He earned his MFA degree in creative writing from UNC-Greensboro. Long known for his humorous stories about oddballs who live in out-of-the-way places, Singleton's characters are complex and sympathetic and the issues he covers range from love to alcoholism to the meaning of life. In a spring
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Early in her college career, Eidson had planned to seek a creative writing degree, however, the school only offered it as a minor. “I guess, fortunately it was a minor at that time, because I ended up taking some journalism classes,” she said. “I really enjoyed it. Found out that I was, not to toot my own horn,
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New online privacy laws going into effect in Europe this spring will hand a huge advantage to large American tech companies like Apple, Facebook, Google and Amazon, at the expense of smaller European publishers and advertising companies, according to research from five different investment
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After unsuccessfully shopping the papers around to a few other lawmakers, Ellsberg turned to the Times, which began publishing excerpts of the papers on June 13, 1971. Four days after the Times published its first installment, the newspaper ran an article saying Fulbright had known about the
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Susan, a novelist who has published five books, was the guest speaker at the club's Jan. 10 meeting. She discussed how she got the ideas for each of her books as well as the creative writing process. Visit her website at susanberliner.com. Her husband, Larry, was the guest speaker at the club's Jan.
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SOUTH BEND — Tania Sarfraz reads from her fiction at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the University of Notre Dame's Hammes Bookstore. Sarfraz earned a master's of fine arts degree from Notre Dame's creative writing program and won the 2017 Sparks Prize. Named for author and 1988 Notre Dame
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“If a few thousands of our books are sold we are happy. But that is nothing if you compare with foreign publications including English and the writers here are asked by their families why they did not opt for some other professions,” the Ananda Purashkar recipient said. The 81-year old writer, however, did
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“Today's focus was on writing and it certainly brought some magic to the children's work. We started with a special assembly where there was some magic tricks and we talked about how there is magic in the work they do. We wanted to inspire them to use more adjectives and adverbs to make their
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Viewpoint Bestsellers – February 11. By Brian Blair -. 2/10/18 10:40 PM. Viewpoint Books' Bestseller List. *Asterisk denotes a local author or Indiana connection
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The Best of Android Gaming Goes to Head to Head in Google's Indie Games Contest This Week … It's a list that certainly beats the current best sellers on the Google Play store, which is littered with the likes of Lords Mobile, Clash of Clans, Coins Master, Candy Crush Soda, Clash of Kings, Clash Royale
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As a creative writing student, I am very anxious for the future of books in general, electronic or not. Since social media and electronic devices are so popular and readily available, I find it difficult to believe that many people still read, when there are so many other, cheaper pastimes. Whilst I read on a
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New Delhi, Feb 11 (UNI) The 32nd International Publishers Congress began here on Sunday with the objective of offering platform to publishers to discuss the … Vice-President of the International Publishers Association (IPA) Dr Hugo Setzer said, “India is rich in culture and literature, a world publishing
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The co-founder-led business plans to leverage this profitability and war chest of £29.1m in cash to fund expansion into other franchises, making it a force to be reckoned with as a self-publishing developer. The fact that Chinese internet giant Tencent took a 10% stake in the business in July is, in my eyes
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See the latest Integrated Publishing Solutions Ltd jobs on CWJobs. Get Integrated Publishing Solutions Ltd jobs sent direct to your email and apply online today!
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The Fresno County Library's Bookshelf column shares suggestions for books, music and other items, and provides information about library programs. In the Mood for Romance? ▫ “Modern Romance,” by Aziz Ansari. A lighthearted journey through the electronic dating wilderness of match.com,
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The training included courses on academic writing, critical thinking and leadership. Students were also given the opportunity to take part in communications development training which included a Level 3 Certificate in Team Leading certified by the UK-based Chartered Management Institute, as well as
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Brown plans use Burdett and other inmates' writing to create a script. Local actors will perform it at 7:30 p.m. April 19 during CSI's Stage Door Series at the college's Fine Arts Center in Twin Falls. Brown is also trying to arrange a time a couple of weeks earlier where inmates can read their works during a
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No surprise, either, that major universities and colleges offer undergraduate and graduate programs in media, including film production, creative writing and media studies. Vancouver Island University offers a four-year degree program in digital media studies, while UBC and Simon Fraser University
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… we'll be able to fine-tune the answers to these questions — all with the goal in giving our readers the best content possible. Stay tuned and stay in touch. We appreciate everyone taking the time to read us. Publisher Rob Galloway can be reached at rgalloway@tahoedailytribune.com or 530-542-8046.
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Doha: Using film, photography, creative writing, and performance, more than 30 Northwestern students worked over the weekend to produce eight projects around the theme of 'Borders and Boundaries.' Over a 48-hour period students guided by leading professionals conceive, develop, and create
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Sometimes as journalists, we get caught up in always trying to tell the whole story. I know, that's a strange thing to hear from a newspaper editor, so let me.
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I just hope people realise what a brave step he and his family took in deciding to publish the book in the first place and also in talking so frankly and honestly in it. The best sports books aren't really about sport, but the human condition and everyone wanted A Clear Blue Sky to be like that. Jonny never
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Professional writer & teacher in need of someone with tools, handy-person knowhow, and/or professional (hopefully handy) pro organizer. I need help with organizing my apartment: hanging things…
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A fire that broke out at three printing presses and a courier service at South Keraniganj in Dhaka on Saturday afternoon, was finally doused after nearly 11 hours of frantic efforts, reports news agency UNB. The fire gutted Bookman Printers & Publishers, Balaka Press and Publication, and Sarker Printing
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Pareti and Volau are being questioned under Fiji's Public Order Act. Police “hope to lay charges of incitement”, IB reports on its Facebook page. Former publisher Netani Rika who resigned in November to work full time for the church was questioned earlier today, the magazine said.Fiji goes to the polls
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An avid reader, she delighted in having discussions on many topics; her repertoire of interests included current news events, the latest best sellers and the classics. During her youth, she danced, but her athletic abilities later expanded to include golf, Zumba, weight lifting and kick boxing. Despite her
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For serious poetry and fiction writers, there's the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop in Iowa City. Its Iowa Summer Writing Festival features weekend and weeklong workshops from mid-June through July. Have a high schooler with a passion for writing? Check out the residential creative writing program
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Urban Hydroinformatics: Data, Models and Decision Support for Integrated Urban Water Management is an introduction to hydroinformatics applied to urban water management. It shows how to make the best use of information and communication technologies for manipulating information to manage
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Poison Pie Publishing House is raising funds for 2017: The Year of the Every-Day Magician on Kickstarter! A novel in the form of a daily record, following two boys, Oscar and Omar, navigating the social and political landscape in 2017.
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I have westerns, historical romances, modern romances, horror books, science fiction, best sellers. I have a clearance room that has everything in it for a dollar. I take the books from the clearance area to nursing homes if they've run their course in here.” The store has books with appeal to both adults
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During one session, they picked out the band's name after flipping over a CD and seeing the name Little Big Town Publishing. The owner was a friend who quickly gave them permission to use the name. In the early days, the band would pile into a 15-passenger van and often travel for hundreds of miles
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In case you missed it, the Society for Scholarly Publishing has two upcoming programs that will be of interest: SSP Mentorship Program. The SSP Mentorship program connects professionals at all career levels and provides both mentors and mentees opportunities to develop new relationships, share
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Some are self-published through JV Publications LLC and the rest through a small traditional publisher, Pruett Publishing Co. in Boulder. Jessen's list includes “Colorado's Best Ghost Towns,” “Ghost Towns, Colorado Style” (three volumes), “Ghost Towns, Eastern Colorado,” “The Great Western Railway
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Tuesday: 8 a.m. Penny Bingo; 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/YMCA Instr.; 9 a.m. Senior Yoga; 9:30 a.m. Painting Class; 10 a.m. Creative Writing, Walking Off Pounds; 10:15 a.m. Belly Dancing; 10:30 a.m. Crafts w/Betty; 10:45 a.m. Beginning Tai Chi Class;11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12:15 p.m. Hoopla;
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He further hoped that the festival would open new opportunities of intellectual exchange for the youth and guide them in the art of creative writing. “This intellectual exchange will definitely inspire our youth, encourage new ideas and promote the habit of reading amongst them,” the CM added. The CM
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“As a manager and editor he has dealt with more technological and market changes in his tenure than all the previous publishers combined. We wish him a happy retirement, but he will be sorely missed. Because of his leadership we reach more people through our publications and digital presentations
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Oddly, while I've not won the Publishers Clearing House, I do know someone who has won a big sweepstakes prize. Again, this was back in Arizona when a guy named Andy Biggs won a $10 million sweepstakes and got to be on a commercial with Dick Clark and Ed McMahon, both of whom responded
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Among the major speakers were renowned publishers, including Margaret Busby (Emecheta's first publisher), James Currey (of Heinemann fame), Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, Nana Ayebia Clark, Sylvest Onwordi (Emecheta's first son and publisher of Omenala Press), and Gersy Ejimofo. Some of the other
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THE co-founder of a leading Scottish publishing company which received more than £200,000 of public money before it went bust and left writers out of pocket has accused his former business partner of recklessness, betrayal and “madness”. In emails to Creative Scotland, which awarded Freight Books
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