Story Sprint: Pop Up Lit Night

Story Sprint: Pop Up Lit Night

By Fall for the Book  /  January 10, 2019
January 31, 2019 | 7:30 p.m. Join three authors for an evening of off-the-cuff writing. Writers will be given one...
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Announcing the 2019 New American Voices Award Judges

Announcing the 2019 New American Voices Award Judges

By Fall for the Book  /  November 7, 2018
Fall for the Book and the Institute for Immigration Research have created an award to recognize recently published works that illuminate the complexity...
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Hernán Díaz Wins Inaugural New American Voices Award for Immigrant Writers

Hernán Díaz Wins Inaugural New American Voices Award for Immigrant Writers

By Fall for the Book  /  November 1, 2018
In a way…the spirit of this award I feel really speaks to my life story, and to the way in...
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Our Twentieth Annual Festival is in the Books!

Our Twentieth Annual Festival is in the Books!

By Fall for the Book  /  October 25, 2018
Cheers to 20 Years! Dear Friends & Festival Goers, Thank you to all of the readers who turned out to...
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Angie Thomas Has Been Rescheduled

Angie Thomas Has Been Rescheduled

By Fall for the Book  /  August 24, 2018
  August 24, 2018 - Fairfax, VA: Fall for the Book announces that Angie Thomas’s reading on Saturday, October 13,...
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Fall for the Book Recommended for $10,000 National Endowment for the Arts Grant

Fall for the Book Recommended for $10,000 National Endowment for the Arts Grant

By Fall for the Book  /  June 25, 2018
In pursuit of its commitment to advance the creative capacity of people and communities across the nation, the National Endowment...
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New American Voices will “make us step back and look at ourselves with new eyes.”

New American Voices will “make us step back and look at ourselves with new eyes.”

By Fall for the Book  /  November 1, 2017
Helon Habila speaks about Fall for the Book's Institute for Immigration Research New American Voices Award My co-judges "said yes because...
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