Chambers and HarperCollins launch writing bursary

Crime author Kimberley Chambers and HarperCollins have launched a writing scholarship, the 'Kickstart Prize', in association with Peters Fraser and Dunlop Literary Agency and CrimeFest. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH and HarperCollins titles vie for £2k Staunch Prize

Titles from Penguin Random House and HarperCollins are competing with an unpublished manuscript on the inaugural Staunch Prize shortlist. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins gets BITC diversity acclaim for a second year

HarperCollins has been named as one of 70 employers on Business in the Community’s Best Employers for Race listing, for a second year running. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shin launches Ignota Books and feminist festival

Narratives exploring new developments in currency, as well as fresh takes on the occult, form the backbone of a new list which purports to challenge dominant narratives around wealth, culture and gender. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ferrari-Adler, Loehnen Launch New Imprint at S&S

Avid Reader Press, a new fiction and nonfiction imprint at Simon & Schuster to be overseen by current S&S editors Jofie Ferrari-Adler and Ben Loehnen, is set to unveil its first list in late 2019 or early 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Candace Robb to write new Owen Archer mystery for Severn House

Canongate-owned Severn House has acquired a new Owen Archer novel by Candace Robb, a decade since the last novel in the medieval mystery series was published. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HCG and New Writing North team up for children’s prize

Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) is partnering with New Writing North (NWN) on a new prize for debut children’s writers who live and work in the North of England. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orwell Foundation to launch political fiction prize

The Orwell Foundation will next month launch a prize to celebrate novels or short stories that illuminate social and political themes through the art of narrative. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chivers and Walker to be National Centre for Writing associate artists

Writer and publisher Tom Chivers, director of indie Penned in the Margins, and poet and theatre-maker Hannah Jane Walker (pictured) have been appointed as associate artists to the National Centre for Writing (NCW) in Norwich.  Both Walker and Chivers will receive a package of support worth... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Boyne writes novel about transgender teen for PRH Children's

Penguin Random House Children's will next year publish a YA book about a transgender teenager and her brother by John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BA launches Independent Children’s Book of the Month Scheme

The Booksellers Association is launching an indie Children’s Book of the Month promotion following on from last year’s Children’s Book of the Season campaign. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AMG/Parade Launching New Print Magazine Partnership with Lori Greiner

In response to the popularity of her Parade cover last year, AMG/Parade is teaming up with the Shark Tank "Shark" to launch a new lifestyle publication, Inspire by Lori Greiner. Inspire’s first issue is set to debut in March 2019. “When Lori was featured on the cover of Parade last year, it was... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mayo leaves Radio 2 to write contemporary thriller for Transworld

Simon Mayo has left BBC Radio 2 to concentrate on his writing following a newly inked two-book deal with Transworld, including a contemporary thriller. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Haven Biz Launches as Print Magazine

[caption id="attachment_139169" align="alignright" width="225"] New Haven Biz's inaugural October issue.[/caption] New Haven Biz, a b2b website and e-newsletter covering the business community of Southern Connecticut, launched its premier print magazine this month. The magazine debuts in... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FutureBook programme launches featuring 'all the talents'

The full programme for this year’s FutureBook Live Conference has been released, including speakers from across the tech, media, consumer and books space. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH launches Tim Peake and Penguin Podcast skills for smart speakers

Penguin Random House has unveiled two new voice-activated 'skills' for Amazon’s Alexa devices. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eley Williams keynotes at National Creative Writing Graduate Fair

Short story writer Eley Williams will be the keynote speaker at the fourth annual National Creative Writing Graduate Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins to Host Second New to Publishing Networking Event

HarperCollins has opened applications for its second “New to Publishing Information Session and Networking Event,” which aims to attract people outside of publishing's usual orbit to the company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac launches Sansom audio with #Shardlakelistenathon

Pan Macmillan has launched a significant pre-publication audiobook campaign to accompany the new novel in C J Sansom’s Shardlake series, Tombland. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Appeal launched for Nosy Crow's Ola Gotkowska

A fundraising appeal has been launched to support Nosy Crow's 32-year-old rights manager Ola Gotkowska, who was diagnosed with the degenerative illness Motor Neurone Disease earlier this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bright Agency launches film and TV division

The Bright Agency is launching an in-house film and TV division and has hired Courtney Arumugam, formerly of Mattel Creations, to match Bright’s creators with studios and broadcasters. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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