The ten contenders for the National Book Award for Translated Literature Find the New Yorker announcement here. New York, NY (September 15, 2026) – The National Book Foundation today announced the Lon...

Christopher Merrill has been named the 15th recipient of the Paul Engle Prize, presented by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization. The prize, established in 2011, honors an [...]Read Mo...

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At the end of the year, Merrill will step down as IWP director and focus on writing and teaching as a member of the English Department faculty. Cate Dicharry, former executive associate director of op...

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‘Wei Hui would have been the last person to acknowledge the story’s fictionality. She hoped readers would think of her protagonist as her.’

On June 3, Christopher Merrill accepted the 2025 Ottaway Award for the Promotion of International Literature at a ceremony in New York City.