ryan and A.E. Stallings, among the 22 recipients Read more...
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September 21, 2011
Reynolds Price Posthumous Memoir To Be Published
The memoir that Reynolds Price was writing up until his death is set to be published in May of 2012. Read more...
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September 15, 2011
More Reactions to MFA Rankings and the Open Letter Against Them
Since last week’s Open Letter against the ranking MFA programs, several media outlets have weighed in on the issue, including a response to the letter directly from Mary Gannon, Editorial Director for Poets & Writers. Read more...
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September 15, 2011
Employment Interviews at AWP Conference in Chicago
AWP is pleased to announce that for the first time space will be available to conduct employment interviews at the 2012 AWP Annual Conference & Bookfair in Chicago. Read more...
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September 9, 2011
Creative Writing Faculty Write Open Letter Against Rankings
Nearly two hundred creative writing professors & MFA program directors have signed an open letter that criticizes this year’s annual MFA program rankings in Poets & Writers magazine. Read more...
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September 1, 2011
Moveable Type: Spotlight on Bellevue Literary Press and Conduit
“Books at the intersection of the arts and sciences” and “the only magazine that risks annihilation” Read more...