Man Booker International Prize Shortlist, Reading as a Migratory Act, and More
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FIL Prize in Romance Languages
Mexico
Entry Fee:
$0
Deadline:
June 22, 2018
A prize of $150,000 is given annually to honor the lifetime achievement of a poet, fiction writer, or creative nonfiction writer who writes in Catalan, French, Galician, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, or Spanish. The prize is awarded by a consortium of Mexican government agencies, banks, and universities. Cultural or educational institutions or groups interested in literature may nominate a candidate; individuals may not apply. Submit the writer's curriculum vitae and a letter of support by June 22. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
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Poetry Prize
Fish Publishing
Entry Fee:
$17
Deadline:
March 31, 2018
A prize of €1,000 (approximately $1,180) and publication in the Fish Publishing anthology is given annually for a poem. The winner and 10 runners-up are also invited to give a reading at the West Cork Literary Festival in July. Ellen Bass will judge. Using the online submission system, submit a poem of up to 300 words with a €14 entry fee (approximately $17) by March 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
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Flash Fiction Prize
Fish Publishing
Entry Fee:
$17
Deadline:
February 28, 2018
A prize of €1,000 (approximately $1,180) and publication in the Fish Publishing anthology is given annually for a short short story. Sherrie Flick will judge. Submit a story of up to 300 words with a €14 (approximately $16.50) entry fee by February 28. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
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Short Memoir Prize
Fish Publishing
Entry Fee:
$19
Deadline:
January 31, 2018
A prize of €1,000 (approximately $1,180) and publication in the Fish Publishing anthology is given annually for a short memoir. Marti Leimbach will judge. Submit a memoir of up to 4,000 words with a €16 (approximately $19) entry fee by January 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
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Books by Refugees in America, Writers Plan to Lobby at AWP, and More
Women’s Prize for Fiction seeks new sponsor; Roxane Gay’s ABA conference keynote; Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy’s return to fiction; and other news.
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Hilton Als on James Baldwin, Philip Roth to Donate Personal Book Collection to Newark Library, and More
Man found guilty of murdering author and book dealer over rare copy of The Wind in the Willows; two interviews with late poet Max Ritvo; ten words whose meanings have changed drastically over time; and other news.
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International Ghost Stories, Man Booker Winner Paul Beatty on History, and More
On the experiments that inspired T. C. Boyle’s new novel; the oldest continuously running bookstore in America; U.K. study finds school-age boys read “less thoroughly” than girls; and other news.
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The Writing Life in Mexico City, Amazon to Open Chicago Bookstore, and More
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies author sued by Hachette; how a contemporary poetry book became a best-seller; Lena Dunham to publish short story collection; and other news.
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Mislabeled a Memoirist, Writers on Immigration, and More
Gay Talese disavows his forthcoming book; five writers on life-changing moments at U.S. national parks; the psychology of the beach read; and other news.
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