New Writing North wins bid to run £40k David Cohen Prize

The UK’s answer to the Nobel Prize for Literature – the £40,000 David Cohen Prize  - is now being managed by New Writing North. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sample New Writing from Indonesia at Words Without Borders

Words Without Borders featured nine new translations from Indonesia in advance of Indonesia's turn as Guest of Honor at the 2015 Frankfurt Book Fair. The post Sample New Writing from Indonesia at Words Without Borders appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judges revealed for The Richell Prize

There has been an ‘overwhelming’ response to The Richell Prize, set up in memory of Matt Richell [pictured], prize organisers have said as the judging panel is revealed.   Matt Richell, c.e.o. of Hachette Austrailia and chairman of Hachette New Zealand, was tragically killed in a surfing... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authonomy writing community closed by HarperCollins

The peer-review site for budding authors, which generated publishing contracts for some of its members, is to close at the end of SeptemberAuthors are mourning the closure of Authonomy, the online community for would-be writers set up by HarperCollins seven years ago as a way to source new... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Pitch Perfect 2,' 'Pretty Little Liars,' One Direction win big at Teen Choice Awards

The 2015 Teen Choice Awards, held at the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles, drew more than 25 million voters online and to social media outlets including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Voters chose their favorite teen icons in film, television, music, sports, fashion, comedy and on the Web. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is 'out of print' running out of time?

Never being 'out of print' is not good news You can't self-publish. Because you can't get your rights back. And your book is nowhere to be seen. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Better Together: SparkPoint, She Writes Press

Almost one year after SparkPoint Studio acquired the hybrid publisher She Writes Press, the purchase is providing the type of synergy that SparkPoint CEO Crystal Patriarche had hoped for. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mandy Hager wins 2015 Margaret Mahy Book of the Year

A story about a teen and an Orca has taken a top prize and judges said the author was "writing out of her skin". Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First Look: David Petersen Talks ‘The Art of Mouse Guard’

Mouse Guard creator David Petersen talks about his evolution as an artist, as seen in this exclusive excerpt from 'The Art of Mouse Guard.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robots that write fiction? You couldn’t make it up

Computer-generated fiction might seem a tipping point for artificial intelligence, but it could help us to understand the world we live inIn 1983, William Chamberlain and Thomas Etter released a book called The Policeman’s Beard Is Half Constructed, described as the “early fiction” of a computer... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can digital community support writing, really?

Not unlike climate change, it's something that digital-age writers worry about, but can't nail down. I'm not sure what effect the accepting warmth of digital communities has on our literature. I don't think encouraging people can make bad writing suddenly appeal to the masses. Are the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Winton Prize for Science Books shortlist revealed

A “page-turning thriller” about the race to crack the genetic code, a portrayal of life in European Organization for Nuclear Research's (CERN) underground bunker and an exploration of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder are among the titles shortlisted for The Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the Mobile Messaging War Heats Up, Kik Tries to Win Over Marketers With GIFs

Twentieth Century Fox wants to talk to teens the way that they do with their friends, so it's using GIFs to chat with them on mobile messaging app Kik. The film studio and agency Trailer Park are launching a campaign today for the sci-fi flick Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, the sequel to... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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eCampus.com Wins 5-Year Contract at UW-Milwaukee

In a deal that bears striking similarities to ones that Amazon has crafted with Purdue and UMass Amherst over the past year, virtual textbook competitor eCampus.com has negotiated a $2.15 million contract with UWM. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mantle wins seven-way auction for Eberlen

Mantle has acquired two novels by Kate Eberlen in a seven-way auction. Associate publisher Sam Humphreys bought UK and Commonwealth rights to Miss You and one other book from Mark Lucas at LAW. Miss You, which Pan Macmillan's Mantle imprint will publish next year, tells the story of Tess and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Suffragette titles shortlisted for biography prize

Two books on suffragettes are on the shortlist for this year’s 'Slightly Foxed' Best First Biography Prize. Sophia, Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary by Anita Anand (Bloomsbury), about Indian suffragette Sophia Duleep Singh, joins Lady Constance Lytton – Aristocrat, Suffragette, Martyr by... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Schmidt Joins Running Press

Kathleen Schmidt has been named v-p, director of marketing and publicity at Perseus imprint Running Press, leading the publicity and marketing efforts at the publisher's Philadelphia office. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker Prize selections: Americans dominate the longlist

Marilynne Robinson, a novelist who was shortlisted for the Man Booker International prize in 2011 and 2013, is on the longlist with her novel 'Lila.' She's one of several American writers to make the cut. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker Prize announces longlist

The 13 books longlisted for this year's Man Booker Prize are announced, with previous winner Anne Enright among those in contention. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2015-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boris Johnson to write Shakespeare biography

Boris Johnson is to write a biography of William Shakespeare for Hodder & Stoughton for October 2016. The publisher has confirmed the deal, which was reported in the Sunday Times to have been done for £500,000. The newspaper reported that Johnson’s advance was almost seven times his salary... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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