Every day Poets & Writers Magazine scans the headlines—from publishing reports to academic announcements to literary dispatches—for all the news that creative writers need to know. Here are today's stories:
Poets John Ashbery, Ariana Reines, Matvei Yanekelvich, and other contemporary artists contributed to Artforum’s tribute to late poet Tomaž Šalamun. The poets will participate in a memorial reading for Šalamun in Brooklyn, New York, this Sunday, March 8.
On Thursday, the Academy of American Poets announced that the eligibility criteria for all Academy prizes has expanded to include non-citizens living in the United States.
Ahead of International Women’s Day this Sunday, the Guardian has listed some of its readers’ favorite books written by women. Meanwhile, a report from the online publishing platform FicShelf has found that self-published women writers are thriving.
Tired of reading dirty words? There is now an app that can “sanitize” your e-books. Clean Reader removes all profanity from e-books purchased through its store. (Washington Post)
At Guernica, Jonathan Lee interviews literary agent Chris Parris-Lamb about the “art of agenting.” Parris-Lamb represented Chad Harbach’s successful debut The Art of Fielding, John Darnielle’s National Book Award–nominated Wolf in White Van, and Garth Risk Hallberg’s City on Fire.
The European Court of Justice has ruled that an e-book is not considered a book. This ruling, which categorizes an e-book as a “service” rather than a “good,” prevents e-tailer Amazon from receiving the same reduced tax rate for e-books as it would for paper books. (Shelf Awareness)
In 1980, seventeen-year-old Jay Williams sent his short story to his favorite author Roald Dahl, and Dahl actually responded with some good advice. (Daily Mirror)
