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#Neustadt, the prize for international literature. #NSK, the prize for children's and YA literature. Sponsored by World Literature Today (@worldlittoday).
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And the winner of the 2025 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature is . . . Cherie Dimaline! Kathy Neustadt announced the winner at the Neustadt Lit Fest this evening. Read more about the Prize and Dimaline here: https://t.co/ihY6CVnASh.
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Ananda Devi’s “question about how to balance living in a happy cocoon and letting the tragedy of the world devour us has an urgency that makes La nuit s’ajoute à la nuit a must-read book for our troubled times.” – Alice-Catherine Carls https://t.co/bIpP7BgLTE
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“The first time we set foot in this city, we came to the house of the devil, entered it as if it was our own home. Where else does one go after so much running and running?” From “Fire,” a poem by former Neustadt Prize juror Mahtem Shiferraw https://t.co/8QdLeYeDIG
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“Under my bed, shoeboxes of scrappy papers, lines about cities and squirrels, tiny prayers for everyone. We raised our hands to our lives, welcoming them in.” – 2013 NSK Neustadt Prize laureate Naomi Shihab Nye https://t.co/vgZYiiU0n2
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“Between these two books, I am still saying more or less the same thing. What I learned in the meantime is the art of saying more with less.” From Ananda Devi’s 2024 Neustadt Prize Lecture https://t.co/SyNcCQxQBU
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In this essay by Ananda Devi’s principal English-language translator, @J_Zuckerman asks: When will we stop reducing Devi to the labels of Mauritian writer, Indian Ocean writer, African writer, francophone writer, feminist writer, woman writer? https://t.co/etUrne9RRD
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Ananda Devi’s principal English-language champion, Will Evans, makes a case that “publishing Devi is an act of resistance, of amplifying a voice, an entire nation and population that has been too long overlooked.” https://t.co/NzoDlAqPPW
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Our January issue includes a booklist of some of the books by NSK Prize laureates, finalists, and jurors that have been banned or restricted in US schools, according to PEN America's Index of School Book Bans. Which of these have you read? https://t.co/7j7bjdVVvz
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“There is hope—because the McCarthy blacklists are not forgotten. Those imprisoned poets in other countries are not forgotten.” Margarita Engle urges us to set aside fear and speak, write, and read about liberty and equality in an era of book bans. https://t.co/sQHR5F8KxG
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So very proud of and moved by Ananda Devi on the night of her Neustadt Prize. She has never pulled any punches, and her acceptance speech was true to form. Her searing self-translation of CEUX DU LARGE has never felt so timely:
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Last night, Ananda Devi received the 2024 Neustadt International Prize for Literature at a banquet at the University of Oklahoma, presented by the Neustadt family. Devi then gave a profound, moving accepting speech. What a night!
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Happening soon: Nidhi Chanani, Susan Fletcher, Guadalupe García McCall, Varian Johnson, Magdalena Mora, Kate Rafiq, Sabaa Tahir, and Lauren Tamaki read from their work and sign books (Ballroom, Oklahoma Memorial Union) at 11am on 10/23. https://t.co/oCWOYzDOvL.
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Happening soon: “Understanding the Work of Ananda Devi”: Kazim Ali, Julie–Françoise Tolliver, and Jeffrey Zuckerman take part in a roundtable discussion moderated by Will Evans (Ballroom, Oklahoma Memorial Union) @ 9:30am on 10/23. https://t.co/oCWOYzDOvL.
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Happening soon! Neustadt Night at the Union: Kathy Neustadt announces the winner of the 2025 NSK Neustadt Prize plus book signings by Ananda Devi, the NSK jurors, and other visiting writers (Beaird Lounge, Oklahoma Memorial Union) @ 7pm on 10/22. Join us! https://t.co/oCWOYzDOvL.
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Happening soon: Making the film The Children of Troumaron: A discussion with director Harrikrisna Anenden and screenwriter/producer Ananda Devi (Scholars Room, Oklahoma Memorial Union) @ 4:30pm on 10/22. Join the conversation! Details here: https://t.co/oCWOYzDOvL.
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Happening soon: Ananda Devi in conversation with Dr. Andreea Marculescu re: gender relationships in Devi's work and fiction generally. Join us for this free event at 3pm today in the Scholars Room of the Oklahoma Memorial Union!
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“As a writer, my job is to make my readers ask their own questions and find their own answers.” 2024 Neustadt Prize winner Ananda Devi delivered her keynote address and engaged in a conversation with Julie–Françoise Tolliver & attendees this morning at the University of Oklahoma.
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Happening soon: Neustadt Prize winner Ananda Devi will be in conversation with Julie–Françoise Tolliver in the Oklahoma Memorial Union ballroom. Come enjoy this free event beginning at 10:45 this morning! Details for all festival events are here: https://t.co/oCWOYzDgGd.
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Happening soon: “Heavy Lies the World on the Pen”: The 2024 Neustadt Prize keynote by Ananda Devi (Molly Shi Boren Ballroom, Oklahoma Memorial Union) @ 10am on 10/21. Join us for this free event with Neustadt Prize winner Ananda Devi! https://t.co/oCWOYzDgGd.
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Friends in Oklahoma! This week, don't miss the events of the Neustadt Lit Fest, focused on the essential work of 2024 @NeustadtPrize winner Ananda Devi and presented by our colleagues at @worldlittoday. Check the schedule below, and we'll see you there!
Save the dates! Join us Oct. 21–23 for the Neustadt Lit Fest as we celebrate 2024 Neustadt Prize winner Ananda Devi, who will participate in the festival at the University of Oklahoma. All events are free. Check out the slate of events here: https://t.co/oCWOYzDOvL.
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