Ernest J. Gaines, award-winning author of the acclaimed novel 'The Autobiography of Jane Pittman,' and a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant recipient, died of a heart attack at his home in Oscar, La. He was 86. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
Author Monica Macansantos shares how an interaction with an award-winning author helped give her the confidence to take up space as a writer. The post And Now, I Know: Learning to Take Up Space as a Writer appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading at Writer's Digest
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The National Book Award-winning author shows young readers a humane political philosophy that many adults still fail to appreciate. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Award-winning author and podcaster Debra Eckerling breaks down how to write a great overview for your book proposal. The post How to Write a Great Overview for Your Book Proposal appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading at Writer's Digest
[ Writer's Digest | 2025-05-13 21:23:59 UTC ]
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Award-winning author Martha Anne Toll shares how she's used social media in a variety ways to expand her writing and publishing network. The post Reaching Out: Using Social Media to Cross Boundaries in Writing appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading at Writer's Digest
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Award-winning author Amy Gerstler conducts a mini survey of working poets to get a sense of how they complete the poems they write. The post How to Complete a Poem: A Mini Survey appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading at Writer's Digest
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From a new book by a National Book Award-winning author that looks at what one color means to an entire ... Continue reading at Book Riot
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Dorothy Allison, the lesbian feminist activist, beacon, poet, parent, and award-winning author of novels like Bastard Out of Carolina and Cavedweller, has died at 75. Allison wrote about a queer, poor South with dynamism and ferocious love. Her books tangoed frankly with historically taboo... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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As her latest Jackson Brodie thriller comes out, the award-winning author discusses cosy crime, sniffy critics, and how she investigated her own family’s secretsKate Atkinson has an idea for a fun side-hustle: at some point in the future, when she’s done with the second world war, and with her... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that AI-generated emojis may be one of the new features Apple shows off at WWDC next month. If the current emoji library weren’t overwhelming enough (let alone my increasingly growing sticker collection both on Messages and WhatsApp), Gurman writes that the... Continue reading at Engadget
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The events will showcase writers and speakers from countries in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa to UK audiences, and feature up-and-coming UK writers selected as part of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists 2023 list.This specially selected event series brings together our work with the... Continue reading at British Council global
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She became an award-winning author of children’s books and young-adult novels despite debilitating health issues and the murder of her father. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Bird is the award-winning author of seven books, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning book that served as the basis for Christopher Nolan’s film 'Oppenheimer,' which won seven Academy Awards last night, including best picture. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Stephen Blake Mettee died from a heart attack while snorkeling in the Galapagos Islands on November 18. A serial entrepreneur across many sectors, Mettee founded independent publisher Quill Driver Books in 1994 and Hummingbird Digital Media, a hybrid e-book distributing/retailing company, in 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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To the members of the literary community we lost this year, we say a last thank you, and goodbye. You will be missed. * “Belated literary star” Edith Pearlman, who broke out with Binocular Vision at the age of 74, died on January 1. She was 86. Suzy McKee Charnas, award-winning author of... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-12-14 09:51:11 UTC ]
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Academic and intellectual British novelist A.S. Byatt, author of POSSESSION, has died at 87 in her home due to unknown causes. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-11-17 16:23:21 UTC ]
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The award-winning author was arrested and tortured for his work – and then tortured again for writing about his detention. Now he smuggles his latest banned book into Uganda to ensure it is readKakwenza Rukirabashaija tries to keep his scars covered around his children. Even in the height of... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-07-04 12:53:40 UTC ]
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From working with grime legends to tackling racism, author Candice Carty-Williams’s new show Champion is landmark TV. Its team talk Shola Ama, pengness – and the greatest group chat everIt’s just after noon in Birmingham and, in the hidden depths of a city centre nightclub, a singer is about to... Continue reading at The Guardian
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