The International Prize for Arabic Fiction Announces Its 2018 Longlist: ‘Arab...
With a prize of US$50,000 and funding for translation into English, the International Prize for Arabic Fiction enters its second decade with a longlist of 16 novels that 'bring to life the tragic...
View ArticleThe Netherlands’ Sweek Adds a Spanish-Language Contest With PRH Grupo Editorial
Now with more than 100 contests as part of its writing-and-reading mix, the Dutch platform Sweek is working a Spanish-language competition, #Soytalento, into the program. The post The Netherlands’...
View ArticleSerial Box Has New Funding for Audio Bundling With Reading, as a ‘Publishing...
Tapping into the robust audiobook market, Molly Barton announces a key new investor: Boat Rocker Media can leverage Serial Box's content for television and film production. The post Serial Box Has New...
View ArticleIn Colombia, A Discussion of ‘Women’s Fiction’ Versus Fiction by Women
As part of the launch of Hay Festival's Latin American anthology, 'Bogotá39-2017,' author Samanta Schweblin and editor Sara Malagón talk about labels and gender. The post In Colombia, A Discussion of...
View ArticleAuthors Guild Honors VIDA, Announces ‘Boot Camps’ for Authors Outside New York
US-based Authors Guild announced a series of traveling workshops for writers around the country and honored 'VIDA: Women in Literary Arts' with its most prestigious award. The post Authors Guild Honors...
View ArticleIn Norwich, the National Centre for Writing Formally Opens at Dragon Hall...
Dedicated to 'exploring the artistic and social power of creative writing,' Norwich's National Centre for Writing, is having its formal launch week in its redeveloped new home that includes the...
View ArticleSegovia Programming Opens International Hay Festival Season: ‘Global Crises’
Addressing world political issues through the creative industries' perspectives, the international series of Hay Festival events has announced that its programming in Spain will feature issues of...
View ArticleNew, Larger Authors Guild Survey: Falling Incomes for US Writers
The new Authors Guild survey, larger than in the past and with input from other writing organizations, brings into question how authors are compensated and how the issue is assessed. The post New,...
View ArticleSpain’s Hay Festival Segovia To Feature a Focus on Europe
The international Hay Festival circuit has opened for this year's events, with the Segovia program set for September 19 to 22. The post Spain’s Hay Festival Segovia To Feature a Focus on Europe...
View ArticleAt Frankfurter Buchmesse: The Gypsy Pavilion Stages Romani Culture
In a series of events at the Hall 5.0 Gypsy Pavilion and on other stages, Roma literature and artistry will make an inaugural appearance as an organized presence this year. The post At Frankfurter...
View ArticleEast of England: A Call for Under-Represented Writers
Norwich's National Centre for Writing opens applications for its 2020 Escalator Talent Development Scheme for fiction writers in eastern England. The post East of England: A Call for Under-Represented...
View ArticleHomeschooled Authors: France’s Lecayes on ‘Motivating Each Other’
As working parents grapple with their kids' education during the coronavirus lockdown, a family of writers and artists looks back on their mother's choice to homeschool them. The post Homeschooled...
View ArticleThe UK’s National Centre for Writing Opens Japanese Translation Partnership
Featuring mentoring for Japanese translators, the new partnership involves UCLA, Waseda University, the University of East Anglia, and more. The post The UK’s National Centre for Writing Opens Japanese...
View ArticleUS Black History Month: Macmillan Learning Awards ‘Black Stories’
Three winning university students and three instructors are honored by a new Black Stories program from Macmillan Learning. The post US Black History Month: Macmillan Learning Awards ‘Black Stories’...
View ArticleWindham-Campbell’s Michael Kelleher: ‘Not a Book Award’
Ten years after its inception, the Yale-based Windham-Campbell Prizes program is uniquely focused on 'the love of writers and writing.' The post Windham-Campbell’s Michael Kelleher: ‘Not a Book Award’...
View ArticleFrom Yale, the $1.4 Million Windham-Campbell Prizes’ 2023 Winners
The 11th edition of the Windham-Campbell Prizes features an increased grant of US$175,000 for each of eight recipients this year. The post From Yale, the $1.4 Million Windham-Campbell Prizes’ 2023...
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