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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August 1, 2016
Communities of the 2017 AWP Conference & Bookfair
The demographics for presenters of accepted events as well as information on the extent to which various communities are participating in the 2017 AWP Conference & Bookfair. Read more...
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August 1, 2016
James Alan McPherson Has Died
James Alan McPherson, the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, passed away on July 27, due to causes related to pneumonia. Read more...
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August 1, 2016
Man Booker Prize Judges Announce Longlist
The Man Booker Prize judges have revealed the details of the 2016 longlist. Read more...
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July 28, 2016
Hong Kong Book Fair Reveals the Impact of Booksellers’ Disappearances
The 2016 Hong Kong book fair, a week-long annual affair organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, had a markedly different tone this year compared to last year’s. Read more...
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July 27, 2016
Senator Alludes to Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise” in DNC Speech
On Monday, Senator Cory Booker gave a powerful, rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention that featured an excerpt from “Still I Rise,” by Maya Angelou. Read more...
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July 26, 2016
Roxane Gay, Yona Harvey, and Ta-Nehisi Coates to Cowrite Marvel’s World of Wakanda Series
Marvel’s current Black Panther series is getting a new companion series: World of Wakanda. Read more...
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July 25, 2016
PEN America Announces $75,000 Book Award
PEN America, the New York-based literary nonprofit devoted to “open expression in the United States and worldwide,” has announced two new annual book prizes: the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award, which comes with a $75,000 award, and the PEN/Jean Stein Grant for Oral History, which will award $10,000. Read more...
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July 22, 2016
News Roundup
Some things that caught our attention this week. Read more...
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July 21, 2016
A Librarian at the Republican National Convention Wants to “Make America Read Again”
A librarian has been spending his vacation giving away free books to protestors and attendees at the Republican National Convention. Read more...
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July 21, 2016
Donald Trump’s Ghostwriter Expresses Remorse
The ghostwriter of Donald Trump’s 1987 memoir has expressed regrets about his work on behalf of the 2016 Republican presidential nominee. Read more...
