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Greek non-profit creative incubator Oxbelly has revealed the participants of its 2023 retreat for writers in episodic, fiction and poetry.

Founded by producer and Faliro House founder Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Oxbelly is known for its screenwriters and directors labs — which run under the artistic direction of Athina Rachel Tsangari — and draws a number of international filmmakers every summer to Greece. Past participating mentors include Maren Ade, Michael Almereyda, Paul Thomas Anderson, Willem Dafoe, Dee Rees and Lulu Wang.

Advisors for the 2023 program include Barry Jenkins, Rebecca Makkai, Nadifa Mohamed, Sue Naegle, Fiammetta Rocco, Anuradha Roy, Vera Santamaria, Anna Winger, Jörg Winger, Lulu Wang, Graham Yost and Tsangari.

The 2023 writers retreat, which took place in June, was led by program director Chigozie Obioma. The episodic program supported writers interested in entering a career in television by unpacking the many facets of the role of television writer through sessions that included a series of simulated writers room exercises,...

The Man Booker Prize has announced its long list, or "Man Booker Dozen," for 2015, including five U.S. authors (USA! USA!). You'll remember this is the second year that the Man Booker has opened the competition up to English-speaking countries outside of the U.K., the Commonwealth, Ireland, and Zimbabwe. Among the nominees are Hanya Yanagihara, who described her influences for A Little Life for Vulture. Here's the complete list: Bill Clegg (U.S.), Did You Ever Have a Family (Jonathan Cape) Anne Enright (Ireland), The Green Road (Jonathan Cape) Marlon James (Jamaica), A Brief History of Seven Killings (Oneworld Publications) Laila Lalami (U.S.), The Moor's Account (Periscope, Garnet Publishing) Tom McCarthy (U.K.), Satin Island (Jonathan Cape) Chigozie Obioma (Nigeria), The Fishermen (One, Pushkin Press) Andrew O’Hagan (U.K.), The Illuminations (Faber & Faber) Marilynne Robinson (U.S.), Lila (Virago) Anuradha Roy...