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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April 30, 2018
AWP Appoints Sheila Black as its Development Director
Sheila Black comes to AWP from San Antonio, Texas, where since 2012 she served as Executive Director of Gemini Ink. Read more...
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April 25, 2018
Women’s Prize for Fiction Shortlist Announced
The Women’s Prize for Fiction released the shortlist of six finalists for the year of 2018. Read more...
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April 24, 2018
FIELD Magazine to Publish Final Issue
“Sometimes you have to stop something to know how well it worked,” said David Young, longtime editor of FIELD magazine, when discussing the 50-year-old publication’s upcoming closure in 2019. Read more...
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April 23, 2018
2018 Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced
On Sunday, April 15, the 2018 Pulitzer Prizes were awarded in 21 categories ranging from Music to Investigative Reporting. Read more...
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April 17, 2018
J.D. McClatchy, Poet and Literary Critic: 1945-2018
J.D. McClatchy died of cancer on April 10 in his Manhattan home, according to Random House. Mr. McClatchy was 72. Read more...
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April 17, 2018
HarperCollins to Release Tolkien Novel in August
Another installment in the mythical world of J.R.R. Tokien’s Middle-earth is set to be published by HarperCollins in August 2018. Read more...
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April 13, 2018
Chloe Schwenke Named Interim Executive Director of AWP
Board of Trustees appoints interim executive director. Read more...
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April 11, 2018
2018 Guggenheim Fellows Announced; Writers Include AWP Donald Hall Prize Winner Joan Naviyuk Kane
The Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced the recipients of 173 Guggenheim Fellowships for the year of 2018 on April 4. Read more...
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April 9, 2018
Emily Nemens Named Editor of The Paris Review
A prolific poet, fiction writer and illustrator, Ms. Nemens will take on the most prominent role of one of the country’s premier literary magazines. Read more...
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April 6, 2018
Announcement from the AWP Board of Trustees
The AWP Board of Trustees is committed to creating a workplace in which people of all backgrounds can contribute and thrive. Read more...
