Neustadt in the News
John Wilkins reviews Neustadt finalist Caryl Churchill and the impact of her plays. He highlights the two plays currently running in San Francisco and Berkeley.
NSK prizewinner Naomi Shihab Nye will headline the Aldeburgh Festival’s Poetry Prom this summer.
Neustadt finalist E. L. Doctorow died this week at the age of 84. He was best known for his books Ragtime and Billy Bathgate.
Neustadt juror Jordan Tannahill was named one of the 2015 Writers to Watch by CBC Books.
The Portuguese American Journal reviews Neustadt prizewinner Mia Couto’s Confession of the Lioness and calls the novel “riveting.”
Lit Prizes and Festivals
Submissions for the Etisalat Prize for Literature have opened. This is the first ever Pan African prize that celebrates debut African writers of published fiction. Entries will be accepted until August 27.