Amid debate over its usefulness, teachers and students who attended the enormous AWP conference in Minneapolis had only good things to sayMore than 11,000 writers, publishers, students, teachers and dreamers thronged the Minneapolis convention center last week for the annual conference of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs. They were there to read, debate, promote and, most importantly, network at back-to-back parties. (Their booze-soaked reputations preceded them: neighborhood bars scrawled “Welcome, writers!” joyfully on their chalkboards.) Since its first meeting in 1973 the conference has grown enormously. It’s become “like Comic-Con”, as veteran indie publisher Richard Nash put it at the opening night party. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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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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Jen Beagin, author of 'Vacuum in the Dark,' on the long, winding path of writing two novels with the same protagonist. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Switch hasn't quite lived up to its tablet potential due to a severe lack of software outside of games, but it's surprisingly found a groove as a comic book e-reader. It's all thanks to Inky Pen -- a comic subscription that's currently exclusive... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary agent Clare Alexander is one of three new trustees to join writers’ development agency New Writing North along with education expert Mike Parker and writer Degna Stone. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to our weekly rundown of the Top 5 most innovative brand ideas you need to know about now.5. Shutterstock: Pop-Art Oscars PostersIn time for the Academy Awards, Shutterstock debuted yet another round of pop-art inspired versions of movies for Oscar-nominated films. Among them, a comic... Continue reading at Advertising Age
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The long-running saga of the rabbit, Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai, is moving to IDW Publishing, which will begin a new, full-color series in June. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leading publishing industry figures have hailed the impact of Creative Access after the social enterprise group placed its 1,000th paid intern this week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eisner Award-winning comics artist Faith Erin Hicks’ first work of young adult prose, 'Comics Will Break Your Heart,' is named after a quote by legendary superhero artist Jack Kirby. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer and Everyday Sexism Project founder Laura Bates talks to Caroline Carpenter about her first YA novel, The Burning. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retailers are struggling to adapt to changes among comics consumers and publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Longtime journalist Katie Couric is writing a memoir that will touch on her decades-long career in journalism, the deaths of her husband and sister from cancer and her experiences with sexism in the news industry. Couric's memoir, "Unexpected," is slated for publication by Little, Brown and Co.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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In a growing controversy over the Internet Archive's handling of copyrighted material, the Association of American Publishers joins complaints from authors' organizations. The post US Publishers Slam ‘CDL’ as ‘Systematic Infringement’ as UK Authors Write to Foundations appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global fast food chain McDonald’s will this year distribute new stories by Cressida Cowell in its Happy Meal packs. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former footballer's wife Lizzie Cundy has filmed a "making of" documentary for her new autobiography, co-written with ex-Bonnier c.e.o Richard Johnson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Founded by cartoonist/publisher and crowdfunding diva SpikeTrotman to self-publish her early graphic novels, Iron Circus Comics has grown into a full-service queer-friendly small press specializing in publishing original comics works by an impressive range of young artists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fi and Charlotte Duffy-Scott of Glasgow’s Category Is Books recommend eight books by Scottish women and non-binary writers, and Asif Khan, director of the Scottish Poetry Library, has done likewise with women poets. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alexander McCall Smith reflects on 20 years of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency and his latest genre shift, to ‘Scandi blanc’. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DC Universe only has so many original shows to go around, and that means you'll need something else to do if you're going to justify that subscription. Thankfully, more is on the way. The service has unveiled the first major expansion of its comic... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Actor Christopher Ecclestone talks about narrating Cold Bath Street by A J Hartley, published by student-run not-for-profit publisher UCLan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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