Wednesday, February 25, 2015

And the Secret Literary Prize Worth $150,000 Goes To…


And the Secret Literary Prize Worth $150,000 Goes To...



The winners of the 2015 Windham Campbell Prizes for fiction, nonfiction, and drama were announced today. The recipients are… Read More


20 Female Harlem Renaissance Writers You Should Know

20 Female Harlem Renaissance Writers You Should Know

I’ll keep this brief: we know too little about the women of the Harlem Renaissance. The more I look into these poets, writers, dramatists, essayists, critics, social critics, young adult writers, and editors, the more astounded I am at their range and literary output. These women writers run the gamut of political perspectives, editorial and aesthetic approaches, and backgrounds and nationalities. Yet they all converged to create one of the richest periods in American literary history. Here’s to learning more, and please, if I’ve made any mistakes or omissions, include your notes in the comments. … Read More


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