Bedford Media is relaunching Life magazine as a print publication through a deal with Dotdash Meredith. Bedford is led by CEO Karlie Kloss. Read more on writerswrite.com
The Naitonal Book Foundation has expanded the National Book Awards eligibility criteria to include authors who reside in the U.S but do not hold US citizenship. Read more on writerswrite.com ...
https://www.writerswrite.com/national-book-awards-eligibility-expanded-21620241
Thousands of striking writers and actors marched together on Hollywood streets on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. The WGA strike is on day 136. Read more on writerswrite.com
https://www.writerswrite.com/striking-writers-actors-march-91420231
Vice Media has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ahead of a sale. The company is being sold for $225 million. Read more on writerswrite.com
Oprah Winfrey selected The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese as the 101st for her book club, Oprah's Book Club. Read more on writerswrite.com
https://www.writerswrite.com/oprah-covenant-of-water-51020231
Ed Sheeran has won a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against him for his song Thinking Out Loud. The suit was brought by the estate of late Ed Townsend. Read more on writerswrite.com
https://www.writerswrite.com/ed-sheeran-wins-copyright-lawsuit-50420231
The WGA writers are on strike after failing to come to an agreement with AMPTP. The issues include streaming, AI and preserving the writers' room. Read more on writerswrite.com
https://www.writerswrite.com/wga-writers-strike-streaming-ai-50220231
Clarkesworld magazine has closed to submissions temporarily after receiving a large number of submissions clearly generated with the help of the AI tool ChatGPT. Read more on writerswrite.com ...
Prince Harry's memoir Spare has arrived in bookstores. The massive press coverage has landed the book atop bestseller lists. Read more on writerswrite.com
https://www.writerswrite.com/prince-harry-spare-bestseller-11020231
Stephen King compares Elon Musk to Tom Sawyer in a tweet. King has also attacked Musk's plans for a new verification fee. Read more on writerswrite.com
https://www.writerswrite.com/stephen-king-elon-musk-110620221
The U.S. Postal Service honored Shel Silverstein with a postage stamp. The stamp features his work The Giving Tree. Read more on writerswrite.com
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Twitter reveals it is working on a long awaited edit button. It was revealed by the Twitter Comms account on April 5th. Read more on writerswrite.com
Oprah Winfrey has been named the Literary Champion of 2022 by PEN/Faulkner. They say she is a literary force field. Read more on writerswrite.com
https://www.writerswrite.com/oprah-literary-champion-33020221
The longlist for the 2022 International Booker Prize has been announced. The list features 13 titles. Read more on writerswrite.com
https://www.writerswrite.com/2022-international-booker-prize-31820221
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