Why are we squeezing creative writing out of schools?

Publicist and debut children's author Liz Hyder calls on publishers to be more vocal about the negative impacts of creative writing being sidelined by the current education system. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-08 17:32:31 UTC ]
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Publishing in Québec 2018: Today’s Québec Writing Is Bold, Intimate, And Borderless

Québec publishers and authors are confident looking abroad, searching less for reassurances and acknowledgment from the rest of the world than for new international outlets to share all they have to say. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FutureBook teams with The Pigeonhole for writing competition

FutureBook is partnering with social reading app The Pigeonhole to run a short story competition exploring the future of the book. The winning author is to be hosted at the FutureBook Conference, 30th November. Judges will be Molly Flatt, author and associate editor of FutureBook; Anna Jean... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OUP offers free dictionary access to UK state schools

Oxford University Press (OUP) is offering primary and secondary schools in the UK free access to the online Oxford English Dictionary to mark the company’s 90th anniversary. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Houston Texans slam local school official's racist comment about Deshaun Watson

Houston coach Bill O’Brien and defensive end J.J. Watt spoke out Wednesday against a racist comment about Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson posted on Facebook by a Texas school superintendent. Commenting on a post linking to coverage of the Texans’ 20-17 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 2 million U.S. middle and high school students have vaped marijuana, study finds

Japanese author Haruki Murakami has said said he doesn't want to be considered for the New Academy Prize, a Swedish literary award established as an alternative to the Nobel Prize for literature. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze bags School Run comedy

Trapeze is publishing a comedy called The School Run about how far two friends will go to get their child into the perfect school. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sexual Harassment Uncovered at Christian Writing Conferences

Several women have come forward to talk about incidents of sexual harassment that have taken place over years at Christian writing conferences and elsewhere, perpetrated by agents, mentors, and instructors. Conference directors are taking precautions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump blasts Woodward and threatens to 'write real book' on presidency

President tweets that he will correct record, saying he is misrepresented in veteran reporter’s upcoming book, FearDonald Trump has promised to “write the real book” on his presidency, to correct a record he says is misrepresented by Bob Woodward, veteran author of a highly anticipated work,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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School Librarian of the Year honour list revealed

Four "exciting and innovative" librarians have made it onto to the Honour List for the SLA School Librarian of the Year Award 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brooklyn-based Restless Books Taps a World of Writing

As a nonprofit, Restless Books has become a haven for international literature and an advocate for immigrant writers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author launches new writing prize for 'thinking women'

Author Kate Jegede has set up a new writing prize that aims to increase the visibility of women writers in the UK writing non-fiction works with a philosophical or critical thinking theme. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins to give Scottish schools over £1m worth of free books

HarperCollins' reading programme Collins Big Cat has teamed up with The Scottish Sun to give primary schools in Scotland over £1m worth of free books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Primary school teacher launches online children’s bookshop

A primary school teacher in Kent has launched an online children’s bookshop to promote little-known titles for primary school-aged readers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China Bestsellers for July: Entrepreneurism and School Reading Lists Boost Sales

The author, filmmaker, and restaurateur Zhang Jiajia climbs the charts by cross-platforming his own works, while summertime reading lists for students  bolster the classics. The post China Bestsellers for July: Entrepreneurism and School Reading Lists Boost Sales appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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America's narrative has been disrupted, writes David L. Ulin

Early in May 2017, the Transportation Security Administration initiated a pilot program at two domestic airports in which travelers were told to remove “paper products” — books, notebooks, and other documents— from carry-ons before X-ray screening. I know: at this point, when the news cycle seems... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former nurse wins Kelpies Prize for Scottish children’s writing

Freelance illustrator and former nurse Hannah Foley has won this year’s Kelpies Prize for her story, The Lost Wizard of Nine Witches Wood. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Malorie Blackman joins Doctor Who TV writing team

Children’s author Malorie Blackman is one of the writers working on the new television series of Doctor Who, the BBC has revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors overwhelmed by schools' requests for free books

Children’s authors are being overwhelmed by requests for free books and promotional materials from schools with dwindling budgets, writers have told The Bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kate Atkinson | 'I just could not write absolutely, completely seriously'

Set against the backdrop of the Second World War, the bestelling novelist’s latest work grapples with the elusive nature of ‘truth’. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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