What the Black Writers’ Guild did next

One of the things that Black people know to be true is that when we lift up our voices to celebrate our joy, share our pain, or warn of the injustices levelled against our communities, we are often silenced—either by being denied the necessary platforms to elevate our voices, or by wilful ignorance of the establishment.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Penguin Random House is to take its interactive narrative gaming experience Black Crown offline at the end of this week, with creator Rob Sherman conceding that "the economics do not stand up". The online narrative gaming project, with Sherman's story set in the shady Widsith Institute,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer scoops £10,000 book prize

Debut novelist Amy Mason, who dropped out of school at 16 and took up writing at 25, wins the Dundee International Book Prize. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors Guild Names New Executive Director

Mary Rasenberger, a lawyer and six-year Copyright Office and Library of Congress veteran, will take over as executive director of the Authors Guild on November 3. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Americas Authors Guild presses US justice department to get aggressive with Amazon

The literary body, representing 9,000 authors, is calling on the US government to launch a competition investigation into Amazon, following the long-running dispute between the internet retailer and publisher HachetteAmericas Authors Guild has met with the US department of justice to call for an... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors Guild Calls for Antitrust Scrutiny of Amazon

In a message circulated to members, and shared with the public, the Authors Guild today confirmed that it hosted a meeting on August 1 between a group of authors and the Department of Justice, in an effort draw antitrust scrutiny of Amazon's practices. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Christian Fiction Writers Meet Amid Shrinkage, Growth

In a year in which four publishers closed, paused, or slimmed down their fiction lists, members of the American Christian Fiction Writers held their annual conference Sept. 25-27 in St. Louis to honor their best, talk shop, and see who was still standing, though all agreed there are still... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. done talking with Newspaper Guild

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[ Crains New York | 2014-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. Seeks Power to Ship Edit Jobs Abroad, Newspaper Guild Alleges

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[ Advertising Age | 2014-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Discovering Writers in Sicily

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agatha Christie: What one writer discovered in her personal notebooks

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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Slate | 2014-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2014-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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