Day: September 19, 2017

Sanna's 'The Journey' wins UK picture-book prize

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Sanna's 'The Journey' wins UK picture-book prize

Sanna won the £5,000 (A$8,480) award for her picture book The Journey … Now in its second year, the Klaus Flugge was launched by UK publisher
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Charlie Was Supposed to Be Black in Original Willy Wonka Book

During the interview, Felicity brought up that Charlie Bucket was intended to be a “little black boy,” but the publishers of the original book “thought that
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Parliamentary Friends of Australian Books and Writers launched

Reynolds said the parliamentary friendship group will 'allow us to better support and engage with the whole Australian book industry'. 'It will also help
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UNO Contest Seeks Spanish Language Creative Writing Submissions

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UNO Contest Seeks Spanish Language Creative Writing Submissions

The eighth Creative Writing Contest in Spanish is seeking submissions from students grades five through 12.
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STEM skills blossom in Cy-Fair ISD's Ready to Grow Gardens

For instance, language arts teachers can bring their students out to the gardens for creative writing assignments about nature. School cafeterias also
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Atari is making two new games

“We're excited that Fig has opened up the vast potential of crowdfunding to IP holder and publisher alike by changing the narrative and allowing us to
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3 things to do today

Creative Writing and Storytelling Workshop: Need help transferring thoughts and story ideas from your brain to the page? Jason Probst will lead this
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SCAM- Publishers Clearing House

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SCAM- Publishers Clearing House

This office has also been receiving complaints of someone calling stating they are with Publishers Clearing House and you have won several
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'I wanted to treat Limerick the way The Wire treats Baltimore'

You don't often see the streets of 1990s Limerick in a publication from … His early self-publishing history involves wrestling with photocopiers and
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How App Publishers Overcome India's High Uninstall Rates

But there are some unique facets of the country's app sector that make it especially challenging for publishers to navigate. eMarketer's David Green
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News publishers need to rethink their digital platform strategies

A new WAN-IFRA analysis finds that publishers receive minimal revenues from distributed content on Facebook. The report, Reality-Check — making
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Sir Richard Hadlee brings father's diary to life with story of 1949 tour of England

“To me, it's more than a cricket book, it's also a history book. … into something that was readable for publisher, The Cricket Publishing Company.
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$60m for small publishers, journalists

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$60m for small publishers, journalists

COUNTRY Press Australia has welcomed the $60.4million fund to support small publishers, journalism scholarships and journalism cadetships as
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Why Video Games Cost So Much To Make

Video game publishers are notoriously secretive about the budgets behind their games, but when a number does slip out, it can be shocking. Games
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Publishers want to sell books at 80% discount

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Publishers want to sell books at 80% discount

The Vietnam Publishing Association has proposed to raise the discount limit on books to 80 per cent instead of the current maximum rate of 50 per
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The Rejection of Michelle Jones is Harvard's Loss

I am a doctoral candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. For nearly a decade, I taught creative writing and literacy workshops inside
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'We are not going to give up': German publishers continue war with ad blockers

While ad blocking has receded as the biggest issues facing publishers, German heavyweight publishers Axel Springer and Spiegel Online continue to
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Neil Finelli, Publisher of Taste Dining & Travel Celebrates 25 Years

That's the real deal for Neil Finelli and his wife Vanessa, publishers of Taste Dining & Travel magazine celebrating 25 years in business. With a glut of
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Los Angeles Magazine Names New Publisher

The new owner reportedly laid off a half-dozen staffers immediately, including Publisher Erika Anderson, Editor-in-Chief Mary Melton and
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Miss Manners: Bored neighbors can find anything to be nosy about

Dear Miss Manners: As a retired teacher of creative writing and a blogger offering advice and encouragement on the subject, I am often presented with
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Predatory journals: government loses millions to articles in journals that swindle

At best, South African academics, like those in many other countries, have fallen victim to this form of publishing. At worst, they knowingly published in
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Comcast puts its OTT play Watchable on life support

This included funding original shows made by some of these digital publishers and video stars. Two years later, with small viewership and very little
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Utility Customers Affected by Irma, Harvey Unknowingly Supporting Dirty Energy

Daniel Matthews earned his Bachelor's in Creative Writing from Boise State University. Besides the witten word, he loves writing songs and plays
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Dan Martin named Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development at Arkadium

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Dan Martin named Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development at Arkadium

“There's a tremendous opportunity for publishers and brands to leverage their content, with the right technology, to engage consumers unlike ever
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E-sports pioneer Team Envy announces relocation to Dallas after big investment from oil baron

It's part of an effort by game publishers to capitalize on the estimated 30 million registered players of the game and offer them a live experience, The
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Class Preferences 2018 Spring

Hello! Please select four classes you would be interested in/willing to teach in Spring; also choose the time slot and indicate yes or no if you require a
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Legacy Golf Club to reopen soon; legal fight continues

… and documents that “enforce the deed restrictions on the golf course.” … until the 177-acre, 18-hole course is open or an opening date is in writing.
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Types of creative writing exercises

Today's creative writing exercisecomes from my book, The Internet has madeAlso known as the art of making things up, creative writingis a vitalHOW
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ACADEMICS WANTED | Healthcare Course Curriculum Writing Project

Details. Teaching experience is required. We are working with an online university to assist in the creation of multiple courses. The writing standards
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'Peculiar Patriot' play tackles mass incarceration

The play is the work of Liza Jessie Peterson, who took on the challenge of teaching poetry and creative writing to a group of young men locked up in
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The Literary Evolution of Acta Victoriana

Victoria College continues to uphold traditions of creative writing by hosting the Creative Expression and Society program which sponsors creative
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Peer Review Congress Tries to Solve Publishing Issues

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Peer Review Congress Tries to Solve Publishing Issues

It's complicated, but, the process relies on its practitioners to spend large amounts of time and energy critiquing each others work in a thoughtful,
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With No Harry Potter Bump, July 2017 Bookstore Sales Slipped 1.9%

July bookstore sales fell 1.9%, compared to the same period a year ago, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Army Torture Video Rattles FG, Mohammed Urges Censorship By Online Publishers

Mohammed at a parley with online publishers in Lagos on Monday, described the videos as “fake videos of mass killings, harvested from other parts of
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Publishers propose agreement with ResearchGate to limit unauthorized paper sharing

A publishing trade group has suggested an arrangement with ResearchGate, a scientific networking site, that would restrict unlicensed sharing of
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Fig Announces Two Title Publishing Partnership With Atari

On Monday, crowdfunding platform for video games Fig announced it has made a two title publishing deal with Atari, one of the world's most
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ATARI AND FIG ANNOUNCE A TWO TITLE PUBLISHING DEAL

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (SEPTEMBER 18, 2017) – Atari®, one of the world's most recognized publishers and developers of interactive entertainment via
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Royden Lepp's RUST to Conclude in February 2018

Each time I sat down to write one of Roman's letters to his missing Dad, I was really of course writing a letter to my own Dad who died a few months
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Third World Press Foundation: “Fearlessly Publishing About the Black Experience for 50 Years!”

Third World Press Foundation (TWPF) has big plans for its 50th anniversary, themed “Fearlessly Publishing About the Black Experience for 50 Years!
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SIBA Discovery Show Thrives in the Big Easy

The annual Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance Discovery Show, held from September 15-17, in New Orleans drew representatives from 71
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The Mavericks of Publishing: What We Can Learn from the Digital Leaders of Content

Traditionally, all great publishers have had something in common: great content. Today, with consumer expectations and revenue models changing
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Atari and Fig are Partnering Up to Create Two New Video Games

It has been announced that developer Atari and community publisher Fig will be partnering up to develop and publish two video games. One of these
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Wenner Puts 'Rolling Stone' Up For Sale

Wenner Media is selling Rolling Stone, its last magazine brand, just shy of its 50th anniversary. The publisher sold its other two magazines, Us Weekly
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Publishers Should Collaborate To Regain Ad Control, PubMatic's Swanson Says

But there is now a groundswell movement in which publishers want to regain control of their ad-tech stack and, with it, the rules of the road.
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New Research Reveals Impact of Fake UX On Website Ad Revenue

18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Some exciting new research has emerged for online publishers about the effect that user behavior has on digital ad revenue
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Senior Learning Architect

Senior Learning Architect for innovative content development company. Experienced with developing programs in all subject areas (ELA, Social
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Former Shaker Heights teacher admits to having sex with student 22 years later

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Former Shaker Heights teacher admits to having sex with student 22 years later

Mitchell, a history teacher and the coordinator of the school's the IB diploma program, was the subject of a May 2016 Plain Dealer Publishing Co.
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Course Schedule Request

Course Day/Time AV Course. … Course Schedule Request. Course, Day/Time, AV. Course, Day/Time, AV. Course, Day/Time, AV. Course, Day/Time
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Things to do

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Things to do

Creative Writing — 10 a.m.-noon, Cimarron Room, Carillon, 1717 Norfolk Ave. For seniors. 281-6278. Exercise Classes — 11 a.m., Exercise 2; 3 p.m.,
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The Most Overrated Pieces of Universally Beloved Pop Culture

That was some bad undergrad creative writing shit. But I have to admit though that I came into the show looking to poke holes. I was and am a huge
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Authors draw a crowd to hear scary stories in Naperville

The two authors answered questions about the creative writing process. Brown shared what he learned reading to his little sister. “All she did was cry
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Tom Cotton: DACA legalization with no path to citizenship would be denounced by Democrats as …

“And everyone lived happily ever after,” Cotton said, adding he would give this viewpoint “an F for history and an A for creative writing.” Cotton instead
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Jonathan Cahn's 'The Paradigm' – $4.95 today only!!

Jonathan Cahn, who caused an international stir with his New York Times best-selling book “The Harbinger,” will take you from the ancient Middle
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Scribe acquires true-crime book 'Trace'

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Scribe acquires true-crime book 'Trace'

Scribe acquires true-crime book 'Trace' … Scribe publisher Henry Rosenbloom said he was 'very impressed by Rachael and her meticulous, highly
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Publishers Are Readying The Year's Biggest Books For Fall Release

Publishers tend to release their literary heavy-hitters during the fall. Clay Smith, editor-in-chief of Austin-based Kirkus Reviews says this year is no
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'Literature is alive and well' declares author at a Day for Book Lovers

The event also included the “Book Buzz,” a video presentation put together by publishers, which previews upcoming books for the next quarter.
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