Join Pen Parentis on November 11th at 7pm EDT for Artificial Intelligence - A Career Salon for Literary Parents, in conversation with DAVID EBENBACH, SCOTT ELLIOTT, and ANCA L SZILÁGYI! With the ... [Read More]
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Literacy is our Legacy Award
The de Groot Foundation Literacy is Our Legacy Aspiring Writers Award with the FAWCO Foundation is now open! The Deadline to Apply is January 27, 2026. This award is open to writers who are members ... [Read More]
Melissa Chan and Badiucao at the Miami Book Fair
COURAGE to WRITE grantee Melissa Chan and co-author Badiucao will be in conversation with José Zamora at the Miami Book Fair on Sunday, November 23rd, at 12:00pm ET! BADIUCAO & MELISSA CHAN ... [Read More]
Sukie Wilson’s Time at Civitella
Sukie Wilson, winner of the 2024 Desperate Literature Prize for their short story, Leaving Night Country, reflects on their week-long residency at Civitella Ranieri. What was it like to write in a ... [Read More]
Watch “Writing Characters from Family” with Sheila Kohler
Check out Writer-in-Residence Sheila Kohler's recent event at the American Library in Paris, Writing Characters from Family. Delve into the intricate process of crafting characters inspired by life ... [Read More]
Should Human Life Be Optimized? Read 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]
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]