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Morris McLennan Publishes His Debut Chapbook!

January 10, 2024

Congratulations to 2023 COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Morris McLennan for the publication of his debut poetry chapbook, Poems for Employees! Published by Bottlecap Press, McLennan explores ... [Read More]

Publication News: Jefferey Spivey’s “The Birthright of Sons”

January 9, 2024

Congratulations to 2022 COURAGE to WRITE grantee Jefferey Spivey for the publication his story collection, The Birthright of Sons! He received a COURAGE to WRITE grant for this project two years ago, ... [Read More]

Desperate Literature’s ‘Eleven Stories 2023’ is Out Now!

December 27, 2023

Desperate Literature's 2023 Short Fiction Prize Anthology is now published! 'Eleven Stories 2023' collects the Shortlist Selection from Desperate Literature's sixth short fiction prize. The de ... [Read More]

Pen Parentis January Literary Salon

December 27, 2023

Join PEN PARENTIS on January 12th for their "Winter Poetry Salon"! The conversation will be with Ann Townsend, Joan Kane, and Leticia Del Toro! The RSVP link is coming soon. On the second Tuesday ... [Read More]

Pen Parentis December Literary Salon

December 5, 2023

Join PEN PARENTIS on Tuesday, December 12th, at 7pm ET for their December Literary Salon on "Creative Productivity While Parenting"! The conversation will be with Keri Bertino, MM De Voe, and Ben ... [Read More]

Shelley Stoehr “confronts the othering of marginalized women”

December 5, 2023

2023 COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Awardee Feature of the Week: Shelley Stoehr, Girls! Girls! Girls! (Creative Nonfiction), West Haven, CT In Girls! Girls! Girls!, a recent college graduate ... [Read More]

Sakinah Hofler “sheds light on missing Black girls and women”

December 5, 2023

2023 COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Awardee Feature of the Week: Sakinah Hofler, The Missing (Novel), Newark, NJ Situated in Newark, NJ, The Missing follows a young, Black woman who is trying to ... [Read More]

Preeti Kaur Rajpal’s book “expands the poetics of articulating belonging”

November 27, 2023

2023 COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Awardee Feature of the Week: Preeti Kaur Rajpal, membery (Poetry), Minneapolis, MN In membery, Rajpal uses the tool of memory to write about Historic India’s ... [Read More]

Nikesha Elise Williams hopes for “readers who will love her characters as fiercely as they loved her.”

November 27, 2023

2023 COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Awardee Feature of the Week: Nikesha Elise Williams, The Seven Daughters of Dupree (Historical Fiction), Jacksonville, FL The Seven Daughters of Dupree is a ... [Read More]

2024 COURAGE to WRITE Applications have now closed.

November 15, 2023

Applications for the 2024  COURAGE to WRITE grants have now closed. Thank you to all who have applied. You've done your work, now our's begins.  If you've submitted an application, you'll receive ... [Read More]

2024 LANDO Applications have now closed.

November 15, 2023

The LANDO grants for writers exploring the  challenges of migration, immigration or the refugee experience have now closed. Thank you to all who have applied. You've done your work, now our's ... [Read More]

Join Scholar of Note Lauren Oyler’s Workshop on Criticism

November 3, 2023

(Hybrid) How to Criticize with Lauren Oyler Wed November 15 @ 19 h 00 - 20 h 30 Inspired by the adage “everyone's a critic,” Scholar of Note Lauren Oyler shares how to develop and express taste in ... [Read More]

Join Simon Kuper and Ian Leslie in “From Cliques to Politics”

November 3, 2023

(Hybrid) From Cliques to Politics with Simon Kuper & Ian Leslie November 14 @ 19 h 30 - 20 h 30, or 1:30-2:30 ET. Journalists Simon Kuper and Former Visiting Fellow Ian Leslie discuss the role ... [Read More]

In a Body

November 3, 2023

COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Emily Hockaday's poetry book, In a Body, was published by Small Harbor Publishing in October 2023. Learn more and order your copy HERE ... [Read More]

Morris McLennan’s novel brings “actionable hope for our futures.”

November 3, 2023

2023 COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Awardee Feature of the Week: Morris McLennan, The Shapeshifters (Fiction), Chicago, IL The Shapeshifters is a novel about railways and billionaires and ... [Read More]

Melissa Chan’s Graphic Novel “informs and inspires.”

November 3, 2023

2023 COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Awardee Feature of the Week: Melissa Chan, You Must Take Part in Revolution (Graphic Novel), Co-author: Badiucao, Berlin, GERMANY You Must Take Part in ... [Read More]

2023 COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Joshua Aiken’s work reminds us “that our lives are worth living and worth fighting for.”

October 26, 2023

2023 COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Awardee Feature of the Week: Joshua Aiken, Wear a Clean Second Face (Poetry), New Haven, CT Wear a Clean Second Face is a project focused on the paradoxes of ... [Read More]

2023 COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Gary V. Powell “provides insight into the lives of men struggling to find, receive, and express love.”

October 26, 2023

2023 COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Awardee Feature of the Week: Gary V. Powell, Men in Love: Stories (Short Fiction), Cornelius, NC Men in Love: Stories is linked by the theme of “men in love.” ... [Read More]

Awesome Blossoms

October 20, 2023

The de Groot Foundation helps launch the FAWCO 2023-2025 Target Project with a $10,000 challenge grant. "Our Natural Environment, Empowering Women and Girls to Ensure a Sustainable Future" The ... [Read More]

2023 COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Eva Freeman’s “work creates empathy for the overlooked and the unheard.”

October 12, 2023

2023 COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Awardee Feature of the Week: Eva Freeman, Jericho (Historical Fiction), Brooklyn, NY In Jericho, During the dawn of African independence, Franklin Williams, a ... [Read More]

2023 COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Emily Hockaday “highlights bodies changing and how love is inextricable from grief.”

October 12, 2023

2023 COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Awardee Feature of the Week: Emily Hockaday, Blood Music (Poetry), Queens, NY Blood Music braids together pregnancy and childbirth, a father’s diagnosis and ... [Read More]

Pen Parentis’ November Literary Salon

October 12, 2023

Join PEN PARENTIS on Tuesday, November 14th, at 7pm ET for their November Literary Salon on Collateral Damage! The conversation will be with Nancy Ludmerer, Michael Bourne, and Marina Budhos, and ... [Read More]

2023 COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Cocoa Michelle Williams “relishes in the joy of self-definition and collective Black women’s memory”

October 5, 2023

2023 COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Awardee Feature of the Week: Cocoa Michelle Williams, Syrup (Poetry), Marietta, GA Syrup explores the myriad ways in which Black women have embraced radical ... [Read More]

Map of Future Ruins

September 25, 2023

LANDO Grantee Lauren Markham's nonfiction novel, A Map of Future Ruins, was published by Riverhead Books on February 13th, 2024. Learn more and purchase your own copy! ... [Read More]

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