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 18, 2016
Juan Felipe Herrera to Serve Second Term as Poet Laureate
Juan Felipe Herrera will serve a second yearlong term as the U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry according to an announcement from the Library of Congress. Read more...
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April 15, 2016
News Roundup
Some things that caught our attention this week. Read more...
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April 14, 2016
Moveable Type: december — A Literary Legacy Since 1958
A literary venue worth checking out... Read more...
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April 14, 2016
James Hannaham Wins PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
James Hannaham received the 2016 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for his second novel, Delicious Foods (Little, Brown). Read more...
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April 13, 2016
Guggenheim Foundation Announces 2016 Fellows
Last week, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced its fellowships for the year. Read more...
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April 12, 2016
Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Announced
The winners of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced at the Los Angeles Festival of Books over the weekend. Read more...
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April 12, 2016
North Carolina Bookseller Urges Authors Not to Ban Her Bookstore
Since North Carolina passed a law known as HB2 last month, which bans transgender citizens from using bathrooms not assigned to their birth gender, a number of organizations and businesses have revealed plans to boycott the state. Read more...
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April 6, 2016
The End of Bookslut is Near
Bookslut, the literary blog founded by Jessa Crispin in 2002, will soon cease publication. Read more...
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March 29, 2016
Kimiko Hahn Elected President of the Poetry Society of America
The Poetry Society of America has announced Kimiko Hahn as its new president to succeed Ruth Kaplan, who held the position since 2007. Read more...
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March 29, 2016
University of Pittsburgh Hosts Event on Poetry and Race in America
On Sunday, March 20 and Monday, March 21, the University of Pittsburgh Press and the Center for African American Poetry and Poetics cohosted a major event about poetry and race in America. Read more...
