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Richard Owen, former Rome correspondent for The Times, on Hemingway in Italy

 A 1952 letter written by Hemingway to Marlene Dietrich (or as he affectionately called her, the "Kraut") was put on auction on May 4, 2017.  Here is an article from Public Radio Internation about the letter that features an interview with the General Editor of the Hemingway Letters Project, Dr. Sandra Spanier:  https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-04-18/hemingways-love-letter-marlene-di...  

Do you share Ernest Hemingway’s dream? If so, the Ernest  Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park has a great opportunity for you to realize your creative aspirations. We are announcing our second annual Hemingway Shorts competition, which was introduced in 2016 to give aspiring writers a chance to publish their work.

The Ernest Hemingway Foundation is seeking a Writer-in-Residence for the 2017-2019 term. This two-year program is designed to give writers what they need most in order to create great work: space and inspiration.

2019 PEN/ Hemingway Award2018 PEN/ Hemingway Award

Tommy Orange, There, There (Alfred A Knopf)

Orange’s There There illuminates the lives of urban Native Americans, and explores their struggles with identity and authenticity.

Golden Globe Award winner Stacy Keach will star in Pamplona, a play centering on Hemingway in the late 1950s.

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At the Grammys on 12 February, Michael Daugherty's cello concerto "Tales of Hemingway" took home all three awards for which it had been nominated: Best Classical Instrumental Solo, Best Classical Compendium, and Best Contemporary Classical Composition.

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Fredrik Colting and Melissa Medina's publication of KinderGuides, a collection of children's books based on literary classics (including The Old Man and the Sea), has led to a copyright lawsuit filed by the writers' estates and by the Penguin Random House and Simon & Schus