American Readers Invited to Nominate Books for Translation Into Arabic
A new Arabic translation initiative is asking Americans to weigh in on what books of poetry and fiction best represent the literature of the United States.
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Seventy Years After Death, Lorca's Remains to Be Exhumed
The relatives of poet Federico García Lorca, who was executed by fascists in the early morning hours of August 18, 1936, during the Spanish Civil War, recently agreed to allow authorities to excavate the mass grave, located in a village near Granada, Spain, where he is believed to be buried.
Six International Writers Make Shortlist for Dylan Thomas Prize
The administrators of the 2008 Dylan Thomas Prize announced on Tuesday the six finalists for the international award, including poets and fiction writers from England, South Africa, Ethiopia, and Vietnam.
National Book Foundation Honors Lifetime Achievement of Maxine Hong Kingston
The National Book Foundation, sponsor of the National Book Awards, recently announced that Maxine Hong Kingston will be honored with the 2008 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
California Poets Unite for L.A. Poetry Marathon
On Saturday, September 27, over sixty southern California poets will come together for a fourteen hour poetry marathon to benefit Avenue 50 Studio, a multicultural gallery and exhibition space in the city's Highland Park district.
NEA Chairman Set to Return to a Life of Writing
Dana Gioia, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for the past six years, has announced that he will step down from his post in January to return to writing, the New York Times reported.
Debut Novelists Steve Toltz and Aravind Adiga Among Finalists for Booker Prize
The judges of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction announced on Tuesday the six finalists for this year’s award.
Will the Twiller, a New Twittering Genre, Catch On?
Perhaps the latest chapter in the continuing debate over whether the book is a dying medium will be titled "Twiller." A couple weeks ago, novelist and New York Times reporter Matt Richtel wrote a short post on the newspaper's technology blog about his new writing project, effectively introducing a new genre called Twiller.
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