Erica Sugo Anyadike on Why Writing is Accessible to Everyone

The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing is a literature prize awarded to an African writer of a short story published in English. The prize was launched in 2000 to encourage and highlight the richness and diversity of African writing by bringing it to a wider audience internationally. The focus on the short story reflects […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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Amazon Changed Reading. Now It Could Change Writing

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Media Decoder Blog: Blind Chinese Rights Activist Is Writing a Memoir

Chen Guangcheng, whose nighttime escape and conflict with the Chinese government led to a diplomatic crisis for the United States last spring, is writing a memoir to be published next year. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Willetts: all science research to be open access by 2014

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The Writing Life: Chris Colfer of 'Glee' inspired by fairy tales

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Gabriel García Márquez may never write again

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Richard Ford: Why writing is an act of optimism

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How fast can they write? E-books push writer productivity

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[ BBC News | 2012-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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