Day: March 25, 2018

The region's recent history is being lost

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The region's recent history is being lost

Some in the Caribbean's political class have personal or political reasons for not wanting to reflect on past discussions in their lifetime; there is no money in such an enterprise; Caribbean book publishers largely focus on academia; the regional market for books is small and fragmented; there are few
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Geelong's Shokoofeh Azar short-listed for Stella Price for book The Enlightenment of the …

Azar believes that through her creative writing she has found a new way to connect to Iran and to continue doing what she did as a journalist — share important stories to a wide audience. “After so much suffering and depression and feeling lost, the process of writing, writing of this book, was one of the
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Toronto publisher rejects Gerald Stanley's request to tell 'his side' of Colten Boushie's death

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Toronto publisher rejects Gerald Stanley's request to tell 'his side' of Colten Boushie's death

Spencer said Stanley is not seeking a book deal. “Gerry just wants to see the public record set straight.” The case was filled with racial tension from the beginning and the verdict was met with outrage and sadness by Boushie's family and their supporters. After the verdict, family members met with federal
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UGC's norms lead to thriving 'pay and publish' business, HRD ministry to remove all bogus journals

The “publish or perish” criterion also applies to career advancement in the university system. Reports of unethical practices in publishing of research papers, leading to an increase in the number of predatory, dubious and low-quality journals have been surfacing over the years, which was why the study
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Frank Miller to Write Carrie Kelley Graphic Novel in New Deal With DC

“We're becoming a book publisher” DC co-publisher Jim Lee added. “We're bringing in new talent with their own audiences to attract readers we haven't had before.” “We want to branch out. We know how to service our core market, the comics shop market,” Didio said. “But we see our numbers in the
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Fair Play Alliance formed by Blizzard, Epic, Twitch, Xbox to curb noxious behavior in online games

Over 30 game developers, publishers and tech companies have banded together to battle toxicity in their communities. An initiative called the Fair Play Alliance has been formed by high-profile companies such as Blizzard, Epic Games, Twitch, and Xbox. The goal, according to the coalition's mission
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Frank Miller Writing Young Adult Carrie Kelley OGN as Part of DC-Exclusive 5-Book Deal

Frank Miller has signed a new five-book exclusive deal with DC Comics, which will include not only his upcoming Superman: Year One book with John Romita Jr. but also a new graphic novel starring Carrie Kelley. Publisher's Weekly has the report on the deal, which will be officially announced at
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DC Comics Launches Titans and New Titans to Replace Teen Titans at #WonderCon 2018

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DC Comics Launches Titans and New Titans to Replace Teen Titans at #WonderCon 2018

Jimmy Leszczynski is on base at the DC Comics Publishers Panel at WonderCon. If it breaks, he's feeding it out to us in London. We knew that the Titans and Teen Titans comics were coming to an end, with specials to cap off the run, in June. At the DC Publishers panel at WonderCon, Scott
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SavArtScene: Deep Center explores Afrofuturism, 'Black Panther' film

In the course of a recent Block by Block writing exercise, program director Keith Miller encountered a student who was steadfastly resistant to writing nonfiction. The student was a fan of science fiction and wanted to communicate through that medium. Since Miller wasn't particularly well-versed in the
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'Deadpool' Animated Series Loses FX and Donald Glover Over Creative Differences

Last May, FX's sister network FXX gave a straight-to-series order for a Deadpool animated series that had actor, writer, director, producer, comedian and Grammy-winning R&B recording artist Donald Glover attached as showrunner, executive producer and writer. However, after working on the project for
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Armour Publishing

Product Descriptions. Armour Publishing is a leading independent publisher publishing books for Asia and the world. Established in 1991, Armour has published over 330 titles for the Children's Christian and General markets. Children's titles – Fiction and non-fiction books that promote good values,
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Instagram pips parent Facebook in some ways, but will the data breach scandal affect it?

The tweak in algorithm irked online publishers across the world. Last month, Business Insider reported that a women-focused US-based online publisher called Little Things shut shop due to the disruption. Closer home, Anuj Gosalia, cofounder and CEO of Terribly Tiny Tales (a storytelling platform with
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Why most people don't have a favourite video game developer – Reader's Feature

Except some publishers also have their own internal developers: admittedly it is all very confusing. But that's the way publishers like. In their desire to create brand loyalty companies intentionally keep the details of game-making obscure. With most games you'll usually find the developer's name as a
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Write side… with former actress Lisa Harding

Was it hard to get the book published? There were eight rejections. Irish publishers were more open to it than in the UK. New Island, who published it, are brilliant and believe in taking risks. How does your acting training affect your approach to writing? I was trained to improvise as an actress, and that's
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Person(able) Profs: Jonathan Rollins

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Person(able) Profs: Jonathan Rollins

At the time, Rollins had studied women's writing and feminist approaches to literature in graduate school but not trans-studies or gender-studies. So he felt that he “needed to do some research,” before standing in front of a group of students. While having to develop his own course, simultaneously,
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Senator Square: Science fiction & fantasy interclass writing competition yields winners

What a blast it is to participate in competitive endeavors and events, whether the competitors be children or world class champions, whether the challenge be a sporting event or a writing competition. Twice every school year, the Carson High School Science Fiction and Fantasy classes, also known as
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Northwest Passages Book Club: Tod Marshall headlines 'My Town Poetry Night' on April 11

I had previously lived here from 1990 to 1992 when I attended Eastern's Masters of Fine Arts program in creative writing.” What keeps him here: “A sense of place drives many writers – and I know this city and region compel my work: from the topography (mountains and scablands, forests and plains) to
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Asmodée Launches Entertainment Division to Develop Movies & TV Shows

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Asmodée Launches Entertainment Division to Develop Movies & TV Shows

Leading board game publisher Asmodée has announced a new entertainment division that will develop movies, TV shows, and more. The French gaming giant has been on an acquisition spree in recent years, growing its already-impressive catalog of board/card games and video games based on
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'Warframe' documentary charts spectacular rise

As Noclip's documentary tells it, Ontario-based “Warframe” developer Digital Extremes was on the brink of collapse when it set sail on board a supremely ambitious project; free, high quality, and a self-publishing debut. It was, in the words of studio founder James Schmalz, “a real hail mary” and,
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April 8 ~ Dupont East's Saint Luke's Episcopal Church to Host Vocal Recital

Sun., Apr. 8 (2pm): Lyric soprano Angeli Ferrette, under the auspices of the Aria Club of Greater Washington, will be performing songs by Strauss, Haydn, Rossini, Bellini, Delibes, and others at St. Luke's (15th & P Sts, NW). A reception to follow. $25 tickets, by cash or check, available at the door and
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The rise and rise of the Scottish games industry

The shape of the industry, says White, is changing. One feature of this has been a move away from big, established studios creating for consoles towards many smaller independent studios, self-publishing onto mobile and tablet. “These kind of start-ups tend to do well with family-friendly, good fun, bright,
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Saudi Arabia vows to eradicate Muslim Brotherhood's influence on education

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Saudi Arabia vows to eradicate Muslim Brotherhood's influence on education

Abdulrahman al-Assem, the general supervisor of the event, said in an interview with MBC that a publishing house was ordered to close its stand. He said that any publishing house caught selling illegal books would be banned from events in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab countries. He said more
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WonderCon '18: Julie Benson, Shawna Benson, and Javier Fernandez Take Over “Green Arrow” in …

… DC Universe panel today at WonderCon 2018, the fan-favorite writing team of Julie Benson and Shawna Benson were announced as the new co-writers for GREEN ARROW's comic book series, beginning this summer. Their first issue, GREEN ARROW ANNUAL #2, will be published on May 30 before
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Team O'Berry writing church history, genealogy for anniversary

Added to that is the writing and publishing of a genealogy of members and church history, some of which team members recently shared. Earva Sumblin, a committee member, said O'Berry AME got its start in 1856 as a bush harbor, also known as a brush arbor or even hush harbor. That is, people
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