Petition to Cancel Good Omens Miniseries, the Case Against Book Tariffs, and More
Remembering Kevin Killian; PEN America condemns death of Uighur author; how to become a full-time poet; and other news.
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Joy Harjo Named U.S. Poet Laureate, Elizabeth Acevedo Wins Carnegie, and More
Danez Smith pays tribute to Essex Hemphill; Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha on a disabled literary tradition; Amazon editors on the year’s best books; and other news.
Language Spats, Melissa Febos on the Female Memoir, and More
Sarah Manguso on writing about menopause; when Gloria Vanderbilt reviewed children’s books; Nicholas Sparks’s e-mails leaked; and other news.
A Secret Literary Fellowship, Dorothea Lasky on Dancers and Demons, and More
Paris Review publisher Susannah Hunnewell has died; Taffy Brodesser-Akner on reading Philip Roth instead of Sweet Valley High; writing a book with your father; and other news.
LSD Literature, Salman Rushdie on Kurt Vonnegut, and More
National student poets announced; the poetry and politics of El Salvador’s José Roberto Cea; Joanne Ramos on controlling the female body; and other news.
Arundhati Roy’s Anger, Emily Ruskovich Wins International Dublin Literary Award, and More
Maria Kuznetsova on creating a female misfit; day one of the Poetry to the People road trip; balancing fact and invention in fiction writing; and other news.
When Agatha Christie Disappeared, the Ups and Downs of Writing, and More
New publication ZORA celebrates women of color; the modernization of publishing offices; a new bidder for Barnes & Noble; and other news.
June 15 Contest Roundup
Writers! Three days left to send your work to the following contests, all with a deadline of June 15. There are opportunities for poets, fiction writers, and translators. All of the contests offer a first-place prize of at least $1,000 and publication.
Bitter Oleander Press Library of Poetry Book Award: A prize of $1,000 and publication by Bitter Oleander Press is given annually for a poetry collection. Entry fee: $28.
University of Akron Press Poetry Prize: A prize of $1,500 and publication by University of Akron Press is given annually for a poetry collection. Victoria Chang will judge. Entry fee: $20.
Philadelphia Stories Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction: A prize of $2,500 and publication in Philadelphia Stories is given annually for a short story. The winner will also receive travel and lodging expenses to read at Rosemont College in October. Writers currently living in the United States are eligible. Entry fee: $15.
American-Scandinavian Foundation Translation Prizes: A prize of $2,500 and publication of an excerpt in Scandinavian Review is given annually for an English translation of a work of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction written in a Nordic language. A prize of $2,000 and publication is also awarded to a translator whose literary translations have not previously been published. Translations of works by Scandinavian authors born after 1900 that have not been published in English are eligible. Entry fee: none.
Visit the contest websites for complete guidelines, and check out the Grants & Awards database and Submission Calendar for more contests in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction.
New Home for the Backwaters Press
The small press becomes the newest imprint of the University of Nebraska Press.
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Poetry to the People Tour
In collaboration with Narrative 4, the House of SpeakEasy’s bookmobile will travel from New York City to New Orleans and give books to schools, prisons, and libraries along the way.
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