Day: March 6, 2018

'Red Sparrow' must have hit a window

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'Red Sparrow' must have hit a window

Once again, the writing fails the actors. Even the cinematography and shooting locations, aside from a couple of swanky … is currently playing at the Riverside Cinemas, 1017 S. Boone St. in Aberdeen. George Haerle holds a bachelor's degree in creative writing for media and lives in Cosmopolis.
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Okorocha commends The Guardian for publishing the truth on Obinna

As the controversy rages whether the Archbishop of Owerri Catholic Ecclessiastic Province, Dr. Anthony J.V. Obinna, was allegedly beaten at the weekend by loyalists of the Chief of Staff, Government House, Owerri, and son in-law of the governor Rochas Okorocha, the state government has
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Schmidt wins inaugural MUD Literary Prize for debut fiction

Sarah Schmidt's See What I Have Done (Hachette) has won the inaugural MUD Literary Prize, awarded to a debut novelist. As part of the prize, Schmidt received a cash prize of $3000, as well as participation in an event at Adelaide Writers' Week (AWW). Claire G Coleman was named runner-up for her
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The Atlantic Magazine Hosts Miami Town Hall Meeting On School Safety

Precious Symonette, a creative writing teacher at Miami Norland Senior high school, explained the importance of letting your kids know to speak up when they think something is wrong. “As adults we want to be in front of our kids and talk as if we know everything but lets just be honest, we are not always
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Institutional Investor Shutters Print Edition

After 51 years in print, Institutional Investor will scrap its paper edition and go digital-only after publishing its April issue, the financial magazine announced this week. The decision comes as the result of “sustained and substantial growth in online reader traffic,” and increased demand among advertisers
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Discover Best Sellers Free Audio Books of Kids, Ages 8-10

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Publishing firm urges return of reading culture

Ugbaja, who encouraged corporate organizations to buy books, as well as encourage their staff members to read them, added that Lanterna Publishers “distributes books to orphanages and people who are living at the fringe of society, as well as encourages them to read books. It is not just open to
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Facebook to test breaking news labels with Australian media companies

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Facebook to test breaking news labels with Australian media companies

The broadcasters and publishers will be able to label their Instant Articles, mobile and web links and Facebook Live posts as breaking news. Posts will appear in the news feed and will include a menu in the top right hand corner for readers, who can give feedback if they don't believe a story warrants a
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Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association

The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment (UKIE) is a non-profit trade association for the video game industry in the United Kingdom (UK). UKIE was originally founded as the European Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), and then later Entertainment and Leisure Software
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Facebook grants 50 publishers of its choosing extra prominence in its news feed

After months of statements about limiting the visibility of news content in its news feed, Facebook announced today it will grant 50 publishers of its choosing the opportunity “to label their stories as breaking news on Facebook.” It's unclear from the announcement which publishers will be granted the
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Letter to the Editor: Publishing the Honor System Review Committee's charge

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Letter to the Editor: Publishing the Honor System Review Committee's charge

We write to provide an update on the process by which we are reviewing the recent referenda regarding the Honor Constitution. As explained in a letter Vice President for Campus Life W. Rochelle Calhoun, Dean of the College Jill Dolan, and Dean of the Faculty Sanjeev Kulkarni sent to students on Jan.
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Bestselling Author Brad Meltzer Owes It All To The Teacher Who Told Him He Could Write!

FORT LAUDERDALE — Best-selling author Brad Meltzer, a South Floridian since he moved to North Miami Beach from New York City as a teenager, is celebrating his 20 years in the thriller-writing business with a new yarn, The Escape Artist. And he credits a former North Miami Beach High School
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(Very) Early NBA Excitement, Kentucky Derby Make Best-Sellers

It was a sports heavy day in the market, as seven of the Top 10 best-sellers in the secondary market on Sunday were sporting events, with basketball in particular heavily represented. The 2019 NBA All-Star festivities had two of the top three, with the ASG itself at No. 3, while the Rising Star Challenge
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Register-Pajaronian celebrating 150 years

The Pajaronian was a place for poetry, creative writing, and other essays seemingly not pertinent to Watsonville or its surroundings. A one-column strip along the side was reserved for local advertisers, where readers would find the latest deals at establishments such as Watsonville Boot and Shoe Store
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How To Be A Freelance Writer

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How To Be A Freelance Writer

I'm lucky enough that magazines, newspapers, and occasionally, book publishers, will pay me to find out about these things and then write up what I learned. It's a pretty great job. The next question that people sometimes ask – if they're not ready to run at the mention of scary clowns – is how do I get my
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March 5 Romance Bestsellers

Congratulations to the RWA members who hit the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and/or USA Today best-seller lists this week! Visit www.rwa.org/page/bestsellers to see where these books hit on the lists. Belle Calhoune, Her Alaskan Cowboy. Robyn Carr, Any Day Now. Christine Feehan
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Sounds of success for Baddeck-based musician

Signing a publishing deal is music to the ears of songwriter Keith Mullins. “I'm ecstatic,” the Baddeck-based musician told the Cape Breton Post on Monday. “It's nice to have a team of well-connected individuals who can push my music.” Mullins has signed with Wolfville-based Sound of Pop for a full
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Mornington Peninsula Writers Festival features workshops and host of speakers

The Frankston woman loves putting pen to paper and after publishing her work as part of various anthologies, last year she took the next step with her first solo collection titled Summer Snow. … Busy Bird Publishing will hold workshops on the challenges of both traditional publishing and self-publishing.
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Nicolas Shump: Answer to 'Why not?' keys reinvention

However, writing has never been at the forefront. Over the Christmas Break, I applied for an MFA (Master of Fine Arts) program in Creative Writing and Media Arts at UMKC. I found out this past week I had been accepted into the program. As Robert Kennedy was fond of saying, “Some men see things as
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Campus receives Mellon Foundation grant to help create new forms of digital publication

The grant brings together scholars working on 3D modeling/virtual environments to strategize the needs for publishing rich annotated content online. The project goal is to develop a plan to create a sustainable, open-source 3D digital-edition publishing cooperative that harnesses the knowledge and
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Online thieves are impersonating authors to launder money on Amazon

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Online thieves are impersonating authors to launder money on Amazon

Reames, a credited author who's earned money selling books on Amazon in the past, first learned of the mistake after receiving tax paperwork from the company. His 1099 form reported almost $24,000 in income, all from selling books via Createspace — Amazon's self-publishing arm that allows anyone
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Mushroom Music Publishing Announces New Creative Manager

In addition to his current role as General Manager of its latest imprint, Bloodlines , Dean McLachlan has been named as Mushroom Music Publishing's new Creative Director. McLachlan's appointment will focus on maintaining creative publishing relationships with many of the writers he works with at
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Facebook launches local subscriptions accelerator

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Facebook launches local subscriptions accelerator

The program will work with 10 to 15 metro news organizations to find strategies that help publishers build digital customer acquisitions on and off Facebook, the company says. Facebook has tapped digital media consultant Tim Griggs, a former New York Times executive, to helm the program's
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MCC helps college students improve reading skills

Nottingham explained that the GEARS program will help students improve their success rate when they do enroll in college courses and also eliminate … After the GEARS program, students can enroll in college courses while they move into the second-level reading comprehension and writing course.
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Stardew Valley Publisher Talks Spellbound, Its Upcoming Wizard Game

By Chloi Rad Chucklefish, the publisher behind popular farming sim Stardew Valley, has revealed more details about its upcoming game Spellbound, which Chucklefish CEO Finn Brice described back in September as “Stardew Valley meets Harry Potter.” Brice elaborated on the concept in an interview
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Storied dining guide Zagat sold to Infatuation in dining-guide super-merger

Founded by Tim and Nina Zagat as a survey of their friends' opinions on New York City eateries, Zagat and its quotation-mark-laden reviews — appearing in the company's distinctive burgundy-colored dining guidebooks — once made the publisher synonymous with searches for restaurants. In 2011
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Facebook Expands Breaking News Option

The tech titan plans to expand the test to include more than 50 additional publishers in North America, Latin America, Europe and Australia. “Publishers in the test will be able to label Instant Articles, mobile and web links, and Facebook Live as breaking news,” Joey Rhyu, Product Manager at Facebook,
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Self Publishing for Practitioners

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Self Publishing for Practitioners

Written by Martin Ettington, narrated by Martin K. Ettington. Download and keep this book for Free with a 30 day Trial.
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Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2018 shortlists announced

The winners will be announced on 15 May on the opening night of the Auckland Writers Festival. The winner of the fiction award receives NZ$50,000 (A$46,531) and the winners of the general nonfiction, illustrated nonfiction, poetry and Māori Language awards each receive NZ$10,000 (A$9306).
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River City Sessions Is Thursday

His first poetry collection, The Draw of Broken Eyes, Whirling Metaphysics, nominated for the 2013 Georgia Author of the Year Award in Poetry, will be re-issued by Kudzu Leaf Press in 2018. … He currently lives in northwest Georgia and is pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing at Reinhardt University.
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Pullman calls out publishers' 'damaging' corporate approach

Philip Pullman has called out 'the ecology of the book world', in which profit margins for publishers are rising, while the money authors are paid for their work is decreasing, reports the Guardian. Speaking in his capacity as president of the Society of Authors, Pullman said: 'To allow corporate profits to be
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HarperCollins launches unpublished manuscript prize

The winner of the prize will receive a publishing contract with HarperCollins and an advance of A$15,000. Two runners-up will receive a written assessment of their manuscript from HarperCollins. The prize is named after Australia's first bestselling author Banjo Paterson, whose first collection of poems
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Hamilton Southeastern High School to perform 'The Little Mermaid'

From left, students Luke Blackburn (Prince Eric), Avery Lytle (Ariel) and Evan Hamby (Sebastian) rehearse “Kiss the Girl.” (Submitted photo). The rendition of the 1989 Disney film follows the story of Ariel, a mermaid who wants to become human and what she's willing to make the wish come true.
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What Gets Forgotten in Debates About the Liberal Arts

Anders spent much of the lunch talking about the skills accumulated by, say, creative-writing majors, who have parlayed their skills to climb corporate ladders, start businesses, and live the good life in Venice, Calif. In his book, Anders makes clear that liberal-arts majors commonly have “gritty paths” to
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Lectures on Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Poetry Readings at NYU King Juan Carlos I of Spain …

NYU King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center will host Rodolfo Llinás, Chairman Emeritus of the Neuroscience and Physiology department at the NYU School of Medicine for a lecture on Spanish Nobel Prize winner Santiago Ramón y Cajal (March 6); Argentinean poet María Negroni (March 21) and
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Wyoming Agricultural Literacy Week is March 5-10

Three contests are offered for Wyoming students to encourage use of the book and provide application opportunities for what is learned. The 2018 contests are: Coloring Contest for kindergarten and first graders; Poster Contest for second and third graders; and a Creative Writing Contest for fourth and
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