Blog Aug 23, 2024 Celebrating the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival As book lovers at the NEA, we are thrilled to support this year's festival, which kicks off on August 24, 2024. Because you can never have too much literary content, we created a playlist of our Art Works podcast interviews with a few of the authors ...
Blog Aug 02, 2024 Ten Things You May Not Know About James Baldwin As we celebrate James Baldwin's centennial, his profound impact on literature and social thought remains more significant than ever. Here are ten facts that you may not know about him!
Blog Jul 19, 2024 Celebrating Disability Pride Month: A Disability Content Round-Up In celebration of Disability Pride Month, we are spotlighting some of the stories, projects, and resources for and by individuals and organizations within the disability community.
Blog Jun 27, 2024 The Artful Life Questionnaire: Temim Fruchter (Brooklyn, NY) Brooklyn-based writer Temim Fruchter answers the Artful Life Questionnaire.
Blog Apr 19, 2024 Art Talk with Poet Nathalie Handal We spoke with poet Nathalie Handal about editing "The Poetry of Arab Women: A Contemporary Anthology" and her other writing practices.
Blog Apr 05, 2024 National Poetry Month Spotlight: Zoeglossia Zoeglossia provides professional and creative support for disabled poets, who are often excluded from opportunities due to lack of accessibility.
Blog Feb 14, 2024 Love Poems by NEA Literature Fellows This Valentine's Day, we collected poems by NEA Literature Fellows to share with your special someone…your pet, best friend, relative, spouse, or child!
Blog Sep 27, 2023 Notable Quotable: Poet Huascar Medina Poet and National Council on the Arts member Huascar Medina reflects on how poetry can deeper and enlarge our conversations with each other.
Blog Sep 21, 2023 Notable Quotable: Writer Erika L. Sánchez Reflects on Borders NEA Creative Writing Fellow reflects on borders in her life and work.
Blog Aug 08, 2023 Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Authors at the 2023 National Book Festival? Test your knowledge of the authors appearing at this year's National Book Festival with this literary quiz!
Blog Jun 07, 2023 A Conversation with 2023 Poetry Out Loud National Champion Sreepadaarchana Munjuluri We spoke to 2023 Poetry Out Loud National Champion Sreepadaarchana Munjuluri from Indiana about her POL experience.
Blog Apr 28, 2023 Grant Spotlight: Zoeglossia Zoeglossia, a literary organization for disabled poets, is creating a space where these poets can develop their craft and thrive professionally.