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 17, 2017
National Book Award Winners and NEA Grants for Prose Writers and Translators
The National Book Award Winners were announced in a ceremony on Wednesday, November 15, in New York. Read more...
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November 15, 2017
Novelist Edwidge Danticat Named 2018 Winner of Neustadt International Prize for Literature
On Thursday November 9, the University of Oklahoma, in partnership with World Literature Today magazine, announced Edwidge Danticat as the winner of the 2018 Neustadt International Prize for Literature. Read more...
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November 13, 2017
Danez Smith, National Book Award Finalist, on Audience, Community, and Spoken Word
Danez Smith’s Don’t Call Us Dead, a collection of poems recently slated as a finalist for the National Book Award, is a powerful example of contemporary respect for poetic form, lyric, and meter. Read more...
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November 8, 2017
Upcoming Langston Hughes Festival to Celebrate Zadie Smith
On November 16, 2017, the Langston Hughes Festival will begin with a symposium on the work of Zadie Smith. Read more...
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November 1, 2017
The Paris Review to Release Debut Podcast
On November 8, 2017, The Paris Review will debut the first full episode of The Paris Review Podcast. Read more...
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October 27, 2017
Image to Publish Flannery O’Connor’s College Journals
In its forthcoming issue, #94, Image will publish the college journal of Flannery O’Connor. Read more...
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October 26, 2017
Joyce Carol Oates, Jonathan Safran Foer, and Others Navigate the Modern Workplace with XEROX Ebook Partnership
On Monday, October 23, 2017, Xerox released an ebook featuring contributions from acclaimed writers Roxane Gay, Jonathan Safran Foer, Joyce Carol Oates, Billy Collins, Lee Child, and other notable authors. Read more...
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October 19, 2017
Moveable Type: The Baffler
A literary venue worth checking out... Read more...
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October 19, 2017
Quebec Writers’ Federation Releases Short List for Literary Awards
The Quebec Writers Federation has released the short list for the 2017 Quebec Literary Awards, which will be awarded mid-November. Read more...
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October 18, 2017
George Saunders Wins Man Booker Prize
George Saunders was awarded the 2017 Man Booker Prize for his novel Lincoln in the Bardo. Read more...
