Lucy Cavendish College launches one-day writing festival

Lucy Cavendish College, part of the University of Cambridge and the organiser of the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize, is launching a festival for aspiring authors. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Avon joins forces with Big Issue to launch crime writing competition

HarperCollins imprint Avon is partnering with the Big Issue magazine to find a new crime writer in a competition launching in March. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Big Write children's workshop returns to Harrogate International Festivals

The North’s biggest children’s creative writing workshop The Big Write is returning in May, Harrogate International Festivals has announced. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forestry Commission launches competition to ‘diversify’ nature writing

The Forestry Commission has launched a competition to “diversify” nature writing, as part of its 2019 centenary celebrations, with two paid writing residencies up for grabs. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First Scottish SFF literary festival to launch next summer

A new book festival for fans of fantasy, science fiction and horror is launching in Edinburgh next summer featuring authors including Scottish sci-fi writer Ken MacLeod and The Bone Season's Samantha Shannon. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Capital Crime to launch online festival

Capital Crime, Adam Hamdy and David Headley's new London-based crime and thriller festival, is launching a new initiative: Capital Crime Digital. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jeff Kinney launches diary writing competition

Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney has launched a diary writing competition for children with his publisher Puffin and the National Literacy Trust. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shin launches Ignota Books and feminist festival

Narratives exploring new developments in currency, as well as fresh takes on the occult, form the backbone of a new list which purports to challenge dominant narratives around wealth, culture and gender. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author launches new writing prize for 'thinking women'

Author Kate Jegede has set up a new writing prize that aims to increase the visibility of women writers in the UK writing non-fiction works with a philosophical or critical thinking theme. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Edinburgh Festival launches first 'Publishing Salon'

The Edinburgh International Book Festival has announced an inaugural, free ‘Publishing Salon’ bringing together publishers, editors, agents and literary professionals this month. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Writing Day events up 83%

The number of events held for this year’s National Writing Day increased 83% compared to 2017, according to the organisers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Festival America launches in London

A festival celebrating contemporary writing from the Americas is to launch in the UK for the first time this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvill Secker launches BAME crime writing competition

Harvill Secker is launching a competition in partnership with Bloody Scotland to find a debut crime writer from a BAME (black, Asian, minority ethnic) background. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Students crowdfund to launch writing anthology

An anthology of work by students on the University of Warwick's MA in Writing programme is to be launched next week, after students crowd-funded the £5,000 needed to publish the title. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chambers and HarperCollins launch writing bursary

Crime author Kimberley Chambers and HarperCollins have launched a writing scholarship, the 'Kickstart Prize', in association with Peters Fraser and Dunlop Literary Agency and CrimeFest. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five-Day Poetry Fest Will Launch London’s New Second Home Bookstore

The way to open a new poetry bookstore at a communal office, says the UK's Second Home, is to hold a poetry festival on the premises. The company's Holland Park facility is the venue in June. The post Five-Day Poetry Fest Will Launch London’s New Second Home Bookstore appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lovegrove launches magazine for Caribbean writing

Sharmaine Lovegrove has launched an online magazine dedicated to Caribbean literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2018 Festival of Faith & Writing ‘Mixes It Up,' Touts Diversity

Nearly 2,000 writers, literary agents, and publishers gathered in Grand Rapids, Mich. from April 12-14 for the Calvin College Festival of Faith & Writing, which featured speakers of color and panels on racial issues. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First day of Los Angeles Times Festival of Books offers a little something for everyone

President Trump’s immigration policies, L.A.’s homeless crisis, the women’s movement and the culture of food were just a few of the topics covered during the first day of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on the USC campus. The 23rd annual festival, which celebrates reading and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books: Festival of Books preview with Junot Diaz, Lawrence Wright, Lucy Jones and more

Hi, I’m books editor Carolyn Kellogg. I’m writing this after the L.A. Times met our soon-to-be owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong on Friday and I am looking forward to the new era at our paper. I caught up with him afterward and invited him to the L.A. Times Festival of Books next weekend. I don’t... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books: Writing and gun violence, women in criticism, politics at the Festival of Books and more

I’m L.A. Times books editor Carolyn Kellogg — welcome to this week’s newsletter. THE BIG STORY What can poetry do in the face of gun violence? Critic at large Adriana E. Ramirez attended a reading — in Florida, not long after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland — that... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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