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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November 1, 2018
Welcoming Native American Heritage Month
November has been designated as Native American Heritage Month, and as such it offers those of us who do not identify as Indigenous, First Nations, or Native American a special opportunity to place ourselves both culturally and spatially, and to recognize the valuable contributions that the original peoples of North America have made and continue to make to our larger national identities, cultures, and creative expression. Read more...
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October 29, 2018
Ntozake Shange, 1948–2018
On October 27, 2018, the innovative and pioneering poet and playwright Ntozake Shange passed away at an assisted-living community in Bowie, Maryland. Read more...
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October 26, 2018
Tony Hoagland, 1953–2018
On Tuesday, October 23, the poet, essayist, and teacher Tony Hoagland passed away at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, after a lengthy struggle with pancreatic cancer. Read more...
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October 23, 2018
PEN America Files Lawsuit Against President Trump
On October 16, 2018, PEN America, a leading organization that defends free expression on behalf of its 7,200 members who are writers and literary professionals, filed a lawsuit against President Trump for “using the powers of the federal government to retaliate against journalists and media outlets he finds objectionable, in violation of the First Amendment.” Read more...
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October 19, 2018
Moveable Type: Interim
A literary venue worth checking out... Read more...
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October 17, 2018
Robert Bausch, Acclaimed Novelist: 1945–2018
Robert Bausch, the author of short stories and nine acclaimed novels and a teacher of creative writing, passed away from multiple myeloma on October 9, 2018. Read more...
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October 16, 2018
Film Featuring Poetry by Kaveh Akbar, Dominique Townsend, and Ocean Vuong Premieres on Netflix
October 12 marked the premiere of the new Netflix original film The Kindergarten Teacher, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal as the titular teacher. Read more...
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October 10, 2018
Natalie Diaz, John Keene, & Kelly Link Awarded MacArthur Fellowships
Poet Natalie Diaz, fiction and nonfiction writer John Keene, and fiction writer Kelly Link were recently awarded 2018 MacArthur "Genius" Fellowships in the amount of $625,000 over the next five years. Read more...
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October 2, 2018
Whiting Foundation Announces 2018 Creative Nonfiction Grant Recipients
The Whiting Foundation has released its selections for the 2018 Creative Nonfiction Grant. Read more...
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October 1, 2018
LGBTQ+ History Month
People who identify—consciously or subconsciously—as members of sexual or gender minorities have been around forever, but our history has barely begun to be captured in the creative writing arts. Read more...
