Every day Poets & Writers Magazine scans the headlines—from publishing reports to academic announcements to literary dispatches—for all the news that creative writers need to know. Here are today's stories:
The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony took place today on Oslo, Norway, with an empty chair where imprisoned writer Liu Xiaobo was intended to sit to receive his honor. (CTV)
Graywolf Press plans to publish the first English translation of Liu's June Fourth Elegies, commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre. (Twin Cities)
Jane Campion's recent film, Bright Star, centered on the romance of John Keats and Fanny Brawne, picked up three awards at the Australian Film Institute Awards yesterday. (Sydney Morning Herald)
After a recent brouhaha over a 92nd Street Y interview event featuring Steve Martin—whose novel An Object of Beauty was published last month—the Globe and Mail questions what the purpose of an author interview is, after all.
Poetry will line the walls of the athletes' village at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and the project organizers are looking for verse nominations. (BBC News)
Keith Richards pushes the limits of bad library behavior. (New York Press)
The Huffington Post reports on what books readers are giving this holiday season.
