Welcome to the London Book Fair, Where Everyone Knows Their Place
The London Book Fair was held over three days in the cavernous Kensington Olympia exhibition center.Credit…Sam Bush for The New York Times Everybody knows that the publishing industry is a rigorously stratified world, characterized by a reverence for hierarchy and a near-fanatical observance of ritual. Or maybe we suspect as much — but for those […]
Inland Empire writers mark 10 years of literary journeys at Riverside event
Johnny Bender talks about the origins of the Inlandia Literary Journeys column on Sunday as co-founder Cati Porter listens at the Culver Center for the Arts. (Photo by David Allen, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) If you’re a reader of our Sunday newspaper, you may have seen the Inlandia Literary Journeys column, penned by a rotating […]
Students, faculty turn ideas into collaborative short stories during Writing Day event
Pens and pencils went to lined paper April 19 as Northwest Missouri State University’s Department of Language Literature and Writing hosted a “Northwest Day of Writing,” centering on a collaborative writing activity during which participants crafted pieces of a story from a shared context determined by the group. “A lot of times as students, we […]
Literacy and Community Initiative’s Fourth Annual Reading Celebration Highlights Artwork and Writing for the First Time
Youth from Refugee Hope Partners and Juntos will read their written narratives from two newly released books – Brave Histories and Hopeful Futures, Vol. 2: Voices of a Refugee Community and The Realities of Our World: Las Realidades de Nuestros Mundos–during the LCI 4th Annual Reading Celebration. When Aaliyah, a student in the CORRAL Riding […]
Local notes: Little Sprouts, OLLI, Writers’ Colony
Artists 360 Artists 360, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, returns for its sixth year. From May 1 to June 28, applications are open for four categories of grants to artists in Northwest Arkansas. Interested applicants are invited to attend one of five free information sessions. Since 2018, the Artists 360 program has partnered with […]
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 […]
The We Read Youth Voices Writing Contest Returns April 3
MADISON, WI – Madison Public Library will once again host the We Read Youth Voices Writing Contest in collaboration with Forward Madison FC and the Wisconsin Book Festival with support from the Madison Public Library Foundation in the spring of 2023. Submissions will be accepted beginning April 3, 2023, online and a kick-off event will […]
Torch Literary Arts seeks to light the path for Black women writers
Gathered in a Zoom workshop, a group of Black women writers had the opportunity to do some “digging into that honesty box,” as presenter Ebony Stewart put it. Part of that exploration of honesty meant looking their imposter syndrome — or feeling of fraudulence and self-doubt — in the eye. “Self-sabotaging your greatness because you […]
Writing festival to bring Kansas poets laureate, singer-songwriter to Pittsburg State
High school, public, and university students will have the opportunity to learn from the masters at WritersFest, a literary festival planned by Pittsburg State University’s Creative Writing Program in March, with workshops and readings by noted authors. The festival honors writer Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Kansas Poet Laureate Emeritus, and celebrates her many and varied contributions to […]
Chagrin Falls art students compete in National Scholastic Art and Writing Competition
CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio – Chagrin Falls Intermediate and High School students competed in the Scholastic Art and Writing Competition hosted by the Cleveland Institute of Art, with 6 students (Kate Bartlett, Samantha Holtz, Oakleigh Neithhammer, Charles Taylor, Chole Nightwine, and Claire Rubin) advancing to the national finals held in New York City. Select artists and […]