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We note with sadness the passing of playwright, scholar, novelist and activist Pat Amadu MADDY (Sierra Leone; IWP '92).
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Essayist and activist Krzysztof CZYZEWSKI (IWP Souk Ukaz '09) is among the recipients of the 2014 Dan David Prize for innovative and interdisciplinary research.
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(IWP '07, Syria) shortlisted for the 2014 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
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Yvonne Owour ADHIAMBO's (IWP '05, Kenya) novel Dust on NPR.
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Daniel WEISSBORT, the long-time director of UI's MFA in Translation, editor, translator and mensch, passed away in November of 2013. His legacy at the IWP endures.
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Lyonel TROUILLOT (IWP '94, Haiti) wins le Prix Carbet de la Caraïbe et du Tout-Monde!
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Bina SHAH (IWP '11, Pakistan) editorializes about romance, love and God in Pakistan.
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Oscar RANZO (IWP '13, Uganda), in dialogue with Taban LoLIYONG (IWP '88, Sudan), on how to make Ugandan literature bloom.
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Feb 03 — Dec 05 Art & Write Night
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Jun 16, 8:43 pm BMindful Holy Days: Eid al-Adha (Islam)
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The Spring 2024 issue of Michigan Quarterly Review features writing by Kwame Dawes and Géhanne-Amira Khalfallah.
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Our congratulations to Fall Residency alumni Sebastian Barry and Mircea Cărtărescu, both of whom appear on this year's Dublin Literary Award shortlist.
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Jennifer Feeley’s translation of Tongueless, Lau Yee-wa’s thriller sketching Hong Kong’s slide toward linguistic totalitarianism, is forthcoming from Feminist Press.
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In addition to becoming the Berlin LitFest’s first curator-in-residence, Helon Habila has also just received Kaduna Books and Art Festival’s KabaFest Lifetime Achievement Award, celebrating his "exceptional writing and significant contributions to the development of literature globally."
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Congratulations to Enah Johnscott, whose film Half Heaven won three awards at the Cameroon International Film Festival—best film, best director, and best cinematographer.
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