Filming starts on adaptation of Jensen's 'Acute Misfortune'

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Filming starts on adaptation of Jensen's 'Acute Misfortune'

A film adaptation of Erik Jensen's biography of painter Adam Cullen, Acute Misfortune (Black Inc.), has begun production in the Blue Mountains. The film will track the volatile relationship between the Archibald Prize-winning Cullen and his 19-year-old biographer Jensen. Director Thomas M Wright
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Florence Welch to publish debut book of lyrics and poetry

Florence Welch's debut book is coming in July. — AFP picLONDON, Dec 1 — Florence and the Machine frontwoman Florence Welch is planning the summer release of a book of lyrics, never-before-seen poetry and sketches titled Useless Magic. The full-colour hardcover book is to feature art from
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John Casey dropped from UVa spring course roster

A spokesman for the University of Virginia on Thursday said professor John Casey will not teach creative writing classes in the spring. … Eisenberg and other former students at UVa and Sewanee Writer's Conference, where Casey also taught, said he would inappropriately touch female students,
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Wagner awarded 2017 Dromkeen Medal

The State Library Victoria (SLV) has awarded the 2017 Dromkeen Medal to Erica Wagner, publisher of books for children and young adults at Allen & Unwin. Wagner has worked as an editor and publisher of children's and YA books for 30 years. She is also co-founder of the graphic novel publishing
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Daily Mail publisher's shares slump 24% to a five-year low

Shares in the publisher of the Daily Mail fell by nearly a quarter yesterday after it warned that business would be “adversely affected” by challenging market conditions. The Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) sparked concern about the months ahead as it reported a 13 per cent fall in sales to £1.66
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ASU prof to host talk with 'game-changing' female minority writers

Their influence was felt by many who followed in their footsteps, including ASU Assistant Professor of English Natalie Diaz, who teaches courses in the Creative Writing Master of Fine Arts program. “Sandra, Rita and Joy were part of a group of writers who put pressure on the traditional MFA structure,
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Local band Peter Joseph Burtt and The King Tide headline Crystal Bay Casino

Singer-songwriter Peter Joseph Burtt grew up playing the drums — and now, years down the road, the lifelong musician pulls inspiration from his time spent living in Africa and studying with the continent's master performers. “He was completing a master of arts degree in San Francisco in creative writing
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The Former LA Times Publishing Plant in Costa Mesa Hopes to Land a Food Hall

Food court fever keeps spreading, this time to Costa Mesa. The new owners of the former Los Angeles Times Plant have ambitious plans to convert the facility into a mixed-use space with offices, retail, and a food hall. First mentioned by the LA Times, SteelWave LLC and Investco Real Estate acquired
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'La Belle Sauvage' selected as Waterstones Book of the Year

UK bookselling chain Waterstones has selected Philip Pullman's La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One (Penguin) as its Book of the Year for 2017. The title was chosen by a Waterstones panel from a shortlist of seven. 'This is a winner that is going to bring a lot of pleasure to an ever-widening
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