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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March 18, 2015
Maine Innkeeper Hosts Essay Contest to Give Away Her Property
Janice Sage, an innkeeper, is giving away her twelve-acre property in Maine, Center Lovell Inn and Restaurant, to the lucky winner of her 200-word essay contest. Read more...
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March 18, 2015
Straight-to-Audio Books is a Rising Art Form
Given the comeback of oral storytelling on platforms like National Public Radio (NPR), companies like Audible are calling for “straight-to-audio” books. Read more...
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March 18, 2015
Poet Richard Siken Paints to Raise Funds for Copper Canyon Press
The upcoming release of Richard Siken's second, long-awaited poetry collection, War of the Foxes, coincides with a fundraising campaign to raise $10,000 for the independent publisher Copper Canyon Press. Read more...
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March 18, 2015
National Book Critics Circle Award Winners Include Claudia Rankine & Marilynne Robinson
The recipients of the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Awards were awarded their prizes last week at a ceremony at the New School. Read more...
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March 1, 2015
Moveable Type: Talking with Lisa Pearson, Founder & Publisher of Siglio
Lisa Pearson, the founder and publisher of Siglio, answered our questions about what it means to be dedicated to publishing. Read more...
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February 27, 2015
The Poetry Foundation’s Poets in the World Series Spotlights International Poetry
Poets in the World, a series edited by poet and translator Ilya Kaminsky, is a project of the Poetry Foundation’s Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute that offers “a rare glimpse” at poetry collections. Read more...
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February 27, 2015
Sponsorships Might Safeguard Bookstores from Brunt of Minimum Wage Increases
Booksellers are worried about the mandatory increases in minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2018. Read more...
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February 27, 2015
Could the End of the Daily Show Augur a Decline in Book Sales?
Is the end of Jon Stewart’s satirical news program, the Daily Show—a television program that allowed publicists to plug their books—a terrible thing for booksellers? Read more...
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February 27, 2015
New Dr. Seuss Book to Arrive in Bookstores this July
Random House Children’s Books will publish a rediscovered Dr. Seuss book called What Pet Should I Get?—the story of a brother and sister searching for a new member of the family, with illustrations included—on July 28. Read more...
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February 16, 2015
Publishers Think Enhanced E-Books May Make a Comeback
Despite the relative unpopularity of enhanced e-books, Chris Kyle’s “enhanced” memoir American Sniper rose to the top of Apple’s iBook bestseller list and remained there for the first three weeks of January. But what does this mean? Read more...
