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March 2020

‘Do your homework. This is a very competitive genre and you need to be aware of not only current novels, but current television series and films too. There is nothing worse than working on a story for months only to find out it has already been done.

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Woody Allen’s memoirs: this is the behaviour of censors, not publishers | Jo Glanville | Opinion | The Guardian

Thu, 12/03/2020 - 1:48pm — Chris Holifield

9 March 2020

Woody Allen’s memoirs: this is the behaviour of censors, not publishers | Jo Glanville | Opinion | The Guardian website

When Hachette bought Woody Allen's autobiography, they no doubt expected it to be controversial. And no doubt they expected it to be a commercial success. Read more

Debate over Scottish Poetry Library's 'no platforming' stance continues | The Bookseller

Thu, 12/03/2020 - 1:31pm — Chris Holifield

9 March 2020

Debate over Scottish Poetry Library's 'no platforming' stance continues | The Bookseller website

The Scottish Poetry Library

Library focusing on contemporary poetry written in Scotland in Scots, Gaelic and English. Can borrow free in person, but 50p charge for postal borrowings. www.spl.org.uk

has come under fire from transgender and non-binary authors for saying it does not support the "no-platforming" of authors. Read more

Simon & Schuster Is Up for Sale - The New York Times

Thu, 12/03/2020 - 1:28pm — Chris Holifield

9 March 2020

Simon & Schuster Is Up for Sale - The New York Times website

Simon & Schuster, the publishing powerhouse behind best-selling authors like Stephen King, Ursula K. Le Guin and Judy Blume, is up for sale.

Its owner, ViacomCBS, announced Wednesday that, after a "strategic review," the book publisher was no longer essential to its business and that it would seek a buyer.

Noughts & Crosses author hits back at race-bait claims | Books | The Guardian

Thu, 12/03/2020 - 1:12pm — Chris Holifield

9 March 2020

Noughts & Crosses author hits back at race-bait claims | Books | The Guardian website

Malorie Blackman took to Twitter to explain her position this weekend in the wake of some negative reaction to Thursday evening's broadcast of the first of six episodes of a new BBC dramatisation of her 2001 novel for young adults. Read more

In defence of modern children’s books | The Spectator

Thu, 12/03/2020 - 1:02pm — Chris Holifield

9 March 2020

In defence of modern children’s books | The Spectator website

A few years ago, I was surprised to open a newspaper and read that the head teacher of a London public school had decided to ban my books from his library. He described the adventures of Alex Rider, which have sold around 20 million- copies worldwide, in terms so derogatory that I have no mind to repeat them. Suffice it to say that the article quite put me off my cornflakes. Read more

How Do You Write a Mystery When Every Plot Is Taken? | CrimeReads

Thu, 12/03/2020 - 12:57pm — Chris Holifield

9 March 2020

How Do You Write a Mystery When Every Plot Is Taken? | CrimeReads website

If you had asked the late Christopher Booker, the English journalist and author would have told you there are a limited number of story plots to go around. He had such conviction in his theory that he even wrote a book about it. Read more

Karen Russell on Motherhood and Money | Wealthsimple

Thu, 12/03/2020 - 12:52pm — Chris Holifield

9 March 2020

Karen Russell on Motherhood and Money | Wealthsimple website

The novelist didn't realize how fervently society wants to turn us into calculators - every action has a payment or a fee - until she had her first child. Here she reckons with motherhood's ticking meter: every minute with her kids is work lost, and each minute writing subtracts from precious, un-price-able joy.

Fever dreams: did author Dean Koontz really predict coronavirus? | Books | The Guardian

Thu, 12/03/2020 - 12:48pm — Chris Holifield

9 March 2020

Fever dreams: did author Dean Koontz really predict coronavirus? | Books | The Guardian website

According to an online conspiracy theory, the American author Dean Koontz predicted the coronavirus outbreak in 1981. His novel The Eyes of Darkness made reference to a killer virus called "Wuhan-400" - eerily predicting the Chinese city where Covid-19 would emerge. Read more

International Welsh Poetry Competition 2020

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Closing date:

31 May 2020

Entry:

Open to all No entry fee £6 for first poems, then a sliding scale

Prize:

1st Prize £500, 2nd Prize £250 and 3rd Prize £100

Judge Sally Spedding

1st Prize - £500
2nd Prize - £250
3d Prize - £100
plus 17 runners-up, specially commended entries and publication in a future anthology.

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Advice for aspiring crime writers

9 March 2020

‘Do your homework. This is a very competitive genre and you need to be aware of not only current novels, but current television series and films too. There is nothing worse than working on a story for months only to find out it has already been done. Read more

‘My advice to writers, whether they are inspired or repelled by my work, is to read and reread, write and rewrite, keep to the grindstone, do not be swayed by fame or adulation, the work is the absolute prize.'

— Edna O’Brien

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