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October 29, 2016Biennial $25,000 prize recognizes a storied literary career exploring history, race relations and feminism in AmericaMarilyn Nelson. Photo by Curt Richter.Norman, Okla. (October 29, 2016) –…
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June 17, 2016News, Reviews, and InterviewsThe 2017 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature jury and finalists were announced this week. For the first time ever, the finalists are all women.Author Alexander Ch…-
June 14, 2016Nominees for the $25,000 children’s literature award selected by jury panel of their peersNORMAN, Okla. (June 14, 2016) – World Literature Today, the University of Okla…
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January 8, 2016Welcome back to our weekly literary roundups! The year has gotten off to an exciting start with WLT’s 90th anniversary, and lots of interesting things are happening in the literary world. Her…- October 30, 2015News, Reviews, and InterviewsDubravka Ugrešić has been announced as the winner of the 2016 Neustadt Prize! Beyond Ugrešić’s win, there’s more good news for Croatian literature—the newly launched…
September 11, 2015Reykjavik, Iceland. Photo by Christine Zenino/FlickrNews, Reviews, and Interviews The Reykjavik International Literary Festival continues this weekend and features authors recently featured or re…
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October 31, 2014Mia Couto receiving the Neustadt feather. Photo by Vanesssa Rudloff.Thank you to all of our readers who supported the 2014 Neustadt Festival last week! It was a wonderful celebration of Mia Couto and…
October 24, 2014Asare is the first African writer to be awarded the biennial $25,000 PrizeWorld Literature Today, the award-winning magazine of international literature and culture, today a…
September 24, 2014Norman, Oklahoma, Sept. 24, 2014 – The 2014 Neustadt Festival of International Literature and Culture, featuring writers and scholars from Africa, Europe and the United States, will take place on the…- July 24, 2014Celebrating the First 10 Years of the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literaturefeaturing contributions from all six laureates and a retrospect…
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