Day: December 1, 2016

Santa Monica Offers Literary Events Starting This Month

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Santa Monica Offers Literary Events Starting This Month

Brendan Constantine and Dinah Berland will offer poetry writing classes at the … She earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Warren Wilson College,
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Fred Marcellino's 'Crocodile' Resurfaces

“Everybody was grieving and the question was, do we publish this as is or find someone to finish it? Then Joanna left Harper, too, and the book just
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High school student off to international problem-solving competition

Creative writing is one of Pilar Cruz's strengths. Pilar doesn't fancy herself an essay writer or a fan of nonfiction – stories and scenarios are what she
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Penny Candy Books: A Mission Becomes a Moral Directive

Next February, Penny Candy is publishing The Hunt, a wordless picture book by French illustrator Margaux Othats, in which a girl builds a sculpture
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Creative Writing Workshop

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Creative Writing Workshop

Bring to class your fiction or creative nonfiction work-in-progress, and – in a … feedback and helpful critiques from your instructor and fellow writers.
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Easily pump out super shareable videos to your customers' newsfeeds

It's not news to marketers and publishers that most videos on Facebook are viewed without sound. In fact, we reported earlier this year that almost 85
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Montrealer Grescoe's Shanghai Grand makes shortlist for $40K book prize

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Montrealer Grescoe's Shanghai Grand makes shortlist for $40K book prize

The jury chose the finalists from 141 books submitted by 46 Canadian publishers. The winner will be announced on Jan. 26 in Vancouver.
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Popular local author releases latest book

Home Life Popular local author releases latest book … Although he dabbled in creative writing for many years, “Flight Risks” was his first completed
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Holiday Trunk Show Dec. 10 offers unique holiday gifts

Featured are art work and creative writing workshops. Visit https://www.facebook.com/The-Blue-Plate-Studio-A-Creative-Writers-Workshop-
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Creative Capital | Andy Warhol Foundation Announces 2016 Writing Grant Recipients

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Creative Capital | Andy Warhol Foundation Announces 2016 Writing Grant Recipients

The Creative Capital | Andy Warhol Foundation has announced the 2016 recipients of is Arts Writers Grant program. Twenty writers have been
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UBC Writing controversy hits close to home as UVic profs sign letter

UBC Writing controversy hits close to home as UVic profs sign letter … letter in support of Steven Galloway, the former UBC Creative Writing chair.
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Anthony Bourdain Wants to Publish the Next Great Teen Novel

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Anthony Bourdain Wants to Publish the Next Great Teen Novel

“I know a goal of Tony's is to publish a great YA novel, so I've started trying to read young adult novels,” said Woolever, who is also the co-author of
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Chris Nwadigo Releases THE BATTLE FIELD

Published by New York City-based Page Publishing, Chris Nwadigo's heart-felt tale unravels itself as a letter written to an undisclosed recipient in the
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Rogers Media Lays Off 60 in Quebec, Plans to Shut Down Women's Magazine Loulou

Mark Blinch/ReutersRogers Publishing produces some 55 magazines in both consumer and business categories, representing just under a fifth of the
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New online magazine entices readers

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New online magazine entices readers

Ultimately, the staff decided to re-brand the magazine to help “clarify its nature and its role,” said Dr. Gerald Majer, creative writing supervisor and
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The Goldsmiths Writers' Centre Presents George Saunders

George Saunders is the author of nine books, including Tenth of December which was a finalist for the National Book Award and won the inaugural
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December 1, 2016 in A&E: Poetry presentation unites students across campuses

Samuel Prestridge, associate professor of English and creative writing at the University of North Georgia Oconee campus, provided Dahlonega with a
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Kanye West: link between creativity, personal…

One study found that a small sample of creative writers had higher levels of bipolar disorder than a control group. Another study looked at more than
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At 81, novelist and Alfred University alumnus Robert Littell is back in the limelight with new book

What he thought he actually was writing about, he says, was the one subject … In his senior year, he shared the university's creative writing prize with
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Creativity increases wellbeing

For a start the researchers found that the most common everyday creative activities reported by the subjects were; songwriting, creative writing (poetry
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Why I'm Giving Away My Book in China

This month, I'm giving away the Chinese-language edition of my book for … Several other approaches from mainland publishers also went nowhere.
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National Writers Series Presents Award-Winning Author Daniel Bergner

To say Daniel Bergner is a writer of varied interests is to make a dramatic … And writing about Ryan of course fits into the theme of race. …To me
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Young Adult Creative Writing Classes Coming To Library

C.H. Booth Library is offering a series of creative writing sessions for young adults in grades six through eight. The next workshop, which will begin
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ASP 75: A Beginner's Guide to Co-Authoring a Book

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ASP 75: A Beginner's Guide to Co-Authoring a Book

Steve and Barrie talk about co-authoring and how it works. Most authors spend a lot of time writing by themselves. Co-authoring is a great way to
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E-books can now be sold with reduced VAT, says EC

European publishers and booksellers have welcomed the decision of the European Commission (EC) to allow VAT to be reduced on e-books, with
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Schools in south Essex set to benefit after investment in project to improve pupils' creative writing

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Schools in south Essex set to benefit after investment in project to improve pupils' creative writing

SCHOOLS in south Essex are set to benefit following almost £250,000 of investment in a project to improve pupils' creative writing. The three-year
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Lulu Launches Academic Publishing Platform

Lulu, a pioneer in the self-publishing market, has set its sights on a new segment: academics. In an a release this week, Lulu announced the launch of,
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