The last few weeks of December set Open Letter Books up for a great 2017. In mid-December, The National Endowment of the Arts awarded the small literary translation press an Art Works grant of $40,000. This was the largest amount awarded to any Rochester organization this cycle — BOA Editions and George Eastman Museum each […]
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Writers & Books names new executive director
Writers & Books today announced the selection of its new executive director following a nation-wide search. Writer and literary translator Kyle Semmel, most recently of Bethesda, Maryland, will take the position on May 16. “We were looking for someone with a real passion for literature, because you can’t really do this job without that,” says […]
