Day: April 25, 2018

The Child Study Center treasures childhood more than anything

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The Child Study Center treasures childhood more than anything

We've had writing classes come and listen how children speak, so that when they write their stories, they would use the language that a real 3-year-old would use,”Cohen explained. Currently, a group of neuroscience students is using CSC facilities to study the differences in decision-making processes
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Life and influence of former EWU professor commemorated

In 2007, he created the Patrick and Darlene McManus Scholarship in Creative Writing and Journalism. “He wasn't just in it for himself, he wanted students to learn creative writing and journalism in perpetuity,” Spanjer said. McManus will leave a legacy that reaches past EWU. Many still engage with
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His play about gender got a new ending – during the HB2 debate. Now it premieres at Actor's …

“Mermaid” reflects what Greenwood teaches in creative writing classes at Tufts University. “I talk about the universal specific, the idea that the truth of a story helps people find themselves in it,” he says. “Don't worry about whether your audiences have had the exact same experiences. “Everyone in this
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Conference for writers Saturday at Butte College

The 7th annual WordSpring Creative Writing Conference will take place 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at Butte College's Learning Resource Center, 3536 Butte Campus Drive. Writers will find community, lessons on craft and inspiration for their fiction poetry and other genres. Registration is $75 for community
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Comm Major Haters

Just because all of the Communications courses I have taken consisted of writing papers or presenting instead of taking exams and watching movies rather than sitting in lab for hours on end doesn't mean that what we do isn't challenging. I bet you would freak out a little if I told you instead of studying for
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School Breifs

Advanced Creative Writing student Madeline Tredway was a winner in the Texas Authors Institute's 2018 Texas Student Short Story contest. Her work, titled “The Woman and the Alien,” won first in the 10th Grade division. It will be featured in a published collection of short stories by students from around
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Abu Dhabi Book Fair opens, Poland guest of honour nation

As many as 21 publishers, scores of Polish authors, translators alongside chefs and dancers are also participating in the key events throughout the book fair. Robert Rostek, Ambassador of Poland to UAE, said: “To be the Guest of Honour of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2018 is a great privilege,
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Ridge View senior named semifinalist in US Presidential Scholars program

The Presidential Scholar will be announced early May in Washington, D.C.. Acceptance into the program is by invitation only and students are selected based on academic achievement, artistic scholarship in visual arts, creative writing or outstanding scholarship in career and technical education fields.
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Music Modernization Act Unanimously Passes US House of Representatives

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Music Modernization Act Unanimously Passes US House of Representatives

The legislation's most dramatic change is creating a blanket mechanical license and an agency to assign rights and collect royalty payments and performance reports from digital services to assure proper payments to songwriters and publishers. This will be achieved through an envisioned database that
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Roche Holdings Q1 Preview: Rituxan Will Likely Continue To Decline While Tecentriq & Ocrevus …

Some of its best sellers are immune assays, blood glucose monitoring system, advanced tissue staining and tests for HIV and Hepatitis B & C. Having said that, we believe the growth will only be modest in the coming years, primarily due to stiff competition from the likes of Johnson & Johnson, and other
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Publish Your Book @ PPLD

Want to publish your own book? Learn more about self-publishing opportunities with the Library, such as SELF-e, Indie Author Day, and Mountain of Authors. This class is an overview about the self-publishing process, including creating an eBook, distribution channels, and marketing. Registration is
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Lightning Books snaps up second from prize winner O'Neill

Lightning will publish The Drover's Wives in the UK in 2019. It will be published in Australia later this year, and has been described by Australian writer Frank Moorhouse as “a cerebrally imaginative tour de force”. The publisher has announced the acquisition of the author's second book on the eve of the
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Exploring Streetwear's Obsession With the Nike Air Monarch IV

Nike's Air Monarch IV has become one of the most polarizing silhouettes within the sneaker world. The affordable model consistently tops the brand's best-sellers list, thanks in large part to its popularity among dads and the ongoing streetwear trend of bulky sneakers. Though the Monarch obviously has
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IAB Europe And IAB Tech Lab Go Live With GDPR Consent Framework

But instead of just giving a cookie tracking alert, the new messages will disclose the vendors a publisher works with, what data is collected and how it's used. But for tech intermediaries, the difference is critical. Under GDPR, supply chain intermediaries need to have an explicit user opt-in to apply any
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Seattle Chocolate Co. updates logo, packaging

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Seattle Chocolate Co. updates logo, packaging

“Seattle Chocolate has always featured Northwest flavors, and they are consistently our best-sellers,” said Jean Thompson, owner and ceo of Seattle Chocolate Co. “Rebranding is an opportunity to celebrate our roots and share the wholesome Pacific Northwest lifestyle, taste and ethos with the rest of
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Life after Park: Kristin Helling

… in her English capstone course, complaining about her current job when one of her classmates mentioned Parkville Coffee was hiring. Six years and many titles later, Kristin Helling would be signing the papers to own it. Helling graduated from Park in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in English writing.
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Alexander Chee's guide to writing, becoming, love and loss

There's a thing at talks around Seattle. Often enough, you can feel it when the crowd gets restless if the event goes to a certain length. You can see the people looking for a chance to exit. One bolts, and others rush to follow. There was no restlessness at author Alexander Chee's reading on Monday night
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Black Classic Press Announces Weekend of Events for 40th Anniversary Celebration

He went to work at the Baltimore-based publishing company just like on any other day. But unlike his fortieth birthday, Coates is very much looking forward to a lively celebration of the 40th anniversary of Black Classic Press and recently announced a weekend of events being held May 18-20, 2018,
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Outtakes—The Palmieri Sisters

I went to share the stage with Jennifer Palmieri, communications director for the Obama administration and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and author of “Dear Madam President: An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the World,” which sits atop the New York Times Best Sellers list.
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Outskirts Press Helps Self-Publishing Authors Bring in Bigger Sales with Banner Ads

1-rated self-publishing company according to Top Consumer Reviews, has announced the addition of Author Book Banner Ads to its services to independent authors. “There are potentially millions of readers looking for their next book on any given week,” said Outskirts Press Chief Executive Officer
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A Look Back At My Time At The Xavierite

This job of course did not involve writing but the following semester, I got to move up to Deputy Features Editor and write various entertainment related articles. Entertainment journalism is what I want to go into so writing these types of articles was very beneficial. I held that position for 2 years until I
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Temple to host writer, poet for two creative sessions

Alden's writing was transformed by multiple tragedies, marked in 2009 by the sudden death of his wife from catastrophic brain injury. His third book, “This Grateful Heart: Psalms and Prayers for a New Day,” was recently released by CCAR Press. His prayers appear regularly on www.reformjudaism.org
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George RR Martin will publish Fire and Blood, the 640-page Game of Thrones history book no one …

George R.R. Martin has announced that he'll be releasing a new book in his A Song of Ice and Fire series this fall — sort of. No, it's not the long awaited The Winds of Winter, which promises to finally continue the saga that Martin begin back in 1996 and which fans have been waiting almost seven years
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Global Digital Publishing Market 2018-2022 – Proliferation of Mobile Applications & Collaboration …

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Global Digital Publishing Market 2018-2022 – Proliferation of Mobile Applications & Collaboration …

Global Digital Publishing Market 2018-2022, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the market landscape and its growth prospects over the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this
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Springer Nature to offer 1.6 billion euros of shares in listing

Springer Nature, which says it is the largest English language academic book publisher with 13,000 new books every year, posted revenues of 1.64 billion euros in 2017, up 2.5 percent from 2016. Springer Nature is a separate company from German publisher Axel Springer (SPRGn.DE). Its adjusted
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Calling Our Bluff

MVP3 Entertainment Group is an umbrella organization for what Pizano calls the trifecta of film production, music publishing and talent management, and includes the music and publishing company UROC; talent agency Zazu & Valentina; and JND Films LLC. A native of Chicago, Pizano has called the
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Authors, writers, self-publishers invited to meeting Thursday

Those who love to write; have thought of publishing their own material, are self-publishing or just have a story they dream of writing are invited to the meet with a group of local folks that have the same desire on Thursday, April 26, from 3-4:30 p.m. The meeting is free and open to the public. It will be at
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Allen Young to read from his book 'Left, Gay & Green'

Local author Allen Young of Royalston has released his self-published autobiography, and scheduled a book signing for Friday. The book, “Left, Gay & Green: A Writer's Life,” is 500 pages and includes many photographs. Young, who writes the Inside/Outside column for the Athol Daily News, will read
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Forestry conference focuses on future of the industry

Travis Allen of Northcentral Technical College in Antigo shared information about the college's Wood Science program during the Sustainable Forestry Conference April 19. Sarah Giddings. Loggers, legislators and industry leaders gathered Thursday, April 19 to discuss the future of forestry at the 14th
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Florence High School Prom 2018

Florence High School 2018 Junior Prom Court consisted of front: Little Queen MaciMae Brooks, Little King Blake Drewa; second row: Savannah Vassar, Queen Karmen Anderson, King Eric DeCremer, Cassie Larson, Natalie Swanson; third row: Logan Doda, Taylor Schuls, RJ Knepper, 2017 Prom
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Cengage Integrates Smithsonian Primary Sources into Leading AP® US History Program, The …

“History teachers often have to spend time curating primary sources and developing their own activities to incorporate research and writing into a course. With this integration, we're saving teachers time and making it easier for them to prepare students for success in AP U.S. History with direct access to
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Baton Rouge students use collaboration, art and science to take world stage

“For the state competition, the all-girl engineering team created a structure weighing only 137 grams that held 190 pounds of weights,” said Stacey Elston, creative writing teacher and team manager. “The students' skit revolves around characters being drawn into a book about pirates and the pirates
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Book Review: The Life List Of Adrian Mandrick

She teaches creative writing at DePauw University, and acknowledges that Indiana's birds certainly helped her out, even if they're not as rare as the one Adrian searches out. “Indiana has been my home for 15 years,” she says. “Its seasons, plants and animals, vibrancies and vulnerabilities are dear to
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SFA professors publish digital magazine

Andrew Brininstool, an associate professor in the Department of English and Creative Writing, and SFA graduate student Joshua J. Hines have recently published their first issue of the digital literary magazine, “This Is Bill Gorton.” “​Edited by Mr. Brininstool, with his editorial assistant, Joshua J. Hines,
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Why Jarrod Dicker is betting on the blockchain to save publishing

To many, it would seem that Jarrod Dicker had a dream job running the innovation team at The Washington Post. He led one of the most experimental journalism shops in the country with the backing of Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. While Dicker recognized his good fortune, he also saw room for
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'A far richer treasure lost.' Alexander Chee's guide to writing, becoming, love and loss

Alexander Chee is an associate professor of English and Creative Writing at Dartmouth College. His previous works include the novels “Edinburgh” and “The Queen of the Night.” He spoke at Seattle's Hugo House on April 23, in an event presented by Hugo House and The Elliott Bay Book Company.
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UPDATE 2-Springer Nature to offer 1.6 bln euros of shares in listing

(Adds background). FRANKFURT, April 25 (Reuters) – Springer Nature, the publisher of science magazines Nature and Scientific American, is offering shares worth up to 1.6 billion euros ($1.95 billion) in its planned initial public offering (IPO), it said on Wednesday. The company, which is aiming for an
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The event this weekend every aspiring writer and book lover in Dayton should know about

This local woman dropped 243 pounds. But she said real beauty didn't come until her life crumbled. The family-friendly event is free and open to the public. It includes panels on writing, marketing and self-publishing; a kids zone play area, an award ceremony, a youth writing contest and author signings.
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Tallier appointed Forest County Chairman

Seated: L-R Steve Bunda, first chair, Tom Tallier, Chairman, Bill Chaney, second Chair. First row: L-R Kellee Gallion, Melinda Otto, Randy Burl, Ron Karl, Scott Shaffer Sr., Terry Lukas, George Stamper, Kris Houle, Dave Campbell, Cindy Gretzinger, Jill Zagar, Judy Savard, Paul Payant, Corporation
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George RR Martin WILL Be Publishing in 2018- But Not The Thing We Want

Took a while, but a few weeks ago I was able to ship it off to my editors on both sides of the Atlantic, and to my foreign representatives for all my publishers around the world. Some of my foreign publishers will be releasing their editions simultaneously with the US and UK hardbacks; others may need to
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ABA Education at BookExpo to Highlight Multicultural Inclusion Tactics for Booksellers

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ABA Education at BookExpo to Highlight Multicultural Inclusion Tactics for Booksellers

“A lot of people in bookselling — and in the book industry at large — are clamoring for information on how to [make this happen] on both sides of the counter,” said Liu. “It's not going to happen overnight, but the more often we booksellers can come together and share our experiences, philosophies,
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State & Union: Olean woman, 87, knows scam when she sees one

At age 87, Alvina Davis of Olean might appear to be just the kind of person crooks with their all-too-common mail and phone scams are looking for. And, as it happens, she received a piece of mail earlier this week informing her that she had won a grand prize of $600,000 through “Publishers Clearing
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Friends of Jackson-Butts County Library to host author

… projects around the world. A graduate of Agnes Scott College, she earned a master's of fine arts in creative writing from Sewanee: The University of the South. Palmer lives near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport with her husband and sons. For more information, visit hannahspalmer.com/.
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UPDATE 1-Springer Nature sets price range for Frankfurt flotation

FRANKFURT, April 25 (Reuters) – Springer Nature, the publisher of science magazines Nature and Scientific American, is offering shares worth up to 1.6 … Springer Nature, which says it is the largest English language academic book publisher with 13,000 new books every year, posted revenues of 1.64
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Redefining How Our Culture Looks at Millennials, One Selfie at a Time

“I just think that there's this double-standard,” Eler says. “What really came out of studying selfies and talking to people, writing the column and then of course writing the book, was seeing the way that women were…supposed to look a certain way…for the male gaze but then being shamed for doing so.
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'Cable: Revolution' review: Revisit one of the most bizarre chapters in Cable history

First, let me provide a little context on this bizarre chapter in Cable's publishing history, which ran from issues 79-96. It was the year 2000–the perfect time for a comic book revolution… in the X-Men's corner of the Marvel Universe. Uncanny X-Men and X-Men got bold and fresh new directions courtesy
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'Game of Thrones' Book 6 'The Winds of Winter' Won't Publish This Year

20 publication date for “Fire & Blood,” a new book he describes as “imaginary history,” and very much “not a novel.” (He's rather specific on that point.) The book, which is part one of a planned two-part series, delves into the history of Westeros in greater detail, focusing on the reign of seven different
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Exuberant art of self-proclaimed emissary of light and love, opening in West Allis

The 2006 graduate of the University of Arizona, majoring in English and creative writing, Pitman experienced significant life changes that in 2012 triggered an earnest attempt to create art. Pitman's work explores the abysmal depths of the subconscious mind through abstract line, form and riotous color.
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Peek inside the Curtis Center's new luxury apartments

Cyrus Curtis founded the Curtis Publishing Company in the late 1800's and, just 20 years later in 1910, the Curtis Center was erected to give a home to the publishers. By that point they had added the Saturday Evening Post to their list of publications. The Post and the Ladies Home Journal became two
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Democrats, Republicans and the Future of Higher Ed

The university's official motto is “Meeting Wisconsin's Workforce Needs Since 2007!” The school itself, however, doesn't actually exist. It's a fantasy campus with a parody Facebook page set up by Jon Loomis, a creative writing professor at the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire. He created the spoof in
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US Publishing House to Publish Indo Cuban Work

Guantanamo, Cuba, April 25 (Prensa Latina) With the collaboration of Campana publishing house from New York the version in English language of the … American Natives and member of the Native Nations of Antilles, he is also one of the pioneers in publishing American natives´ works in his country.
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Lecturer (Instructor) in Creative Writing

The program in Creative Writing, in the Department of English at Rutgers University, requests applications for the position of Lecturer. Our faculty teach introductory, intermediate, and advanced Creative Writing in several genres. We especially invite applications with credentials and with administrative
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Next George RR Martin Book Won't Be 'The Winds of Winter'

Good news for George R.R. Martin fans—he has a new book on the way. Bad news for George R.R. Martin fans—it's not his long-awaited fifth sequel to A Game of Thrones. Ballantine Bantam Dell will publish Martin's Fire and Blood in the U.S. and Canada on November 20 under his longtime U.S.
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The Indie Music Publishing Summit Is Definitely a Thing — Here's Who's Attending

The Association of Indie Music Publishers (AIMP) is having little trouble filling seats at its recently-hatched Indie Music Publishing Summit. The shindig, now in its second year, is slated for June 12th in New York — with huge buy-in across the broader publishing sector. We've attended a number of AIMP
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REMARKS – American history is important

American history is important. It's our heritage, it's who we are, and since most Americans are grateful and proud to be Americans why doesn't the news media ever report that “on this day in American history an important event occurred.” For example, between April 18 and April 24, seven very important
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UA offers creative writing camp for kids

High school students can learn more about creative writing during a camp held at the University of Alabama. The UA Young Writers Camp will be held from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m .May 28 through June 1 at the Paul W. Bryant Conference Center, 240 Paul W. Bryant Drive. The camp is for rising ninth-
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JULY 2018 Solicitations From DC, MARVEL, IMAGE, & 23 Other Publishers

JULY 2018 Solicitations From DC, MARVEL, IMAGE, & 23 Other Publishers. By Newsarama Staff April 25, 2018 07:12am ET. July 2018 Credit: Alex Ross/Charlie Adlard/Ivan Reis (Various). Newsarama has compiled the July 2018 advance solicitations for the top North American publishers (according to
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Opinion: High School Seniors Should Follow Their Passion in Choosing a College

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Opinion: High School Seniors Should Follow Their Passion in Choosing a College

National Decision Day is May 1 and high school seniors everywhere are faced with making one of the biggest decisions of their lives: choosing the right-fit college. It is important for students to choose a post-graduation plan that suits their specific personality and goals. With 5,300 college and university
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How This Actress Went from Narrating Audiobooks to Writing Your Next Great Read

She knew my acting background and the fact that I was a Creative Writing major, and she thought I might be suited to this career. She suggested that I send her a demo, I did, and the rest is history. I'd never even listened to an audiobook before. That was about eight years and 350 books ago. B+C: The
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Proudly Peculiar

“I was an English major with a creative writing emphasis at Utah Valley University,” Garcia says. “I'd get published in student journals. [Aaron and I] were both queer, and happened to be roommates at one point. I think we were complaining about submitting somewhere and not getting in, and thought
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Between the Stacks: Gerrymandering and redistricting

Join a discussion of Rebecca Skloot's award-winning book “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” an exploration of the racial politics of medicine. This will be the first of a three-part mini-series focused on compelling nonfiction titles related to health and medicine. Lowcountry Creative Writing Forum: The
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The '90s: Arts Council finds home

New classes offered at the armory included creative writing for adults, scenes for the theater, how to audition for the theater, cartooning for kids, creative writing for all, basic drawing for kids, mobiles, elements of design, environmental art, masks, watercolor and stained glass. During the '90s, the White
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Outskirts Press Announces 2018 Reader Views Award Winners

Book awards give readers an important clue about the quality of a self-published book, and this year's award season says a lot about Outskirts Press and its authors. The Denver-based company, rated the No. 1 self-publishing company by Top Consumer Reviews, is happy to announce that 14 of its
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Courses featuring pop culture references, US history to be offered in the fall

With a large variety of classes available at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, it can be difficult to pick courses. Check out this list of four classes available in the fall for help with creating the perfect schedule. English 4690: Food Writing. Food writing is a hybrid class, which is taught each fall by Lisa
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Christian publisher claims Google won't run its ads because of religious content on its website

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Christian publisher claims Google won't run its ads because of religious content on its website

A Christian publishing house has claimed that Google has refused to run its advertisement unless it removes references to Jesus Christ and the Bible. Bruce Kintz, CEO of Concordia Publishing House (CPH), said Google rejected advertisements related to the company's domain, cph.org, “because of the
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The Race for the Hot Potato

Cathy Breisacher's THE RACE FOR THE HOT POTATO, about Chip the potato chip who sets out to win the sack race at the Spud City Festival, illustrated by Joshua Heinsz, to Sarah Rockett at Sleeping Bear Press, for publication in the spring of 2019, by Jenna Pocius at Red Fox Literary for the author
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The Writers' Workshop announces spring workshops and events

This workshop will explore the various paths to publication, including self-publishing, traditional publishing, small presses, Ebooks and hybrids. We will also discuss how to approach each type of publisher, the query letter, and the synopsis. This class will be primarily discussion-based, with Q&A from the
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Google Blocks Ads from Christian Publisher 'Because of the Faith We Express'

An executive with a Lutheran publishing house says Google will no longer allow ads related to the publisher's site “because of the faith we express.” Bruce Kintz, CEO of Concordia Publishing House, said on his Facebook page this week that the organization was told that Google's online ad service will
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What's next for Ninja Theory after Hellblade

“It's sort of a validation of the model we chose, which was to do something outside of the publisher model, taking all the risk ourselves, putting our own money into it. And then relying on our team. All of us had no real reason to believe that this would be successful, but everyone put everything into it.”.
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Patton Oswalt congratulates late wife Michelle McNamara as suspected Golden State Killer is …

After Patton Oswalt's wife, writer Michelle McNamara, died in her sleep in 2016, he spent the better part of two years finishing her final book, I'll Be Gone in the Dark. The book, which has been on the New York Times best-sellers list since it was released in February, traced the so-called “Golden State
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BC Comix owners gear up to move into 'megastore' before Free Comic Book Day

Free Comic Book Day is a nationwide annual event organized by comic book industry professionals, including retailers, publishers, suppliers and Diamond Comic Distributors, according to the website www.freecomicbookday.com. Fifty comic book titles will be free at participating stores. A list of this
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Publishers Clearing House imposters keep coming

Who wouldn't love to be that winner you see on TV holding a great big sweepstakes check? That's what con artists are counting on when they claim to be Publishers Clearing House. This trick is an oldie but goodie for scammers. The scam starts with a call or letter saying you've won the Publishers
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Library Offers a Range of Virtual Resources to Cardholders

Recorded Books is the largest independent publisher of unabridged audiobooks and a key provider of digital content to the library and school market. Book and audiobook titles from major publishing houses are distributed along with exclusive audiobook titles produced by Recorded Books and narrated
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George RR Martin: a new Game of Thrones book is coming …

The fifth book in the sequence on which the hit HBO series Game of Thrones is based, A Dance With Dragons, was published in 2011, with the television series now taking Martin's characters far beyond the places they have reached in the books. “No, winter is not coming … not in 2018, at least. You're
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Editor-in-Chief Leah Baltus' cool job at City Arts magazine

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Editor-in-Chief Leah Baltus' cool job at City Arts magazine

I studied journalism in college, though my degree is in creative writing. When I moved to Seattle in 2001, I started a high-end arts zine that I ran out of my apartment for seven years while working as a communications consultant for local arts organizations. Eventually my interests converged when I took
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WordSmash gives students crash course in writing

This year's workshop leaders list includes teachers and published authors Kat Wiebe and Catherine Defoe, Banff councillor Corrie DiManno, Dance for Joy Studio owner and author Kim Mayberry, travel writer Lynn Martel, Theatre Canmore artistic director Melanie Desroches, playwright and director
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Fort Wayne Community Schools teacher accused of bullying student over use of Fox News as …

Jacob now goes to a creative writing class he already has taken previously, Hein said. The Heins' main concerns now involve FWCS' lack of response to them regarding the status and outcome of the investigation. During the past few weeks, Hein said FWCS officials have failed to respond to his calls
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Back to Basics

This was the opinion of sign-writer Jay Chapman of Walesby in Nottinghamshire, who explains his path to becoming a sign-writer: “I did a sign-writing course after I left school at Westbourne College in Huthwaite in Nottinghamshire. After that I worked in the industry using vinyl in the early 1990s. In about
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Belgium deems loot boxes dangerous to children and society, threatens publishers with prison and …

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Belgium deems loot boxes dangerous to children and society, threatens publishers with prison and …

The loot box dominos are tumbling. Not even a week after The Netherlands ruled certain types of loot boxes illegal, Belgium has likewise found the games it investigated to be “games of chance” (see: gambling) and therefore operating illegally under current law. And judging by a press release
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OPINION: There's no excuse for publishing fake news

OPINION: There's no excuse for publishing fake news. By Brock Hires · As of Wednesday, April 25, 2018 · Sign in to favorite this; Discuss Comment, Blog about; Share this Email, Facebook, Twitter. . #We've all heard about it far too many times: “Fake News.” #Some longtime, well respected journalists
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Criteo Direct Bidder Connects Publishers' Inventory to the demand from Extensive Base Retail and …

New York: Criteo S.A. (NASDAQ: CRTO), the commerce marketing technology company, today announced, Criteo Direct Bidder has been adopted by publishers in less than one year in-market. The solution directly connects publishers' inventory to the demand from Criteo's extensive base retail and
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Eros Kelly Top Seller

Catholic United Financial treated the students of St. Mary's School in Madelia to a root beer float party to thank them for their fundraising efforts. Eros Kelly, pictured with St. Mary's Principal Jen Slater and CUF Representative Mike Matuska, received a certificate and a robot for his efforts as the top seller
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What Ventura College did for me

Apr 25, 2018 | Jeanette Sanchez, Letters, Power to Speak | 0 |. Twitter · Facebook. I am a graduate of community college. April is Community College Month, and it reminds me how important they are and why community colleges are essential to Ventura County's economic sustainability and the growth of
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Numbers for Comey's initial book sales are in. They dwarf Hillary's and other best-sellers.

As a result, the book has topped nearly every best-seller list. The blockbuster sales have reportedly forced Comey's publisher, Flatiron Books, to order multiple reprints. The publisher has now ordered more than 1 million copies. According to the New York Post, Flatiron only ordered 850,000 copies for
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Scott Plakon fundraiser hosted by publishers

The Strangs, owners of Charisma Media, publishers of magazines and books including best-sellers based on Christian values, will be joined by Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma, 18th Judicial Circuit State Attorney Phil Archer, and 18th Judicial Circuit Public Defender Blaise Trettis in hosting the
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Universal Music Publishing Group signs songwriter Asa Taccone to global administration deal

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has announced the signing of songwriter-producer-composer Asa Taccone to an exclusive global administration agreement. The lead singer and the main songwriter for his band Electric Guest, Taccone co-wrote and co-produced the No.1 hit Feel It Still, which
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TED-style art history platform aims to promote arts education online

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TED-style art history platform aims to promote arts education online

The non-profit platform, which has a similar format to the popular TED Talks platform, is part of the commercial arts services company Heni that produces film, photography and publishing projects with artists and estates. “We felt we were well placed to do something to help and believe it's important to
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UK Parliament considers new online publication system for Hansard

“The Houses of Parliament has published this PIN to try and identify potentially interested organisations with relevant expertise and experience to provide a publishing system that will integrate with existing applications and software used in producing the Hansard documents every day,” the notice said.
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After Almost a Decade, Aimee Song's Influence Is More Bankable Than Ever

If you follow fashion blogger Aimee Song—a.k.a. Song of Style—on Instagram, you've seen her dancing at Coachella, posing in Tokyo, and lounging at the Hôtel Plaza Athénée during Paris Fashion Week. A never-ending vacation the uninformed onlooker might assume, but the truth is, every place Song
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Manual for making Bratislava a better city

… and that Bratislava can become a fully-fledged modern European city. That is why he partnered 76 experts and composed the Plan Bratislava book with them. It contains a manual for making Bratislava a better city. The book was published by the Slovart publishing house and was launched on April 19
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Religion Book Deals: April 25, 2018

Gary Sinise, the actor perhaps best known for his role as Lt. Dan in 1994's Forrest Gump, signed a two-book deal with Thomas Nelson that includes a memoir, Grateful American, slated for publication by Nelson Books in February 2019. The book covers Sinise's life story as well as his passion for
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Free HIV and STI testing at SF State

Creative writing major Trevaughn Roach-Carter said, “I was just walking by and I had seen the 'get tested' sign and I thought it was probably a good thing to do, so I stopped.” According to The San Francisco AIDS Foundation, gay and bisexual men represent 79 percent of new HIV cases annually.
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Why we need Mormon dissenters

In my haste to purchase a cookbook amidst an overwhelming number of choices I ignored some potential red flags, like that the book was self-published and the author had no prior experience writing cookbooks or particular expertise in, you know, actually cooking. I just went with the crowd of five-star
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Half a million books under one roof in capital

Since its launch, the book fair has become more than just a platform for publishers to network and sell their books, and has taken a larger significance mainly towards the promotion of cultural exchanges and dialogue thanks to the large number of different countries taking part. “We are so thrilled to be
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The New York Times Confirms Why Many Doubt Its Best-Seller List

According to BookScan, the book outsold 14 of the 15 books on The New York Times hardcover nonfiction list. … For example, Regnery Publishing, the publisher of my book, announced a year ago The Times list is so ideologically biased Regnery would no longer announce whether any of its authors
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SAGE announces publishing partnership with Project Management Institute – 25 Apr 2018

Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced a partnership with the Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI), a not-for-profit professional … Core themes include: moving to data driven content publishing; the journey from intelligent content to the content product of the future; deploying AI,
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How do you use social media to market your practice?

Posted by Anon: “A few years ago I attended a legal writing training presented by a fairly well-known scholar in the field. On handwritten notes, he shared an observation that immediately rang true, and which I think is apt here (paraphrased, of course): think of the times you've received a handwritten card
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New Horror, Thriller and Fantastic Film Collection Now Streaming on Amazon Prime Video

These films were published to Prime Video directly by filmmakers or rights holders through the Prime Video Direct (formerly Amazon Video Direct) self-publishing program which enables rights holders to make their content available to Prime members and earn royalties based on customer engagement.
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Artist Seth Goodkind brings 'Strange Sound' comic to Real Change

Often the stories relate to the region's rich labor history. Goodkind is bringing “Strange Sound” to Real Change, where it will be published monthly and continue telling these hidden stories. This issue features the first comic for Real Change, telling the story of a man who went missing and was found in an
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Temporary Position in Managing Editorial

Part-time employee needed in Managing Editorial to assist in the creation of titles for the Hachette Books and Black Dog & Leventhal imprints. Suitable candidates will be available to work at our New York office four days a week, and should have 2-3 years of experience in ManEd or appropriate
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Belarusian books on display at Eurasian Book Fair 2018 in Kazakhstan

It is the third time the international book fair has been organized. The number of exhibitors is on the rise. This year's event has attracted over 155 publishing houses and book companies from 18 countries. State Secretary of Kazakhstan Gulshara Abdykalikova took part in the opening ceremony. She also
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Want to Be A Best-Selling Business Author? Dorie Clark Reveals How With 1 Sentence

But while the one-two punch of the Internet and self-publishing gives us more opportunity to put out written content than ever before, it can sometimes feel like you're throwing a bottle with a message tucked inside it into the Pacific Ocean. In an age when anyone can be an author, hitting the bestseller
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Calendar 4/26/18

LISTEN & LEARN: April 30 at 6 p.m., with Clay County School Superintendent Addison Davis, Clay High Cafeteria, 466 Madison Ave., to discuss how recent safety regulations will impact Clay County Schools. PLANNING … Select from best sellers, fiction, and nonfiction on your favorite topics. You'll find
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