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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September 1, 2009
Obama's New Community College Plan
A national community college plan is in the works. Read more...
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September 1, 2009
A Purloined Newspaper
Haaretz newspaper, Israel’s oldest Hebrew language daily, replaced for a day its staff reporters with thirty-one of the country’s finest authors and poets, according to the Jewish Daily Forward. Read more...
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September 1, 2009
Twitterature?
Two University of Chicago students have inked a deal with Penguin Books to deliver seventy-five classic novels and plays as Twitterature, the Chicago Tribune reports. Read more...
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September 1, 2009
Summer Reading
Like the elusive white whale, classics are becoming more difficult to find on certain high school summer reading lists. Read more...
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September 1, 2009
More Numbers for Graduate Students
The Educational Testing Service has developed a new tool to rate graduate school applicants, the Washington Post reports. Read more...
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September 1, 2009
"Mediocre" Middle Schoolers
The New York Times reports average arts skills for American eighth-graders. Read more...
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September 1, 2009
Francis McCourt 1930-2009
Frank McCourt, author and former NYC public school teacher, died on Sunday, July 19 in Manhattan. Read more...
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September 1, 2009
Awards
From the September 2009 issue of the Writer's Chronicle Read more...
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September 1, 2009
Fall 2009 Elections for the AWP Board of Directors
Two new board members will be elected to represent the AWP member writing programs of the Northeast and Southeast. Read more...
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June 1, 2009
One-Millionth English Term
The Global Language Monitor has identified Web 2.0 as the one-millionth word or phrase in the English language, according to Reuters. Read more...