Trio of Literary Agencies Merge Into an Italian Super Agency

Three literary agencies in Italy — Marco Vigevani, the International Literary Agency, and Luigi Bernabo — merged to form The Italian Literary Agency. The post Trio of Literary Agencies Merge Into an Italian Super Agency appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Literary Partnership grant recipients include nine groups in California

The Amazon Literary Partnership announced Monday that it was giving more than $1 million in grants to 66 literary nonprofit groups across the country, including nine in California. Amazon has awarded the grants annually since 2009, with the money going to small publishers, writing centers,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-21 17:40:00 UTC ]
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Ex-Vice exec launches pot-focused agency with ties to Snoop Dog’s media company

Former Vice executive Ryan Archibald and Ted Chung, a business partner of Snoop Dogg, have joined forces to launch a new global agency specializing in cannabis marketing. The shop, called Gram By Gram, has already inked a significant client–Canopy Growth, a Canadian cannabis firm recently... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-21 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Literary Partnership Announces More than $1 Million in 2019 Grants

Reiterating its emphasis on voices underrepresented in many parts of the publishing industry, the Amazon Literary Partnership reaches its 10th year. The post Amazon Literary Partnership Announces More than $1 Million in 2019 Grants appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-21 01:30:39 UTC ]
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Miliband, Lawson and Laverne to headline Stoke Newington Literary Festival

Ed Miliband, Nigella Lawson and Lauren Laverne are among the headliners for this year's Stoke Newington Literary Festival.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-20 21:10:12 UTC ]
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Amazon Literary Partnership Awards $1M in Lit Funding

The Amazon Literary Partnership has awarded $1 million in support to 66 literary nonprofits, in addition to awarding grants of $120,000 each to the Academy of American Poets and to the Community of Literary Presses and Magazines. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Building a Literary Village (shelftalker)

Talking about family, identity, and the power of tears with Mitali Perkins and the Anti-Defamation League Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-17 12:00:58 UTC ]
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A Different Kind of Literary Festival

PEN World Voices marks 15 years of hosting literary events with a human rights focus. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Pitch deck: How Facebook is courting new agency partners

Facebook's new preferred and premium tiers offer agencies additional benefits such as one-to-one technical support, creative consultation and training. The post Pitch deck: How Facebook is courting new agency partners appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2019-05-16 04:01:00 UTC ]
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The Ozone Project woos brands as agencies hold back

Touted just under 12 months ago, the joint digital display-ad sales platform operated by four major news publishers is now up and running. So, what's the early prognosis? Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2019-05-14 13:17:02 UTC ]
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Birne joins PEW Literary with Faber deal

Eleanor Birne has joined PEW Literary as associate agent this month, moving from David Godwin Associates, and has already done a deal with Faber on Amber Medland’s debut novel about mental health and the impact of the #metoo movement. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ones to Watch: Illustration trio Collins, Davies and Low make their mark alongside author duo

Little Tiger UK's brand director Lauren Ace picks five Welsh creatives to watch out for. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lion Forge, Oni Press Merge Under Polarity Pop Culture Brand

Indie comics publishers Lion Forge and Oni Press will merge under the majority ownership of Polarity, a newly formed media entertainment entity launched by Lion Forge cofounder Dave Steward II in 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McGraw-Hill and Cengage to merge

Education publishers McGraw-Hill and Cengage are to combine in an all-stock merger on equal terms.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McGraw-Hill, Cengage Agree to Merge

As large educational publishers struggle to keep up with the rapid changes in both the K-12 and higher education markets, McGraw-Hill and Cengage have agreed to merge in deal that will create a $3.2 billion learning company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cengage and McGraw-Hill Merge, Hansen Leads Company

Anticipating a combined pro forma cash revenue of US$3,157 million, the new entity will take McGraw-Hill's name, the deal expected to close by early 2020. The post Cengage and McGraw-Hill Merge, Hansen Leads Company appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ game show for super fans is in the works

Calling all “SpongeBob SquarePants” super fans: It’s game time. Viacom Digital Studios is creating a game show based on the popular animated series, the company announced Monday. The “SpongeBob Smarty Pants Game Show” will debut later this year on Facebook and the SpongeBob-branded YouTube... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A brief (sort of) history of agencies

Ad Age just produced its 75th annual Agency Report, so we dug through the archives to see how the agency business has (and has not) changed. The result is an agency timeline capturing highlights from 1945, when we published the first Agency Report, to 2019. The timeline shows the rocket growth... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reading Agency launches A Chapter A Day challenge

The Reading Agency is challenging people to ditch their phones and rebuild their reading habits to mark World Book Night. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hobnobbing hall of famers and Stagwell's latest stake: Agency Brief

Fame! If you couldn't get tickets to our Ad Age A-List & Creativity Awards gala on Monday April 15, there's always the American Marketing Association’s Hall of Fame induction at R/GA the following evening. A trio of the ad world’s power brokers are getting their due there: Keith Weed, chief... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Netflix Literary Connection

The streaming service is on a book-buying spree as it seeks more content for its ever-growing global subscriber base. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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