Aitken Alexander launches creative writing scholarship with Birkbeck

Literary agency Aitken Alexander Associates is to create a new scholarship in Creative Writing for students at Birkbeck, University of London, in a bid to "find and nurture" literary talent from groups underrepresented in publishing. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Creativity and Cuervo: On Growing Up in My Family’s Liquor Store

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S&S UK to Launch Summit Books U.K. with Ravi Mirchandani at the Helm

Mirchandani, who has been editor-in-chief of Picador in the U.K. since 2019, has been named publisher of the U.K. arm of the newly revived Simon & Schuster imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Lavender Rhino, a New LGBTQ Indie Bookstore, Launches Online

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Author T L Swan Launches Publishing Venture, Keeperton

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Crystal Hana Kim on Writing as a Mother, the Korean Diaspora, and How to Structure a Page-Turner

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Simon Acumen, New Business Imprint, Launches at Simon Element

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Disney Launches Refreshed Disney+ App With Hulu, Shakes Off the Blues

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Mat Osman: ‘I wanted to write about a dirty, dangerous, working-class London’

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Everyone’s Reading Books About Hot Faeries Now. This Bestselling Author Has Been Writing Them for Decades.

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RuPaul Launches Author-Owned Online Book Marketplace

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