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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May 19, 2011
J. Patrick Lewis Named Children's Poet Laureate
At the 8th Annual Pegasus Awards ceremony on May 11, the Poetry Foundation announced J. Patrick Lewis as the new Children’s Poet Laureate. Read more...
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May 19, 2011
David Ferry Wins Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
The Poetry Foundation presented David Ferry with the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize at the Pegasus Awards in Chicago on May 11. Now in its 26th year, this $100,000 lifetime achievement award is one of the nation’s largest literary prizes and is awarded annually to a living U.S. poet to recognize extraordinary accomplishments. Read more...
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May 17, 2011
The NEA Announces Grant for AWP
Rocco Landesman, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, has announced that AWP will receive a grant of $80,000. Read more...
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May 11, 2011
Duke University Honors Rita Dove With PhD
On May 15, Duke University will award Rita Dove an honorary PhD in a ceremony along with Duke's current graduating students. Read more...
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May 11, 2011
An Evening of Poetry at the White House
Rita Dove, former U.S. Poet Laureate and professor at the University of Virginia, read at the White House on May 11. Read more...
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May 11, 2011
E-book Gold Rush
According to the Washington Post, little known or never-heard-of writers are now experiencing incredible publishing success, thanks to self-publishing on the digital market. In the winter of 2010, romance novelist Nyree Belleville’s (pen name of Bella Andre) publisher dropped her. Read more...
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May 4, 2011
Poetry Out Loud National Finals
In a poetry recitation competition, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, featuring over 365,000 participants from high schools all across the nation, sixteen-year-old Youssef Biaz, from Auburn, Alabama, was named the champion. Read more...
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May 4, 2011
Help for Tuscaloosa, Essays from Michael Martone & Wendy Rawlings
After a massive tornado tore through Tuscaloosa, Alabama last week, the city needs help. Brevity magazine has featured two short essays, one from Michael Martone and the other from Wendy Rawlings, in support of Tuscaloosa. Read more...
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May 1, 2011
John Haines 1924-2010
John Haines, 86, died on March 2, 2011, according to the Anchorage Daily News-Miner. Read more...
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May 1, 2011
Chase Twichell Wins the 2011 Kingsley Tufts Award
On April 28, at the Garrison Theatre in Claremont, CA, Chase Twichell received the prestigious Kinglsey Tufts Poetry Award of $100,000 for her book Horses Where the Answers Should Have Been. Read more...