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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June 15, 2017
Tracy K. Smith Named Poet Laureate
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has named Tracy K. Smith the next Poet Laureate. Smith will succeed outgoing laureate Juan Felipe Herrera and be the twenty-second poet to hold the position. Read more...
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June 14, 2017
Chana Bloch, 1940–2017
Chana Bloch, poet and renowned Hebrew translator, died in her home in Berkeley, California after a four-year battle with sarcoma on May 19. Read more...
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June 12, 2017
Penguin Random House Acquires Literary Merchandiser, Out of Print Clothing
Today, Penguin Random House (PRH) announced in a statement that it has acquired Out of Print, a company that produces literary-themed clothing and merchandise. Read more...
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June 9, 2017
New Creative Writing Degree Program Founded at Hartwick College
Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY, announced that it will begin offering a creative writing major in the Fall 2017 semester. Read more...
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June 9, 2017
Kathryn Stripling Byer, 1944–2017
Kathryn Stripling Byer, author of six books of poetry and North Carolina’s first female poet laureate, passed away on Monday, June 5. Read more...
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June 8, 2017
Bob Dylan Defends the Literary Merit of Song Lyrics in his Nobel Prize Lecture
After Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, he became embroiled in an intense debate over whether song lyrics could be considered literature, and by extension, whether the singer deserved his prize. Read more...
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June 7, 2017
The Sewanee Review Sees a Renewal Under New Editor Adam Ross .
After recently hiring its first new editor in over forty years, The Sewanee Review is receiving newfound appreciation for that new editor, Adam Ross, and its new look. Read more...
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June 5, 2017
PEN International’s New Campaign Focuses On Displaced Writers
PEN International, a writers’ association that “promote[s] literature and defend[s] freedom of expression,” has launched a global campaign to mark “a significant public stand against racism and xenophobia.” Read more...
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June 1, 2017
Politics and Prose to Open Second Location in Northeast DC
Politics and Prose, an iconic DC-based independent bookstore founded in 1984, has announced that it will open a second location at Union Market in the northeast district this fall. Read more...
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May 31, 2017
President Trump Redoubles Effort to Eliminate Federal Funding for the Arts and Libraries
President Donald Trump’s latest federal budget proposal for fiscal year 2018 includes, once again, cuts to the National Endowments and to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Read more...
