'Devoted to journalism': Capital Gazette receives special citation from Pulitzer Prize board

On the afternoon of June 28, a gunman entered the newsroom of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, killing five staffers before surrendering to police. Shaken survivors from the newsroom worked late into the night to put out an edition the following morning. Exactly 11 months later, on Tuesday, colleagues... Continue reading at 'Baltimore Sun'

[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mundy to be Samuel Johnson prize director

Toby Mundy, the founder and former c.e.o. of Atlantic Books, is to become the first director of the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction. Meanwhile submission deadlines for publishers will change to “accommodate the timelines and deadlines of the publishing calendar”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Plum Johnson Wins Canada's RBC Taylor Prize

Plum Johnson has won the C$25,000 RBC Taylor Prize, one of Canada’s top literary awards for nonfiction for her memoir, 'They Left Us Everything.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diagram Prize For Oddest Book Title: Shortlist Announced

The Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year announces the shortlist for 2015. Vote now to help choose the winner! The post Diagram Prize For Oddest Book Title: Shortlist Announced appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tony Harrison wins David Cohen Prize

Poet and playwright Tony Harrison has been awarded the £40,000 David Cohen Prize for literature, honouring his career. The prize was presented last night (26th February) at a ceremony at the British Library. Harrison, now 77, said in his acceptance speech that the award was an "enormous... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nether regions and pavements hot on Diagram Prize shortlist

Witches, camels, nether regions and pavements are just some of the subjects covered by the shortlisted books on this year's Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year. The seven-strong shortlist celebrates the most peculiar titles published in the year, with the winner chosen by a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Puffin, Pan Mac and PRH win Marketing Society prizes

Campaigns promoting humorous safety tips for children, a book by astronaut Chris Hadfield and a guide to getting the style and attitude of Parisian women won big at the Book Marketing Society’s Best Campaign meeting for the Christmas season. The meeting was held at Simon & Schuster’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walter Scott Prize longlist released for first time

Martin Amis, Sarah Waters and Jessie Burton have made the 15-strong longlist for the 2015 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. The longlist has been released for the first time following a 40% increase in entries this year.  Amis is longlisted for his dark love story set in a Nazi... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nature journals introduce 'double-blind' review

Science journal Nature and the stable of 17 Nature Research Journals are all to offer the system of peer review known as "double-blind" for article submissions from March, following a trial of the system with two of the journals. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook’s Audience Network puts native ads everywhere (and publishers are on-board)

Just ask Bilbo Baggins — there’s something very appealing about having one ring to rule them all. So it goes with the Facebook Audience Network, which was launched in 2014 to help digital marketers place ads across all mobile apps — not just Facebook’s — using a single platform while making it... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six-strong shortlist for International Prize for Arabic Fiction

Atef Abu Saif, Jana Elhassan, Lina Huyan Elhassan, Shukri al-Mabkhout, Ahmed al-Madeeni and Hammour Ziada are the six authors shortlisted for the 2015 International Prize for Arabic Fiction. The shortlisted was revealed by a judging panel chaired by Palestinian poet and writer, Mourid... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Carr Pulled No Punches on Native Ads, Journalism and Media

David Carr, the well-known media columnist for The New York Times, died at work on Thursday, the paper reported last night. He was 58.Although he often used his Media Equation column to spotlight people doing things right, it also cut to the heart of the players, tactics and forces so vigorously... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Heffernan and Baggini share Transmission Prize

The 2015 Salon London Transmission Prize has been split between two winners this year– Margaret Heffernan and Julian Baggini. The winners were both given a case of vintage wine awarded at a Big Ideas Salon at Foyles flagship Charing Cross Road London bookshop tonight (12th February).  The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Folio Holdings Board to assume Gavron's role

The non-executive Folio Holdings Board is to assume responsibility for the role the late Lord Gavron played as Chairman of The Folio Society, it has been confirmed. Gavron died this weekend at the age of 84. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2015 Kate Greenaway Medal picture book prize longlist - in pictures

Discover the 20 longlisted contenders for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2015, including former children’s laureate Anthony Browne, Mini Grey, Jim Kay, Catherine Rayner, Shaun Tan and Chris Riddell (with two nominated titles on this year’s longlist)Find out about the 2015 Carnegie medal... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber and Granta power Folio Prize shortlist

Independent publishers have come out on top in the shortlist for the 2015 Folio Prize for Fiction, with Faber and Granta getting three books each on the list. Faber’s three titles are All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews, about sisters, suicide and how to carry on after grief; Family Life by... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mantel receives damehood

Hilary Mantel received a damehood for her services to literature from the Prince of Wales in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace today (6th February). It was announced Mantel would receive the honour last June in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. The damehood follows a CBE awarded to Mantel in 2006. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Changes on Board for NCIBA

Northern California Independent Booksellers Association president Calvin Crosby has resigned his position, now that he has joined McSweeney's as marketing director. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stanfords doubles prize money for relaunched travel award

Stanfords is relaunching the Dolman Travel Book of the Year prize, doubling its prize money, and creating a new award for travel writing. From 2015, the renamed Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year award will carry a prize fund of £5,000. The revamped awards will also include the Edward... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SAGE's Marar joins board of CfSS

SAGE's global publishing director Ziyad Marar has been appointed to the board of The Campaign for Social Science. The CfSS is one of the leading advocates for social sciences in the UK. Marar has been active in initiating and supporting SAGE's global work in campaigning for the social sciences,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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RLF podcast to highlight writers’ cultural capital

A new blog and podcast launched this week by the Royal Literary Fund (RLF) aims to help the public acknowledge the contribution writers make to the cultural landscape, assist aspiring writers and provide professional authors with an extra income. The charity, which helps commercially published... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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