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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January 26, 2018
Ocean Vuong Becomes Youngest Winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize
On January 15, 2018, The T.S. Eliot Foundation awarded the 25th annual T.S. Eliot Prize to Ocean Vuong’s debut collection Night Sky with Exit Wounds. Read more...
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January 25, 2018
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January 25, 2018
#AWP18 Conference & Bookfair Opens March 7 – 10 in Tampa, FL, Featuring 2,000 Presenters and 550 Literary Events
Now the largest literary conference in North America, the 2018 AWP Conference & Bookfair will take place March 7 to March 10 at the Tampa Convention Center. Read more...
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January 24, 2018
Ursula K. Le Guin, 1929-2018
Ursula K. Le Guin, author of over 20 novels, 100 short stories, and dozens more books of poetry, essays, and works for children, passed away on Monday. Read more...
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January 24, 2018
National Book Critics Circle & Tufts Finalists Announced
On Monday, January 22, 2018 the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) announced their list of finalists for the 2017 NBCC Awards. Read more...
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January 11, 2018
AWP Award Series Winner Carol Zoref Wins 2017 National Jewish Book Award
Carol Zoref’s 2015 AWP Prize for the Novel–winner Barren Island has also won the Debut Fiction Award from the Jewish Book Council. Read more...
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January 5, 2018
David McKain, 1937–2017
David McKain, author of the memoir Spellbound: Growing Up in God’s Country, which won the AWP Award Series in Creative Nonfiction in 1988, passed away on December 27, 2017. Read more...
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December 20, 2017
In Remembrance of David Bonanno
David Bonanno, longtime editor of The American Poetry Review, passed away on December 8. Read more...
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December 18, 2017
University of St. Thomas Starts New Master’s Creative Writing Program
The University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota has started a new master’s program in Creative Writing and Publishing, with enrollment open for students looking to begin next fall. Read more...
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December 14, 2017
Adrian Matejka Named Poet Laureate of Indiana
Adrian Matejka, author of four books of poetry and Ruth Lilly Professor/Poet-in-Residence at Indiana University in Bloomington, has been named Poet Laureate of Indiana. Read more...
