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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September 30, 2015
MacArthur Foundation Names Its Annual Fellows
The MacArthur Foundation announced this year’s winners of its annual fellowships. Read more...
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September 30, 2015
The University of Virginia Announces Caryl Phillips as Kapnick Writer-in-Residence
The University of Virginia has selected Caryl Phillips to serve as the Distinguished Kapnick Writer-in-Residence from April 11 to April 22. Read more...
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September 30, 2015
Cave Canem Foundation President Toi Derricotte to Retire
After twenty years of serving as President of Cave Canem’s Board of Directors, Toi Derricotte will step down at the end of this month. Read more...
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September 30, 2015
It’s Banned Books Week!
To bolster awareness of censorship, several associations are hosting the 33rd annual Banned Books Week this week (Sept. 27–Oct. 3). This year’s theme is Young Adult books. Read more...
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September 30, 2015
James Patterson Wins Literarian National Book Award
For his commitment to increased literacy among children, James Patterson will receive the Literarian National Book Award at the 66th National Book Awards ceremony this November. Read more...
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September 30, 2015
Small Press Distribution Sold 150,000 Books by Independent Publishers Last Year
Small Press Distribution (SPD), a nonprofit book distributor that moves books by independent publishers to major retailers, is meeting some impressive sales goals writes Adam Robinson at Real Pants. Read more...
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September 22, 2015
Apple Pursues Supreme Court Appeal for E-book Price-fixing Verdict
Apple wants a Supreme Court review of the 2013 verdict that found the company liable for fixing e-book prices, but will it happen? Probably not, according to sources interviewed by Publishers Weekly. Read more...
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September 22, 2015
40+ Writers Band Together to Protest Chinese Censorship of Writers and Journalists
Over forty writers have teamed up to voice disapproval of China’s policies on freedom of expression. Read more...
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September 22, 2015
C.K. Williams Has Died
The widely adored Pulitzer Prize-winning poet C.K. Williams died Sunday at his home in Hopewell, New Jersey. He was 78. Read more...
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September 22, 2015
The National Book Awards’ 2015 Longlist is Here!
The National Book Awards’ 2015 longlist includes several fierce contenders in the genres of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young people’s literature. Read more...