Day: May 2, 2018

Drawing on experience and moles for gritty portrayal of the US Marines

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Drawing on experience and moles for gritty portrayal of the US Marines

Since 2010, Uriarte has illustrated more than 800 comic strips under the Terminal Lance brand, along with a self-published graphic novel, The White Donkey, which hit the bestseller list after it was acquired by Little Brown in 2016. Last week, Little Brown released a collection, Terminal Lance: Ultimate
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Celebrate comics and Hall of Heroes in Mt. Pleasant at event Saturday

“With awesome titles coming from the major publishers such as DC and Marvel, as well as many of the indies including Image, Aftershock, Dark Horse and IDW, we're sure there's a comic book for everyone,” Shuler said in a news release. “Comics are a fun and enduring form of entertainment for readers
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'1001 Titles'adds new dimension to AD book fair

SHARJAH: As part of its commitment to social responsibility and with an aim to share its cultural experience with the publishers, “1001 Titles” initiative made its mark in the 28th edition of Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, held from April 25 to May 1. Through its participation, the literary initiative aimed to
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Meet the ABIA Rising Stars: Lex Hirst

In recognition of the Australian Book Industry Awards' (ABIA) inaugural Rising Star of the Year Award, Books+Publishing spoke to each of the five shortlisted nominees ahead of the winner's announcement at the ABIA ceremony on 3 May. In this final instalment, we speak to Lex Hirst, commissioning
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Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook won't be paying publishers an annual fee for their stuff

Quick memo to Rupert Murdoch, Jonah Peretti and other media executives who would like Facebook to replicate the cable model, and pay them a yearly fee in exchange for their content: It's not going to happen, says Mark Zuckerberg. “I'm not sure that makes sense,” Zuckerberg said when asked about
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Deborah Rogers Award reveals 'hugely interesting' shortlist

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Deborah Rogers Award reveals 'hugely interesting' shortlist

Anappara, shortlisted for Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line, is currently doing a PhD in Creative-Critical Writing at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. She has a Masters in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) from UEA and previously worked as a journalist and editor in India. Connolly's fiction and poetry has
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Letter from the Editors

I first became involved with the newspaper in the fall of 2015 as part of an optional assignment in an offhandedly selected news writing course. What all-too-quickly followed was a three-year journey paved with grief, joy and just about every emotion in between. In this office, we've experienced,
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#SupportSunTimes: The Chicago Sun-Times discovered the writer in me

Of course, some of her writing was in our family library, so my parents were elated. At the time, my mother told me that if you won an award without trying, imagine what you can do when you put your mind to something. Years later, I found my way back to writing. My writing ended up being in media
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Creative Writing, Exploration & Expression at the Core of SCWriP's Young Writers Summer Camp …

Long days, relaxing nights, cotton clothing, nature hikes, cooling dips in some water, delicious in-season fruit, good books, anything iced… We all know what time of year this is. Summertime is around the corner again in Santa Barbara. Although summer will always be an amazing time of year, there is
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2018 Oregon Book Awards honor 10 authors

Passarello, an assistant professor of creative writing-nonfiction at Oregon State University, called the essay a “wild and woolly genre,” adding that “a wild and woolly place like the Pacific Northwest is the kind of place that welcomes the essay and should champion the essay, and maybe we should be in
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