VIDA Count archive
The 2010 VIDA Count
“Numbers don’t lie.” “What matters is the bottom line.” Such sayings sound definitive, like the dead-end of a boring story....
The Best American Count
Our most recent count examines the contents of the Best American anthologies in poetry, fiction, and essays. When we released...
Response to The 2010 Count:
Gender bias? What do the numbers reveal? We at VIDA are gratified to hear the response that has recently surfaced...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY’S “BEST BOOKS OF 2010”
From Publishers Weekly: “This year we took our annual slugfest to the pub underneath our new office and came up with a list of the year's top 100 books that could be our best ever." VIDA takes a look at the outcome of PW's "slugfest" and considers the results in light of last year's breakdown. Cheers!
ASSESSING THE ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS’ 2010 AWARDS
This month we take a look at the Academy Awards given between 1995 - 2010. While we were pleased to find a number of the Academy prizes reflected a gender-balance, the few that reflected what should be the “old” balance, presented new questions to consider.