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The Writer's News
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February 16, 2015
Philip Levine, a Poet Whose Works Captured Working-Class Life, Dies
Philip Levine, a former US Poet Laureate whose works portrayed the lives of working-class people—including his own—died on Saturday of pancreatic and liver cancer in Fresno, California. He was eighty-seven.
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February 16, 2015
Patron Attendance Soars at Redesigned Dutch Library
A library in the town of Almere in the Netherlands has figured out how to boost patron attendance to record-high levels.
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February 16, 2015
PEN World Voices Festival to Spotlight Africa’s Literati
The PEN World Voices Festival, which is set to take place from May 4-10 in New York, has announced its particular focus on the contemporary literary culture of Africa.
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February 16, 2015
Publishers Think Enhanced E-Books May Make a Comeback
Despite the relative unpopularity of enhanced e-books, Chris Kyle’s “enhanced” memoir American Sniper rose to the top of Apple’s iBook bestseller list and remained there for the first three weeks of January. But what does this mean?
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February 11, 2015
Film of Sir Walter Scott Poem Beamed onto Glencoe Highlands Commemorates the Massacre of Glencoe
It is the 300th anniversary of the 1715 Jacobite uprising, and projected onto the Glencoe highlands scenery is a video of Sir Walter Scott’s little-known poem “On the Massacre of Glencoe.”
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Writer's Chronicle
Calendar
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Feb 28
Bay to Ocean Writers Conference
The 13th Annual Bay to Ocean Writers Conference is designed as an inspirational and educational opportunity for writers of all levels. The popular conference draws 150 attendees, primarily from the Delmarva Peninsula and Mid-Atlantic region.
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Mar 02
George Mason University & The Creative Writer's Workshop: Application Deadline 2 March: Creative Writing Summer Abroad Program Ireland 2015
Earn 6 Semester Undergraduate or Graduate Credits in Ireland this summer! Application Deadline 2 March 2015. Open to non-George Mason Students. Study on the Aran Islands. Explore Galway ciity. LIve in Doolin beside the Cliffs of Moher. Then complete your
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Mar 06
Everything You Need to Know About Children's Book Publishing: A Crash Course
Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis; seats fill fast, register now!
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Mar 07
The Memoir Writing Club: 12-week Online Memoir Writing Course with Workbook, Audio Tutorials, LIVE Private Writing Session COURSE STARTS 7 Mar 2015
12-week ONLINE MEMOIR WRITING COURSE provides:- *12 x Interactive Lessons with The Memoir Writing Workbook *Submit Work for Feedback *LIVE Writing Discussions *Private LIVE Writing Session *Audio Tutorials *Writing Rooms This course uses right-brain/lef
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Mar 12
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Mar 13
Colrain Intensive Spring Poetry Manuscript Conference in Massachusetts
A small (8) conference open only to Colrain alums and/or finalist or semi-finalist in a book-length or chapbook manuscript competition or equivalent. Those with previous book publication also considered.
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Mar 14
Unicorn Writers' Conference
A unique writers' conference that covers the total story from craft to career. Network with agents and editors and get rare, insider publishing tips from industry shot-callers themselves as executives from every department teach how to write, publish, mar
