Day: April 4, 2017

Wooden Tents hosting workshop on Pictou Island with veteran instructor

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Wooden Tents hosting workshop on Pictou Island with veteran instructor

Davies teaches creative writing at NSCC and has led private workshops and retreats across Nova Scotia for many years. In 2000, she founded the
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Bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Louis Sachar knows how to make readers laugh. And there are laughs galore in perennial favorite
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Spring Literary Festival to Spark Minds of Writers Young and Old

“It's sort of a master class in creative writing. It's very inspiring for undergrads to see people who have succeeded to such a level. It gives them a sense
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Leah Carroll's Buzzworthy New Book, Down City, Unpacks Family Tragedy in Gritty Providence

I was creative writing undergraduate [at Emerson College in Boston] and I have a graduate's degree in creative writing [from the University of Florida],
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This Indie Publisher Is Throwing the Books at Trump

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This Indie Publisher Is Throwing the Books at Trump

There's an indie publishing house on a quiet, cobblestone street in Dumbo with both its small fists raised to the sky in protest, and they're not coming
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Fewer than half of newspaper jobs from 15 years ago still exist

The bloodletting has mostly affected newspaper publishers, which is the sloping blue line in the graph below. Back in January 2001, the industry
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A Custom-Content Identity Crisis (Revisited From 1996)

In September 1996, nearly 21 years ago, Folio: published a cover story on the state of custom publishing. The article was organized as a quasi-Q&A,
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Minute Media, Horizon Team To Share Content Platform

In a new partnership, millennial sports publisher Minute Media is giving media-services agency Horizon Media and its clients access to Minute Media's
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Rodan + Fields quietly became the top-selling skincare brand in America

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Rodan + Fields quietly became the top-selling skincare brand in America

In 2002, the doctors who invented the best-selling acne brand Proactiv, launched a women's skincare brand called Rodan + Fields. Last year, the
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Executive Editor, Random House

The Random House Publishing Group seeks an Executive Editor to acquire, edit and publish prominent nonfiction books for the Random House
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Deepak Chopra named USC 2017 baccalaureate speaker

Deepak Chopra is the author of more than 85 books, including 24 New York Times best-sellers translated into over 43 languages. (Photo/Courtesy of
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Nintendo Switch eShop Adds Best-Sellers List

After some server maintenance last night, the eShop came back online with a new Best Sellers list. While not as robust as the Wii U or 3DS eShop,
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Portrait of the artist as an older woman

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Portrait of the artist as an older woman

I enrolled in an online course in creative writing at a London college. … Occasionally I sensed that some, intent on making a career out of writing, were
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People in Politics: Jen Waldref

Jen has a successful career in politics and a writing life outside of her day job that allows her to pursue her creative side. Jen Waldref enjoys some
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Local students awarded at state, regional Level

Priscilla Harder placed 1st in three separate academic categories – Mathematics, Science and Creative Writing. Micah Kruse's photograph in the
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Conflict is everything, says Jaina Sanga

Jaina, who is also an academic, made a shift to creative writing about 10 years ago. “Teaching (literature) contributed to my abilities to think critically
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South student combines love of dogs and writing

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Grosse Pointe South High School senior Julia Ansell has a love for dogs and a passion for creative writing. She has put
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StoriesEtc: 'Desert Dream' tells the story of fleeting love, intimacy with nature

Welcome to StoriesEtc, a place where University of Wisconsin students can share their original works of creative writing with the community, whether it
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Who will be Fort Collins' poet laureate?

Fikre is a published author, who has written two books on poetry and prose. He moved to … He graduated with a degree in creative writing in 2016.
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Email Marketing Automation Gives Creative Writers Something to Be Excited About

It's four o' clock on a Friday afternoon, and you're an email specialist getting ready to pack up for the weekend. It's already been a long week of
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NYT's 'T' Magazine Names Yanagihara Editor

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NYT's 'T' Magazine Names Yanagihara Editor

Last month, T magazine reduced its publishing frequency from 13 to 11 issues a … At the time, a NYT spokesperson told Publishers Daily: “The shift in
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History Publishing Company Turns to D-Day- Omaha Beach and World War II

History Publishing Company's Global Outreach Program will publish The Forgotten Soldier of D-Day by Fawn Zwickel on June 6, 2017. The forgotten
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Editorial Assistant

Other Press, an independent literary publishing house with an international flair, is looking for a highly intellectual, curious, hardworking editorial
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5 Powerful Strategies That'll Help You Become a Successful Self-Publisher

The self-publishing industry is getting stronger each and every year. As the time goes by, more and more authors choose a different route when
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Dawn Powell Prize in Creative Writing Awards

Dawn Powell Prize in Creative Writing Awards. Thursday, April 20, 2017 – Thursday, April 20, 2017; 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm; Arthur S. Holden Center Coe
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Director of the Harvard University Press

Founded in 1913, Harvard University Press is a leading publisher of works in the natural sciences, medicine, business, humanities, and social and
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Vice Stocks Up Data Arsenal To Improve Advertiser Results

It is difficult to extract data from many of the sources Vice and other publishers use, adding to the difficulty of bringing them together. “Even some of the
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Regional Sales Manager- Midwest

W.W. Norton & Company seeks a Regional Sales Manager to serve in the Midwest region of the country. Specific location is flexible, but ideally
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Popular and Prolific Pope Keeps Publishers Busy

Catholic publishers are certainly trying to make the most of the pope's popularity, with dozens of books by and about him already published, and many
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Operations Manager, Book Publishing at ALA Editions / ALA Neal-Schuman

Reporting to the Publisher of ALA Editions / Neal-Schuman, you will facilitate the operations of the book publishing unit. Key responsibilities include:
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An optimistic view of media's future

I spent last week in Vail, for our Moguls event that gathered together 25 C-level publishing executives, which was followed by the Digiday Publishing
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The Goh Sin Tub Creative Writing Competition 2017

To all staff and students of NUS, Enter your original unpublished short story in The Goh Sin Tub Creative Writing Competition 2017 (The Short Story) n.
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Envisioning The Era Of Data-Driven Publishers

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Envisioning The Era Of Data-Driven Publishers

To maximize their revenue, publishers have tons of puzzles to solve on a daily basis. Besides big-picture goals like maximizing CPMs and increasing
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Publishers Warn Advertisers On Dangers Of 'Blind Programmatic'

Publishers worldwide are capitalizing on the woes of tech platforms, like Google and YouTube, which have recently come under fire for allowing ads to
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Home – Australian Publishers Association

Independent book publishers based in London UK Based in London and founded in 2006, Austin Macauley is a forward-thinking independent
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For problematic papers, don't retract or correct, say publishing experts: Amend

A group of publishing experts have proposed a somewhat radical idea: Instead of retracting papers, or issuing corrections that address problems,
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Appodeal Europe Chief Baidachnaya: 2017 “Transformative” for Mobile

2017 should be a transformative year for mobile developers and publishers. Publishers are finding themselves on a more even playing field as mobile
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In Spite Of The Crackdown, Fake News Publishers Are Still Earning Money From Major Ad Networks

“As long as the traffic is real and the ads are being served to real people,” ad networks will accept fake news sites, according to one publisher.
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Instart Logic Joins TAG Registry to Demonstrate Commitment to Transparency in Digital Advertising

Digital publishers around the globe have turned to Instart Logic's AppShield Ad Integrity, a unique technology breakthrough that automatically
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Horizon Media and Minute Media Partner to Build Brand Empowering Publishing Solution

Minute Media, parent company to sports publishing brands 90min, 12up and DBLTAP, today announced a content platform collaboration with Horizon
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Marketing Manager

St. Martin's Press seeks a highly creative, strategic and motivated marketer to join our Nonfiction team. Candidates must be forward-thinking and able
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BolognaFiere to launch trade fair in New York

The company is bidding to attract US publishers and agents across children's and adult markets and their global business partners, as well as
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Bologna 2017: First Impressions

The 54th Bologna Children's Book Fair got off to a quiet but steady start on Monday with agents and publishers noting the continuing popularity of
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VALIANT Promises 'Blockbuster' News In 3rd Annual Livestream Event

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VALIANT Promises 'Blockbuster' News In 3rd Annual Livestream Event

Originally founded in 1989, Valiant Entertainment is one of the most successful publishers in the history of the comic book medium with more than 80
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UNL alum writes book focusing on sex, economics, politics, culture

But traditional book publishing, especially if you are a nobody in your early-to-mid twenties, is a much different beast than academia and I had to
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Wishbone.org Provides Fundraising Platform For Summer Enrichment Programs

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Wishbone.org Provides Fundraising Platform For Summer Enrichment Programs

East Hartford High School junior Nadel Hennville is raising money to attend a creative writing program over the summer, at Syracuse University.
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Classes & Workshops – Weekly Classes – Creative Arts

Heart-centered creative writing workshops in Los Angeles. Fiction writing workshops, online writing workshops. writing classes, writers groups,
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