In a seminal moment in American publishing history, Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), an Iranian opposition coalition based in Paris, penned a post in The Wall Street Journal. Rajavi said “…the 2009 protests were sparked by rifts at the top of the regime
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Panels of judges (indie booksellers and avid readers) will choose the winners in the six categories, and independent booksellers will vote to choose their overall Indie 'Book of the Year' for 2018 from the 24 shortlisted titles. The winners will be announced on 26 March at the 2018 Leading Edge Books
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Writer and events producer Kylie Maslen has been named the winner of the 2018 Kill Your Darlings New Critic Award. Maslen receives $3000 and will have five works of literary criticism published in Kill Your Darlings. Maslen's criticism will explore Australian and international fiction and nonfiction, with
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In effect since 1 January 2018, the new law is expected to boost the country's book sales significantly, and the Prague-based Czech Booksellers' and Publishers' Union (SČKN) says the change could make books more affordable to lower-income readers. 'As a result of this legislative change, we expect
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30), there will be a Submit-A-Thon to identify publication opportunities, and writers will have the chance to hit the SUBMIT button. “I'm a Provincetown resident and journalist for the Cape Cod Times with a few creative writing publication credits to my name and many more rejections. If you have any
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