Aaliyah Bilal, Elisa Gonzalez, Javier Zamora, and Ada Zhang are among the 10 winners of this year's Whiting Awards for emerging writers of poetry, fiction, nonfiction and drama. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
I first met Crystal Hana Kim at Women and Children First Bookstore in Chicago in 2017 for a book event, just after she just won the 2017 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. She greeted me with warm enthusiasm and we spoke about Korean history. Her debut novel, If You Leave... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-04-02 08:54:17 UTC ]
Ah, 35, that mystical line between emerging writers and… old ones. Though I move ever further in the wrong direction from said line I am nonetheless happy to celebrate this latest crop of “young” writers, announced today by the National Book Foundation, as they contemplate the imminence of their... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-03-19 14:46:03 UTC ]
As the government passed landmark legislation for the arts, it was jarring to see the national broadcaster take steps in the other directionGet Guardian Australia’s weekend culture and lifestyle emailIt’s been a momentous week for the arts in Australia: a nation electrified by creative work... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-06-16 15:00:05 UTC ]
The crop of emerging writers who will receive $50,000 as a Whiting Award winner has been announced. Ten writers across fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry received the prize at the March 29 ceremony, with a keynote address by Pulitzer Prize winner and PEN president Ayad Akhtar. Previous... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-03-29 23:31:07 UTC ]
The Center for Fiction announced the establishment of the Susan Kamil Award for Emerging Writers, a new award to honor the memory and influence of the late Kamil, who was former executive v-p and publisher of the Random House imprint. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
Simply submitting your story to be read by someone who knows talent when they see it is important for so many reasonsWriting prizes are massively important for aspiring and emerging writers. I think they are vastly more important than literary prizes. So many aspiring writers don’t have access... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-10-03 07:00:18 UTC ]
Electric Literature internships introduce undergraduate and graduate students, emerging writers, and aspiring publishing professionals to digital publishing and the New York literary scene. Because we are a small, not-for-profit publisher, we provide unique opportunities for professional... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2020-03-09 11:00:00 UTC ]
New agents and imprints, Northern Ireland’s first Man Booker winner … this year, the books world turned towards inclusivity and a broadening of perspectivesRead John Dugdale’s analysis of the 100 bestselling books of 2018“You brought it on yourself, longest friend. I informed you and informed... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Write A House, which has been giving away renovated homes in Detroit to emerging writers, is responding to the city's rebounding housing market by offering aspiring authors a free place to stay, not own. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Responding to what it says is the "new economy of publishing," the Authors Guild has introduced a new membership level that is "open to all devoted writers actively pursuing publication." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
PEN American Center has announced the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers, the newest addition to its lineup of literary awards. Winning stories will be collected and published in an annual anthology by Catapult. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
WH Smith Travel is holding a book signing at London Heathrow Terminal 5 on Friday as part of its 'Fresh Talent' campaign promoting new and emerging writers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
We Need Diverse Books has selected the first five winners of the Walter Dean Myers grants for emerging writers and illustrators that it launched last fall. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The PR director from regional Victoria beat 975 writers to the $10,000 prize and a year’s mentorship to develop her manuscript to publicationAustralia’s newest literary award, the Richell prize for emerging writers, has been won by Sally Abbott for her manuscript, Closing Down.Abbott, a public... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Guardian Australia and Hachette Australia announce the 21 writers in the running for inaugural $10,000 books prize, chosen from more than 900 entriesGuardian Australia is pleased to announced the 21 writers who have made the longlist of the inaugural Richell prize for emerging writers.In its... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
W H Smith Travel has unveiled the next 12 titles in its Fresh Talent promotion, including one self-published novel and another published through new indie publisher Urbane. The retailer said the first dozen titles in its Fresh Talent promotion, which launched in February and aims to promote new... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette Australia has launched a prize for emerging writers in memory of its former c.e.o. Matt Richell, who died suddenly in July 2014. The Richell Prize for Emerging Writers, has been launched with the Richell family, is in partnership with the Guardian Australia and The Emerging Writers’... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
$10,000 award in memory of publisher Matthew Richell announced at Emerging Writers’ festival in Melbourne, which will also be a partner on the prizeA new Australian literary award has been established in memory of Matthew Richell, the Sydney publisher who died in a surfing accident in 2014 at... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bringing to the marketplace has always been a struggle for emerging writers, but the evolution of digital publishing formats is seeing a new wave of authors skipping the print medium entirely. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2012-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]