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, 2016
National Book Award Winners Announced
Last night, the National Book Award winners were announced at the 67th annual National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner in New York City at Cipriani Wall Street. Read more...
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November 17, 2016
Lannan Literary Fellows Announced
The Lannan Foundation announced the winners of its Literary Awards and Fellowships. Read more...
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November 15, 2016
The Literary Community Responds to Trump’s Election
In the wake of Donald Trump’s election to the presidency, the literary community is responding with the founding of new journals, grants, and book giveaways. Read more...
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November 14, 2016
A Computer Program Can Judge a Book by its Cover
Researchers Brian Kenji Iwana and Seiichi Uchida at Kyushu University in Japan have created a way for a computer program to recognize a book’s genre by its cover. Read more...
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November 11, 2016
Moveable Type: The Offing
A literary venue worth checking out... Read more...
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November 10, 2016
Authors Respond to Donald Trump’s Election to the Presidency
The aftermath of the election has many people reeling, looking to authors, artists, and cultural figures for a sense of direction. Read more...
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November 9, 2016
PEN Releases Report on the State of Publishing in Hong Kong
Last year, five booksellers of Causeway Bay Bookstore in Hong Kong mysteriously disappeared. After months of detention in mainland China, four of them were returned to Hong Kong, but the fifth still remains in Chinese custody. Read more...
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November 8, 2016
Books for Election Day
It’s been quite an election season—perhaps the most contentious yet. To help us all unpack this political moment, writer Carlos Lozada (an AWP17 Featured Presenter) has offered a list of sixteen nonfiction books. Read more...
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November 7, 2016
United Arab Emirates Enacts "National Law of Reading"
Government employees in the United Arab Emirates will be given “dedicated time to read” during work hours, according to a new law passed this week by UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Read more...
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November 3, 2016
Writer-Publisher Creates Comic Books for Blind Readers
Guy Hasson, a comic book writer, publisher, and seller based in Israel, has been creating comic books for blind readers. Read more...
