Liu Xiaobo’s Last Written Text, Ann Beattie on Procrastination, and More
Imprisoned Turkish writer Ahmet Altan pens essay on the eve of his trial; the Merriam-Webster dictionary adds 250 words this month; a Trump poetry contest; and other news.
Genre: Fiction
Literary Writers Conference
The 2020 Literary Writers Conference was held online from December 2 to December 4. The conference, which was hosted by the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, featured agent pitch sessions, pitch clinics, a query letter clinic, and panel discussions. The faculty included fiction writer Emily Temple, agents Claudia Ballard (William Morris Endeavor) and Regina Brooks (Serendipity Literary Agency), and editors Danielle A. Jackson (Oxford American), Jonathan Lee (Catapult), and Jyothi Natarajan (Margins).
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CONFERENCE
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yes
Event Date:
June 25, 2025
Rolling Admissions:
ignore
Application Deadline:
June 25, 2025
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
June 25, 2025
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
Literary Writers Conference, Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, 154 Christopher Street, Suite 3C, New York, NY 10004. David Gibbs, Contact.
David Gibbs
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10004
National Poetry Series Winners, Essays on Bodegas, and More
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Lisa Ko
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On Nashville Public Television’s A Word on Words, Lisa Ko speaks about her debut novel, The Leavers (Algonquin Books, 2017), which is longlisted for the 2017 National Book Award in fiction.
Genre:
Melville House Book Campaign, Tracy K. Smith Begins Term as Poet Laureate, and More
The longlist for the 2017 National Book Award in fiction; House passes spending bill that upholds funding for NEA and NEH; writer J. P. Donleavy has died; and other news.
Sing, Unburied, Sing
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“I don’t think of myself as brilliant—I think of myself as a hard worker.” Jesmyn Ward reads from and talks about her third novel, Sing, Unburied, Sing (Scribner, 2017), on Yahdon Israel’s web interview series, LIT.
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Northwestern to Launch MA-MFA Program, Kirkus Collections, and More
The longlist for the 2017 National Book Award in nonfiction; Eileen Myles on poetry, capitalism, and Trump; Ron Charles argues that the Booker Prize has become too American; and other news.
Booker Shortlist, Florida Bookstores Recover After Hurricane, and More
The longlist for the National Book Award in poetry announced; a last interview with feminist Kate Millett; the rumor that the Voynich manuscript had been solved; and other news.
Light the Way
In the past fifteen years or so, dozens of lighthouses no longer needed by the United States Coast Guard have been auctioned off to the public. Buyers have found a variety of new uses for their lighthouses, such as converting them into hotels or vacation homes, or even a concert venue. Write a short story in which your main character comes into possession of a decommissioned lighthouse. Where is it located and how does she decide to make use of it? Does it end up being a blessing or a burden? How can you play with the metaphorical potential of the lighthouse in an unexpected way?
Hillary Clinton Memoir, Hemingway’s Cats, and More
A. A. Milne’s memoir to be republished; Jesmyn Ward on racial tension and writing novels; website publishes art and poetry by California death row inmates; and other news.
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