Meet Sukie Wilson, winner of the 2024 Desperate Literature Prize for their short story, Leaving Night Country. How did you decide to submit for the Desperate Literature Prize? My friend Char ... [Read More]
Pen Parentis May Literary Salon: Spring 2025 Season Finale
Join Pen Parentis on May 13th at 7pm ET for their May Literary Salon: The Spring 2025 Season Finale, in conversation with Suzanna Sonnenberg, Annie Wilcoxson Wenstrup, and Wanda Morris! Learn more ... [Read More]
OUT NOW: You Can Kill Each Other After I Leave by Patrick Strickland
Congratulations to COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Patrick Strickland for the publication of his nonfiction book, You Can Kill Each Other After I Leave. In the vein of George Orwell's Homage to ... [Read More]
Check out Issue 27 of The Dial as well as two of their award nominated articles!
The Dial's 27th issue, Promises, is out now. Read at thedial.world "You give your word, sign on the dotted line, shake hands. But how much weight does a promise carry? This month, we look at ... [Read More]
David Bell at the American Library in Paris
Join Visiting Fellow David Bell on April 16th for The End of Enlightenment, both online and in person at the American Library in Paris. Wednesday April 16 @ 19 h 30 - 20 h 30, or 1:30-2:30 pm ... [Read More]
No Less Strange or Wonderful
Visiting Fellowship Scholar of Note A. Kendra Greene's collection of essays, No Less Strange or Wonderful, was published by Tin House on March 4, 2025. "No Less Strange or Wonderful is a brilliant ... [Read More]
Anna Louie Sussman’s Three-Part Series on Human Embryos
For the past two and a half years, COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Anna Louie Sussman has been working on a three-part series for The New York Times about human embryos. The first story, "What Do ... [Read More]
Issue 26 of The Dial: “Gospel”
The Dial's 26th issue, "Gospel" is out now. Read at thedial.world "The gospel according to whom? Religious dogma may no longer have the same hold on society, but other forms of certainty now fill ... [Read More]
Sheila Kohler at the American Library in Paris
Join Writer-in-Residence Sheila Kohler on April 8th for Writing Characters from Family. Tuesday April 8 @ 19 h 30 - 20 h 30, or 1:30-2:30 pm EDT. In this intimate lecture, learn how to draw ... [Read More]
C Pam Zhang at the American Library in Paris
Join Visiting Fellow C Pam Zhang on March 26th for Seeking Pleasure in a Dying World with C Pam Zhang and Ayşegül Savaş. Wed March 26 @ 19 h 30 - 20 h 30, or 2:30-3:30 pm EDT. Join acclaimed ... [Read More]
Sophia Huneycutt’s “The House Built on Alligator Bones” is forthcoming from Dutton Books!
Congratulations to COURAGE to WRITE grantee Sophia Huneycutt, whose novel The House Built on Alligator Bones is now forthcoming from Dutton Books / Penguin Random House! In The House Built on ... [Read More]
OUT NOW: You Must Take Part in Revolution by Melissa Chan & Badiucao
Congratulations to COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Melissa Chan for the publication of her graphic novel, You Must Take Part in Revolution, co-authored with Badiucao. A powerful and important book ... [Read More]
Pen Parentis Writing Fellowship – Submissions Close April 17th
The Pen Parentis Writing Fellowship for New Parents is OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS: MARCH 1 - APRIL 17, 2025 One talented writer who is the parent of at least one child under 10 years old will ... [Read More]
Angers Literary Festival: Possible Futures
Reserve your spot! Angers Literary Festival - May 24, 2025 Whether you’re a book lover, a curious thinker, or someone passionate about the future of climate change, identity, politics, and culture, ... [Read More]
International Women’s Writing Guild Anthology
The de Groot Foundation is honored to support Write Forward, the International Women's Writing Guild's 2025 Anthology. Write Forward aligns with the 69th United Nations Commission on the Status of ... [Read More]
Sheila Kohler
Sheila Kohler is the author of eleven novels, three collections of short stories and a memoir. Her work has been translated widely abroad and has been awarded many prizes including the O.Henry twice. ... [Read More]
A Bomb Placed Close to the Heart
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Nishant Batsha's novel, A Bomb Placed Close to the Heart, will be published by ecco/HarperCollins in July 2025. "An expansive and poignant novel of love, radical ... [Read More]
The DAG Prize is Open! Apply by March 15th
We’re happy to announce the DAG prize, created in part by one of our COURAGE to WRITE finalists, is now open! Applications are now open for the first annual DAG Prize in Literature, a $20,000 ... [Read More]
Visiting Fellowships at The American Library in Paris – Apply Now!
Applications close April 1st. The American Library in Paris announces the opening of applications for the 2025-2026 Visiting Fellowship, supported by The de Groot Foundation. Established in ... [Read More]
The Dry Season
Visiting Fellowship Scholar of Note Melissa Febos' memoir, The Dry Season, will be published by Penguin Random House on June 3, 2025. "From the national best-selling author of Girlhood, an ... [Read More]
You Can Kill Each Other After I Leave
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Patrick Strickland's nonfiction book, You Can Kill Each Other After I Leave, was published by Melville House Publishing on April 15, 2025. "You Can Kill Each Other ... [Read More]
Shelley Stoehr’s “Girls, Girls, Girls” is forthcoming from Legacy Book Press
Congratulations to Writer of Note Shelley Stoehr, whose creative nonfiction Girls, Girls, Girls is now forthcoming from Legacy Book Press! In Girls, Girls, Girls, a recent college graduate ... [Read More]
Blood Music
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Emily Hockaday's poetry book, Blood Music, was published by Small Harbor on February 20, 2025. Through pregnancy and birth, a father’s illness and death, and a ... [Read More]
Vanessa Hua’s “El Nido” is forthcoming from Flatiron Books!
Congratulations to LANDO grantee Vanessa Hua, whose novel El Nido is forthcoming from Flatiron Books! "Vanessa Hua's El Nido is an examination of race, class, and community following a Chinese ... [Read More]
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