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 17, 2015
AWP’s Services for Accessibility
AWP welcomes constructive commentary on how we can improve our services to all conference attendees, no matter where the conference is held. Recently, we received inquiries concerning accommodations for conference attendees with accessibility needs. Read more...
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August 17, 2015
AWP Award Series Creative Nonfiction Prize
This year, our judge for Creative Nonfiction, Lia Purpura, did not select a winner for the competition. Read more...
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August 14, 2015
Moveable Type: A conversation with Jennifer Flescher, Founder of Tuesday: An Art Project
Tuesday: An Art Project is a journal looking for risk and depth. Read more...
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August 13, 2015
How Can Artificial Intelligence Help Us Enhance the Genres?
If a robot can generate nonfiction on command, what could it teach us about writing fiction and poetry? Read more...
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August 13, 2015
Illegal Bookstore That Operated in Secret for Seven Years Closes
Brazenhead Books, an illegal, secret bookstore that operated in New York for seven years, closed last month . Read more...
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August 13, 2015
Ten Years After Hurricane Katrina: A Reading List
It’s been a decade since Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, and over the weekend, books memorializing the tragedy were highlighted by the New York Times and in Lit Hub. Read more...
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August 13, 2015
New South Asian Poetry Festival Launches
The first weekend of August saw the inaugural Matwaala: South Asian Diaspora Poets Festival in Austin, Texas. Read more...
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August 5, 2015
Update on the University of Akron Press
Last week, AWP ran a news story on the firing of the staffs of not only the university press but also the multicultural center and the performing arts center, E.J. Thomas Hall, at the University of Akron. Since that news spread, many supporters of these institutions have raised concerns and expressed outrage about these actions to University of Akron President Scott Scarborough and the Board of Trustees. Read more...
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August 5, 2015
Children’s Books Challenge Gender Stereotypes
Although most children’s books for girls are “still overwhelmed with princess-pink, sparkly-pony messaging,” more children’s books subvert gender stereotypes. Read more...
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August 5, 2015
Alan Cheuse Has Died
Alan Cheuse—an author and literary commentator for NPR—died on Friday from injuries sustained in a car accident. He was seventy-five. Read more...