Q&A: Sherrod Celebrates Amistad Press
Tracy Sherrod, current editorial director of Amistad Press, discusses how the publisher of multicultural voices has changed over its thirty-year history, as well as the challenges it faces today.
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African American
Agents & Editors: Dawn Davis
Dawn Davis—vice president and publisher of 37 INK, an imprint of Simon & Schuster’s Atria Publishing Group—talks about editing Edward P. Jones, the lack of diversity in publishing, and what some of the most successful authors have in common.
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Hurston/Wright Foundation Turns 25
Amidst questions of racial diversity in the publishing industry, the Hurston/Wright foundation continues its outstanding support of African American writers, promising a brighter outlook for the state of writing in America.
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Q&A: Brenda Greene Celebrates Black Literature
The executive director of the Center for Black Literature celebrates a decade of service and looks forward to this month’s National Black Writers Conference in New York City.
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Literary Awards
Black Caucus of the American Library Association
Entry Fee:
$0
Deadline:
December 31, 2019
Four prizes of $500 each are given annually for a poetry collection, a first novel, a book of fiction, and a book of nonfiction (including creative nonfiction) by an African American writer published in the United States in the previous year. The awards honor books that depict the “cultural, historical, and sociopolitical aspects of the Black Diaspora.” Publishers may nominate books published in 2019 by December 31. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines and a list of jurors to whom books should be sent.
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Poetry Prize
Cave Canem Foundation
Entry Fee:
$20
Deadline:
March 29, 2019
A prize of $1,000 and publication by University of Georgia Press is given annually for a first book of poetry by a Black poet of African descent. Evie Shockley will judge. Using the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 75 pages with a $20 entry fee by March 29. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
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Alternative Nobel in Literature, Makena Onjerika Wins £10,000 Caine Prize, and More
Plagiarism lawsuit against author Emma Cline dismissed; LatinX in Publishing; Independence Day poems; and other news.
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Barbershop Books
Creating local reading spaces for young black boys.
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At the Center of Hip-Hop and Poetry
A new anthology from Haymarket Books celebrates Black Girl Magic.
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Patricia Smith Wins $100,000 Poetry Prize, Frankenstein Facsimiles, and More
PEN announces winners of its 2018 Literary Awards; Khaled Hosseini’s next novel to focus on Syrian refugee crisis; Milo Yiannopoulos drops lawsuit against Simon & Schuster; and other news.
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