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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June 3, 2019
Colleen Cable Promoted to AWP's Associate Director of Conferences
AWP is pleased to announce the promotion of Colleen Cable to become Associate Director of Conferences. Read more...
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June 1, 2019
LGBTQ+ PRIDE Month: Discerning, Illuminating, & Celebrating Our Shared Humanity
Across the United States and far beyond, the month of June has come to be associated with the celebration of a population once highly stigmatized and excluded, but now increasingly seen as exemplars of diversity, authenticity, love, courage, and human and civil rights. Read more...
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May 30, 2019
Forward Prize Finalists Announced
The Forward Arts Foundation announced on Thursday the fifteen finalists shortlisted for the 2019 Forward Prizes. Read more...
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May 29, 2019
Author & LGBTQ Activist Binyavanga Wainaina Dies at 48
Binyavanga Wainaina, the revered writer and activist, who founded the literary magazine Kwani? and was widely influential both in his writing and his fight for LGBTQ rights throughout Kenya and beyond, passed away. Read more...
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May 24, 2019
Finalists for 2019 Best Translated Books Awards Announced
Last week, the Best Translated Book Awards released this year’s list of 15 finalists for its annual $10,000 prizes in translated poetry and fiction. Read more...
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May 22, 2019
NEA Announces New Grant Recipients
The NEA recently announced its second round of grantees for the 2019 fiscal year—1,114 organizations, foundations, agencies, centers, and state and regional programs, initiatives, and partnerships. Read more...
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May 13, 2019
Being Present & Principled: AWP Solidarity at the San Antonio Conference & Bookfair
AWP is an association that is committed to respecting the universal human dignity of all persons. Read more...
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May 10, 2019
Marilyn Nelson Wins the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
The Poetry Foundation announced that Marilyn Nelson has been awarded the 2019 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. Read more...
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May 8, 2019
Roxane Gay & Medium Launch Gay Magazine
Gay Magazine will publish new content—including cultural criticism, essays, short fiction and visual art—on a weekly basis as well as quarterly, with special themed issues. Read more...
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May 3, 2019
Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi Wins the PEN/Faulkner Award
Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi was announced as the winner of the 2019 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for her novel Call Me Zebra. Read more...
