CBC Literary Prize winners get a writing residency — Chanel M. Sutherland shares how it’s life-changing
Two-time CBC Literary Prizes winner Chanel M. Sutherland won a two-week writing residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts. (Submitted by Chanel M. Sutherland) Chanel M. Sutherland is a two-time CBC Literary Prize winner. She first won the 2021 CBC Nonfiction Prize for her essay, ‘Umbrella.’ Then in 2022, she won the CBC Short […]
Paul Simms to Receive Herb Sargent Award at Writers Guild Awards (TV News Roundup)
Getty Images for IMDb Paul Simms , the writer behind ”Late Night With David Letterman” and the first three seasons of HBO’s “The Larry Sanders Show,” will receive the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence in recognition of his decades-long commitment to creating transformative content and mentoring budding screenwriters. “Atlanta” creator Donald Glover is presenting […]
Spears is proud to be writing the news as a Cherokee journalist
Cherokee Nation citizen and journalist Nancy Marie Spears holds the three awards she accepted at the recent Native American Journalists Association conference. After graduating from Oklahoma University, she is now working for The Imprint News covering youth-related issues. WILL CHAVEZ/CHEROKEE PHOENIX PHOENIX – One of the many Native journalists who attended this year’s Native American […]
Edward Zuckerman On Writing the Funny Episodes of “Law & Order”
Oddly, I was known in-house as writing the funny episodes of “Law & Order.” That show (the original “Law & Order”) was well-regarded and festooned with awards and praise, but it was definitely not considered a laugh riot. But I couldn’t help myself. I became a TV writer after a career as a journalist and, […]
Mayborn Conference to Feature Sessions Covering Mass Shootings, Corporate Cover-ups, and Essay Writing
iStock Celebrating its 18 th year, the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference is back live – and virtually – this year – Oct. 28 & 29. Join us for engaging conversations about reporting, writing, and editing with the nation’s best storytellers. Our opening night reception is hosted by UNT Dallas’ College of Law in the historic […]
San Diego Writers Festival: A Literary Success of Words Galore
Book lovers and writers got to experience an amazing free literary event at the San Diego Writers Festival held here in Coronado on Saturday, October 8. Now in its fourth year, the first one was held in 2019 at the San Diego Downtown Library, with the next two years online, and this year, back in […]
He’s a felon who was homeless. He just won two prestigious national writing awards
Writer Frank Kensaku Saragosa, who was formerly homeless, poses near a sidewalk encampment in San Diego. SAN DIEGO — Omaha native Frank Kensaku Saragosa felt a bit uneasy as he walked past the tents that lined the sidewalk along downtown San Diego’s East Village. “I used to stay over there,” he said, pointing to an […]
Frank Kensaku Saragosa felt a bit uneasy as he walked past the tents that lined the sidewalk along downtown San Diego’s East Village.
Frank Kensaku Saragosa felt a bit uneasy as he walked past the tents that lined the sidewalk along downtown San Diego’s East Village. “I used to stay over there,” he said, pointing to an embankment off Commercial Street near Interstate 5. Saragosa, 56, was anxious that some of the homeless people in the sidewalk encampments […]
Creative Writing and Translation Graduate Student and Alumni Receive Individual Artist Fellowships
Click here to view original web page at Creative Writing and Translation Graduate Student and Alumni Receive Individual Artist Fellowships Photo Submitted The Arkansas Arts Council has announced the recipients of its 2022 Individual Artist Fellowship awards, and one current graduate student and one alumni of the M.F.A. program in creative writing and translation in […]
Quinta Brunson Lands First Emmy; Only Second Black Woman To Win In The Writing For A Comedy Series Category
Click here to view original web page at Quinta Brunson Lands First Emmy; Only Second Black Woman To Win In The Writing For A Comedy Series Category In her show’s first season, Quinta Brunson won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing For a Comedy Series tonight, making her only the second Black woman to win in […]