Two years after her apparent suicide, the novelist has announced she is still very much alive. Is this what it takes to sell books nowadays?‘All publicity is good publicity,” Susan Meachen thought to herself as she prepared to stage her suicide. In September 2020, Meachen, the self-published... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-01-11 07:00:12 UTC ]
In the mid-Noughties the Decibel Writer of the Year prize for authors of “Asian, African and Caribbean background” was launched to focus attention on a neglected section of the writing community. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-03 00:25:08 UTC ]
Special interest magazine publisher F+W Media is due back in Delaware bankruptcy court Monday afternoon, where the company is expected to present the winning bidders emerging from an auction of its remaining media assets, the latest step in a process that began when the company filed for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2019-06-17 16:16:56 UTC ]
The online reading and writing community is launching Wattpad Futures, a program that will run paid advertising in a selection of the stories posted on its website. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
SLIC c.e.o Amina Shah has today (29th October) been appointed as Scottish Book Trust’s new director of programme. The director of programme is a key post at the national charity promoting literacy and a diverse reading and writing community in Scotland. Working with the c.e.o. as part of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wattpad, the online reading and writing community, has released After Dark, an app that offers its users a curated selection of romance and erotica. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 12/10/2011 - 13:30 Authonomy, HarperCollins' writing community for unpublished authors, is launching a new imprint with plans to publish 12 titles per year as digital editions. The imprint will be headed by Scott Pack, who runs Authonomy and is... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]