Co-chairs look to rejuvenate CBC

The Children’s Book Circle (CBC) is stepping up its activity in a move to refresh and refocus the organisation, with changes being made to its Eleanor Farjeon Award and Patrick Hardy Lecture. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Mollet to chair IP campaign group

Publishers Association c.e.o. Richard Mollet has been elected as chairman of the Alliance Against... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forgan out as chair of Arts Council

Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has asked current chair of the Arts Council Dame Liz Forgan to step... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Murdoch Resigns as Exec Chair

Rupert Murdoch’s son, James Murdoch, has stepped down from his position as executive chairman of News International, News Corporation’s UK publishing unit that has been rocked by a phone hacking scandal and police investigation. James Murdoch will focus on expanding News Corp.’s international... Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2012-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sutherland to chair Fiction Uncovered panel

John Sutherland, a former judge and chair of the Man Booker prize, is to chair the judging panel... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Greig to chair Costa judges

The editor of the London Evening Standard, Geordie Greig, is to chair the panel of judges for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New SoA chair urges ebook rate rethink

Falco creator Lindsey Davis has become the new chair of the Society of Authors, vowing to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smith to be vice-chair of CILIP

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Thu, 06/10/2011 - 15:26 Library campaigner Lauren Smith has been elected as vice-president of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. Smith, a learning and teaching support officer at the University of Leeds, will serve for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"Take it or leave it" - Booker chair

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 07/09/2011 - 10:00 Man Booker chair of judges Stella Rimington has defended this year's shortlist, saying "take it or leave it", in a speech at the party held to celebrate the list in London's Kensington Gardens last night. Speaking to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Future brings in new chair to replace Parry

Magazine publisher Future has appointed a new non-executive chairman, Peter Allen, who will take over from longtime incumbent Roger Parry in the autumn. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2011-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trollope new chair of Orange Prize

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 01/08/2011 - 08:45 The Orange Prize for Fiction has appointed author Joanna Trollope as its chair of judges for 2012, only the second time a novelist has chaired the prize. Kate Mosse, author and co-founder and honorary director of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld buys trilogy by ex-Methvens chair

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 09/05/2011 - 15:30 Transworld has acquired three historical crime novels by Andrew Swanston, former Waterstone's director and chairman of Methven's. Assistant editor Emma Buckley bought world rights in the trilogy directly from the author.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Motion to chair Forward Prize

Publication Date: Tue, 19/04/2011 - 08:35 Andrew Motion is to chair the judging panel for the Forward Prizes for Poetry 2011, as the awards celebrate their 20th year. The former poet laureate will be joined on the judging panel by historian Antonia Fraser, assistant books editor at the Daily... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LIFE.com Rejuvenates Brand Through Website

LIFE magazine, started in 1936 by Time Inc. founder Henry Luce, has found new life in LIFE.com. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macintyre to chair BBC Samuel Johnson Prize

Publication Date: Tue, 15/02/2011 - 09:47 Operation Mincemeat author Ben Macintyre is to chair the judging panel for this year's BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction. The panel also comprises historian, writer and broadcaster Amanda Vickery, Prospect's editor-at-large David Goodhart,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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