2012 in literature

This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 2012. ^[1]

A Ball for Daisy

A Ball for Daisy is a 2011 children's picture book written and illustrated by Chris Raschka.

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A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz

A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz (Ett kort uppehåll på vägen från Auschwitz) is a 2012 book by Swedish author Göran Rosenberg, variously described as a novel and a non-fiction narrative book.

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A Capitalism for the People: Recapturing the Lost Genius of American Prosperity is a non-fiction book by the Italian–American writer and economist Luigi Zingales, known for serving as a Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business.

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A Face in the Crowd (novella)

A Face in the Crowd is a novella by Stephen King and Stewart O'Nan, originally published as an e-book on August 21, 2012, as well as an audiobook, read by Craig Wasson.

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A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls is a low fantasy novel written for children by Patrick Ness, from an original idea by Siobhan Dowd, illustrated by Jim Kay, and published by Walker in 2011.

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Aaron Johnston

Aaron Johnston is an American author, comics writer, and film producer.

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Abdellatif Laabi

Abdellatif Laâbi is a Moroccan poet, born in 1942 in Fes, Morocco.

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Adaptations of Little Red Riding Hood

The Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale has often been adapted, and into a wide variety of media.

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Adele Griffin

Adele Griffin (born July 29, 1970) is a young adult fiction author, writing numerous novels for young adults, most recently The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone, as well as the Vampire Island and Witch Twins series.

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Adrian Tchaikovsky

Adrian Czajkowski (spelled as Adrian Tchaikovsky in his books) is a British fantasy and science fiction author.

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Alfie Atkins

Alfie Atkins (Alfons Åberg) is a fictional character created by the author Gunilla Bergström from Sweden in 1972.

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American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medals

Two American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medals are awarded each year by the academy for distinguished achievement.

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American literature

American literature is literature written or produced in the United States and its preceding colonies (for specific discussions of poetry and theater, see Poetry of the United States and Theater in the United States).

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Andre Norton Award

The Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy is an annual award presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) to the author of the best young adult or middle grade science fiction or fantasy book published in the United States in the preceding year.

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Anne Rice bibliography

The following is a complete list of books published by Anne Rice, an American author of gothic fiction, Christian literature, and erotica.

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Arthur C. Clarke Award

The Arthur C. Clarke Award is a British award given for the best science fiction novel first published in the United Kingdom during the previous year.

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Aurealis Award for best anthology

The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers".

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Aurealis Award for best children's fiction (told primarily through pictures)

The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and Conflux Inc to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers".

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Aurealis Award for best children's fiction (told primarily through words)

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Aurealis Award for best collection

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Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel

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Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story

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Aurealis Award for best horror novel

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Aurealis Award for best horror short story

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Aurealis Award for best illustrated book or graphic novel

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Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story

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Aurealis Award for best young adult novel

The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers".

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Aurealis Award for best young adult short story

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Bernard J. Schaffer

Bernard J. Schaffer (born 1974) is a police detective, an author, and a former child actor who appeared on the Nickelodeon program Don't Just Sit There.

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Bertrand Renard

Bertrand Renard (born April 28, 1955) is a French television presenter and author.

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Bill Pronzini bibliography

List of the published work of Bill Pronzini, American writer.

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Brian Keene

Brian Keene (born September 22, 1967) is an American author and podcaster, primarily known for his work in horror, dark fantasy, crime fiction, and comic books.

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Caine Prize

The Caine Prize for African Writing is an annual literary award for the best original short story by an African writer, whether in Africa or elsewhere, published in the English language.

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Canada (novel)

Canada is a 2012 novel by American author Richard Ford.

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Chomp (novel)

Chomp is a young adult novel by Carl Hiaasen first published in 2012, and set in Hiaasen's native Florida.

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Christopher Barzak

Christopher Barzak (born July 21, 1975) is an American author.

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Code Name Verity

Code Name Verity is a young adult historical novel by Elizabeth Wein that was published in 2012.

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Commonwealth Foundation prizes

Commonwealth Foundation presented a number of prizes between 1987 and 2011.

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Commonwealth Short Story Prize

The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded annually for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2,000 to 5,000 words).

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Convenors' Award for excellence (Aurealis Award)

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Cornwall Capital

Cornwall Capital is a New York City based private financial investment corporation.

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Cthulhu Mythos anthology

A Cthulhu Mythos anthology is a type of short story collection that contains stories written in or related to the Cthulhu Mythos genre of horror fiction launched by H. P. Lovecraft.

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Danuta Gleed Literary Award

The Danuta Gleed Literary Award is a Canadian national literary prize, awarded since 1998.

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Dark Hollow (novel)

This article is about the novel.

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Dead End in Norvelt

Dead End in Norvelt is an autobiographical novel by the American author Jack Gantos, published by Faber, Straus, and Giroux in 2011.

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Dilys Award

The Dilys Award was presented every year from 1992 to 2014 by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association.

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Do Not Ask What Good We Do

Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives is a 2012 book by the author Robert Draper and published by Free Press.

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Dos Passos Prize

The John Dos Passos Prize is awarded annually to the best currently under-recognized American writer in the middle of their career.

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Eric Gregory Award

The Eric Gregory Award is a literary award given by the Society of Authors to British poets under 30 on submission.

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European Book Prize

The European Book Prize (Le Prix du Livre Européen) is a European Union literary award established in 2007, organized by the association Esprit d'Europe in Paris.

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Even the Dogs

Even the Dogs is British author Jon McGregor's third novel.

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Franz Kafka Prize

The Franz Kafka Prize is an international literary award presented in honour of Franz Kafka, the German language novelist.

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Gaylactic Spectrum Awards

The Gaylactic Spectrum Awards (1999–present) are given to works of science fiction, fantasy and horror that explore LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) topics in a positive way.

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Gaylaxicon

Gaylaxicon was a recurring science fiction, fantasy and horror convention that focused on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender topics.

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Gone West (novel)

Gone West (2012) is a work of detective fiction by Carola Dunn, the twentieth in her series about the Honourable Daisy Dalrymple, a woman in 1920s England who solves mysteries, to the consternation of her police chief husband, Alec Fletcher.

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Graciliano Ramos

Graciliano Ramos de Oliveira (October 27, 1892 – March 20, 1953) was a Brazilian modernist writer, politician and journalist.

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Great North Road (book)

Great North Road is a science fiction novel by Peter F. Hamilton.

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Greg F. Gifune

Greg F. Gifune (born November 12, 1963 in Middlesex County, Massachusetts) is a horror author, the recipient of multiple Bram Stoker Award and International Horror Guild Award nominations in addition to one for the British Fantasy Award.

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Harry Bosch

Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch (pronounced "He-ron-ee-mus" "Bosh") is a fictional character created by American author Michael Connelly.

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Heinrich Mann Prize

The Heinrich Mann Prize is an essay prize that has been awarded since 1953, first by the East German Academy of Arts, then by the Academy of Arts, Berlin.

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How Music Works

How Music Works is a non-fiction book by David Byrne, a musician, writer, and public figure best known for his work with the group Talking Heads.

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Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award

The Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award was established in 1994 by The Formalist. The award, honoring the poet Howard Nemerov (1920–1991), was an open competition for sonnets in English that drew about 3000 entries annually.

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Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer

The Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer is the Hugo Award given each year for writers of works related to science fiction or fantasy which appeared in low- or non-paying publications such as semiprozines or fanzines or in generally available electronic media during the previous calendar year.

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Hugo Award for Best Fanzine

The Hugo Awards are given every year by the World Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year.

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Hugo Award for Best Novel

The Hugo Award for Best Novel is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for science fiction or fantasy stories published in English or translated into English during the previous calendar year.

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Hugo Award for Best Novelette

The Hugo Award for Best Novelette is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for science fiction or fantasy stories published in English or translated into English during the previous calendar year.

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Hugo Award for Best Novella

The Hugo Award for Best Novella is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for science fiction or fantasy stories published in English or translated into English during the previous calendar year.

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Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor

The Hugo Awards are given every year by the World Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year.

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Hugo Award for Best Related Work

The Hugo Awards are given every year by the World Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year.

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Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine

The Hugo Awards are given every year by the World Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year.

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Hugo Award for Best Short Story

The Hugo Award for Best Short Story is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for science fiction or fantasy stories published in English or translated into English during the previous calendar year.

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It's Even Worse Than It Looks

It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism is a 2012 book of political analysis by Thomas E. Mann of the Brookings Institution and Norman J. Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute, published by Basic Books.

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J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize

The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize is an annual award in the amount of $10,000 given to a book that exemplifies, "literary grace, a commitment to serious research and social concern.” The prize is given by the Nieman Foundation and by the Columbia University School of Journalism.

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Jam (novel)

Jam is a science-fiction post-apocalyptic novel by British video-game critic Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw.

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James Enge

James Enge is the pseudonym of James M. Pfundstein, an American fantasy and sword and sorcery author.

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James Lileks

James Lileks (born August 9, 1958 in Fargo, North Dakota) is an American journalist, columnist, and blogger living in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize

The Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize is annually awarded for fiction by an American woman.

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Jay Bonansinga

Jay Bonansinga is an American writer and director.

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Joanna Lech

Joanna Lech (born 25 January 1984 in Rzeszów, Poland) – a Polish poet and writer.

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John Ortberg

John Ortberg, Jr. (born May 5, 1957) is an evangelical Christian author, speaker, and senior pastor of Menlo Church in Menlo Park, California, an ECO Presbyterian church with more than 4,000 members.

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John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer

The John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer is an award given annually to the best new writer whose first professional work of science fiction or fantasy was published within the two previous calendar years.

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John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, or Campbell Memorial Award, is an annual award presented by the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas to the author of the best science fiction novel published in English in the preceding calendar year.

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Katharine Kerr

Katharine Kerr (born 1944) is an American science fiction and fantasy novelist, best known for her series of Celtic-influenced high fantasy novels set in the fictional land of Deverry.

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Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry

The Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry is awarded annually as part of the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards for a book of collected poems or for a single poem of substantial length published in book form.

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Kirsty Gunn

Kirsty Gunn (born 1960, New Zealand) is a novelist and writer of short stories.

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Kleist Prize

The Kleist Prize is an annual German literature prize.

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Kurt Tucholsky

Kurt Tucholsky (January 9, 1890 – December 21, 1935) was a German-Jewish journalist, satirist, and writer.

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Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States

Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States is a book on the economic history of the United States of America by Michael Lind, first published in 2012 by HarperCollins.

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Laura van den Berg

Laura van den Berg is an American writer.

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Lauren Tarshis

Lauren Tarshis is an author of children's books, with several series of fiction and historical works found in thousands of libraries and translated into several languages.

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Leïla Marouane

Leïla Marouane (born in 1960, in Djerba, Tunisia) is a French Algerian journalist and creative writer.

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Lee Goldberg

Lee Goldberg is an American author, screenwriter, publisher and producer known for his work on several different TV crime series, including Diagnosis: Murder, A Nero Wolfe Mystery, Hunter, Spenser: For Hire, Martial Law, She-Wolf of London, SeaQuest, 1-800-Missing, The Glades and Monk.

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Leviathan Wakes

Leviathan Wakes (2011) is a science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey, the pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck.

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Light Touch Paper, Stand Clear

Light Touch Paper, Stand Clear is a speculative fiction short story anthology edited by Edwina Harvey and Simon Petrie, and published by Peggy Bright Books in 2012.

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List of Gaylactic Spectrum Award winners and nominees for best novel

The Gaylactic Spectrum Awards are given to works of science fiction, fantasy and horror that explore LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender) topics in a positive way.

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List of Glascock Prize winners and participants

The Glascock Poetry Prize is awarded to the winner of the invitation only Kathryn Irene Glascock Intercollegiate Poetry Contest at Mount Holyoke College.

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List of Grove Plays

The Grove Play is an annual theatrical production written, produced and performed by and for Bohemian Club members, and staged outdoors in California at the Bohemian Grove each summer.

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List of steampunk works

Steampunk is a subgenre of fantasy and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s.

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List of years in literature

This page gives a chronological list of years in literature (descending order), with notable publications listed with their respective years and a small selection of notable events.

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Luis Leante

Luis Ramón Leante Chacón (born June 6, 1963, Caravaca de la Cruz), commonly known as Luis Leante, is a Spanish novelist and Latin professor.

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Malin Persson Giolito

Anna Malin Ulrika Persson Giolito (born 25 September, 1969 in Stockholm) is a Swedish author and lawyer.

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Mark Z. Danielewski

Mark Z. Danielewski (born March 5, 1966) is an American fiction author.

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Martin H. Greenberg

Martin Harry Greenberg (March 1, 1941 – June 25, 2011) was an American academic and speculative fiction anthologist.

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Mirror Earth

Mirror Earth: The Search for Our Planet's Twin is a 2012 non-fiction book by Michael D. Lemonick.

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Mr g

Mr g is a 2012 novel by Alan Lightman.

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Mugged: Racial Demagoguery from the Seventies to Obama

Mugged: Racial Demagoguery from the Seventies to Obama is a 2012 book by Ann Coulter that discusses race and liberalism.

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Nameless Detective

Nameless Detective is the protagonist in a long-running mystery series by Bill Pronzini set in the San Francisco area.

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Nathalie Léger

Nathalie Léger (born in 1960) is the Executive Director of the IMEC.

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National Translation Award

The National Translation Award is an annual prize given by the American Literary Translators Association to an exceptional translation of a book-length work published in the preceding calendar year.

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Nebula Award for Best Novel

The Nebula Award for Best Novel is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy novels.

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Nebula Award for Best Novella

The Nebula Award for Best Novella is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy novellas.

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Nebula Award for Best Short Story

The Nebula Award for Best Short Story is a literary award assigned each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy short stories.

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Olav's Dreams

Olav's Dreams is a 2012 novel by Norwegian writer Jon Fosse.

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Orson Scott Card bibliography

This is a list of the works of Orson Scott Card.

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P. T. Deutermann

Peter T. "P.T." Deutermann (born December 27, 1941) is an American writer of mystery, police procedural and thriller novels.

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Patricia Polacco

Patricia Barber Polacco (born July 11, 1944, Lansing, Michigan) is an American author and illustrator.

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Paul Léautaud

Paul Léautaud (18 January 1872 – 22 February 1956) was a French writer and theater critic for Mercure de France, signing his often caustic reviews with the pseudonym Maurice Boissard.

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PEN Translation Prize

The PEN Translation Prize (formerly known as the PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize through 2008) is an annual award given by the PEN American Center to outstanding translations into the English language.

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PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation

The PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation, named in honor of U.S. translator Ralph Manheim, is a literary award given every three years by PEN American Center (the U.S. chapter of International PEN) to a translator "whose career has demonstrated a commitment to excellence through the body of his or her work".

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Perihan Mağden

Perihan Mağden (born 1960) is a Turkish writer.

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Petrarca-Preis

Petrarca-Preis was a European literary and translation award named after the Italian Renaissance poet Francesco Petrarca or Petrarch.

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Prime Minister's Literary Awards

The Australian Prime Minister's Literary Awards (PMLA) were announced at the end of 2007 by the incoming First Rudd Ministry following the 2007 election.

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Prix Victor-Rossel

The Prix Victor-Rossel is a literary award in Belgium that was first awarded in 1938.

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Prometheus Award

The Prometheus Award is an award for libertarian science fiction novels given annually by the Libertarian Futurist Society, which also publishes the quarterly journal Prometheus.

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Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography

The Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Letters, Drama, and Music.

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Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Letters, Drama, and Music.

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Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction

The Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Letters, Drama, and Music.

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RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers

The RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by the Writers' Trust of Canada to a writer under 35 who has not yet published his or her first book.

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Reynolds Price

Edward Reynolds Price (February 1, 1933 – January 20, 2011) was an American poet, novelist, dramatist, essayist and James B. Duke Professor of English at Duke University.

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Rhapsody of Blood

Rituals: Rhapsody of Blood is a 2012 fantasy novel by Roz Kaveney, released by Plus One Press.

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Robert Crais

Robert Crais (pronounced to rhyme with 'chase') (born June 20, 1953) is an American author of detective fiction.

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Rossica Young Translators Prize

The Rossica Young Translators Prize is an annual award given to an exceptional translation of a passage of contemporary Russian literature from Russian into English.

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Russian Booker Prize

The Russian Booker Prize (Русский Букер, Russian Booker) is a Russian literary award modelled after the Man Booker Prize.

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Sayaka Murata

Sayaka Murata (村田沙耶香 Murata Sayaka) is a Japanese writer.

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São Paulo Prize for Literature

The São Paulo Prize for Literature (Prêmio São Paulo de Literatura) is a Brazilian literary prize for novels written in the Portuguese language and published in Brazil.

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Scott Sigler bibliography

The following is a complete list of books and stories published (and some unpublished) by Scott Sigler, a New York Times #1 bestselling American author of contemporary science fiction and horror.

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Sergey Malitsky

Sergey Malitsky (Russian: Сергей Малицкий) is a contemporary Russian fantasy fiction writer of Polish descent, best known for his fantasy series Arban Saesh, The Code of Semideath, Nothing Personal, Ash of Gods and others, which were released by Armada publishing house and Eksmo.

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Shelley Memorial Award

The Shelley Memorial Award of the Poetry Society of America, was established by the will of Mary P. Sears, and named after the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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Sidewise Award for Alternate History

The Sidewise Awards for Alternate History were established in 1995 to recognize the best alternative history stories and novels of the year.

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Spenser (character)

Spenser—his first name is never officially revealed—is a fictional character in a series of detective novels initially by the American mystery writer Robert B. Parker and later by Ace Atkins.

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Splendors and Glooms

Splendors and Glooms is a 2012 children's novel written by Laura Amy Schlitz.

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Standing in Another Man's Grave

Standing in Another Man's Grave is the eighteenth instalment in the bestselling Inspector Rebus series of crime novels, published in 2012.

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Stephen King bibliography

The following is a complete list of books published by Stephen King, an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy.

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Stravaganza (series)

Stravaganza is a series of novels written by children's author Mary Hoffman.

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T. S. Eliot Prize (Truman State University)

The T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry is awarded annually by Truman State University, which is a United States university located in Missouri.

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Table of years in literature

The table of years in literature is a tabular display of all years in literature for overview and quick navigation to any year.

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Terry Pluto

Terry Pluto (born June 12, 1955) is an American sportswriter, newspaper columnist, and author who primarily writes columns for The Plain Dealer, and formerly for the Akron Beacon Journal about Cleveland, Ohio sports and religion.

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The Black Box (novel)

The Black Box is the 25th novel by American crime author Michael Connelly, and the sixteenth novel featuring Los Angeles Police Department detective Harry Bosch.

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The Black Pearl (Madlen Namro)

The Black Pearl (Czarna Perła) is a 2012 Polish non-fiction book written by Madlen Namro.

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The Doomsday Machine (book)

The Doomsday Machine: The High Price of Nuclear Energy, the World's Most Dangerous Fuel is a 2012 book by Martin Cohen and Andrew McKillop which addresses a broad range of concerns regarding the nuclear industry, the economics and environmental aspects of nuclear energy, nuclear power plants, and nuclear accidents.

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The Last Policeman

The Last Policeman is a 2012 American science fiction mystery novel by Ben H. Winters.

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The Machine Question

The Machine Question: Critical Perspectives on AI, Robots, and Ethics is a 2012 nonfiction book by David J. Gunkel that discusses the evolution of the theory of human ethical responsibilities toward non-human things and to what extent intelligent, autonomous machines can be considered to have legitimate moral responsibilities and what legitimate claims to moral consideration they can hold.

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The Man Who Wouldn't Stand Up

The Man Who Wouldn't Stand Up is a 2012 satirical, BBC News, October 26, 2012.

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The Miseducation of Cameron Post

The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a coming-of-age teen novel by Emily M. Danforth published in 2012.

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The New New Deal

The New New Deal: The Hidden Story of Change in the Obama Era is a 2012 book about the Obama administration and its response to the world financial crisis written by journalist Michael Grunwald.

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The Orphan Master's Son

The Orphan Master's Son is a 2012 novel by American author Adam Johnson.

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The Prophets of Eternal Fjord

The Prophets of Eternal Fjord (Profeterne i Evighedsfjorden) is a 2012 novel by Danish author Kim Leine.

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The Snow Child

The Snow Child is the debut novel by Eowyn Ivey.

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Theodore Sturgeon Award

The Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award is an annual award presented by the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas to the author of the best short science fiction story published in English in the preceding calendar year.

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This is Not My Hat

This Is Not My Hat is a 2012 children's picture book by the Canadian author and illustrator Jon Klassen.

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Trapped (Hearne novel)

Trapped is a 2012 urban fantasy novel by Kevin Hearne and is the fifth book in his Iron Druid Chronicles series.

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Tricked (novel)

Tricked is the fourth novel in Kevin Hearne's urban fantasy series, The Iron Druid Chronicles and is the sequel to Hammered.

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Vasily Belov

Vasily Ivanovich Belov (Васи́лий Ива́нович Бело́в; 23 October 1932 – 4 December 2012) was a Soviet Russian writer, poet and dramatist, who published more than sixty books which sold (as of 1998) seven million copies.

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Walter Kutschera

Walter Kutschera (born 1939) is an Austrian physicist.

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Warren-Brooks Award

The Warren-Brooks Award for literary criticism was established to honor the innovative, critical interpretation of literature offered by Robert Penn Warren and Cleanth Brooks to celebrate the continuation of such achievement.

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Weird West

Weird West is a subgenre that combines elements of the Western with another genre, usually horror, occult, fantasy or science fiction.

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Wet Ink/CAL Short Story Prize

The Wet Ink/CAL Short Story Prize, formally known as the Wet Ink Short Story Prize, was an annual literary award given by the magazine Wet Ink for Australian short fiction.

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Whirl Away

Whirl Away is a book written by award winning Canadian writer Russell Wangersky, first published in March 2012, by Thomas Allen Publishers.

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White Girl Bleed a Lot

White Girl Bleed a Lot: The Return of Racial Violence to America and How the Media Ignore It is a 2012 non-fiction book by Colin Flaherty.

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Whiting Awards

The Whiting Award is an American award presented annually to ten emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and plays.

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Who Stole the American Dream?

Who Stole the American Dream? is a non-fiction book by the American author and journalist Hedrick Smith published in 2012 by Random House.

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Wilhelm Dichter

Wilhelm Dichter is a Polish American writer and the author of three novels based on his life.

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Willis Barnstone Translation Prize

The Willis Barnstone Translation Prize is an annual award given to an exceptional translation of a poem from any language into English.

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Wolfgang Koeppen

Wolfgang Arthur Reinhold Koeppen (23 June 1906 – 15 March 1996) was a German novelist and one of the best known German authors of the postwar period.

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