The Dial publishes two pieces a week, often one original to The Dial and one in translation. This week's articles include: When Private Equity Meets Global Development by Hettie ... [Read More]
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The Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction Closes April 30th
Submissions close April 30, 2026! The de Groot Foundation is delighted to partner with The Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction to support emerging writers. The prize offers financial ... [Read More]
New This Week from The Dial: June Bugs in Bogotá & International Debt Control
The Dial publishes two pieces a week, one original to The Dial and one in translation. This week's articles include: Only a Little While Here by María Ospina (Tr. Heather ... [Read More]
Meet Kendra Valentine, the Literacy is Our Legacy Award Winner!
Congratulations Kendra Valentine, the winner of The de Groot Foundation Literacy is our Legacy Aspiring Writers Award! "Frozen Assets" explores Kendra’s fertility journey as a 40-year-old Black ... [Read More]
Rasheed Newson’s Time in Paris
Wrapping up his time in Paris, Visiting Fellow Rasheed Newson spent the month enjoying the American Library's author programs, diving into the library's stacks for primary resources, and checking out ... [Read More]
Kim Watson’s TRESPASS Receives PAFF Founders Award
Recent Director's Grant recipient, Kim Watson's documentary, TRESPASS, received the PAFF Founders Award for best documentary feature. Congratulations, Kim! Making its West Coast Premiere at the Pan ... [Read More]
Sally Forth: A Historical Novel by Monique Hayes
Appearing on the Massachusetts Historical Society's Historians & Their Histories podcast, COURAGE to WRITE Grantee Monique Hayes discusses her historical fiction novel on Sally Forth. Hayes' ... [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]