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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July 20, 2017
Bret Anthony Johnston Named New Director of Michener Center for Writers
Bret Anthony Johnston has been appointed the director of the Michener Center for Writers. Read more...
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July 18, 2017
National Writers Union Leads Suit Against Ebony Magazine for Nonpayment
Ebony magazine, the subject of a Twitter protest campaign #EbonyOwes this spring for failing to pay fifty freelance writers up to $200,000, is now the subject of a lawsuit brought by the National Writers Union on behalf of the unpaid writers. Read more...
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July 14, 2017
News Roundup
Some things that caught our attention this week. Read more...
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July 10, 2017
Poetry Coalition Receives $200,000 Grant from Ford Foundation
The Poetry Coalition has received a grant from the Ford Foundation to allow members to produce programs on themes “of social importance that feature leading contemporary poets.” Read more...
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July 6, 2017
National Book Foundation Distributes Books to Public Housing Authorities
In order to bring more books to what they’re calling “book deserts,” the National Book Foundation, the US Departments of Housing & Urban Development and Education, the Urban Libraries Council, and the Campaign for Grade Level Reading are distributing over 270,000 books to public housing authorities throughout the country. Read more...
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June 30, 2017
News Roundup
Some things that caught our attention this week. Read more...
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June 28, 2017
Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo Paroled for Cancer Treatment
Chinese writer Liu Xiaobo, winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2010, was imprisoned in 2009 for his part in the writing of a political manifesto Charter 08, demanding China become a liberal democracy. Read more...
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June 22, 2017
Greenpeace Pulls Publishers and Authors into Dispute with Canadian Logging Company
Greenpeace’s longstanding legal battle with Resolute Forest Products, a Canadian logging company, took an unexpected turn when it pulled publishers into its dispute over the last couple of months. Read more...
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June 20, 2017
National Endowment for the Arts Awards $84 Million to All 50 States
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced its second round of funding for the FY 2017, which includes 1,195 grants totaling $84.06 million dollars to artists and organizations in all fifty states. Read more...
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June 19, 2017
Independent Bookstores Look to Farmers for Inspiration
Blue Hill Books, a bookstore in Blue Hill, Maine founded in 1986, is changing its financial model to mirror one used by the agricultural community. Read more...
