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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April 19, 2017
Patricia Spears Jones Wins Jackson Poetry Prize
The $50,000 Jackson Poetry Prize from Poets & Writers has been awarded to Patricia Spears Jones. Read more...
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April 19, 2017
The Handmaid’s Tale, the Television Series, is Coming Soon
Margaret Atwood’s 1985 dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, is getting the television series treatment, and will star Elisabeth Moss as Offred. It will arrive on screens in less than two weeks, on April 26, on Hulu—but it’s already getting rave reviews. Read more...
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April 18, 2017
Bookstore Run by and Catered to People of Color to Open in DC
Angela Marie Spring, a Latinx New Mexico–native and the daughter of Panamanian immigrants, has decided to found a DC bookstore “owned, operated, and managed by a majority of people of color.” Read more...
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April 14, 2017
Moveable Type: Pitt Poetry Series
A literary venue worth checking out... Read more...
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April 11, 2017
The 2017 Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced
On Monday, the Pulitzer Prizes were announced. In the literary categories the winners and finalists are as follows... Read more...
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April 7, 2017
Amazon to Open New Brick-and-Mortar Bookstore in New York
Amazon will open its second brick-and-mortar bookstore in New York City this summer. Read more...
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April 5, 2017
Palestinian Novelist Goes into Hiding
A Palestinian novelist, Abbad Yahya, is in hiding somewhere in the Middle East due to public outcry surrounding his controversial fourth novel, Crime in Ramallah, NPR reports. Read more...
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April 4, 2017
Yevgeny Yevtushenko Has Died
Yevgeny Yevtushenko, a Russian poet, novelist, actor, and director, who through his work famously protested Stalinism before and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, has died. Read more...
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April 3, 2017
Barry Jenkins Is Writing the Series Adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead’s National Book Award–winning The Underground Railroad is getting the series treatment: Academy Award–winning Moonlight writer/director Barry Jenkins will develop a limited drama adaptation for Amazon. Read more...
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March 31, 2017
News Roundup
Some things that caught our attention this week. Read more...
