Day: November 7, 2017

Book to Film Deals, Week of November 6, 2017

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Book to Film Deals, Week of November 6, 2017

Universal Studios has optioned the 1980 children's book The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch (Annick Press), about an independent princess.
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On My Nightstand: Carl Lennertz's Nighttime Reading

Carl Lennertz, executive director of the Children's Book Council and Every Child a … I'd use the book flap, but we know that in a life in publishing, 90% of our reading is … But now, loving treatment of books inhabits my reading world.
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An Inside look at the Winery at Wilcox

The wine recipe has transformed into one of the shop's best sellers 'Wedding White'. “We opened up and never looked back.” Williams has now taken
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Influencers Open up About PTSD-like Symptoms – Legendary Psychologist, Philip Zimbardo Tells …

By then, I had achieved everything I possibly could: 3 years, 7 best-sellers, more than 100 000 books sold, sold out talks. Yet, I wasn't happy.
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The Follian x Farmaesthetics Dream Bath Elixir Promises to Help You Sleep Better

What happens when you combine two of a brand's best-selling products? You get a product retailers can barely keep on shelves. That's exactly what
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According To This Sex Toy Shop, These Are The 5 Toys Most In Demand By Women

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According To This Sex Toy Shop, These Are The 5 Toys Most In Demand By Women

One of the best-sellers in Pérez's shop is this toy for G-spot stimulation: “This is a dual toy: one part is for vaginal penetration, and the other stimulates
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Should cursive still be taught in schools?

The state board of education shall include cursive writing in the course of instruction in all public schools through the curriculum standards, at the
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American Chemical Society Wins Lawsuit Against Sci-Hub

This could set publishers up for a battle with the technology sector if the injunction awarded to ACS is to be enforced. Last month, the CCIA, a trade
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Dalits plead California to delay nod for textbooks

The board will meet this week for the final decision on these textbooks designed by multiple private publishers, based on a curriculum framework that
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Game publisher Take-Two raises full-year profit forecast

(Reuters) – Take-Two Interactive Software Inc raised its full-year adjusted revenue forecast and its second-quarter revenue topped estimates, driven by
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IWA Publishing and Silverchair Announce Partnership to Develop Next-Generation Digital Product …

Charlottesville, VA and London, UK, November 7, 2017—Silverchair Information Systems (Silverchair) and IWA Publishing announced today a new
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'Literary Ladies' awarded ACNI funding for upcoming projects

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'Literary Ladies' awarded ACNI funding for upcoming projects

She provides creative writing facilitation, editing, event management and PR and marketing services for the arts sector as one of the Literary Ladies.
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Malden Reads announces 2018 book selection

Thomas is a young African-American woman who holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in creative writing. She is a former teen rapper, who was born, raised
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Mineola librarians document village history

Village residents can see Mineola's history come alive during a library … Arcadia Publishing, the company behind the “Images of America” series,
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Sharing Insights about Writing

Richard Russo spoke about writing, painting, voice, and the world he grew up … As he recounted his trajectory, his relationship with his creative writing
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History

Booksamillion.com offers deep discounts on bargain books, audio books, overstocks and clearance books.
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Course Content Creation Word 2010

Someone to create a course. This will be similar to a Udemy or Ed2Go Fundamental course. The course will be Introduction to Microsoft Word 2010
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ACS prevails over Sci-Hub in copyright suit

Likely headquartered in Russia, Sci-Hub bypasses publishers' paywalls to distribute millions of research papers and news articles for free, often while
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Netflix Publishing First Comic Book The Magic Order After Buying Millarworld

By Alex Gilyadov Mark Millar has announced his first comic book series for Netflix after the company's acquisition of Millarworld earlier this year — and
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'Flavor Bible' authors back with 'Kitchen Creativity'

Over their 25-year writing career, Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg have created books that are building blocks for professional chefs and home
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Vidrovr raises $1.25M to bring smarter video search to publishers

This might sound like a pretty narrow niche, but co-founder and CEO Joe Ellis said it will help publishers use video as “an informative medium,” and
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Highlights From the Highlighted Posters at Entomology 2017

Here you will find creative writing alongside the creation of synthetic species using genetic engineering. There is research based on precise
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Editorial: Be Part of Children's Issue 2017

We publish artwork, poetry, essays, creative writing, opinion pieces, short stories, photography, photos of sculpture or gardens or other creative efforts.
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AerServ Joins Google's Exchange Bidding For Mobile Apps

AerServ, which supports technology for in-app mobile publishing, on Tuesday announced a partnership with Google that aims to drive real-time
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Writing and Rhetoric professors face the realities of personnel cuts

Flyers protesting the recent decision to replace writing and rhetoric professors … In order to fill the demand for courses like the Intermediate Writing
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The Great Big Beautiful Podcast, Episode 153: Anne Wheaton

We chat about the long road to self-publishing and the learning process she went through along the way. We also talk about her recent health scare,
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Coordinator, Digital Publishing / Grade Level B

Coordinator, Digital Publishing / Grade Level B. The Global Fund welcomes applications from all qualified individuals. Vacancy Number: IRC3893.
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'Writing Women': A Conversation With Susan Faludi

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'Writing Women': A Conversation With Susan Faludi

In her “Writing Women” course this semester, Faludi and her students are exploring the vital process of telling women's stories through interviews with
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Poetry Well for November

Now retired, Horsting taught creative writing — including poetry — at Antioch College for over three decades, as well as at Vashon Center for the Arts
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ONLINE COURSE- CALL/315THREE252718

We are a team of professionals that can assist you with almost any college course. Our team is comprised of individuals that have excelled in
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Former Miami newspaper publisher convicted in $20M mortgage fraud scheme

A federal jury convicted a former Miami newspaper publisher and mortgage broker on Tuesday for leading a $20 million mortgage fraud scheme,
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Tech Report: AncestryDNA

Ancestry started in 1983 as a publishing company, and has grown into the global leader in family history and consumer genomics. Ancestry.com has
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South African security services move to ban exposé of Jacob Zuma government

“We assure the public the book is not banned and we are printing more to … He and NB were supported by the International Publishers Association,
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UCAS sends email by mistake to thousands of students 'confirming' course places before issuing …

… been received by thousands of aspiring undergraduates who applied for university courses as diverse as computer science and creative writing.
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New report warns of a 'failing system' in scholarly publishing

A new report, commissioned by Research Information, has asked publishers, librarians and researchers about challenges in the scholarly publishing
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Navads Extends Publishing Network by Adding Uber and Waze

Amsterdam-based location data management solutions provider Navads, announced that it has added Uber and Waze to its existing publishing
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Ideas for writing effective business emails

Ideas for writing effective business emails … But anything beyond that can be time-wasting, and, in the course of a busy day, time is perhaps the most
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The President's Keepers and apartheid-era silencing tactics

On behalf of Pauw and his publishers, the lawyers denied that the book violates intelligence statutes and said the SSA has not proved what factual
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4 Best Beer Stocks To Start Investing In

Thanks to the popularity of their top sellers, Constellation has been crushing it. Operating income was up 118% for 2016 and beer sales were up 24%.
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Inagrab Launches Mobile App to Find Online Shopping Deals for Black Friday

The app features offers from top-sellers such as Amazon, Ebay, Alibaba, Aliexpress, Wish app, Flipkart, Paytm, Souq.com, Namshi, snapdeal, Jollychic
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'The Magic Order' is Mark Millar's First Comic Book for Netflix

Now, Netflix won't just be focused on original programming, they'll have a hand in the publishing world as well. Today, Millar and Netflix have
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Vancouver authors among nominees for 2018 International Dublin Literary Award

Okanagan-based Ashley Little, a UBC MFA in Creative Writing graduate, was named for Niagara Motel, which was also a finalist for the Ethel Wilson
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Are humans 'out of time'?

Associate Professor of English Matt Bell and the Piper Center for Creative Writing will give workshops on creative fiction and science. Broglio recently
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Byond launches tools to simplify VR and AR content creation for businesses

The new publishing suite has been under closed beta testing for the last two years, during which it reached more than 300,000 viewers with more than
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A Finnish CEO with alleged neo-Nazi ties is in an ocean of hot water

… ending their Kärkkäinen's retail chain; among them Finlayson, a major textile manufacturer and Otava, one of the largest Finnish book publishers.
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Do you know who strangled Anita Tuit in 2013? Winston-Salem police need your help

“Anita was a bright, colorful and creative person who loved to write poetry and creative writing,” the obituary read. “She loved life and lived it to the
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Christopher Nolan apologizes for impolite quote on Netflix, stands by his opinion

Nolan compared his ideal film industry to where book publishers are currently. Book publishers traditionally release a more-expensive hardcover
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Annotating the First Page of the First Navajo-English Dictionary

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Annotating the First Page of the First Navajo-English Dictionary

In August of 2015, I move from Boston to Tucson, to join an M.F.A. program in creative writing. I applied to schools surrounding the Navajo reservation
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TIME Ranks #1 Most Trusted News Brand and PEOPLE Ranks #1 Most Trusted Entertainment …

The study was conducted to compare trust, transparency and engagement between premium publishers and social media platforms – revealing that
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Musical 'Portrait of the Artist as Filipino' to screen in San Francisco

Libretto is by Philippine National Artist for Theater and Literature Rolando Tinio (who studied for a master's in Creative Writing from State University of
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Chris Riddell on illustrating for JK Rowling, sketchbook drawing advice and his next children's book

He's now about to publish his first children's book in 10 years – Once Upon a Wild Wood – and has begun creating artwork for a new illustrated edition
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KROC Awards 2017 winners announced

The winners of the 2017 Kids Reading Oz Choice (KROC) Awards, the children's choice book awards for the Northern Territory, have been announced
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EXCLUSIVE: The Secret Jewish History Of Charlie Daniels

EXCLUSIVE: The Secret Jewish History Of Charlie Daniels …. “Never Look At The Empty Seats,” published by W Publishing Group, a Thomas Nelson
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Security Agency mulls next move after Pauw refuses to withdraw Zuma book

The agency wrote to Pauw and NB Publishers‚ demanding that they remove the book titled The President's Keepers from the shelves. The Sunday
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Epiphany Ai Creates an Advertising & Publishing Platform Designed with Automated Intelligence in …

Epiphany Ai has released a super easy to use platform for Advertisers and Publishers who are looking for end-to-end solution to safely purchase and
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SPARK honors growing community of Central Kentucky entrepreneurs

Central Kentucky's entrepreneurial community created 270 new jobs and raised $57.1 million in capital funds in fiscal year 2017, according to survey
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Separating programmatic native fact from fiction

When it comes to display, both publishers and agencies have seen firsthand that the programmatic model works. It gives agencies and brands richer
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This project aims to “de-flatten” digital publishing by matching the best content with premium ads

“The digital publishing system has the big inconvenience of flattening everything,” Filloux said. It's much more expensive to produce a six-month,
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Cabinet meeting held at Sharjah book fair

“My brother, Dr Shaikh Sultan, has established one of the largest and most important book fairs and publishing events in the world, and with his
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Studentreasures Awards $250 Giveaway to Illinois Teacher, Celebrates 13 Million Published …

TOPEKA, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Studentreasures Publishing has awarded a $250 publishing party to Sheila Darr of Eastwood Elementary School
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Why Local Reporting Really Is the First Draft of History

… precarious journalism is — as an occupation, certainly, but also as a record of history. Web publishing may be ubiquitous, but it is also ephemeral.
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State will pay if they try to stop bombshell Zuma book

Investigative journalist Jacques Pauw and NB Publishers warned the State Security Agency (SSA) that should they try to prevent the further publishing
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As Exact Sciences (EXAS) Valuation Rose, Shareholder Moody National Bank Trust Division Has …

The institutional investor held 70,642 shares of the publishing company at the end of 2017Q2, valued at $4.89 million, down from 79,371 at the end of
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Writers push daily word counts in hopes of publishing novels

“It's not necessarily something I push or recommend for everyone, but my own self-publishing schedule is set to a novel per month,” Kramer said.
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Students learn study styles, GRIT skills

Students also learned some facts about famous people, like Dr. Seuss whose book was rejected by 27 book publishers and Albert Einstein who didn't
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Daily Research News Online

… in the publishing sector, most recently as Managing Director of the Open Research Group at academic publishing company Springer Nature (where
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Local authors recognized at Ozark Creative Writers' Conference

Local authors Mary Lou Moran, Jerry Davis and Charles “Chap” Harper attended the Ozark Creative Writers' Conference Oct. 12-14 in Eureka Springs,
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FAKE NEWS PUBLISHERS AND CONSPIRACY THEORISTS NEED TO BE STOPPED

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FAKE NEWS PUBLISHERS AND CONSPIRACY THEORISTS NEED TO BE STOPPED

Law enforcement officers man a barricade near the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs after a fatal shooting, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, in
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Pauw receives death threats over his explosive new book

Pauw receives death threats over his explosive new book … NB Publishers on Monday denied the SSA claims and circulated a lawyer's letter to the
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Serbian Far Right Leader Acquitted For Publishing 'Traitor' List

A Serbian far-right leader has been acquitted of all charges after publishing a list describing 30 actors, directors, writers, political analysts and
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Tencent's online publishing arm set to raise $1B in Hong Kong IPO

Tencent's China Literature, an Amazon-like e-book business, is continuing the trend of Asian tech IPOs after it announced its public listing in Hong
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Editorial Associate at DE Shaw Research

D. E. Shaw Research seeks an exceptionally articulate, proactive, and resourceful editorial associate to work with a team of world-class scientists and
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Nicholson's Bedside Press to be distributed via Renegade Arts Entertainment

Renegade Logo Black web.jpg Canadian-based publisher/editor Hope Nicholson has become quite force in comics over the last few years.
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Statesman publisher to step down, join Idaho Power

The president and publisher of the Idaho Statesman will step down Dec. 1 to take a job overseeing the communications department at Idaho Power.
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Should You Buy Haynes Publishing Group PLC (LSE:HYNS) At £2.025?

Haynes Publishing Group PLC (LSE:HYNS) is trading with a trailing P/E of 22.3x, which is lower than the industry average of 23.8x. While HYNS might
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Curiscope Partner with Publisher DK For Interactive VR Book

Book publisher Dorling Kindersley, also known simply as 'DK', is one of the best-known publishers of illustrated reference books. The DK logo will be
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After 18: Danielle Hopkins

Every year The MV Times asks four recent high school graduates to write … During my first semester, I am taking a first-year writing course called
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Tourism guide publishing firm promotes from within

In the new role, she will oversee all of the company's divisions, which also include Livability Media and Journal Communications Travel Publishing.
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PayThink Blockchain can take the bloat out of ad payments risk management

Because the need to provide fresh inventory is challenging, some publishers may deliver low quality and/or potentially fraudulent inventory to fulfill
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Netflix is publishing comics now because streaming sites will inevitably own us all

Netflix may be known for urging us to stare at a screen for hours on end, but the streaming giant wants you to gaze at paper, too – with its first-ever
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Publishing nationality of crime suspects is 'discriminatory'

Police in the city of Zurich will no longer automatically publish the nationalities of crime suspects in press releases, it has announced, arguing that it is
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Evaluating Kelso's legacy: Prominent men of Kelso's time

After the death of I.R. Kelso in St. Louis on Nov. 21, 1951, the publishers of the Southeast Missourian produced a series of articles examining the life
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Poet Lynn Domina to present master class, public reading

She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Michigan State University, a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing/poetry from the University of Alabama,
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Six of the top political books of 2017

Sales have been fuelled by the SSA's threat to ban the book. Pauw, the publisher and booksellers remain defiant and tens of thousands more copies
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Two Lawrence North students to perform original song on stage before 'Hamilton' in Chicago

In exchange, students must complete certain lesson plans, including presenting an original creative writing project based off the Revolutionary time
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"The President's Keepers" will not be withdrawn from shelves – Publishers

“Publication of the book, including those parts referring to the State Security Agency, was justified and lawful in terms of our clients' Constitutional right
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Clarivate Analytics appoints Sam Burridge as Director of Strategy & Transformation – 07 Nov 2017

With more than 20 years' experience across broad publishing businesses and more recently, open research, Burridge will support Thomas in
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How To Work Hard At Relaxing

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How To Work Hard At Relaxing

Over the past year, she has claimed Honorable Mention in the 2016-2017 Coppell Gifted Association (CGA) Creative Writing Competition. Jharna
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Celebrate National Novel Writing Month at Westlake Porter Public Library!

Join Beth on a journey through Amazon's self-publishing platforms. Beth, who has self-published three contemporary romance novels, will discuss the
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Strictly Come Dancing star Rev Richard Coles to speak at Lavenham Literary Festival

The festival also sees the return of firm author favourites Tracy Borman, … as well as a sell-out festival dinner and an all-day creative writing course.
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Author clinches first and second prize in the Malay short story category at Golden Point Award

SINGAPORE – Creative writing competition Golden Point Award saw two firsts in its 13th edition this year: the first time a writer snagged both first and
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Rob Partridge, who heads up BT Security's schools programmes, says, “Very few students understand the underlying technologies and coding
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DM Aderibigbe published in The Nation

D.M. “Dami” Aderibigbe (Poetry '16) has just published his poem “Oedipus” in The Nation! Congrats, Dami! We also had the chance to ask the poet
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UCAS sends email by mistake to thousands of students before issuing public apology

… been received by thousands of aspiring undergraduates who applied for university courses as diverse as computer science and creative writing.
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Chicago poet gives reading in Lafayette

The reading is sponsered by the College of Liberal Arts, the English Department, the Creative Writing Program and Sycamore Review.
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What It's Like to Be an Illustrator Ahead of Expozine

The self-published mini mags can be fictional or talk about real things, from grassroots mental health tips to where to find photobooths in Montreal
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'Digging for Trouble,' A Conversation with Linda Fairstein

I was involved in a creative writing club in the fifth and sixth grades. I loved writing stories. My elementary school librarian was a fabulous person who
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Library Teens November Events

November 15, 4:15 – 5 p.m., the teens will create and share (if they want) creative writing short stories or poems. This will be the first teen creative
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Cracker screenwriter Jimmy McGovern to give movie masterclass to schoolkids

He will be sharing his knowledge on a “Lets Make a Movie” creative writing masterclass at Blessed Edward Jones School in Rhyl tomorrow.
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Renowned artist and curator educates Brock on Artist Books

Bernhard Cella, an Austrian artist and curator, held a lecture and workshop at Brock for self-publishing and the world of books. Cella has held a career
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Macmillan to Close Its Self-Publishing Unit, Pronoun

In a move that surprised many in the self-publishing community, Macmillan has announced that it will cease all operations at Pronoun,
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Everest Optimists celebrate October students of the month

Hobbies and interests: Creative writing, piano, running, learning new … If medical school doesn't work out, I'd want to be a writer or comic-book
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Time for Artsenta to share

A new feature this year was Artsenta's online blog, regularly updated by its creative writing group. ''It's quite neat having the blog represented for the
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4 new members inducted into Georgia Writers Hall of Fame

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4 new members inducted into Georgia Writers Hall of Fame

The Georgia Writers Hall of Fame added four more literary talents to its roll on … Jericho Brown, an associate professor of creative writing at Emory
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Pulse Points by Jennifer Down, Text Publishing, $29.99

IN this astonishing collection of short stories, Jennifer Down weaves intricate and moving portraits of love and loss. This award-winning young author,
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The Dandenong Ranges by Nick Anchen, Sierra Publishing, $40

AS any train enthusiast will tell you, Nick Anchen is one of Australia's most prolific writers on Australia's railways. Among his many titles, there is
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Knights of Columbus essay winner tells his own story of survival

The 2017 respect life essay winners, Chris Dinkel, sixth-grade teacher, Mia Lang, daughter of Greg and LaNae Lang, Gabe Stanton, son of Andy and
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Still serving: Former Army paratrooper, 82, keeps City Hall clean

Hughie Cooper, 82, became restless with retirement and went back to work keeping Carmel City Hall clean. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh).
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Best Bets- November 7, 2017

Zionsville — The Zionsville Community High School Veterans Day assembly will take place at 10 a.m. Nov. 10 at the Zionsville Performing Arts Center.
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CMO Today: Murdochs Entertain Disney Tie-Up; Facebook's Latest Metric Error; Casper's …

Good morning. I'm the second reporter with the daunting task of subbing in for Lara while she's at the Web Summit in Lisbon this week. Today we've
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Thuraya's Successes After Russian Maritime Roadshows – Satnews Publishers: Daily Satellite News

Many meetings and presentations seem to have been well worth while for this company just having returned from two maritime shows in Russia.
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County author closer to fame and fortune after clinching American publishing deal

And now the 60-year-old has clinched a publishing deal with an American company, Waldorf Publishing, for The Hidden City of Chelldrah-ham series.
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Four Indian novels make it to the longlist of the 2018 Dublin Literary Award

The note on the hitherto unknown book from its publisher White Falcon Publishing (a self-publishing company) describes the book's plot as one that
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'Come Write In!' At The White Rock Branch Library

Encinas is an experienced creative writing teacher who will be the host for many of the Tuesday sessions. She has presented the program three times
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Building for the future: trade staff on diversity

Ahead of the 'Building Inclusivity in Publishing Conference' on 13th November, The Bookseller spoke to seven panelists about their experiences of
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Considering Absurdism

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Considering Absurdism

A writer and philosopher, Camus was known for his belief in absurdism—the notion that humans perpetually and futilely strive to find meaning and
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Layer headings are missing when publishing MXD

After publishing MXD some information about the layers are missing. Missing information is red highlighted below. Here is a published service:
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