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Center for Fiction Debuts Susan Kamil Award for Emerging Writers
The Center for Fiction announced the establishment of the Susan Kamil Award for Emerging Writers, a new award to honor the memory and influence of the late Kamil, who was former executive v-p and publisher of the Random House imprint.
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Ford, Mellon Team to Award $1M In Grants to Disability Futures Fellows
The Ford and Andrew W. Mellon foundations have joined forces to launch Disability Futures Fellows, a new funding initiative designed to provide support to and raise the visibility of disabled creatives.
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PW Star Watch 2020 Superstar: Nivia Evans
Nivia Evans, editor at Orbit Books, was named PW Star Watch Superstar at a virtual celebration held over Zoom by Publishers Weekly and Frankfurter Buchmesse on October 13.
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Louise Glück Wins 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature; New Collection to Publish Next Year
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2020 was awarded to the American poet Louise Glück, making her the second American laureate in five years after a nearly quarter-century drought. A new collection, 'Winter Recipes from the Collective,' will be released next year.
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These Authors Are MacArthur Fellows for 2020
National Book Award winning author Jacqueline Woodson, acclaimed sci-fi author N.K. Jemisin, and novelist Cristina Rivera Garza were among the handful of authors chosen to receive this year’s 21 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowships.
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Selfies Adds Kids' Category, Announces 2021 Dates
The U.S. Selfies book awards, which recognize self-published authors, has added a children’s prize to go along with its adult fiction award. The 2021 awards submission period opens on January 1, 2021, and closes the night of March 1, 2021.
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2020 NBA Finalists Announced
The finalists for the National Book Awards in five categories have been named, and the winner in each category will be announced at a virtual ceremony in New York City on November 18.
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PW Star Watch 2020 Finalists Announced
Five finalists have been chosen by the jurors of PW Star Watch for 2020 from among a group of 40 honorees. A virtual party and the announcement of this year's Superstar will be held October 13.
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PEN Alters Emerging Voices Fellowships, Prompting Community Protest
A group of writers and others associated with the PEN America community has publicly decried what it calls the "dismantling" of the nonprofit's Emerging Voices fellowships, even as senior leadership at PEN America released a missive over the weekend pledging to implement "a structured program that will be deeply informed by and will expand upon" those fellowships.
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2020 NBA Longlists Announced
The National Book Foundation has announced the 2020 National Book Award longlists. The five finalists for each award will be named on October 6, and the winners for each will be announced during a virtual ceremony on November 18.
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