Writers guild of america articles
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PEN America awards called off after writers' Gaza boycott
The prominent literary and free expression group cancelled its awards after a backlash from nominees.
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Writers Guild of Canada votes strongly in favour of strike authorisation
Members of the Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) have voted strongly in favour of authorising strike action against the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA). The guild has issued a notice stating th
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Writers withdraw from PEN America literary awards in support of Gaza
Authors and translators say PEN America has ‘had no criticism of American complicity in the bombardment of Gaza’, in stark contrast to other national centres of the organisation Thirty-one authors and translators have withdrawn their work from consideration for or declined PEN America’s 2024 literary awards over the organisation’s “failure to protect” Palestinian writers in Gaza.Nine out of 10 longlistees for the PEN/Jean Stein book award, worth $75,000 (£60,143), have withdrawn their books....