In 2012, the literary critic Suzi Feay lamented the lack of new lesbian voices in UK publishing. Describing what she saw as “a shortage of lesbian writers in Britain today”, she wondered who would follow in the footsteps of established authors like Ali Smith, Sarah Waters and Jeanette Winterson.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-22 12:20:04 UTC ]
The genre is experiencing a renaissance with quality novels and short stories from new and established authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-10-29 18:17:37 UTC ]
Attendance at the 2018 American Christian Fiction Writers conference was up from last year, with the emphasis remaining on encouragement for both aspiring and established authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fiction dominates this month, with one thriller, one novel based on fact, and two easy-going tales from established authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Caroline Ridding, publisher of the Avon imprint at HarperCollins, is to join Head of Zeus in August to set up a new fiction imprint. The new HoZ imprint, to be called Aria, will publish original, full-length mass-market fiction from new and established authors, predominantly in ebook... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
An outstanding Irish writer of fiction will be chosen to promote Irish literature around the worldAs Ireland becomes the first country to exit the eurozone bailout programme, one of its writers can look forward to a period of prosperity with the creation of a laureateship award worth €150,000... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Expanding the range of its Kindle Singles offerings, Amazon has kicked off an interview series on the e-reader. The first installment of "The Kindle Singles Interview" series features Israeli President Shimon Peres, who was interviewed by Tablet magazine's literary editor, David Samuels. Amazon... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Wed, 19/10/2011 - 16:37 The Commonwealth Writers prizes have relaunched today (19th October) with a new community website aimed at connecting and inspiring new authors. The new site is a free-to-join forum for aspiring writers to get advice from... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]