Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Tue, 28/06/2011 - 08:25 Kirsten Grant, campaigns director at Puffin, will leave Penguin at the end of the month to become a freelance children's marketing specialist. Grant has 15 years of experience in the children's market and has been involved in the launch and reimagining of brands and authors including Eoin Colfer, Young Bond, Percy Jackson and Cathy Cassidy. Grant established Roald Dahl Day as an annual school and retail event, and headed up the Puffin 70th anniversary and Very Hungry Caterpillar 40th anniversary campaigns. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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From Grange Hill to the West End, via Eurovision and the Brit awards, the star has built multiple careers. She talks about stage-school pressure, TV diversity and playing Hermione in Harry Potter and the Cursed ChildMichelle Gayle was 10 months into her role as Hermione Granger in Harry Potter... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Severn House publisher Kate Lyall Grant is joining Joffe Books as publishing director, to be succeeded at Severn House by Joanne Grant. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Australian independent publishing house Hardie Grant has revealed more new titles it will issue through its recently launched UK children's imprint Bright Light. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Up to 200 U.S. libraries of all types will be selected to receive $10,000 grants to support, restore, and sustain their core activities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Lauren Tavella has left Head of Zeus to join Watkins Publishing as a publicity executive. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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A systems outage which caused severe IT problems for Blackwell's is still affecting the bookseller's website a week after the problem first appeared, although recovery work is now underway. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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A systems outage has caused severe IT problems for Blackwells, leaving the bookseller offline and its website unavailable for three days. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Puffin has acquired a "heart-warming" debut picture book by writer and journalist Freddy McConnell, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Puffin has acquired Listen, a picture book biography written by Shannon Stocker and illustrated by Devon Holzwarth, which tells the story of deaf percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Vintage publisher Rachel Cugnoni is leaving the company with immediate effect after her role was made redundant. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Millie Lean is joining YMU Books as junior literary agent, specialising in children’s publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Nina Scales will join DK as international publishing and licensing director as successor to Emma James, who leaving after 24 years with the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Sandstone Press has acquired world rights to Puffins: Life on the Atlantic Edge directly from photographer and author Kevin Morgans. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Puffin has landed a "heart-warming" picture book about a family with two mums, written by Lotte Jeffs and illustrated by Sharon Davey. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Puffin & Petrel Patrol is back for its 17th year rescuing birds in the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve and the surrounding communities. Continue reading at CBC
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Faber has been awarded a Mo Siewcharran grant along with Profile Books and Canongate. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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SPCK Group has appointed Wendy Grisham to the newly created role of group publishing director, part of a wider restructure that sees a pair of promotions and two departures. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The National Endowment for the Arts is now accepting applications for $135 million in grants tied to the American Rescue Program established by Congress in March. Grants start at $50,000 and the deadlines range between the end of July and late September. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Organizers have expanded the 'Spotlight on Rights' translation grants in 2021 in support for the book industry. The post Abu Dhabi International Book Fair Expands Translation Grants for Exhibitors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Andrew Weber, global chief operating officer at Macmillan, will leave the publishing house at the end of May after eight years in the role. A successor has not yet been announced. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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