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Listen to Misha Rai talk about the fearlessness we've seen among our Young Writers. The Young Writers Summer Residential Workshop is an intensive two-week workshop for intellectually curious, motivated high-school students who are eager to develop their creative and critical abilities with language—to become better, more productive writers and more insightful thinkers. Join us in Gambier this summer! Apply at the link in our bio. by @kenyonreview

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We're so excited for this one! During @kenyoncollege Family Weekend 2026, please join the Kenyon Review for a reading with Pulitzer Prize—winning novelist and journalist @mitchsjackson. A Q&A with the audience will follow, and books will be available for purchase and signing. @kenyonalumni @kenyon_englishboard Mitchell S. Jackson Kenyon Review Reading Series by @kenyonreview

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This year, we are so excited to present The Kenyon Review Award for Literary Achievement to George Saunders at our annual gala.

Proceeds from this gala support scholarships to attend KR's celebrated residential and online workshops.

Learn more at the link in our bio.

https://kenyonreview.org/krala/ Kenyon Review Award for Literary Achievement honoring George Saunders by @kenyonreview

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A huge congratulations from acclaimed author Laura Hillenbrand to George Saunders—the recipient of the 2026 Kenyon Review Award for Literary Achievement! We are honored to present the award to George at our annual gala Friday, November 6, 2026. Learn more about the award and gala at the link in our bio.

Laura Hillenbrand is the author of the critically acclaimed Seabiscuit: An American Legend, the best-selling sports book in history. The book spent 42 weeks at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, in hardcover and paperback. Seabiscuit was finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, won the Book Sense Nonfiction Book of the Year Award and the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award, landed on more than fifteen best-of-the-year lists, and inspired the film Seabiscuit, which was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. by @kenyonreview

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Are you working on your KR Fellowship application this weekend? Send it in by October 15 for full consideration! Link in bio.

https://kenyonreview.org/fellowship/ Kenyon Review Fellowship Application by @kenyonreview

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Congratulations to Anne Carson, winner of the 2026 @nobelprize in Literature! Anne Carson's oeuvre is immense, and this award is so well deserved. To acknowledge the occasion, we're unlocking "The Mirror of Simple Souls" from our archive. Follow the link in our bio to read more.

https://kenyonreview.org/piece/january-2002-the-mirror-of-simple-souls-an-opera-installation-libretto/ Anne Carson wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature by @kenyonreview

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We are looking for two extraordinary writers to join us at Kenyon College next Fall!

Apply by October 15 for full consideration.

Learn more:
kenyonreview.org/fellowship/ The Kenyon Review Fellowships by @kenyonreview

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We're so excited to present the 2026 KR Award for Literary Achievement to George Saunders at our annual gala on Nov. 6, 2026! This award honors careers of extraordinary literary achievement. Proceeds from the gala fund scholarships to KR's Writing Workshops.

Learn more at the link in our bio.
https://kenyonreview.org/krala/ George Saunders 2026 Kenyon Review Award for Literary Achievement Honoree by @kenyonreview

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Last call for submissions! Don't forget to click "Submit Here" on your drafts before midnight. We're excited to read your work!

https://kenyonreview.org/submit/ Last call for Submissions to The Kenyon Review by @kenyonreview

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15 days ago

Last stretch! Our submission period closes tomorrow.

https://kenyonreview.org/submit/ Our submission period closes tomorrow! by @kenyonreview

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We don't know about you, but our September flew by. Don't forget our submission deadline is almost here! Link in bio.

https://kenyonreview.org/submit/ by @kenyonreview

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It's the last weekend to polish up those submission before sending them our way. We're excited to read your work!

https://kenyonreview.org/submit/ Submissions close September 30! by @kenyonreview

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