The hunt is on for up-and-coming writers who could scoop this year’s £1,000 Guardian/Fourth Estate prize A Chinese villager with no arms becomes a Paralympian swimming champion; a dapper elderly Jamaican spends New Year’s Eve in a south London police cell under suspicion of domestic abuse; a Nigerian son takes his father to a euthanasia centre in a Britain with no time for invalids. These three very different tales – respectively by Yiming Ma, Lisa Smith and Abiola Oni – are all previous winners of the Guardian/ Fourth Estate BAME short story award, showing just how vigorous and various the short story can be as a showcase for up-and-coming talent.The hunt is now on for the fourth winner of the £1,000 prize, which is open to black and minority writers aged over 18 and based in the UK or Ireland. Among this year’s judges is Niki Chang, a literary agent based at the Good Agency, set up to seek out writers of colour at a time when the publishing industry is struggling to increase its diversity. She will be joined by 4th Estate publishing director Helen Garnons-Williams, novelist Michael Donkor, author and broadcaster Emma Dabiri and me. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2019-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Iceland’s giant-killing football success in France has produced a surge of interest in the country’s literary outputIceland’s heroic performance in the Euro 2016 football tournament has had a surprising side-effect – a boost for the tiny Nordic country’s publishing industry. The head of the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary and talent agent Diane Banks contemplates the next steps for the publishing industry following the UK's vote to leave the European Union. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Penguin Random House publicity director Natalie Higgins-Galsworthy has joined creative communications agency Premier to enhance its offering to the publishing industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Our publishing industry is complex and vibrant,' says publisher Karina Bolasco, who speaks on October 18 as The Philippines' analyst in Frankfurt Book Fair's The Markets: Global Publishing Summit. The post ‘Draw That Roadmap to the World’: The Philippines’ Karina Bolasco appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Philip Jones reacts to the result of the EU referendum and considers its impact on the publishing industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[Sponsored] Four steps toward harnessing the power of audience data for success. The post Publishing 3.0: The Atomization of the Publishing Industry appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Australian Booksellers Association has joined with other members of the country's publishing industry to protest a government proposal to allow booksellers to import U.S. and U.K. books without restrictions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How might Web technology change the publishing industry? Ask the inventor of the World Wide Web. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Opportunities and challenges in Poland's publishing market are under discussion this week at BookExpo America, in the wake of a decision against fixed pricing there. The post At BEA: Poland’s Publishing Industry Is the Market Focus in Chicago appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What began as a short story and an academic endeavor was easily transformed into the opening chapter of Emily Fridlund's first novel, "The History of Wolves," told from the point of view of a 14-year-old named Linda. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The decision ends one of the publishing industry's defining legal dramas of the digital age. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a major development in the publishing industry's wholesaling segment, Follett Corp. has acquired Baker & Taylor for an undisclosed price. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What is going on with ebooks? The decline in trade ebook sales in the U.S. is certainly one of the big questions hanging over the publishing industry as publishers gather for the 2016 London Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ah, fond memories of Jackie magazine in the Guardian (‘Girls sent us urine samples in Charlie perfume bottles’, G2, 22 March). Jackie was where I (and dozens of other writers) learned the writing trade. I sold my first short story to Jackie in December 1973 and earned £14. Flushed with success,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bethany Buck, a veteran of the children's publishing industry, will join Skyhorse Publishing as editorial director of its children’s imprint on March 21. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At its March 4 conference, the Supreme Court declined to take up Apple’s appeal in its ebook price-fixing case, effectively ending one of the publishing industry's most closely-watched cases. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The publishing industry's trade association had a busy year protecting copyright in a changing market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Opinions were mixed about what Amazon's rumored plans to open more physical bookstores could mean for the publishing industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A heated debate about the role of libraries in supporting the publishing industry has broken out at the Inpress Publishing Festival, with one publisher alleging libraries had "completely betrayed" the sector. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Survey of workforce at 34 book publishers and eight review journals in US reveals 79% of staff are white and 78% female – with UK numbers still unmonitoredMan Booker winner Marlon James: ‘Writers of colour pander to the white woman’A survey of American publishing has found that it is blindingly... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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