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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February 10, 2015
American Library Association Awards Newbery Medal to Three Diverse Writers in the Wake of #WeNeedDiverseBooks Campaign
The American Library Association announced its winners for the 2015 Youth Media Awards this week during the ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibition in Chicago. Read more...
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February 1, 2015
Moveable Type: Talking with Janet Holmes, Director & Editor of Ahsahta Press
Janet Holmes, director and editor of Ahsahta Press, based at Boise State University, took some time to answer questions about her press. Read more...
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January 27, 2015
German Readers Love Translations: Houellebecq’s Latest Novel Tops Charts
French novelist Michel Houellebecq’s allegedly controversial new novel Soumission—which was released on the day of the massacre of twelve people at satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, including Houellebecq’s friend, Bernard Maris—has shot to the top of Germany’s charts in its first week of sales, nudging out Ian McEwan’s The Children Act. Read more...
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January 27, 2015
Use of Definite Article “The” in Speech Has Diminished
Use of the definite article “the” has “radically” decreased over the last century according to recently published research by a linguistics professor. Read more...
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January 27, 2015
French Film Industry Sees Rise in Literary Adaptations
Literary adaptations are increasingly appealing to French filmmakers these days, writes Elsa Keslassy, an international correspondent for Variety. Read more...
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January 27, 2015
Zuckerberg’s Literary Initiative Sends Publishers Scrambling
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s new book club, “Year of Books”—which unveils a new title every two weeks—has sent publishing houses into a frenzy. Read more...
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January 26, 2015
James Patterson’s $300,000 Self-Destructing Book
James Patterson is offering an exploding version of his next title, Private Vegas, due out January 26th from Little, Brown and Company, for just under $300,000. Read more...
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January 26, 2015
National Book Critics Circle Announces Finalists for 2014 Prizes
The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) announced its 30 nominees for awards in six categories of books published in 2014 (memoir, biography, criticism, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry) on Monday night. Read more...
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January 26, 2015
Online Magazines Now Eligible for Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prizes, which are administered at Columbia University, have expanded eligibility for the categories of Investigative Reporting and Feature Writing to include online and print magazines. Read more...
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January 26, 2015
YA Books Boost Solid Publishing Year in 2014
Book publishers had a profitable year last year according to statistics released by the Association of American Publishers (AAP), which showed that all categories of publishing saw a 4.9% rise in sales for the first three quarters of 2014, while the overall Trade publishing sector saw a sales increase of 2.8%. Read more...
