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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September 25, 2017
Annie Proulx Wins National Book Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award
The National Book Foundation announced on Thursday it would present its 2017 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to Annie Proulx. Read more...
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September 20, 2017
Lynna Williams, 1951–2017
Lynna Williams, writer, associate professor of English at Emory University, and past AWP Board member, passed away on July 29 due to cancer. Read more...
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September 15, 2017
Trump Administration Sued Over DACA Decision
The University of California has filed suit on September 8 against the Trump Administration over its recent decision to roll back the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Read more...
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September 13, 2017
National Book Awards Longlists
All week, the National Book Foundation is releasing its longlists for the 2017 awards via The New Yorker. Yesterday was Young People’s Literature and today, Poetry. Read more...
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September 11, 2017
AWP Statement on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
AWP supports the DREAM Act, DACA, and other humane policies and legislation for undocumented immigrants who were brought to this country as children. Read more...
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September 6, 2017
African Poetry Book Fund Receives Grant from Ford Foundation
The African Poetry Book Fund has been awarded a grant from the Ford Foundation for $150,000. Read more...
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September 5, 2017
John Ashbery, 1927—2017
Arguably the most dominant figure in American poetry since Robert Lowell, John Ashbery died Sunday, September 3 of natural causes. Read more...
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August 30, 2017
National Book Festival in Washington, DC
This weekend features the 17th Library of Congress National Book Festival. The free, all-day event takes place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in DC on Saturday, September 2. Read more...
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August 25, 2017
J. D. Salinger and Catcher in the Rye Come to the Silver Screen
A new film by director Danny Strong will portray the life of J. D. Salinger and the inspiration for this seminal book Catcher in the Rye. Read more...
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August 23, 2017
The Academy of American Poets Announces Annual Prizes
The Academy of American Poets announced their annual prize winners, headlined by the 2017 Wallace Stevens Award winner Jorie Graham. Read more...
