Day: November 17, 2016

WLP course to publish in Globe Magazine

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WLP course to publish in Globe Magazine

Twelve students' bylines could appear in The Boston Globe Magazine through a new writing, literature, and publishing course offered next semester.
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Publishers and subscribers: Addiction through scarcity

Publishers and subscribers: Addiction through scarcity. Our subscribers pay for quality. So why do we try to reward them through quantity? More does
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Creative Campus presents writing roulette event tonight

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Creative Campus presents writing roulette event tonight

Creative Campus is helping budding writers share creativity with a new entry in their “Nights at Maxwell” series this Thursday night known as “Writing
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Judge Says Backpage Protected by First Amendment, Rejects Pimping Charges for CEO… Then …

“Congress did not wish to hold liable online publishers for the action of publishing third party speech,” he wrote. “Congress has spoken on this matter
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Going To Geospace Is JAXA's ERG

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) says a satellite will launch on December 20th from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima
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Self-published author's first novel set in Toti

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Self-published author's first novel set in Toti

Carmen-Shea was born in Toti and attended Amanzimtoti Primary School, before her family relocated to Scotland when she was 10-years-old.
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GÖKTÜRK-1A In Gantry Gets Arianespace Attention

The lightweight and smallest member of Arianespace's launcher family has completed basic assembly at the Spaceport in French Guiana, with this
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Newtec's Webinar Facing Reality… Don't Be The Weakest Link In Service Provisioning

Newtec is offering a live webinar on Wednesday, November 16, (9:30 CET and 17:00 CET) with Serge Van Herck, CEO at Newtec, that involves the
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Noordwijk Witnesses Successful Testing Of Sentinel-2B

The test program for Europe's next Copernicus satellite, the Sentinel-2B, has been successfully finished at ESA's technology Center ESTEC in
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Novel ideas welcome at library

The National Novel Writing Month project is a creative writing effort that encourages participants to work toward the goal of writing a 50,000 word novel
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General Shelton, USAF Retired, Joins The Board At The Space Foundation

At their annual meeting on November 10th, the Board of Directors of the Space Foundation elected Gen. William L. Shelton, USAF (Ret.) to a one-year
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Publishers climb real, imagined mountains

But before we go any further, this isn't a climbing story; it's about book publishing, and the metaphor Auld referred to is how doing the first ascent of an
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Four Thousand, Four Hundred and Twenty-Five SpaceX Satellites

Announced by Elon Musk in January of 2015 was a $10 billion digital communications array that would be comprised of some 4,425 satellites.
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Globalstar's STINGER Takes The Bite Our Of Asset Tracking

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Globalstar's STINGER Takes The Bite Our Of Asset Tracking

Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd,(NYSE MKT: GSAT) will launch a new product at this year's EMEA market at Intermodal Europe 2016,
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Authors share their expertise on panel

When she started studying to get her master's degree in creative writing at Naropa University in Boulder, Colo., she was focused on writing prose.
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“No, I'm Not Superman:”Michael Gilkison's Galaxy of Creative Roles

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“No, I'm Not Superman:”Michael Gilkison's Galaxy of Creative Roles

He majored in creative writing at Georgetown College and played tuba for ten years in several orchestras. Dr. Peter LaRue, the long-time director of
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Publishers Corner: Update on the economics of local news

Last year in this space, we reported that the Press was approaching the end of its ninth year with a problem. The reality of the cost of running a local
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Online Measurement Is a Mess, Says Former Chartbeat CEO Tony Haile

For publishers and media companies, measuring audiences online was supposed to be easy compared with “legacy” media such as print and TV.
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Online Course Gives Overview of Scientific Writing & Publishing Process

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Online Course Gives Overview of Scientific Writing & Publishing Process

Led by ASM members who have published widely, reviewed manuscripts, and served on the editorial boards of major journals, the Scientific Writing
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Changes to English Major

The department has also taken steps towards creating a new creative writing track within the major. Unlike a minor, the track will function more like a
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The way to start again is…

Now he is writing and producing my favorite TV show, “Billions” on … terms of creativity and inspiration and how to succeed as an artist / entrepreneur.
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Poet & Activist Emanuel Xavier Visits Amity Regional High School

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Poet & Activist Emanuel Xavier Visits Amity Regional High School

Several classes attended the event including Creative Writing classes as well as members of PLAHD, Amity's gay-straight alliance. During the
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Infinitheatre Encourages and Celebrates Quebec Playwrights

Artistic Director Guy Sprung is thrilled that English language playwrights of Québec have set their creative writing clocks to Infinithéâtre's Write-On-Q!
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Local author has new book about life in Ottawa

“Later, after our children went to college, I took creative writing courses at Illinois Valley Community College. I participated in local writing groups and
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Creative Writing Master Class

London poet, Agnieszka Studzinska has an MA in Creative Writing from the UEA, and is currently working towards her PhD at Royal Holloway. Her first
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ULA's Atlas V Gets Ready To GOES-R

Good news, when all appears to be going smoothly towards an upcoming launch date. No fires, no mechanical difficulties…you get the picture.
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Schools observe American Education Week

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Schools observe American Education Week

The creative writing class at Halifax County High School thanked teachers on the morning announcements each morning, and the art class created a
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Lazy Mexicans? Racist Textbook Rejected by Texas Board

Yet, according to board member Thomas Ratliff, the book's publisher can still publish and sell the book to public school districts, it just won't be on a
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Colson Whitehead wins for fiction at the National Book Awards

Although it takes years to write a book and bring it to publication, the National Book Awards on Wednesday night were entirely of the moment.
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Creative Writing and Literature Degree FAQ's

At SFUAD, theory and practice work together. As a Creative Writing student, you'll start honing your reading, writing and revising from the first day of
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Student ignites fashion movement

Hardworking and innovative are just a couple words that describe SHU junior and creative writing major MarySonia Chizoba Ugokwe, who is an
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'March,' Borzutzky, Kendi, and Whitehead Win 2016 National Book Awards

At the 67th National Book Awards, held at Cipriani New York in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday night, the junction where politics and publishing
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The News is a powerful meditation on birth and empathy

Rob Taylor — who graduated from UBC with an MFA in creative writing — has released his second full-length book of poetry entitled The News.
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Defenders of Steven Galloway wage social media battle with complainants

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Defenders of Steven Galloway wage social media battle with complainants

The bestselling author was fired as chair of UBC's creative writing program in June after an investigation into allegations, never specified by the
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Marshwood Education Foundation awards two fall grants

In addition, the residency will support a creative writing group for students in Grades 1-3, along with mentors from Marshwood High School.
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Two MFA Alumni, Now Faculty Members, Read from Their Works, Nov. 17

On Thursday, Nov. 17, the University of Baltimore's M.F.A. in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts will present readings from two faculty members who
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War of words breaks out in CanLit over Steven Galloway affair

The bestselling author was fired from his position as chair of the UBC Creative Writing Department earlier this year. The dismissal came after a
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Write Local: An Evening with Local Authors

Join us as we learn about writing and publishing and meet some local … He teaches composition, creative writing, and literature at Lamar State
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Campus awards scholarships to creative writers

KOKOMO, Ind. — Developing an artistic skill requires not only practice, but also ability to share their work with others. More than 50 north central
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Imagine, Write and Repeat

The joint initiative of United International University (UIU) and The Daily Star (TDS), namely “IMAGINE Write Creatively” tries to stimulate creativity
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Fantastic Beasts: The Published Script

Both of these formats of writing are vastly different than a novel. … As we said of the movie, with J.K. Rowling making her screen writing debut, the films … says Rachel Marsh, a postgraduate researcher and lecturer in creative writing.
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Prominent authors face backlash over letter to UBC over Steven Galloway firing

Writer Margaret Atwood is among the names of prominent Canadian … Galloway, who was chairman of the school's creative writing program, was fired
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New York Times Best Selling Author Wally Lamb Talk & Booksigning

Barnes & Noble Warwick is pleased to host New York Times Bestselling author Wally Lamb for a reading, discussion and booksigning on Thursday,
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Kentucky Author Crystal Wilkinson To Receive National Recognition For THE BIRDS OF OPULENCE

She serves as Appalachian Writer-in-Residence at Berea College and teaches in the Spalding University low residency MFA in Creative Writing
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