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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February 1, 2011
New Director of Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute
Poet, critic, and translator Ilya Kaminsky has signed on to be the director of the Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute (HMPI) for two years beginning on January 1, 2011. Read more...
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February 1, 2011
James Frey's Fiction Sweatshop
James Frey, author of A Million Little Pieces, started a company early in 2010 called Full Fathom Five which now employs more than twenty-eight writers. Read more...
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February 1, 2011
Sabbaticals Targeted for Budget Cuts in Iowa
According to the Associate Press, Republican lawmakers in Iowa want to cut paid research leaves for the state’s three public universities (Iowa, Iowa State, and Northern Iowa Universities). Read more...
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February 1, 2011
More Students Borrowing More Money
According to a study released in November by the Pew Research Center, more undergraduate college students are taking out larger loans than ever before. Read more...
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February 1, 2011
Hurston/Wright Foundation Honors Black Writers
According to the Washington Post, poets Haki Madhubuti and Rita Dove shared the Hurston/Wright Foundation’s award for best poetry book. Read more...
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February 1, 2011
Schomburg Center in NYC Acquires Angelou Archive
The New York Times reported that Maya Angelou’s literary archive has been acquired by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, an extension of the New York Public Library. Read more...
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February 1, 2011
PEN Revives Essay Award
The PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay, created in 1991 but put on hold since 2005, has been revived for 2011. Read more...
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February 1, 2011
Carla Cohen (1936-2010)
Carla Cohen, famed owner of the iconic Washington, D.C. bookstore, Politics & Prose, died on October 11 as the result of a year-long battle with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare form of cancer. Read more...
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December 1, 2009
Awards
From the December 2009 issue of the Writer's Chronicle Read more...
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December 1, 2009
Vook Deal with Simon and Schuster
Publishers Weekly reports that California-based Vook LLC has partnered with Simon and Schuster to publish four vooks, a combination of books and videos available as applications for the computer, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Read more...