A number of authors who contributed to an anthology of BAME writing, or participated in programmes aimed at tackling under-representation, have struck book deals—but most insist more needs to be done. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spread the Word has urged for greater investment in under-represented authors from the trade, as it reopens its London Writers Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ambitious proposal echoes the legendary 1930s-era New Deal project that employed such greats as Ralph Ellison, Saul Bellow, and Zora Neale Hurston. Any collective plan to avert planetary disaster will first need to harness the full powers of storytelling and mythology if it’s going to stand... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The award-winning Pages Bookshop in east London is opening a sister shop, dedicated to titles by women and non-binary writers, in the former space of French-English bookshop Caravansérail. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fourth Estate will publish two more Slay in Your Lane titles following the success of the first book by Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the winners, Walter Mosley won the Edgar for Best Novel for 'Down the River Unto the Sea,' while Robert Fieseler took home the prize for Best Fact Crime for 'Tinderbox.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nora Roberts, one of the world's most successful romance novelists, has filed a lawsuit against author Cristiane Serruya, who she claims plagiarized her work, the Associated Press reported. In the lawsuit, filed in Serruya's home country of Brazil, Roberts claimed that Serruya's books are a... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tom Hunter, director of the Arthur C. Clarke Award, explores how science and speculative fiction publishing is dealing with the growing demand for diverse work. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan will publish an anthology of William Shakespeare's works by poet Allie Esiri later this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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People of Color In Publishing and We Need Diverse Books teamed up for a town hall this month that shows how far publishing has come regarding diversity—and how much further it needs to go. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pop Up Projects, a not-for-profit children’s literature agency, has received £300,000 to launch a talent development programme for illustrators of colour. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 2014 cartoonist MariNaomi launched, and continues to maintain, the Cartoonists of Color database and the Queer Cartoonists database, two DIY online resources on diversity that offer contact information on a total of more than 2,000 cartoonists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The children's novelist inspiring BAME readers to see themselves positively in the stories they read. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2019-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Although the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books panel was called Drop the Beat, it started with a moment of silence. Amid the celebration of literature of 1990s-era rap music, former KDAY-Los Angeles radio show host Greg Mack — who was the first DJ to play the genre on air in 1983 — made a point... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some of the most provocative topics in American political discourse — from the opioid crisis to racial identity to the country’s southern border — were at the heart of the books celebrated Friday night during the 39th annual Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. Held inside USC’s Bovard Auditorium, the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Riverrun has acquired a book by Ramie Targoff unearthing the stories of four Renaissance female writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The newly renamed Sunday Times/University of Warwick Young Writer of the Year Award opens today (April 12) for submissions as it announces its new sponsorship regime. The post The UK’s Young Writer Prize Opens for Submissions and Remixes Its Sponsors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award has announced changes to its sponsorship with the University of Warwick its title partner and Caroline Michel, c.e.o. of literary agency Peters Fraser + Dunlop, becoming its first patron. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dame Helena Morrissey challenged trade leaders over key aspects of their diversity strategies, as the Publishers Association's new president Peter Phillips laid out his aims for the year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vonda N McIntyre’s UK publisher has paid tribute to the award-winning science fiction writer who died this week, aged 70. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Layoffs are not a new trend in the industry. They've become so frequent at both digital and print publishers that the news of new rounds of cuts is almost unsurprising. But not all publishers are feeling the pressures to cut staff when budgets get tighter and revenue streams become shallow.... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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