Day: November 16, 2017

Athenian Press & Workshops – a breath of fresh air for the Wilmington literary community

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Athenian Press & Workshops – a breath of fresh air for the Wilmington literary community

Founded by Daisuke Shen, a creative writing MFA candidate at UNC Wilmington [UNCW]; Lori Wilson, a UNCW publishing alum; and Kelly Rae
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Kickstarter Adds Subscription Fundraising Function

Among the initial Drip members are such publishing figures and ventures as comics artist/publisher Spike Trotman, Well Read Black Girl founder Glory
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ITWC Scores Five Canadian Online Publishing Awards

Produced by Masthead magazine, the COPAs have celebrated the very best of the online publishing industry in Canada for the past nine years.
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Facebook, Google, publishers fight fake news with 'trust indicators'

A group of media publishers and tech giants hope that it's about to become a bit easier through the introduction of “Trust Indicators” on their content
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Jacqueline E. Thiele

She was also very active with the Keene Senior Center and was a member of the Senior Swingers, a local singing group, as well as a creative writing
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How Premium Publishers are Winning at E-commerce

E-commerce has become a significant revenue source for many premium publishers. Here are some of the most effective ways publishers are
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BHC Press and Shelley Wilson Sign Multi-Genre Publishing Deal

Nov. 16, 2017 / PRZen / LIVONIA, Mich. — BHC Press announced today they have signed a multi-genre ten-book publishing contract with bestselling
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This week in arthouse cinema: Coming-of-age comedy, women in prison and Dickens

… local teachers and professional poets who teach incarcerated women about the craft of creative writing, are set for 11 a.m. and 12:10 p.m. Saturday.
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TCI's Online Interactive Social Studies Curriculum Earns Stamp of Approval From California State …

K-12 publishing company, TCI, announced today that its interactive programs, Social Studies Alive! California Series (K-5) and History Alive! California
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Facebook Trust Indicators tool hoists red flags to help you spot fake news

The tool comes the day after Facebook launched new video tools for publishers. Facebook Trust Indicators are a set of details about a journalistic
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Social Media Campaign Gets Support At KNUST

Publishers and writers in the country have been urged to publish their works … and Technology (KNUST), made the call during the launch of a book.
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Mindless consumption habits

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Mindless consumption habits

On a recent trip to Costco in Oxnard, an employee was serving samples of applesauce in disposable ramekins with disposable spoons, the
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Walter Smith Jr., New York Beacon publisher, passes at 83

Walter “Ball” Smith, publisher and savvy business entrepreneur, died suddenly in Miami Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. He was 83. As CEO of Smith Haj Group
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The 10 best Black Friday 2017 TV deals you can get right now

Televisions are always top sellers on Black Friday and this year will be no different in terms of popularity. But there is a pretty big difference this year
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A sweet honor: Chocodiem makes Forbes' list of best chocolates for holiday giving

One of his best-sellers is a caramel Himalayan sea salt, which features a filling of smooth creamy caramel topped with salt. Like many of the Easton
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CONVERSATIONS IN EDUCATION: Life's basic commitment: showing up

Of course this argument assumes that lack of attendance is not a chronic health … Giampalmi regularly presents writing workshops for schools and
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Soupley's to host Holiday Tasting

Soupley's Wine and Spirits is helping customers find their best holiday … to climb in popularity among wineries, and we have a few of the top sellers.”.
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Publishing to social

Publishing to social is a way for Vimeo Business members to share their videos directly on social platforms (Facebook and YouTube) from…
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TrueLake Enters China's Fast-Growing Audiobook Market with Blockbuster Novels by Stephen …

By the end of 2017, TrueLake plans to release 20 titles by Martin, Brown, King and other best-selling authors, and is in negotiations to license more
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Jesmyn Ward wins second National Book Award in fiction

Jesmyn Ward, the Mississippi-born author and Tulane University creative writing professor, has received the National Book Award in fiction for her
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Facebook Tests Trust Indicators On News Articles To Combat Fake News

In its most recent effort, the social networking giant has introduced what it calls “Trust Indicators” to help users see more about the publishers of articles
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Facebook is testing its new Trust Indicators to combat fake news

Beginning today, Facebook will begin to test Trust Indicators “with a small group of publishers” with an expansion coming over the coming months.
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Beware! You Are Likely Not A Winner In A Publisher's Clearing House Scam

Publisher's Clearing House has been advertising heavily for their next prize, and scammers are apparently taking advantage of that to try to trick
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NEA Fellowships to Support Creative Writers and Literary Translators Total $1.2 Million

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NEA Fellowships to Support Creative Writers and Literary Translators Total $1.2 Million

In FY 2018, the NEA will award 36 Creative Writing Fellowships of $25,000 each for a total of $900,000. Fellowships alternate between poetry and
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Europa Teams with Italian Indie to Open Rome Bookstore

Europa Editions, a U.S. publisher known its focus on literature in translation, is partnering to open an English-language bookstore in Rome. The new
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Incoming HCC students get acclimated to college life during iPrep week

Some participants qualify for college-level courses, but they just want to get a … and program heads, then reading comprehension and writing reviews in the afternoon. … Student Tia Credle said she moved up to a statistics course.
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A look at 400 years of Wolfville history: book reading set for Nov. 22

A look at 400 years of Wolfville history: book reading set for Nov. 22 … Deveau's first book was published earlier this year by Formac Publishing.
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Koch brothers are helping magazine publisher Meredith try to buy Time Inc., reports say

Magazine publisher Meredith Corp. reportedly is again in talks to acquire Time Inc., this time with financial backing from the billionaire Koch brothers.
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Wedding Day Womens Rings Christmas Gifts & Presents For Wife

Shop The Bradford Exchange Online for Christmas Gifts Wedding Day Women's Rings For Wife Best Sellers. Shop securely online with an
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Content Distribution in 2018: As Video Zooms, Resource Issues Loom

Because Facebook is the dominant platform for publishers seeking content distribution and engagement, publishers are forced to adjust their content
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Saint Joseph Notre Dame High celebrates student literary book 'Prisms' in Alameda

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Saint Joseph Notre Dame High celebrates student literary book 'Prisms' in Alameda

Levy is a member of the Star Society of Creative Writers, a privileged membership organization of SJND that is offered to students, alumni, and faculty
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Hocking: Ideas flow for new books; Austin native visits Sweet Reads, talk about upcoming projects

Two of her series and one stand-alone novel were self-published, and three of her series have been published either by St. Martin's Press or one of its
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These Longtime Friends Reconnected After Years On Opposite Coasts. Three Months After Their …

Meanwhile, Tyler was in college at UMBC studying creative writing and music. The years passed and Sarah and Tyler remained distant acquaintances
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Sajid Javid says government will directly intervene in local councils not publishing housebuilding …

“The remaining authorities who are not making progress on their plan-making and fail to publish a plan for consultation, submit a plan to examination
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Government to 'take time' talking to social care leaders before publishing green paper

Cabinet Office Minister Damian Green has announced the Government is taking the time needed to work with care leaders to shape its long-awaited
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Elizabeth-Jane Burnett: 'Swimming can give you the optimism to keep going'

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Elizabeth-Jane Burnett: 'Swimming can give you the optimism to keep going'

Burnett says she has always enjoyed writing poetry and swimming outdoors. But when she started a new job teaching creative writing at Birmingham's
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Receptiv Launches Reveal, a Proprietary Out-Stream Video Product for Mobile Publishers

Currently, Receptiv is the leading mobile video advertising platform serving Ad Age's top brands and world's largest mobile-first publishers. Receptiv's
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Physiology, November 2017 | Best Sellers

February 2017 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO. Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst Sapolsky, Robert
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Students showcase their work at Arts & Humanities Day

“We had more students this year, so I believe moving it to the fall semester led to more success,” Humanities Department Chair and Creative Writing
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This Imagination Expert Can Help You Get Your Best Creative Work Done

When we think about the imagination, we're more likely to think about writing a novel than planning our day or finding our keys. Yet, imagination helps
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Swiss National Library selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo – 16 Nov 2017

Authors have the option to revise the article in response to reviewer comments, publishing new versions at their discretion. With all articles, the
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DC vs. Marvel: Why the Rivalry Is Bigger than 'Justice League'

… spent the past 17 years penning best-sellers including Ultimate Spider-Man and The Avengers, which helped inspire multiple films and TV shows.
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Forbes Teams With Accountability Board To Offer 'Membership' Service

Forbes, the publishing company that gave us lists of the richest people, hot air balloons and more recently, a sophisticated native marketing platform,
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Star India Drama Picked Up in Peru

It has proved that good storytelling can transcend borders. … This success will pave the way for our range of international best sellers to entertain
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UMF hosts poet Kaveh Akbar as next author in Visiting Writers Series, Nov. 30

Sponsored by the UMF Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, the reading will take place at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 30, in The Landing in
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The Trust Project brings news orgs and tech giants together to tag and surface high-quality news

The first wave of publishers going live with the Trust Indicators includes The Washington Post, Mic, The Independent Journal Review, The Globe and
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UNCW Department of Creative Writing celebrates eighteenth Writer's Week

These events include readings, panels, workshops and presentations from those currently working in the writing and publishing fields. Attendance
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Umajin Launches Immerse, a Platform for Rapid Creation and Cross-Platform Publishing of …

BOSTON, Nov. 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Umajin Immerse, the most advanced platform for the rapid collaborative creation and cross-platform
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Facebook is adding 'trust indicators' to combat the spreading of false information

These indicators will also allow users to see specific information about publishers, including their policies on corrections and fact checking. Publishers
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Satire: Turkeyday, the forgotten holiday

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Satire: Turkeyday, the forgotten holiday

After all, 'tis the season.' ” Anna Young is a freshman creative writing major from Helena, Montana. She can be contacted at mint@dailyevergreen.com
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Book based on barred pub customers hits crowdfunding target

As reported​ by The Morning Advertiser​, John Mitchinson, co-founder and chief publishing officer of crowdfunding publisher Unbound, took up the
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Top News Publishers Unveil 'Trust Indicators,' Walled Gardens Agree To Incorporate

A group of well-known news publishers including The Washington Post, The Globe and Mail, and The Economist, are launching a new set of
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Turning Pages: The never-ending struggle to make a living that most writers face

An advance is a lump sum you get when you sign a book contract. It's based on how many copies of your book the publisher predicts can be sold.
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Intermarkets Welcomes Three New Publishers to Portfolio

The publishers partnered with Intermarkets to more thoughtfully manage ad operations and sales management as well as to build their audiences,
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United Furniture launches Metro Express with new distribution center

The new facility will support exclusively the company's new Metro Express stocking program consisting of United Simmons best sellers in upholstery
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4 Tips for Getting a New Job

For example, a creative writing major might not have any experience in writing blog posts for a marketing company, but they do have the skills
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Longhorn Publishers to sell Sh102 million stake in Law Africa Publishing

Longhorn Publishers Limited Group Managing Director Simon Ngigi during an interview with The Standard. (PHOTO DAVID NJAAGA/STANDARD}.
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Receptiv Partners with Top Publishers to Launch Reveal, a Proprietary Out-Stream Video Product

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Receptiv Partners with Top Publishers to Launch Reveal, a Proprietary Out-Stream Video Product

Receptiv today announced the launch of Reveal — a new mobile web out-stream product deployed across over 40 key mobile publishers. Reveal is
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Klett Lernen und Information seeks nod to acquire two Bulgarian publishers

SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 16 (SeeNews) – Germany's Klett Lernen und Information has filed for regulatory approval to acquire Bulgarian publishing
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Oxford Dictionary Publishers Wants The Readers To Choose Hindi Word Of The Year 2017

The panel includes writer-publisher Namita Gokhle, Indian language expert Kritika Agrawal, journalist Saurabh Dwivedi, senior editorial manager at
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It's Time To Put The Consumer Front And Center In Publisher, Advertiser World

All the discussion about programmatic advertising has typically focused on the relationship between advertisers and publishers with the consumer a
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AcelRx Pharma (ACRX) Announces Publishing of Manuscript Analyzing Sufentanil Sublingual …

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AcelRx Pharma (ACRX) Announces Publishing of Manuscript Analyzing Sufentanil Sublingual …

AcelRx Pharma (ACRX) Announces Publishing of Manuscript Analyzing Sufentanil Sublingual Tablets in Patients with Postoperative Pain.
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How to Make a Living as a Writer When Creative Writing Isn't Paying

I never thought of myself as an entrepreneur. Growing up, I filled journals with poetry, drawings, and stories.
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Locals gather for UNC Asheville's 'Writers at Home' event at Malaprop's

Lillian Augspurger, the UNCA 2017 intern for The Great Smokies Review and a double major in creative writing and French, will read from her essay
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Commodores Legend Thomas McClary Talks Reunion, New Book

Riveting, rousing, and outright inspiring, Rock and Soul is an intimate portrait of McClary, said the book's publishers, 13th & Joan. The 362-page book
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5 cool gift ideas with an Eastside Indy-ish vibe. Plus one that's not exactly festive

We Halloween-obsessed Eastsiders are twisted; true-crime tales are among the best-sellers at this indie bookstore. Attorney Forest Bowman Jr. takes
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Call for business authors to enter the Inaugural Business Book Awards

The organisers of the inaugural Business Book Awards, which celebrates the best UK business authors and publishers, are inviting submissions with
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Staffordshire children invited to enter festive writing competition which could see their school net …

A plea has gone out for youngsters to tap into their creative juices to try to earn a lump sum of cash for their schools in a festive-themed creative writing
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Kudos Takes On Illegal Sharing of Copyrighted Articles

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Kudos Takes On Illegal Sharing of Copyrighted Articles

Authors published by the American Thoracic Society, Emerald Publishing, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB),
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Children share their thoughts and experiences on literary program

THOMASTON — On Monday, November 13, students from Center School presented their thoughts on their new program One School, One Book, that
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How the Independent Community News Network supports hyperlocal publishers

The UK representative body for independent and hyperlocal publishers, the Independent Community News Network (ICNN), opened membership
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PRH Children's signs 'engrossing' YA in 'whirlwind' pre-empt

Klehfoth holds an MFA in creative writing from Indiana University, where she taught fiction writing and composition and served as an associate fiction
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HometownReads.com and #ReadLocal Movement Reaches 75 Locations

Recently, HometownReads.com teamed with Arcadia Publishing/History Press, the leading publishers of local and regional books, to highlight even
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Facebook adds 'trust indicators' to news articles to offer publisher info

Trust indicators, which you will see attach to articles shared on Facebook, offer information about publishers including their policies on ethics,
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Fake news: what is it and how do the media tackle it?

CB: Publishers need to get better at creating engaging real news. That may … for instance, it's driven by the world's top ten social media publishers.
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BRIEF-Panamax: Bafin forbids Handgo from publishing mandatory offer

… * AS OF SEPT. 27, HANDGO HOLDS APPROX. 49.80% VOTING RIGHTS IN PANAMAX Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: (Gdynia
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Publishing error

Hi, I started getting this error on any reports I try to publish to my workspace in the power Bi Service. Thing is, the Power BI Service only shows.
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Experts and delegates from US and South Africa to descend on Canterbury for Black Prince …

… looking at the life and influence of the Black Prince through a series of workshops led by cathedral staff and volunteers and those on creative writing
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Letters to the Editor for the week of November 16th

And thank you to all the teachers and students who contributed creative writing pieces about remembrance. Braden Dupuis and Clare Ogilvie from
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Infinitheatre's Annual Reading Series Returns with New Works

She has an MA in Creative Writing from Concordia and is a graduate of The National Theatre School Playwriting Program. Her productions include
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Time Inc. UK has 20 people writing commerce content for Black Friday

24 — twice the number it had creating content last year, when each magazine brand created content individually, according to the publisher.
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Sandalwood's new-age filmmakers share their scripts online

… a reason why I felt sharing my script online would help aspiring writers and filmmakers understand the nuances of writing. Another reason, of course,
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Library programs

Creative Writing Group: 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 20. For writers of all experience levels. Share work and receive feedback from fellow writers. Outsmart the
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Rovio Entertainment Corp.: The publishing of Rovio's January-September 2017 interim report on …

Rovio Entertainment Corporation will publish its interim report for January-September 2017 on Thursday, 23 November at approximately 09.00 EET.
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Professor Clive Hamilton will not appear at Adelaide Writers' Week after fears of Chinese legal …

But publishers Allen & Unwin cancelled the book because of fears Beijing would take legal action, a move that prompted Prof Hamilton to warn it could
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Letter from the Editor: What value does history give to a newspaper?

… this issue, whether you're holding it or are reading it online, you might have thought about the irony of a newspaper publishing a story about history.
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Sumter native is finalist for 2017 Best Book Awards

This is so valuable, especially for small publishers like Southern Sass Publishing Alliances. American Book Fest has four different websites and the
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