Gail Simone Will Pen an All-New
Gail Simone, the legendary comics author who first began writing for Dynamite Entertainment’s Red Sonja in 2013, is returning again to the character for an all-new novel. While the character remains the same, this is not an adaptation of an older storyline, nor is it a movie tie-in ; it’s going to be a totally […]
54th Annual UND Writers Conference
The University of North Dakota hosted its 54th annual writer’s conference this year. Running from March 23rd to the 25th, the conference was an undeniable success. Founded in 1970, the writer’s conference has been a pillar of prairie writing and community in North Dakota. Every year the conference brings together six to eight authors and […]
WGA Anonymous: The Only Thing ‘Mini’ About This Writer’s Room Is the Pay
On Monday, the Writers Guild of America announced a strike authorization vote , calling upon its members to decide if the guild has authority to call for a strike against the studios (AMPTP) as negotiations continue ahead of the WGA contract expiring May 1. A work stoppage of some kind looks more likely by the […]
Who, What, Why: Jamie-Lee Josselyn on her passion for creative writing and Penn
Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences Josselyn says her goal is ‘to find people who will thrive at Penn who might not have found Penn otherwise.’ As associate director for recruitment for the Creative Writing Program, Jamie-Lee Josselyn visits high schools across the country to talk with student writers about opportunities at Penn. A Penn alum, […]
Turnitin Turns On AI Writing Detection Features for Educators
ChatGPT in the Classroom Starting today, plagiarism detection software Turnitin includes new live AI-writing detection features that “identify the use of AI writing tools including ChatGPT, with 98% confidence,” the company said. Turnitin has been working on its AI-writing detection capabilities for nearly two years prior, and the team behind the new features spoke with […]
Writers & Studios To Hold More Talks Over Next Two Weeks; Strike Authorization Vote Still Expected – Update
Talks between the WGA and AMPTP will continue on Wednesday. As Deadline revealed on Friday, the two sides were scheduling more conversations during their previously planned two-week break. This comes as the guild scheduled its strike authorization vote earlier this week after saying said the studios “failed to offer meaningful responses on the core economic […]