The Society of Authors has warned MPs that Universal Credit could silence working-class writers, impeding diversity in publishing and making it harder to attract different types of reader. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tiffany Midge is the author of several books including the recent memoir Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese’s, a collection of prose that blends humor with social commentary and meditations on love and loss. Her poetry collection The Woman Who Married a Bear won Kenyon Review’s Earthworks Prize... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2019-12-19 12:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller’s Working Class survey, an analysis of class in the publishing business, has been named Content Piece of the Year at the PPA's Independent Publisher Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-11 12:39:47 UTC ]
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The British Book Awards and The Bookseller’s working class survey have been shortlisted for prizes at this year’s Professional Publishers Association (PPA) Independent Publisher Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-02 16:52:21 UTC ]
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American academic Sharon Fulton will launch Clean Prose, "London’s first co-working space designed specifically for writers", next month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-17 18:04:26 UTC ]
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If you don’t know Noname, the Chicago rapper and former slam poet born as Fatimah Nyeema Warner, now might be a good time to read up following the official launch of her book club on Wednesday. The unassuming 90s kid launched to fame after some notable collaborations with artists like Mick... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-25 17:08:40 UTC ]
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Though the average writer earns £10,000 a year, mean household earnings are more than £81,000 – a result bestselling author Kit de Waal calls problematicWriting is in danger of becoming an elitist profession, with many authors being subsidised by their partners or a second job in order to stay... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Female crime writing group Killer Women is launching a scheme to support emerging authors from BAME and working-class backgrounds, endorsed by J K Rowling, Ann Cleeves, Val McDermid and Martina Cole. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Noel Murphy discusses what more can be done to encourage and develop more working class readers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Female writers and first-time authors dominate the longlist for the 2019 Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize, worth £30,000. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors (SoA) and the Irish Writers Union (IWU) have warned about the dangers of a no-deal Brexit. The joint statement pays tribute to the “close literary relationship” between the UK and Ireland but suggests that the “unique and thriving relationship is now under threat as a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Saqi imprint The Westbourne Press has bought world English rights to Smashing It: Working Class Artists on Life, Art and Making It Happen, edited by poet and playwright Sabrina Mahfouz, recently made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 28-year-old university graduate stood in front of a bookstore window in central Tehran, pretending to browse the titles on the shelves. He really was looking out for Iranian security forces sent to quash anti-government protesters. Kambiz, who gave only his first name, earned a physics degree... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors has distributed more than £140,000 between 61 authors to help support them in the development and completion of new work. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The similarly titled labor of love that was Raymond Briggs’ 1999 graphic novel about the warmly rendered lives of his parents, takes on a beautifully animated life of its own in “Ethel & Ernest.” Peppered with knowing insights surrounding the British working class, the film creates a richly... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House chief executive Tom Weldon has urged the industry to respond to the "really urgent commercial imperative" of reflecting working class experiences in books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This is a transcript of the Sept. 3 edition of Working. These transcripts are lightly edited and may contain errors. For the definitive record, consult the podcast. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2017-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This season on Working, we’re talking to the people who make Batman comics, leading you through the process from initial scripting to fully finished art. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2017-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors has added two new Authors’ Foundation grants: the Antonia Fraser Grant and the Eric Ambler Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors, the Publishers Association and English PEN are launching a joint campaign in aid of imprisoned writers worldwide, called Speak Out. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kit de Waal and Andrew McMillan are among the names contributing to Dead Ink's crowdfunded anthology on the working class entitled Know Your Place. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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