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Where Freedom Grows
by Carrie Neill
May/June 2013
The biennial Gift of Freedom Award, sponsored by the Placitas, New Mexico-based A Room of Her Own Foundation, transcends competition by acting as an agent for change in the lives of women writers.
Hornby to Pen Film of Cheryl Strayed's Memoir, Last Advice for National Novel Writing Month, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
In Qatar, poet Muhammad ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami has been sentenced to life in prison after writing lines inspired by the Arab Spring; GalleyCat offers its last piece of advice for National Novel Writing Month; Nick Hornby will adapt the film version of Cheryl Strayed's Wild for Reese Witherspoon; and other news.
Nate Silver Wins, Literary Agent Wishlist, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
With Obama's victory last night, the Los Angeles Times reports another winner was author Nate Silver, who correctly predicted the election outcome; literary agent Janet Reid posted a wishlist; Book Riot lists a handful of literary conversations they never want to have (again); and other news.
Edan Lepucki on How to Define Literary Fiction, New Recording of Flannery O’Connor, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
A new recording of Flannery O’Connor has surfaced; Edan Lepucki examines the defining characteristics of the literary fiction genre; the Guardian explains how to write the first draft of a novel in one month, and other news.
The Written Image: Are You My Mother?
by Staff
May/June 2012
In this issue we offer a look at Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir Are You My Mother? published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt this month.
The Beauty of a Brutal Honesty: A Profile of Cheryl Strayed
by Leslie Schwartz
March/April 2012
In her memoir, Wild, published in March 2012, author Cheryl Strayed reveals all she lost following the death of her mother, and takes readers along on her three-month hike through the wilderness to find it again.
The Urgency of Knowing: A Profile of Julie Otsuka
by Renee H. Shea
September/October 2011
In her second novel, Julie Otsuka returns to the chapter in Japanese American history that captured the attention of so many fans of her debut: the relocation camps of World War II.
Iranian Named mtvU Poet Laureate
by Kaveh Bassiri
In October MTV’s college network, mtvU, surprised some of its more literary-minded viewers when it named Iranian poet Simin Behbahani as its next poet laureate. She is only the second poet, following John Ashbery, to hold the honorary post.
A Virtual Forum for Women Writers
by Elrena Evans
November/December 2009
She Writes, a Web site established for women writers, has joined the ranks of literary social networking utilities. Launched in June it aims to provide a place "where women writers working in every genre, in every part of the world, and of all ages and backgrounds, can come together in a space of mutual support."
Oxford University Appoints First Woman Professor of Poetry
by Staff
Two weeks after Great Britain appointed its first ever woman poet laureate, Oxford University has elected its first female professor of poetry.