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Literary prizes for women continue to stir controversy about the benefit of putting a female prefix in front of a writer’s work. But the founder of the Orange Prize says it helps flag an ongoing absence of women from serious short lists.
Amid a dearth of highly regarded schools for pregnant teens, Detroit’s Catherine Ferguson Academy and New Haven’s Polly T. McCabe Center boast standout graduation rates and a host of rare services. Second of two stories about “P-schools.”
June was the month to encourage interest in books that have undergone translations. But a look at advocacy efforts shows foreign female authors trailing the lists of who’s considered a must for English translation.