Congratulations to Mimi Kawahara, winner of the 2026 Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction, for "Disaster preparedness test, ex post facto," which is ‘devastatingly intimate …accomplishes ... [Read More]
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Submissions are Open for The Markaz Prize!
Submissions close September 15, 2026! We are honored to support the inaugural edition of the 2026-2027 Markaz Review Literary Prizes! The Markaz Review, known by its readers as TMR, is a nonprofit ... [Read More]
Meet the 2026-27 de Groot Visiting Fellows at the American Library in Paris!
Congratulations Madhuri Vijay, Ricardo Nuila, Adam Leith Gollner, Julie Carrick Dalton, & Molly Peacock! The de Groot Visiting Fellowship Program at the American Library in Paris supports ... [Read More]
Meet the 2026 Director’s Grantees!
Congratulations to our Director's Grant Recipients! We are honored to support your projects, and can't wait to see them out in the world! Congratulations to Abdelrahman Elgendy, Alfredo Aguiliar, ... [Read More]
Out Now! How We See It by The Dial Magazine
Published on June 9th! Congratulations to The Dial for the publication of their book, How We See It, by New Press! “To read this rich, subtle and moving anthology is to be reminded that it is often ... [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]
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]