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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March 1, 2007
Vatican Embraces Oscar Wilde, Poet and Playwright
His aphorisms have been quoted in a collection of maxims and witticisms for Christians published by one of the Pope’s closest aides Read more...
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March 1, 2007
Salman Rushdie Turns to History for Inspiration
Internationally acclaimed British-Indian author and novelist Salman Rushdie’s new novel is a historical one set in the 16th century that talks about the Mughal dynasty in India, and draws comparison to its Italian counterpart Read more...
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March 1, 2007
Shakespeare Survives Shake-up
The Press Association reports that Education Secretary, Alan Johnson, has pledged to keep “vital elements” of the curriculum for eleven to fourteen-year-old students. Read more...
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March 1, 2007
New $10,000 Novel Prize
Boaz Boaz Publishing, a tiny literary publisher in Albany, California, has created a new $10,000 award for unpublished novels. Read more...
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March 1, 2007
The New England Writers Organization
The New England Writers Organization celebrated its 20th year of writing contests and conferences last year, honoring the tradition instilled by its founder, Frank Anthony, who passed away last March. Read more...
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March 1, 2007
The National Steinbeck Center in Monterey County Kicks Off its "Big Read" Program with the Grapes of Wrath
The novel by John Steinbeck will be the focus of the program and Steinbeck Center officials will encourage county residents to read the novel and to share their “California experiences.” Read more...
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March 1, 2007
Sobol Prize Canceled
The controversial contest that promised unpublished writers cash, literary representation, and publication, has been canceled Read more...
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March 1, 2007
The National Endowment for the Arts Announces a New Component of the NEA National Initiative American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius
NEA Chairman Dana Gioia, made the announcement at the annual conference of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters in New York City on January 20. Read more...
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March 1, 2007
Johns Hopkins University to Publish Prose of T.S. Eliot
Johns Hopkins University Press and Faber & Faber will copublish The Complete Prose of T.S. Eliot Read more...
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March 1, 2007
Dorothy Allison Selected for Membership in the Fellowship of Southern Writers
Allison is the recipient of the 2007 Robert Penn Warren Award for Fiction, and her debut novel, Bastard Out of Carolina, set in Greenville and inspired by her painful childhood, was a finalist for the 1992 National Book Award Read more...