Day: November 15, 2017

Arab Spring the driving force in taut international thriller

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Arab Spring the driving force in taut international thriller

… of English, is a poet, critic and freelance writer with 20 books to his credit, including several studies of war literature and a creative writing text.
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Shannon Ratzlaff's new book “The Journal” is a historic and captivating story of love, loss and the …

Recent release “The Journal” from Page Publishing author Shannon Ratzlaff is both telling and emotional; this work depicts the life of a newly
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History from OHA: A History of Markson Bros. Furniture Company

History from OHA: A History of Markson Bros. …. In 2012, Syracuse Media Group (SMG) formed to continue publishing the printed Post-Standard, but
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CISAC reports digital music royalty collections up 52%

The figures, which cover collections in 2016, show revenues for the music sector collected on behalf of songwriters, composers and publishers up by
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INTERVIEW: Deirdre Sullivan on NaNoWriMo, Fairytales, Irish Writers, and More

I had the pleasure of speaking to Deirdre about her writing, fairytales, … me towards where I am as a writer, I wrote it in a creative writing course with
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Artists, Writers, Filmmakers Among Sundance Institute's 2017 Art of Nonfiction Fellows & Grantees

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Artists, Writers, Filmmakers Among Sundance Institute's 2017 Art of Nonfiction Fellows & Grantees

“This year's Art of Nonfiction cohort, expanded to include writing fellows, … The Art of Nonfiction Fellowship, encouraging the creative process of
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Unique chance to try out U3A courses

… courses to hone computer skills; more academic subjects like Philosophy, Linguistics and Critical Thinking; creative writing and writing life stories;
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Pearl T. Sawyer

During this time of personal growth she wrote prolifically; she belonged to a supportive creative writing group and began exploring her love of the
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LABAF 2017: Celebrating literacy, human growth

“Christianity and Islam have painted history red with crusading and jihad,” he … “Unlike other literary festivals, you see writers and publishers, but we
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'We don't know what's going on in our wrapper': Publishers' candid thoughts about ad tech

This week, 300 publishing and ad tech executives gathered at the Digiday Programmatic Media Summit in New Orleans to discuss the biggest
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Why Spirited Media is taking an NPR-inspired approach to memberships

Typically, around 3 percent of a publisher's entire digital audience will convert to a paid subscription, although it can be higher depending on the
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ReadersMagnet Participates in 2017 Sharjah International Book Fair

The independent book marketing and supported self-publishing house joined 1600-plus publishing houses from 60 countries in bringing more than
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'Horrified by the state of programmatic': Overheard at Digiday's data-driven media selling Hot Topic

Publishers gathered at Digiday's Hot Topic event on data-driven media selling in London on Nov. 14 to discuss the state of data transparency, ad fraud
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3 things to do

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3 things to do

Browse hundreds of books for winter reading and gifts – fiction, non-fiction, best sellers and more. For more information, contact Jane Browning at
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Online Children's Story Writing & Publication Course

We're offering you an online children's story writing & publication course for £9 saving you 96% off Vizual Coaching's prices (1) (2) (correct as of
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WATCH: The St. Eugene Writer's Conference

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WATCH: The St. Eugene Writer's Conference

Browning, a screen writer, editor and teacher at the University of British Columbia's Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing, was formerly a
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IAIA grad up for prestigious poetry prize

After graduating from IAIA, she earned a graduate degree in creative writing from Bard College in New York, as well as a Lannan Literary Fellowship
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The Conversation will no longer be publishing columns

We will continue to publish our usual range of analysis articles, videos, podcasts, interactives, animated explainers, and other specialist products.
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Mon Dieu! Ma Déesse!

Thus it happened that an exchange student in my creative-writing class was enlightened to discover that her narrator was not identifiably male or
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ReadersMagnet Makes Presence Felt at AASL17 in Phoenix

The independent book marketing and supported self-publishing house put up a book exhibit at the American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
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South Africa: Pauw Book Has Done a Service to the Country – Let's Have It Free Online

That dilemma could have been avoided all together had the publisher released an online version of the book under an appropriate Creative
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REGAN: Q&A: Author Maggie Carter-de Vries encourages aspiring writers

Regan: What are your thoughts on self-publishing and the writing industry and how does one try to “stand out?” Carter-de Vries: I live to write and have
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Writer brings extraordinary story of 'Monuments Men' to Fort Wayne

So, he went on a search for the answer, and the end result was his New York Times Best Sellers book Monuments Men: Allies Heroes, Nazi Thieves
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Anderson Township author's book spotlights Fiona, a bright spot in a troubled world

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Anderson Township author's book spotlights Fiona, a bright spot in a troubled world

That's lightning speed in the publishing world, Sherbin said. She credits self-publishing with the quick turnaround. A portion of the book's proceeds
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How writing a letter to the editor went wrong

Smith said that in the course of her political organizing, she's helped a few people write letters to the editor but in the other cases, she ran them by the
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Creative Writing for Amazon Product Page

I'm looking for an exceptionally creative content writer for a novelty Amazon product page. Please provide a work sample that shows your good sense
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Artists Corner: Meridith Cary

Cary was about to graduate with a creative writing major and an art minor when she decided to stay at Pepperdine another year to complete an art
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Symbolic Animals

Craft a story that involves an animal that symbolizes something else—a concept, an experience, an emotion, a historical moment, or anything else you
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5 Life Lessons We Learnt From Our Fav Teen Movies

Kelly Walker is a creative writer and recovering bagel addict based in Melbourne. When she's not writing or playing roller derby, she's searching for
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Today in sports history

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Today in sports history

1986 Nelson Doubleday and Fred Wilpon buy the World Champion Mets from the Doubleday Publishing Company for US$80.75 million. 2006 The
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Japan: the Perfect Setting for a Crime Novel

He is a graduate of the acclaimed Birkbeck Creative Writing Masters course and a former bookseller. As a travel writer, Nicolas has had extensive
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Do Faculty Need an Automated Grading Tool?

In my writing classes, particularly early in the semester I often assign work that is not only ungraded[2] but on which I don't even provide formal
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Who Is Larry Itliong? Publisher Hopes To Shine Light On Filipinos' Role In California History

Romasanta recently started Bridge + Delta Publishing, which focuses on books where Filipino-Americans are at the center of every story. Her first
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Democrats sweep recent elections

Max James is a third-year student majoring in communication studies with a minor in creative writing. He can be reached at MJ853459@wcupa.edu.
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Somewhat Positive News Coverage Somewhat Unlikely to Impact Educational Development …

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Somewhat Positive News Coverage Somewhat Unlikely to Impact Educational Development …

The Company also owns Kane Miller Book Publishers. The Company sells books through two segments: Home Business Division (Usborne Books
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FETC 2018 Preview: Gale By Cengage, Give Your School The Most Powerful Research Library In …

Gale By Cengage has publisher relationships with the best e-book and e-textbook publishers in the world making just about any book available as an
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