Joy Francis appointed to Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellowships

The Jerwood Charitable Foundation has appointed Joy Francis to the freelance role of project manager for the Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellowships. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DK pursues education market with Hilary Fine appointment

DK has announced plans to accelerate its growth in the education market and the appointment of Hilary Fine to the newly created role of education development director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-14 04:44:13 UTC ]
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Zaro Weil wins CLiPPA for 'joyful' nature poems

Zaro Weil has won this year's Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award (CLiPPA) for her collection of nature poems, Cherry Moon (ZaKids Books/Troika Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-12 07:12:48 UTC ]
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‘Solutions and Other Problems’ author Allie Brosh talks cats, depressions and the joys of Zoom book tours

Brosh’s long-awaited graphic memoir comes seven years after her bestseller, “Hyperbole and a Half.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-08 11:49:19 UTC ]
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Exclusive cover reveal: Kaveh Akbar’s new poetry collection, Pilgrim Bell.

This has been an exciting month for Kaveh Akbar. Earlier this month, the author of Calling a Wolf a Wolf was named poetry editor of The Nation, a glittering position once held by writers like Langston Hughes, Anne Sexton, and William B. Yeats. There’s much to look forward to from Akbar,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-29 14:00:33 UTC ]
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Will Poetry Push This Publisher Through the Pandemic?

Kansas City, Mo.–based Andrews McMeel Publishing is seeing strong sales despite disruptions caused by the ongoing pandemic—and poetry has a whole lot to do with it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Garnons-Williams appointed Fig Tree publishing director

Helen Garnons-Williams is leaving HarperCollins to join Penguin General as publishing director for Fig Tree. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-22 14:02:50 UTC ]
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RELX appoints Walker as new chair

Elsevier and Reed Exhibitions owner RELX has appointed former Sage PLC c.e.o. Paul Walker as chair to succeed Sir Anthony Habgood. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-22 13:56:02 UTC ]
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PEN Alters Emerging Voices Fellowships, Prompting Community Protest

A group of writers and others associated with the PEN America community has publicly decried what it calls the "dismantling" of the nonprofit's Emerging Voices fellowships, even as senior leadership at PEN America released a missive over the weekend pledging to implement "a structured program... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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All the poets on the longlist for the National Book Award for Poetry are first timers.

And now, it’s the time for the poets! Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2020 National Book Award for Poetry. The National Book Awards, created in 1950, is the most prestigious literary prize in the United States, rewarding bold and cogent writing. According to... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-17 14:15:43 UTC ]
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Native American poetry anthology vibrates with powerful voices

U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo serves as lead editor of this new collection, which showcases a range of poems as vast as the continent. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-09-16 19:52:14 UTC ]
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Native American poetry anthology vibrates with powerful voices

U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo serves as lead editor of this new collection, which showcases a range of poems as vast as the continent. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-09-16 19:52:14 UTC ]
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Native American poetry anthology vibrates with powerful voices

U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo serves as lead editor of this new collection, which showcases a range of poems as vast as the continent. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-09-16 19:52:14 UTC ]
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Rupi Kaur's third poetry collection acquired by S&S

Simon & Schuster will publish home body, the third collection of poetry and illustrations from Rupi Kaur.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-14 19:44:33 UTC ]
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Pope Francis To Write a Response to Covid -19

Simon & Schuster will publish the pontiff's vision of a better future post-pandemic December 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S acquires Pope Francis' 'inspiring' guidance for Covid-hit world

Simon & Schuster is to publish Let Us Dream from Pope Francis in December.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-02 17:32:34 UTC ]
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OUP appoints Lisa Attenborough as group communications director

Oxford University Press has appointed Lisa Attenborough as its new group communications director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-02 03:02:21 UTC ]
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Sparking joy: Alan Kohler's walk on the wild side rocks ABC | The Weekly Beast

ABC’s finance reporter turns heads with Lou Reed and Patti Smith books. Plus: Jon Faine becomes accidental ad manMany television reporters and presenters have been working from home since the pandemic struck but none have nailed the home-based TV set quite like Alan Kohler. The ABC’s finance guy... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-08-28 00:33:53 UTC ]
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Pearson appoints Walt Disney exec Andy Bird as c.e.o.

Pearson has appointed Andy Bird, most recently president and chairman of Walt Disney International, to be Pearson's new chief executive. He will start on 19th October, subject to shareholder approval, with outgoing boss John Fallon remaining in the role until that date.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-24 08:02:27 UTC ]
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HarperCollins’ Ecco and Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney Create a Publishing Diversity Fellowship

Led by author Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, the publishing imprint sets up a five-year program with the Columbia Publishing Course. The post HarperCollins’ Ecco and Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney Create a Publishing Diversity Fellowship appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-08-19 13:46:28 UTC ]
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