Patti Smith’s Newest Memoir Puts Writing in the Spotlight
Writing is a meditative act; writing is an act of devotion. Why else do writers tremble before a blank page? Why do writers retreat to [Read More]
Month: February 2018
‘It actually was surreal‘: Charlie Kaufman to adapt Ottawa creator‘s novel for Netflix
No one was more surprised than Ottawa-born Iain Reid when famed screenwriter and film director Charlie Kaufman showed interest in adapting the writer‘s first novel. “He came [Read More]
Word on the Lake Writing Contest deadline looms
Time is running out to enter the Askew’s Foods Word on the Lake Writing Contest. The deadline is midnight on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Winners will [Read More]
‘I really want to find it before I die’: why are we so fascinated by lost books?
From the Book of Kells to Walter Benjamin, literary history is marked with tantalizing absences – which two bibliophiles have made it their business to [Read More]
How Google Has Quietly Revolutionized Document Editing
Working as an editor for an online publication a few years back, I remember receiving a draft of a story from a freelancer submitted as [Read More]
Kit de Waal: ‘Make room for working class writers’
When Kit de Waal was growing up in 1970s Birmingham, no one like her – poor, black and Irish – wrote books. Forty years on, [Read More]
Irish novelist Edna O’Brien wins PEN/Nabokov lifetime award
Author behind Country Girls trilogy scoops $50,000 prize for breaking down ‘social and sexual barriers for women in Ireland and beyond’ The Irish novelist Edna [Read More]
Sebastian Barry named Irish fiction laureate, hailing ‘golden age of Irish prose’
Award-winning novelist succeeds Anne Enright in three-year role promoting Irish literature and its formidable generations of writers The award-winning author Sebastian Barry has vowed to [Read More]
Licence renewed: Anthony Horowitz to write official James Bond prequel
Forever and a Day, the author’s second 007 novel, will make use of material left behind by Ian Fleming to imagine Bond’s first mission Drawing [Read More]
Stella prize: longlist for $50,000 award includes Alexis Wright and Michelle de Kretser
Twelve books in running for award for writing by women showcase ‘a cornucopia of literary riches’, chair of judging panel says A literary portrait of [Read More]
Johnson City Library Writers Conference is Feb. 28
JOHNSON CITY — Now that you’ve finished writing the next great American novel, it’s time to find a publisher. And that can be even more [Read More]
Penguin Young Readers Announces Imprint for Diverse Books
Penguin Young Readers has announced the launch of a new imprint, called Kokila, that will focus on diverse books for children and young adults. According [Read More]
A writers’ retreat in Goa promises an immersive experience with three published authors as mentors
For writers looking to switch off and immerse themselves in their work, The Bound Writers’ Retreat in Goa is accepting applications for a five day [Read More]
The Greater Los Angeles Writers’ Society Joins Forces with Black Chateau In 2018
Los Angeles, CA – The Greater Los Angeles Writer’s Society (GLAWS), the organizer of the West Coast Writer’s Conferences (WC2), teams up with Black Château [Read More]
Win money for writing – Bookstock B.E.S.T. Awards essay contest
B.E.S.T. AwardsBookstock — metro Detroit’s biggest and best used book and media sale, where proceeds benefit literacy and education projects throughout metropolitan Detroit — is [Read More]
Fade to Gray: Getting a book published
For my entire adult life people have paid me to write. Whether it was for this newspaper or something they put on the television the [Read More]
Embracing your complicated family and four other lessons on fiction writing from Amy Tan
One of the first things you notice about Amy Tan is the razor-sharp precision with which she talks. The American writer doesn’t use a word [Read More]
Self-publishing platform for professional and amateur writers, Pratilipi, raises $4.3mn in Series A funding
Nasadiya Technologies’ run self-publishing platform Pratilipi announced on Monday that it had raised $4.3 million in Series A round of funding led by Omidyar Network [Read More]
4 podcasts all self-publishing writers should listen to
If you’re looking for advice on how to be an indie author, podcasts are an incredible resource. If you’re not already a podcast addict then [Read More]
J.K. Rowling tells us all what her secret to writing is
Knowing full well that I run the risk of sounding like a cliché, J.K. Rowling’s life story is the stuff of magic. Before the first [Read More]
New Top Editor for Medium, Chameleon of Web Publishers
Medium, the pro-am Web-publishing outfit founded by former Twitter C.E.O. Ev Williams, is bringing on a new editor to oversee its content strategy, and Time [Read More]