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Fiction Contest

By on February 3, 2010 in Colony, Information

British GQ magazine and the Norman Mailer Writers Colony announce a new annual competition for non-fiction writing. We are calling for submissions of published and unpublished work completed in the twelve months from May 1 2009. Entries can be on any topic but must be no less than 2,000 and no more than 4,000 words [...]

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Writers Colony Gala

By on September 20, 2009 in Information

The First Annual Norman Writers Colony Gala, the Prologue to the Seventh International Norman Mailer Society Conference (Oct. 23-25 in Washington, DC at the Library of Congress), will be held in New York City on October 20, 2009 at Cipriani, 42nd Street, New York.

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2009 Norman Mailer Fellows

By on April 24, 2009 in Information

The Norman Mailer Writers Colony at Provincetown, Massachusetts, is proud to announce the Norman Mailer Fellows for its 2009 inaugural year. The seven Fellows chosen from 436 applications (from throughout the English speaking world) are writers that have displayed in their work the passion, skill and commitment that Mailer exhibited during his 60 year writing career.  The [...]

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Writers Colony Mentioned

By on January 10, 2009 in Heritage, Information

Wicked Local Provincetown has an article today about the spring opening of the Norman Mailer Writers Colony. The article offers background information and details about upcoming workshops, including one led by Society president J. Michael Lennon: The next workshop is led by J. Michael Lennon May 31 through June 6; he will teach the writing [...]

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New Flickr Group

New Flickr Group

By on January 4, 2009 in Information, Web Site

As you know, the Society has it’s own Flickr account where we post photos of Norman Mailer and Society conferences. Now we have our own group. The benefit of having a group is that anyone with a Flickr account can post photos to this group. However, you do not have to be a member of [...]

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Conference 2009: Hotel Information

By on November 16, 2008 in Conference, Information

Hotel Information The hotel for the 2009 conference is the Capitol Hill Suites. A small block of rooms has been set aside (with discounted rates) for The Norman Mailer Society. Reservations should be secured as soon as possible. Capitol Hill Suites is in walking distance of the Library of Congress. Dial 1-800-619-9468 or by email: [...]

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