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, 2006
Rita Dove, Gerald Stern, and Kay Ryan Elected to Academy of American Poets’ Board of Chancellors.
According to a recent press release,Tree Swenson, Executive Director of the Academy of American Poets, announced that Rita Dove, Gerald Stern, and Kay Ryan have been elected to the Board of Chancellors, the Academy’s advisory board of distinguished poets. Read more...
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March 1, 2006
Southern New Hampshire University to Launch Low-Residency MFA Program.
SNHU, in cooperation with the New Hampshire Writers’ Project, is launching a low-residency Master of Fine Arts in fiction and nonfiction. Read more...
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March 1, 2006
President’s 2007 Budget Decimates Student Loans and Arts Education
President Bush has proposed massive cuts to Arts and Education funding, including $12 billion in cuts to Student Loans, $3.7 billion in cuts to the Department of Education, and the elimination of forty-two educational programs—such as Perkins Loans, spending on vocational education, and arts programs. Read more...
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March 1, 2006
Some Teaching Assistants at NYU Lose Stipends.
In an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, John Gravois reports that a small number of graduate teaching assistants found out the hard way that striking would not result in a positive outcome Read more...
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February 1, 2005
Ann Snodgrass Receives the 2004 Raiziss/de Palchi Fellowship—$20,000 for the Translation of Modern Italian Poetry.
The Academy of American Poets announced that Ann Snodgrass has been selected as the recipient of the 2004 Raiziss/de Palchi Fellowship. Read more...
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February 1, 2005
AWP Announces New & Improved Online Forum for Writers: The Writers’ Circle.
AWP announces a recent addition to assist in fostering an online literary community, The Writers’ Circle. Read more...
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February 1, 2005
The University of Iowa Press Announces 2005 Iowa Short Fiction Award Winners.
UI Press is pleased to announce the winners of the 2005 Iowa Short Fiction Awards Read more...
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February 1, 2005
Tony Ardizzone Awarded Indiana University’s Tracy M. Sonneborn Award.
The Sonneborn Award is given to faculty members who have achieved local, national, and international distinction in both teaching and research/creative activity and their interaction. Read more...
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February 1, 2005
The Enterprise Foundation and the Freedom Forum Announce 2005 Excellence in Urban Journalism Award.
The 2005 Excellence in Urban Journalism Award is now accepting nominations. Read more...
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February 1, 2005
Poet Martin Walls Awarded Library of Congress Fellowship
The Library of Congress and Poet Laurette Ted Kooser have named Martin Walls the 2005 Witter Bynner Fellow. Read more...