NAWE - National Association of Writers in Education http://www.nawe.co.uk Promoting Creative Writing en-gb Fri, 9th September 2010 14:00:00 GMT Sat, 25 May 2013 14:00:03 GMT 'Cuckoo Review' Spreads its Wings. http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=31138 New online magazine known as 'Cuckoo Review' is being launched under New Writing North. 2013-05-10T00:00:00 YoungNews#31138 London Book Fair 2013: Young Debut Authors Fetch Big Advances http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=30935 Young authors come out on top at this years London Book Fair 2013-04-18T00:00:00 YoungNews#30935 Review: Sally Ashton's 'Controller' http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=30934 Review of Sally Ashton's novella 'Controller'. 2013-03-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#30934 “Poetry can break down barriers”, says Poet Laureate http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=30316 Speaking at the launch of the 2013 Laureate Education Project, Carol Ann Duffy said: “Differences in language or culture are often considered to be barriers to communication but the language of poetry is spoken all over the world and all cultures have their own poets and poetry. " 2013-02-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#30316 The Antpod Faction http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29943 Alex James used Amazon’s CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform and Kindle Direct Publishing to get my first book in print and on Kindle. Did it work? 2012-12-13T00:00:00 YoungNews#29943 Five Common Facebook Mistakes http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29895 A Facebook page set up as a shop front for yourself or your creative business is a very different beast to your personal page. Here’s how not to wind up your ‘fans’... 2012-12-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#29895 Young Swiss-Born Writer Storms Publishing World http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29790 27-year-old Joel Dicker this year threw the publishing world into a scramble for rights at the Frankfurt Book Fair, with his second published novel being touted as the next global phenomenon. 2012-11-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#29790 Miracle e-zine Issue 3 Call for Submissions, Issue 2 Available http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29595 Miracle e-zine, a literary and art magazine for and by writers, has launched its second issue and is available now to buy or preview, as editors call for submissions to fill issue 3. 2012-10-24T00:00:00 YoungNews#29595 T S Eliot Prize Shadowing Scheme http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29564 The Shadowing Scheme, run in partnership with emagazine, enables students to take part in shadowing the judges of this year’s prize to select the poet they think should win well before the judges’ decision in January. 2012-10-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#29564 3 Verse http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29555 Worcestershire's poetry project for 2012/13. It will give young people in the county 3 opportunities to write and perform their own poetry either on their own or as part of a group. 2012-10-18T00:00:00 YoungNews#29555 Foyle Young Poet of the Year Award Attracts Record Numbers http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29434 With over 7000 entries, the 2012 Young Poets of the Year Award has set a new benchmark for the competition, illuminating the growing popularity of poetry amongst young people. 2012-10-02T00:00:00 YoungNews#29434 The Bookscore: the New Rotten Tomatoes for Books? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29248 Why rely on one book review when you can read five 2012-08-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#29248 UK Authors Discontent with Publishers over Communication, Marketing Support http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29232 How do authors feel about their publishers? The UK’s “Writers’ Workshop” site has the results of a survey of about 300 authors, both professionally-published and self-published, conducted through assistance from several authors’ associations 2012-08-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#29232 Why Aren’t Publishers Pushing E-Books? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29233 In a post discussing a tweet from author Brent Weeks last week Nate wondered, in his blog post “Not All of Us Drink a $4 Coffee, Mr. Weeks,” why publishers aren’t “trying to convert paper book buyers to E-Books buyers,” considering that publishers make more money on E-Books than on mass market paperbacks 2012-08-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#29233 Kodak Gets Out of Film Business – Will Publishers Get Out of Print Business? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29234 When we look at the decision Kodak announced today to sell its film division, are we looking at the future of the book publishing industry 2012-08-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#29234 Can Wattpad Save Reading? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29235 In the fall of 2007, less than a year after Allen Lau and Ivan Yuen co-founded Wattpad, Lau sat across from his business partner and placed a cup of coffee on the table. “Last month, we earned $2 in revenue,” he told Yuen. “Just enough to buy this cup of coffee. We have to share" 2012-08-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#29235 Paid Reviews are the Next Great Promotional Tool for Self-Published Authors http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29236 If you’re a self-published author who is still struggling to get noticed, now might be the time to swallow the rest of your pride, jettison your code of ethics, and start buying reviews 2012-08-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#29236 You Can’t Teach Someone to Write (Except You Can) http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29163 There are so many aphorisms about writing I will co-sign. “Writing is rewriting.” “You have to collect a lot of pink slips if you want to be a real writer.” “The art of writing is the art of applying the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair” 2012-08-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#29163 Review: Definitions of Distance by Jake Campbell http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29171 Through small vignettes Campbell inundates his Northeast with a poetic sensibility 2012-08-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#29171 Why Self-Publishers Should Care That Penguin Bought Author Solutions http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29157 Should self-publishers care that Pearson, the corporate parent of Penguin Group, has acquired Author Solutions and its subsidiaries? Maybe 2012-08-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#29157 Publishing in 2002 vs 2012: Better, Worse or a Stalemate? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29158 In the charticle that follows, Reed reflects on the decade in publishing, based on his experience publishing Snowball’s Chance 2012-08-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#29158 iBooks Author: Still Defying Expectations http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29159 In June, Miles Kelly Publishing was featured in the Bookseller’s article “IBooks Author uptake defies expectations”, and I wanted to continue with that subject post our first iBook Discovery Channel™: Speed Machines going live 2012-08-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#29159 Why You Need a Professional Editor http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29160 After completing the final draft of a manuscript for my fifth book, I wanted a reality check. I hired a professional editor and learned something important about self-publishing 2012-08-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#29160 Make-Your-Own-E-Books Platform: Aerbook Maker http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29161 I’ve spent the past few months reporting on platforms that help school librarians make E-Books available to their patrons. But what about librarians and other educators who want to go beyond a read-only experience and enable their students to easily create, share—and even market—their very own slick, tablet-ready graphical E-Books and mobile apps 2012-08-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#29161 Publishing Is Broken, We're Drowning In Indie Books - And That's A Good Thing http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29146 I had an e-reader unwillingly thrust upon me. I ignored it at first; shunned it. Then one day I was packing for a long trip and it came on me in a flash that if I used the damned thing I wouldn’t have to limit myself to five pounds of books in my luggage 2012-08-16T00:00:00 YoungNews#29146 UK Publisher Triples Sales by Bundling http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29114 The Clonefiles initiative was a small experiment, involving a single imprint of Osprey Group, Angry Robot, and one indie bookstore, Mostly Books in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England 2012-08-15T00:00:00 YoungNews#29114 Apple to squeeze out Orange as new backer of fiction award http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29115 Oranges are not the only fruit, especially when it comes to the Orange Prize for Fiction. 2012-08-15T00:00:00 YoungNews#29115 Why Optioning Your Characters May Be a Horrible Idea http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29116 If anyone asks to take an option on your characters as opposed to on your next project of whatever type, you might be tempted to say yes. Think hard before you do 2012-08-15T00:00:00 YoungNews#29116 Are PDF E-Books Still Key for Developing Digital Markets? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29117 Are PDFs still viable — still key — for digital publishing, especially in the emerging digital marketplaces 2012-08-15T00:00:00 YoungNews#29117 Here’s A Blog Authors Need to Read: Legal Minimum http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29118 The Lendink brouhaha is still dying down, but I think it’s not too early to consider what we can learn from the incident 2012-08-15T00:00:00 YoungNews#29118 On Books: Value in an E-Book World http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29119 E-Books have changed the way we think of value in regards to books 2012-08-15T00:00:00 YoungNews#29119 What I'm Thinking About...the Downside of Digital http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29120 As a guest selector at the Edinburgh International Book festival I'm reminded of how digital technology has affected every aspect of life 2012-08-15T00:00:00 YoungNews#29120 Not All of Us Drink a $4 Coffee, Mr. Weeks http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29121 It looks like a debate on ebook prices is about to break out again, and there are a number of points I can make about this 2012-08-15T00:00:00 YoungNews#29121 Amazon Now Selling More EBooks Than Real Books In The UK http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29111 According to an Amazon UK release, the company is now selling more ebooks than hardback or paperback books in Britain, a tipping point that we reached in the U.S. over a year ago. It took four years for U.S. ebook sales to overtake print sales. 2012-08-14T00:00:00 YoungNews#29111 Women On The Rise Among The World's Top-Earning Authors http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29112 Watch your back, James Patterson. Sleep with one eye open, Stephen King. Men still top the list of the world’s highest-earning authors, but this year it’s the women on the list who’ve been making the boldest moves, led by a trio of genre phenoms: Suzanne Collins, E.L. James and J.K. Rowling. 2012-08-14T00:00:00 YoungNews#29112 Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Student Edition Hits Stores & Continues to Disappoint http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29091 Someone wake me when Samsung makes a useful accessory (which wasn’t copied from Apple). Then I’ll get interested 2012-08-13T00:00:00 YoungNews#29091 Disruption — Are We Seeing a New Type Emerging in Academic Publishing? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28996 “Disruption” sounds sexy, like “Inception” sounds sexy. It also sounds harmless enough — there was a slight disruption at the back of the classroom 2012-08-10T00:00:00 YoungNews#28996 In Praise of Negative Reviews http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28997 “If you didn’t read the book, why rate it? And why give it a 1-star rating?” 2012-08-10T00:00:00 YoungNews#28997 Is There a Future for Illustrated E-Books? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28998 Illustrated books are having trouble adapting to the new e-book world 2012-08-10T00:00:00 YoungNews#28998 Two Years After the Tipping Point Papers Web Readership is Booming http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28999 As newspapers’ print circulation continues to decline, publishers now get the majority of their readers online. But what does that look like in practise? 2012-08-10T00:00:00 YoungNews#28999 E-Books: is it a genre thing? Definitely... http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=29000 Is self-publishing a genre thing? Absolutely. Just look at what sells. But it goes further than that 2012-08-10T00:00:00 YoungNews#29000 Kindle books 'outselling print' on Amazon.co.uk http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28940 Amazon.co.uk customers are buying more Kindle books than print books, both hardback and paperbacks, according to the company. 2012-08-06T00:00:00 YoungNews#28940 Social isn’t a Magic Bullet, But it Can Sell Books http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28919 There have always been various methods used to advertise and sell books, social is just one of the latest incarnations 2012-08-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#28919 The Five Mistakes Killing Self-Published Authors http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28922 It is a wonderful time to be a writer, but I want to make myself crystal clear: this business is hard work and there are no shortcuts 2012-08-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#28922 Compose Your Own anthology with YPN Challenges http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28909 We are challenging you to write your own mini anthology of poems this August! To help you, every two days poet Jon Stone will set a new challenge on the Young Poets Network site to spark off a new poem. 2012-08-01T00:00:00 YoungNews#28909 Will Self-Publishing Survive the Impending Implosion of Social Media Marketing? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28910 Ewan Morrison argues that self-publishing is going to implode upon itself once everyone realizes marketing yourself via social media doesn’t work to sell E-Books 2012-08-01T00:00:00 YoungNews#28910 reKiosk Could be a New Option For Self-Pub Authors http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28869 A press release came across my desk this morning, and while I hesitate to promote one before there’s real public feedback, this new service could be interesting 2012-07-30T00:00:00 YoungNews#28869 Google Says Book Search is Fair Use http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28879 It’s finally here: Google’s long anticipated, full-throated fair use defense for its library scanning program. In its motion for Summary Judgment in the Authors Guild vs. Google, filed on July 27, Google attorneys argue that its keyword searchable index of books scanned from library shelves “passes with ease” the ultimate test of fair use, because it provides “enormous transformative benefit” to the public, without “reducing the value” of any authors’ work 2012-07-30T00:00:00 YoungNews#28879 The ebook marketplace is about to change…a lot http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28880 Now that the DoJ’s response to the public comments has made it overwhelmingly likely that the settlement it negotiated with Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster will be accepted by the Court, it is time to contemplate the changes we’ll see in the ebook marketplace in the next couple of months. 2012-07-30T00:00:00 YoungNews#28880 Self-publishing Company FastPencil Gives Some Authors More Access to Barnes & Noble http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28866 FastPencil hopes that the offering will help set it apart from free self-publishing platforms like Amazon’s KDP 2012-07-30T00:00:00 YoungNews#28866 Remember When Amazon Set the Pace for E-Book Pricing? It’s Back! http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28868 Remember when they set prices designed to build a market from scratch – and did just that – built a market from scratch? 2012-07-30T00:00:00 YoungNews#28868 iTunes University Updated – Let the Learning Commence http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28845 OSX Mountain Lion is now available, and so are updates for Safari and iTunes University 2012-07-26T00:00:00 YoungNews#28845 How a Traditional Publisher Could Harm a Writer’s Career http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28844 A close look at the numbers indicates that those authors who continue to publish via traditional publishers might be harming their long term career prospects 2012-07-26T00:00:00 YoungNews#28844 10(ish) Sites Every Young Writer Should Know http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28818 For a young writer it is difficult to find the right voices to provide direction and opportunities, with the sites listed below this challenge should be made easier 2012-07-25T00:00:00 YoungNews#28818 Penguin’s New Business Model: Exploiting Writers http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28790 Penguin’s parent company, Pearson, has announced the purchase of Author Solutions for $116m – news which has shocked writers, especially given Author Solutions’ long history of providing questionable services at staggering prices 2012-07-23T00:00:00 YoungNews#28790 E-Book bargains: is there a heavier price to pay? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28789 By allowing digital titles to be sold for 20p, publishers are complicit in eroding the value of their product 2012-07-23T00:00:00 YoungNews#28789 8 Tools to Create an Irresistible E-Book http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28764 Creating ebooks requires trial and error to figure out a process that works best for you 2012-07-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#28764 The Huffington Post Launches a Weekly Newsmagazine for iPad http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28765 Huffington repurposes content from the site — mixed in with some new pieces – and presents in a magazine-like format and frequency 2012-07-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#28765 How Would You Like a POD Newspaper? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28767 Print on Demand is a well established way for the self published author to get books to readers, but did you know that you could make a POD newspaper? 2012-07-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#28767 Hulu for Magazines http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28768 Next Issue Media recently introduced an iPad version of its app, following an April launch for Android platforms 2012-07-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#28768 Review: Absence has a Weight of its Own by Daniel Sluman http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28773 Sluman's debut collection of poems explore both the physical and figurative theme of absence 2012-07-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#28773 Nominations open for World Book Night 2013 http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28774 Nominations for books to be given out for free at next year's World Book Night will begin on Monday (23rd July). 2011-07-19T00:00:00 YoungNews#28774 Will Your Children Inherit Your E-Books? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28778 In 1898, a man bought a book for his 16-year-old nephew. "Many happy retoins [sic]. Uncle Spud," he wrote on a blank page at the front... 2012-07-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#28778 Penguin's deal to buy self-publishing giant ASI could 'mislead' new authors http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28779 Society of Authors warns that writers would have to give up rights and potential profits to win significant distribution deals 2012-07-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#28779 The Stupendous Growth of E-Books in 2011; Will It Continue? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28752 According to numbers released today, e-book revenue for U.S. publishers doubled to over $2 billion in 2011, a number that means big changes have already occurred in the book publishing industry and that more are on the way 2012-07-19T00:00:00 YoungNews#28752 Self-Publishing versus Traditional Routes http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28755 So you want to get published. That’s great, it probably means that you’ve come to that wonderful stage with your work where you believe you’ve done well and are ready to set it loose into the great unknown – the market. Here, however, is where most budding authors fond the greatest obstacles. How do I get published? Will any agent want me? Do I even need one? Is it better to self-publish? Well, those are the questions we’ll be trying to answer here. 2012-07-19T00:00:00 YoungNews#28755 Review: Ladyfest 2010: The Winning stories from Oxford Gender Equality Festival http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28756 When a passionate reader is handed a selection of short stories dedicated to highlighting gender equality, expectations are immediately run extremely high… 2012-07-19T00:00:00 YoungNews#28756 Launch of Kobo Writing Life Self-Publishing Platform http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28730 I feel that Kobo get the publishing industry. I believe they are demonstrating the same care and knowledge when dealing with small publishers or authors starting their indie publishing journey 2012-07-18T00:00:00 YoungNews#28730 B&N Launches Nook for Web http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28731 Barnes & Noble has just announced Nook for Web, an HTML5 based reading app 2012-07-18T00:00:00 YoungNews#28731 Ofcom: 10% of UK adults own e-reader http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28740 One in 10 UK adults now own an e-reader, according to a new report. Ofcom's Communications Market Report 2012 found that 10% of adults own an e-reader, with 41% of owners claiming that they read more since buying the device. 2012-07-18T00:00:00 YoungNews#28740 Curtis Brown and Foyles team up for author 'Discovery Day' http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28741 Aspiring authors are being given the chance to pitch their novels to a panel of agents at a new day event from Curtis Brown and Foyles this September. 2012-07-18T00:00:00 YoungNews#28741 Getting students to jump on the e-train http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28713 One of the advantages of switching from general trade publishing to SMT is that I get to see a whole new side of the publishing world. One of the areas that has caught my specific interest is students. This is, I feel, one of the more interesting groups for publishers to target: they are young, tech savvy, not rich yet and very engaged online. 2012-07-17T00:00:00 YoungNews#28713 All Disruptive Innovation Starts Somewhere http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28714 The paucity of genuine innovation within the publishing industry suggests that really disruptive innovation in the field will come from elsewhere 2012-07-17T00:00:00 YoungNews#28714 The Espresso Book Machine Could be the Self-pubbed Author’s Best Friend http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28697 Originally conceived as a way for publishers to get their backlist into bookstores without having to support a large supply chain, but it is quickly morphing into a new venue for self-published books 2012-07-16T00:00:00 YoungNews#28697 Young people's writing summer school in South Shields http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28586 Do you know any keen young writers who live South of the river Tyne? 2012-07-12T00:00:00 YoungNews#28586 Crowdfunding website Kickstarter becomes big player in graphic novels http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28587 According to research conducted by Publishers Weekly, crowdsourcing website Kickstarter is now one of the top revenue-generating graphic-novel publishers in the U.S. 2012-07-12T00:00:00 YoungNews#28587 TED Books Launches New iPad App with Enhanced E-Books http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28577 The ideas conference TED has been publishing short nonfiction ebooks for some time now, and as today they moved beyond mere text and into enhanced E-Books 2012-07-11T00:00:00 YoungNews#28577 Project Gutenberg Launches Self-Pub Portal http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28578 Project Gutenberg is now letting authors upload and distribute their own works 2012-07-11T00:00:00 YoungNews#28578 Macmillan Knows Publishing Is Doomed, So It’s Funding the Future http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28580 Even if the dominant players in a staid, legacy industry see the writing on the wall — that the Internet will eventually kill them — it’s not easy for them to do much about it 2012-07-11T00:00:00 YoungNews#28580 You Must Have an Agent...or Not http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28581 “I don’t see much future for the profession," I am very sadly forced to disagree with you. At least for the foreseeable future 2022-07-11T00:00:00 YoungNews#28581 The Agent as (Sort of) Publisher http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28544 While there has been some grumbling in the industry about the ethics and logistics when literary agents start acting as publishers, many firms are now offering a suite of services in this area. 2012-07-09T00:00:00 YoungNews#28544 Students (Still) Using – But Not Buying – Digital Textbooks, New Survey Shows http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28529 Student Monitor, a market research firm, polled 1200 students in the US on how they buy textbooks 2012-07-06T00:00:00 YoungNews#28529 How Publishing Meets Digital http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28530 From where we're standing the future is massively bright for publishers who embrace digital and who embrace collaboration 2012-07-06T00:00:00 YoungNews#28530 Publish and Be Drowned On the Web http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28521 Dick Pountain's urge to publish an E-Book is tempered by the realisation it will be lost in the flood 2012-07-05T00:00:00 YoungNews#28521 Bilbary E-Books Set To Reconnect Publishers With Libraries http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28527 One of the vital connections between public libraries and the big publishers has been lost during the E-Book revolution, and one new British company wants to get it back 2012-07-05T00:00:00 YoungNews#28527 The 5 Top E-Readers That Will Win You Over http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28511 E-readers – still the ultimate arch-nemesis of ardent print lovers who won’t stand for anything less than the nice solid and tangible paperbacks. In spite of the inevitable suspicions which arise when seeing one for the first time, sales reports and various polls show that humanity seems to be warming up to the idea of having a whole library stored on a single device which, on top of everything, looks like a Start Trek prop. Are you thinking of getting one? Let’s have a look at your options 2012-07-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#28511 Angry Robot to support indies with E-Book scheme http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28512 Angry Robot has set up an E-Book initiative to support independent bookshops, with the scheme enabling selected indies to offer the digital version of Angry Robot novels free to customers when they buy the physical paperback 2012-07-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#28512 Big e-reader is watching you http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28513 Your e-reader knows how long it took you to finish The Hunger Games and where you stopped reading Wolf Hall. Publishers are thrilled with the new data – but what does it mean for the rest of us? 2012-07-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#28513 How To maintain Creativity Under Pressure http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28514 Join us for a practical session on Creativity under Pressure. Linda, who has three decades of experience as a writer across several mediums, with awards as a scriptwriter, playwright and novelist, shows you 'hands on' techniques. Working together using Linda’s techniques, the group will aim to get 100 feature film ideas before lunch. It’s fun and it’s mindblowing! Join us. 2012-07-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#28514 Can E-Readers Ease Reading for Dyslexics? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28479 The causes of dyslexia—the disorder that makes reading excruciatingly difficult for about one in twenty school-aged children—have remained frustratingly elusive, as has anything resembling a cure. Training programs for dyslexics have proven effective at improving certain parts of the reading process, such as phonological awareness and auditory perception. 2012-07-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#28479 Mslexia Launches New Section for Writers’ News http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28480 Looking for a collaborative partner, a research assistant, or a nice antique writing desk? 2012-07-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#28480 Don't Publish That Book http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28469 If there’s a common flaw in self-publishing, it’s that too many books are published too soon 2012-07-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#28469 Lulu Gives Authors Free Custom Publishing Advice http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28472 Lulu has announced the launch of the Lulu.com Publishing Advisor, a new tool designed to give authors of all levels of experience customized publishing recommendations for their books for free 2012-07-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#28472 UK Hotel Now Swapping Kindles With Bibles http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28478 A hotel on the east coast of the UK has come up with a gimmick that has all the gadget blogs buzzing today 2012-07-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#28478 CreateSpace’s New Royalty Payment Terms In Effect http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28437 In May, Amazon’s self-publishing arm announced the new terms which require a minimum of $100/£100/€100 in earnings for a check to be cut. 2012-06-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#28437 New Discovery Platform for the Publishing Industry http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28438 Titash Neogi and Gavin Summers are collaborating on bookmachine.me, a new website that will help international publishing professionals, writers, designers and developers to find each other online. 2012-06-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#28438 Google launches tablet device http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28425 Google has launched a seven-inch tablet device to rival Amazon’s Kindle Fire, in a move that is set to raise the profile of Google Play, its platform for selling e-books and other digital products. 2012-06-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#28425 Ian McMillan at the Northern SYP http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28431 With his amazing blend of hilarious banter, true life stories and poems crafted in broad local dialect, Ian kept us laughing, thinking and questioning for nearly an hour 2012-06-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#28431 Corsair Bursary set up at UEA http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28426 Constable & Robinson and the University of East Anglia have set up the Corsair Bursary, an annual £5,000 award which will fund a student to take the university's creative writing (prose fiction) MA. 2012-06-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#28426 Miracle E-Zine http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28429 New E-Zine launches for young writers seeks submissions in poetry, fiction, art/photography and non-fiction occasionally 2012-06-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#28429 Many E-Book Borrowers Buy, Too, Says Pew Study http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28421 Publishers worried that readers who borrow e-books from libraries don’t buy books can put those worries to rest. 2012-06-27T00:00:00 YoungNews#28421 New novel writing course comes to New Writing South http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28388 The highly recommended Faber Academy will be running their first course at The Writers' Place this Autumn. 2012-06-27T00:00:00 YoungNews#28388 Local Magazine "The Insight " is Looking for Writers http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28389 A magazine focussing on the Muslim community called "The Insight" are looking for local writers from all backgrounds to write for their magazine. 2012-06-27T00:00:00 YoungNews#28389 Write On! Online http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28390 Write On! Online offers children and young people from 8 – 16 years of age the chance to work directly with professional writers. 2012-06-27T00:00:00 YoungNews#28390 Writers' Centre Norwich receives £240,000 from Arts Council England http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28391 Writers' Centre Norwich receives £240,000 from Arts Council England’s Catalyst fund to support its fund raising development. 2012-06-27T00:00:00 YoungNews#28391 With Kindle, the Best Sellers Don’t Need to Sell http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28409 More than half of the “best-selling” e-books on the Kindle, Amazon.com’s e-reader, are available at no charge. 2012-06-27T00:00:00 YoungNews#28409 E-book readers slow to borrow from library http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28350 E-book readers have been relatively slow to borrow digital works from the library, frustrated by a limited selection and by not even knowing if their local branch offers e-releases, according to a new study. 2012-06-25T00:00:00 YoungNews#28350 Poetry Parnassus: Global poets set for 'massive' gathering http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28351 Are there any poets in Monaco? That's the question that's been asked by the organisers of the largest ever global gathering of poets in London next week. 2012-06-25T00:00:00 YoungNews#28351 Independent bookshops in crisis, as E-Book sales rise http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28325 Closure of independent booksellers such as Dartmouth's Harbour Bookshop and The Travel Bookshop made famous in Notting Hill film, is 'a cause for very real concern', says Booksellers Association 2012-06-22T00:00:00 YoungNews#28325 Could Riffle Be the Pinterest of Book Discovery? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28327 Shelfari, Goodreads, Bookish, and showrooming at bricks-and-mortar stores. There are numerous ways to discover books, yet online book discovery continues to be one of the biggest challenges that publishers, authors, and booksellers face. 2012-06-22T00:00:00 YoungNews#28327 Women in Digital Publishing http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28321 Why do we need women-only events in an industry that seems to be one of the most evenly balanced women to men? 2012-06-22T00:00:00 YoungNews#28321 Digital Audiobook Service Launches http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28313 A new application called 'Bardowl' is offering a "Spotify" model for unlimited access to audiobooks via a free iOS app that is designed for iPhones or the iPad. 2012-06-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#28313 ENGL: 2012 http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28290 The University of Leeds celebrate Poetry, Prose & Drama: Undergraduate and Post-graduate work from Creative Writing programmes with the School of English 2012-06-19T00:00:00 YoungNews#28290 Meet Zola Books, the 'anti-Amazon' http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28250 New eBook retailer Zola Books is making headlines months before its official launch with promises of a better deal for booksellers and book lovers. 2012-06-18T00:00:00 YoungNews#28250 How to become an E-Book superstar http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28177 A growing number of ambitious authors are turning to self-publishing. But how do they translate their aspirations into success? 2012-06-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#28177 Kobo, Tumblr, and Readmill Discuss Social Reading at BEA http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28180 obo’s lead UX guy Tony O’Donoghue joined Tumblr and Readmill to explore the concept of social reading 2012-06-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#28180 On Giving Away E-Books: How Much is “Free” Worth? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28981 One question I get asked frequently, mostly by other writers, is “Is it worth it to give an ebook away for free?" 2012-08-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#28981 Up, and up, and up http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28025 Consumer E-Book sales increased by 366% in 2011, amounting to £92m, with consumer e-book sales now equivalent to 6% of the overall consumer book market 2012-05-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#28025 Self-publishing: 'under 10% of authors earn living' http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28015 Self-published writers who have an agent, or who use the DIY route to get a traditional deal, earn much more than the average self-published writer 2012-05-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#28015 Find Your Internship http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28016 Internships can be a wonderful way to gain insights into a particular organisation 2012-05-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#28016 Waterstones to Sell Kindle, Kindle E-Books in the UK http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27988 Waterstones will sell the Kindle and Kindle E-Books to customers both in store and on their website 2012-05-22T00:00:00 YoungNews#27988 The Window is Closing http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27874 The basic shapes of the markets of the publishing world online are being settled 2012-05-11T00:00:00 YoungNews#27874 Publishers keep passing the open windows http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27863 The unvarnished truth is that e-books are keeping our heads above water, but the pace of change is also hindering our capacity to swim 2012-05-10T00:00:00 YoungNews#27863 The Fiction Business is Booming http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27865 The publication of the latest e-book and physical book numbers show how far the publishing industry has gone in a short period of time, where it is going, but sadly not how to get there 2012-05-10T00:00:00 YoungNews#27865 Myths of the Near Future - Issue 1 http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27827 We are happy to announce the launch of the NAWE Young Writers' Hub magazine of new writing by the under 25s 2012-05-08T00:00:00 YoungNews#27827 Why Publishers Are Having Difficulty Settling on a Digital Business Strategy http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=28980 One reason publishers are having a difficulty figuring out a business strategy for ebooks is that people are not buying digital books like traditional books 2012-08-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#28980 'One third' of Britons own E-reader http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27782 Nearly a third of people in the UK own an e-reader, with a further 15% planning to buy one 2012-05-02T00:00:00 YoungNews#27782 The Real Bad Guy in the E-Book Price Fixing Case http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27697 Amazon’s continued domination of the publishing industry will hurt the book market 2012-04-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#27697 E-book growth ‘reducing value’ http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27638 The overall value of consumer book purchases has dropped 9% since 2008, according to the annual Books & Consumers survey conducted by Bowker Market Research UK 2012-04-12T00:00:00 YoungNews#27638 Geoff Dyer: the literary establishment and me http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27394 'The important thing is the unspoken assumption that this establishment – whatever it is – is a bad thing' 2012-03-19T00:00:00 YoungNews#27394 Five hundred new fairytales discovered in Germany http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27146 Collection of fairytales gathered by historian Franz Xaver von Schönwerth had been locked away in an archive in Regensburg for over 150 years 2012-03-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#27146 A bookshop to float your boat http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27156 On board London’s only bookshop barge, Anoosh Chakelian discovers a vibrant alternative world of poetry, music and novel browsing. 2012-03-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#27156 Review: Angelmaker, By Nick Harkaway http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27157 This is a complicated story in which every single detail is there for a reason, yet it has a heart. 2012-03-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#27157 New prize for radical writing announces shortlist http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27114 Bread and Roses award for radical publishing releases inaugural shortlist that takes in everything from the history of debt to the demonisation of the working classes 2012-03-06T00:00:00 YoungNews#27114 Review: The Ecstasy of Influence: nonfictions, etc, By Jonathan Lethem http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27118 Cultural artifacts should live to be quoted and re-appropriated, this richly allusive book argues. But perhaps its author just wants to be loved 2012-03-06T00:00:00 YoungNews#27118 The same challenge facing ebooks and apps http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27120 The new book publishing business is starting to look more and more like the software industry 2012-03-06T00:00:00 YoungNews#27120 Puffin Classics at 30 http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27098 As it marks a landmark anniversary, the children's publisher hopes to rival the appeal of video games, reports Genevieve Roberts. Leading authors cite their favourites 2012-03-05T00:00:00 YoungNews#27098 Ebooks: why it pays to self-publish http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27099 Their books may not be of the highest quality, but self-published authors such as Rachel Abbott are the trade's hottest property 2012-03-05T00:00:00 YoungNews#27099 My Favourite Book - Pride and Prejudice http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27089 Abigail Newton tells us why Pride and Prejudice is her favourite book 2012-03-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#27089 Poets well versed in the art of combat http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27081 Sameer Rahim on the traditional infighting between poetic rivals. 2012-03-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#27081 Archie gay marriage comic sells out in face of boycott call http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27082 Conservative lobby One Million Moms' campaign for Toys R Us to withdraw wedding issue from sale falls flat 2012-03-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#27082 Gender bias in books journalism remains acute, research shows http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27087 It was the year when VS Naipaul infamously declared no woman writer to be his equal, so perhaps it's not surprising that new research shows a huge skew towards male authors and reviewers in the literary establishment in 2011 writes Alison Flood and Michael Bonnet 2012-03-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#27087 Self-published author Kerry Wilkinson lands 6-book deal http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27077 Kerry Wilkinson, the self-published author who topped the ebook charts, has signed a six-book deal with publisher Pan MacMillan. 2012-03-02T00:00:00 YoungNews#27077 Charlotte Brontë's lost short story to be published http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27076 L'Ingratitude, which she wrote for ardour-inspiring tutor, rediscovered in museum a century after it was last heard of 2012-03-02T00:00:00 YoungNews#27076 My Favourite Book http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27075 A look at Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials, by Durre Mughal 2012-03-01T00:00:00 YoungNews#27075 My Favourite Book http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27069 A look at Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Naomi Toseland 2012-03-01T00:00:00 YoungNews#27069 Poet laureate composes Olympics 2012 tribute http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27070 Carol Ann Duffy's 'Eton Manor', a tribute to the sports club redeveloped for this autumn's event, will be a permanent exhibit 2012-03-01T00:00:00 YoungNews#27070 The Diary of a Wimpy Kid wins Blue Peter award http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27106 The Diary of a Wimpy Kid has been named Blue Peter's best children's book of the last 10 years, beating Harry Potter and Horrid Henry to the top spot. 2012-03-05T00:00:00 YoungNews#27106 World Book Day: Children's Laureate to take part in first online festival http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27041 Half a million children from across the world will take part in the country’s first online children’s book festival on World Book Day 2012 tomorrow. 2012-02-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#27041 Top 5 Vampire Fiction Reads of all Time http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27052 This list sorts the wheat from the chaff, the men from the boys and the proper vampires from the sparkly angst-ridden teenagers. 2012-02-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#27052 Batman named greatest comic hero http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27022 Caped Crusader bests Spider-Man and Superman in Comic Heroes magazine's ranking 2012-02-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#27022 Anthony Horowitz: Do we still need publishers? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27023 At an event hosted by children's booksellers The Book People last week, the author gave a talk questioning the role of the publisher in today's literary world. This is an edited version 2012-02-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#27023 Review: Hope: A Tragedy by Shalom Auslander http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26997 We all know that the Holocaust is a great source of comedy, right? OK, maybe not, but in the hands of the brilliant US writer Shalom Auslander, it becomes so, writes Doug Johnstone 2012-02-27T00:00:00 YoungNews#26997 Writer reveals real people who inspired our most famous fictional characters including the Godfather and the BFG http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26998 It is well known that Roald Dahl relied on his writing shed for inspiration. 2012-02-27T00:00:00 YoungNews#26998 Andrew Lloyd-Webber provides gift to help young writers http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27008 London's Royal Court theatre receives £150,000 to nurture young playwrights after composer's Picasso payout 2012-02-27T00:00:00 YoungNews#27008 Which Gatsby is the greatest? Plays go head-to-head in roaring Twenties row http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=27009 Three productions clash with the DiCaprio blockbuster – so which will end in tragedy? 2012-02-27T00:00:00 YoungNews#27009 Prize dredges up a vintage shortlist of the year's oddest book titles http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26995 A Century of Sand Dredging in the Bristol Channel must dig deep to see off stiff competition from The Great Singapore Penis Panic 2012-02-27T00:00:00 YoungNews#26995 Ebooks roundup: Satire, serials and shorts http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26996 Publishers try on variations of the ebook format, from free samples to 'pamphlets' and mini-ebook instalments 2012-02-27T00:00:00 YoungNews#26996 Shakespeare's Globe given £1.5m towards indoor theatre http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26988 London theatre's drive to raise £7m to build a new Jacobean stage is boosted by anonymous donor 2012-02-25T00:00:00 YoungNews#26988 JK Rowling announces new novel - for adults http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26979 The creator of Harry Potter, JK Rowling, opens a 'new phase' of her writing career with her first novel for grown-ups 2012-02-24T00:00:00 YoungNews#26979 The Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue: do you know your 'abbess' from your 'elbow shaker'? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26980 It was a runaway success when published in 1811 by soldier Francis Grose, but now the Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue can be viewed online. Here is our round up of the best words: 2012-02-24T00:00:00 YoungNews#26980 Jeanette Winterson Interview http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26962 Live webchat: Jeanette Winterson at A Room for London 24th February, 2012. 2012-02-22T00:00:00 YoungNews#26962 Why English culture is bewitched by magic http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26972 From Merlin to Harry Potter, English magic has a long tradition. But what does it say about today's culture? 2012-02-23T00:00:00 YoungNews#26972 A graphic look at Jeffrey Dahmer's high-school life http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26973 A graphic novel based on serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer's high school life has been released. 2012-02-23T00:00:00 YoungNews#26973 Words, Words, Words http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26961 Contrary to popular belief, those things called ‘writer’s block’ do not just go away like a hangover writes Durre Mughal 2012-02-23T00:00:00 YoungNews#26961 Hollywood ate my novel: Novelists reveal what it’s like to have their book turned into a movie http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26955 Literary adaptations rule this year's Oscar nominations. But, for an author, having a book transformed by movie magic isn't always pleasant. Five writers tell Charlotte Philby what it's like to see your creation 'brought to life'. 2012-02-18T00:00:00 YoungNews#26955 'Sweat Your Guts Out' http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26937 A blog containing some advice on writing from one young writer to others, by Naomi Toseland 2012-02-22T00:00:00 YoungNews#26937 Lemony Snicket to publish a series of autobiographical accounts http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26945 A Series of Unfortunate Events author to launch autobiographical All the Wrong Questions sequence this autumn 2012-02-22T00:00:00 YoungNews#26945 Is the Kindle worth all the hype? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26946 As the e-book becomes increasingly more popular is it worth buying a Kindle? Yes but don't throw your books away just yet, argues Abigail Newton 2012-02-22T00:00:00 YoungNews#26946 Did they all live happily ever after? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26947 A new digital novel will overturn centuries of literary tradition by allowing readers to choose how they would like a story to end. 2012-02-22T00:00:00 YoungNews#26947 World Book Night authors choose extracts to be given away with their work http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26923 Stephen King picks Hesh Kestin and Terry Pratchett adds GK Chesterton to accompany their novels in million-book giveaway 2012-02-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#26923 Reading the future: Digital books and what's to come for literature http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26929 Far from killing off the physical page, the rise of ebooks has enhanced our understanding of the written word and the people around it, says Gaby Wood 2012-02-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#26929 Review: New Ways to Kill Your Mother by Colm Tóibín http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26931 Colm Tóibín's 'New Ways to Kill Your Mother' is a delicate dissection of the dysfunctional family lives of writers, says John Preston 2012-02-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#26931 How to write a prize-winning play http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26935 Opportunities for budding playwrights are now more plentiful than ever, but how do you make your play stand out from the rest? Catherine Love shares playwriting tips from the winner and runners-up of last year’s Papatango New Writing Competition… 2012-02-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#26935 Review: This Beautiful Life by Helen Schulman http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26908 Schulman cunningly constructs her controversy – fictional, though with well-judged shadows of some factual scandals – to make easy moralising hard for readers, writes Mark Lawson. 2012-02-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#26908 The Duchess Of Malfi at The Old Vic http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26891 John Webster’s Great Jacobean Tragedy 2012-02-19T00:00:00 YoungNews#26891 Gatz to deliver every word of The Great Gatsby on West End stage http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26884 F Scott Fitzgerald novel in eight hours – play comes to London after sellout runs and ecstatic reviews around the world 2012-02-18T00:00:00 YoungNews#26884 Review: The PowerBook by Jeanette Winterson http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26855 For Winterson stories are not just stories, and life is not just life; they are both writes Durre Mughal 2012-02-16T00:00:00 YoungNews#26855 Review: Holes by Louis Sachar http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26856 Regardless of Holes being aimed at young boys, anyone from around twelve and upwards can be entertained and enlightened writes Naomi Toseland 2012-02-16T00:00:00 YoungNews#26856 Are books and the internet about to merge? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26852 The difference between ebooks and the internet is minimal, and we should be glad the two are growing closer and closer argues Damien Walter 2012-02-16T00:00:00 YoungNews#26852 Review: Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26854 Jodi Picoult is not one to shy away from controversial subjects and "Sing You Home" is no different writes Abigail Newton 2012-02-16T00:00:00 YoungNews#26854 Lucy Prebble: 'Gaming is an artform just like theatre' http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26796 Enron playwright Lucy Prebble became hooked on computer games as a child. And, she says, they are as well crafted as works for film, TV or the stage 2012-02-13T00:00:00 YoungNews#26796 Young Writers' Hub Podcast: Episode Three http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26778 Matt and Wes talk about the new publishing, streaming books and are joined by Cara Brennan 2012-02-10T00:00:00 YoungNews#26778 Jonathan Franzen is wrong: the digital age is making us smarter http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26747 Jonathan Franzen says the e-reader is a threat to our very systems of justice and self-government. He couldn't be more wrong 2012-02-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#26747 Ebook sales are being driven by downmarket genre fiction http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26748 Publishers face secrecy over sales and an absence of industry-wide data to help them plot strategy 2012-02-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#26748 The Future of the Book Is the Stream http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26642 Cloud storage is paving the way for books that are sold not by title, but by time 2012-01-30T00:00:00 YoungNews#26642 Faber launches YA online community http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26567 Faber has set up a "social media hub", The Spark, for teenagers interested in getting involved with Faber's young adult publishing 2012-01-23T00:00:00 YoungNews#26567 George Orwell: Politics and the English Language http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26546 "Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way" 2012-01-19T00:00:00 YoungNews#26546 Why is Faber running a self-publishing course? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26538 A publisher running a self-publishing course? At first glance that sentence may look a little odd. We don't think so 2012-01-18T00:00:00 YoungNews#26538 John Burnside: How poetry can change lives http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26542 Winning this year’s TS Eliot award has made me rethink the purpose of my craft 2012-01-18T00:00:00 YoungNews#26542 Wales to launch first bilingual festival http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26449 Wales is set to launch its first bilingual literature festival this year 2012-01-05T00:00:00 YoungNews#26449 Body of Work: 40 Years of Creative Writing at UAE http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26424 Why don’t UEA alumni dominate contemporary British writing in the same way that students from St Martin’s? 2012-01-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#26424 The Rise of Poetronica http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26426 In early 2011, poets began setting their words to the sound of dubstep and electronica. Almost twelve months on, the signs are that poetronica is here to stay 2012-01-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#26426 Review: David Tait's Love's Lose Ends http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26427 Reviewed by Paul Lee, Eleanor Livingstone and Richie McCaffery 2012-01-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#26427 Review: The Draft – Stories from the Warwick MA in Writing http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25227 Danielle Shields reviews an extraordinary anthology, demonstrating that fantasy fiction can still be conceived by the imagination 2011-12-22T00:00:00 YoungNews#25227 A crisis in literary criticism? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26304 Spain’s El País newspaper has pronounced a state of crisis in worldwide literary criticism 2011-11-30T00:00:00 YoungNews#26304 Pippa Middleton and the survival of the preposterous publisher's advance http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26204 Times are tough in the book trade. But some star-dusted projects can still apparently attract serious money 2011-11-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#26204 Simon Armitage: ebooks to put writers out of business http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26147 The growing popularity of ebooks is threatening to put writers out of business, one of Britain's leading poets has warned 2011-11-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#26147 Digital Content Is Different http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26148 Things that applied to the physical book market, that simply do not apply, or should be questioned in the digital market 2011-11-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#26148 The Year of the Short Story? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26154 Short-form fiction in the spotlight as Bloomsbury declares 2012 'the year of the short story'. 2011-11-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#26154 First Story student wins poetry award http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26085 Congratulations to Robert Marston, one of the fifteen winners of the The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2011 2011-11-09T00:00:00 YoungNews#26085 Dracula vs. Frankenstein Review http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=26061 Matt Sharp gives his take on the latest Deadly Serious Co. production 2011-11-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#26061 The Travel Blog: Utila – Land of Lizards http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25828 I have a rucksack full of iguanas on my back writes Ruby Lawrence 2009-10-06T00:00:00 YoungNews#25828 Earning Your Crust, Part One http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25819 Have you ever wondered how much you should be getting paid as a writer? This question comes up a lot and I've had to argue for proper compensation for writers and literature activists in all arenas 2011-10-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#25819 Amazon launches tablet and new UK Kindle priced £89 http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25807 Amazon has unveiled a Kindle Touch reader, alongside a brand new tablet device called Kindle Fire 2011-09-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#25807 Amazon opens digital lending across US http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25810 Amazon has made books for the Kindle available across 11,000 local libraries in the United States 2011-09-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#25810 Shortfire launches Papercut app http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25781 Digital short story publishing house Shortfire Press has launched a new app which presents sound and video content 2011-09-26T00:00:00 YoungNews#25781 Science fiction isn't just fantasy: it can change Britain http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25753 What is it that inspires young people to have a love of discovering how the world works? 2011-09-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#25753 Salman Rushdie takes to Twitter http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25751 Swapping endearments with everyone from Margaret Atwood to Kylie Minogue, the author is throwing himself into micro-blogging 2011-09-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#25751 Such tweet sorrow: Twitter catches critics in web of emotion http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25752 The confessional world of micro-blogging could be instrumental in forcing theatre reviewers to inject some feeling into their work 2011-09-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#25752 How would you shape the future? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25748 NALD has commissioned a number of articles about the future of writing by young writers themselves. What do you think? 2011-09-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#25748 The Graphic Novel That Would Have Changed Comics Forever http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25707 Alan Moore's Twilight of the Superheroes imagined a futuristic world where the heroes of DC Comics were drunk on power and engaging in sado-masochistic sex, they turned it down and we were left to dream of what if.. 2011-09-14T00:00:00 YoungNews#25707 Young Writers' Hub Podcast: Episode One http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25690 Matt & Wes talk about getting started as a writer, E-books and what the NAWE Young Writers' Hub does 2011-09-12T00:00:00 YoungNews#25690 Through the Door http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25607 Fresh out of University, Conor Whelan blogs about his experiences as an intern for Ilkley Festival and beyond 2011-09-10T00:00:00 YoungNews#25607 Five ways to fund your start up http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25601 Useful tips for any would be publisher 2011-09-08T00:00:00 YoungNews#25601 End of an era http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25595 What the Harry Potter generation read next? 2011-09-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#25595 “Poetry is a form of texting” sez Carol Ann Duffy http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25590 Carol Ann Duffy, Britian’s first female Poet Laureate, believes texting is a fine vehicle for writing poetry writes Harriet Staff 2011-09-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#25590 Man Booker shortlist: the verdict http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25594 The exclusion of Alan Hollinghurst from the Man Booker Shortlist is not so surprising, argues Anthony Cummins, as he assesses the six nominated books 2011-09-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#25594 Ten steps to becoming a published writer http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25577 So, you’ve written the great British novel. What next? Literary editor, novelist and IdeasTap alumnus Kirsty Logan gives us her ten steps to getting published… 2011-09-06T00:00:00 YoungNews#25577 Back To School: Should An E-Reader Be On Your List? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25578 We’ve seen the cost of school supplies climb relentlessly —does adding a $100+ e-reader to the list make any sense? 2011-09-06T00:00:00 YoungNews#25578 Physical book sales slump 4% month-on-month http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25580 Spending on printed books slumped 4% in August, with sales slumping to a seven-year low for the month, according to Nielsen BookScan data 2011-09-06T00:00:00 YoungNews#25580 Fiction: When Lights Are Bright http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25553 An extract from Wes Brown's novel in progress about the Shannon Matthews kidnap 2027-08-01T00:00:00 YoungNews#25553 Poetry: My Grandmother’s Hairdresser, The Wood Run, Icarus, Terpsichore http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25554 Four Poems from Cara Brennan 2011-08-01T00:00:00 YoungNews#25554 AS Byatt tells Edinburgh audience why she loves reading Terry Pratchett http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25526 Booker prize-winning novelist explains why she is such a profound pessimist – and why reading novels gives her hope 2011-08-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#25526 BookSlam to publish first anthology http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25527 The "literary nightclub" BookSlam is to venture into publishing 2011-08-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#25527 The New Atheism http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25528 New Atheists tend to equate religion with fundamentalism. A more nuanced examination of religious belief can be found in modern fiction argues James Wood 2011-08-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#25528 E-books threaten livelihoods of aspiring writers http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25501 The growing popularity of e-readers could threaten the future of English literature because up-and-coming writers will not be paid enough to make ends meet, a prize-winning author has claimed 2011-08-23T00:00:00 YoungNews#25501 Hardback sales plummeting in age of the Ebook http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25473 Sales of adult hardback fiction have fallen by over 10% this year alone, with Ebooks now accounting for 13.6% of US market 2011-08-17T00:00:00 YoungNews#25473 Is this the end for books? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25432 Do you know what wilfing is? Have you heard of keitai shosetsus? Sam Leith on what to expect if the Kindle really does kill off the printed book 2011-08-15T00:00:00 YoungNews#25432 Apple and major publishers face lawsuit over ebook 'price fixing' http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25427 Penguin, Macmillan and HarperCollins among firms accused of colluding to scupper Amazon's consumer-friendly $9.99 rate 2011-08-12T00:00:00 YoungNews#25427 Children's Laureate attacks Future Libraries report http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25428 The recently appointed children's laureate Julia Donaldson has condemned the "Future Libraries" report 2003-08-12T00:00:00 YoungNews#25428 Nathan Connolly's blog: The Night Light http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25399 It will undoubtedly be easy for the cynic to dismiss us as naïve, foolish or maybe even insane 2011-08-08T00:00:00 YoungNews#25399 Terry Jones first Unbound author http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25335 Former Monty Python star Terry Jones will become the first author to have his project published by the Unbound crowdfunded publishing project 2011-08-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#25335 Seven types of troll: a spotter's guide http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25255 James Delingpole on those who posts inflammatory extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog 2011-08-02T00:00:00 YoungNews#25255 Suzi Feay: No critic sets out to 'kill' a book http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25232 Literary editors can only read about the Telegraph books pages' recent legal drubbing at the hands of disgruntled author Sarah Thornton with a shiver of horror 2011-07-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#25232 Media debates Booker longlist http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25234 The newspapers have offered differing reactions to the Man Booker longlist announcement 2011-07-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#25234 New indie signs five http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25235 New publishing house Rickshaw Publishing has signed up a further five authors, having announced its launch list of three titles earlier in the year 2011-07-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#25235 Route Young Author: Shortlist Announced http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25205 Route are pleased to announce the shortlist for the Route Young Author competition 2011-07-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#25205 Sections of an Orange: Queer Black Writing Speaks Out! http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25207 Sections of an Orange is a project founded by Adam Lowe which helps to assist black and homosexual writers to speak out about issues important to them. 2011-07-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#25207 Just Words proves to be just the job for young writers http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25196 Just Words is an inspiring new on-line resource for young writers aged 13 – 18 2011-07-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#25196 Why radio is the ideal home for short stories http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25201 "A piece of pointless cultural vandalism.” So Bernie Corbett, the general secretary of the Writers’ Guild, responded to the announcement that Radio 4 will, from next spring, broadcast only one short story a week instead of three 2011-07-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#25201 Economy "toughest for decades" says Bloomsbury http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25128 The consumer economy is the toughest it has been for decades, said Bloomsbury, with curtailed orders in retailers like Waterstone's 2011-07-12T00:00:00 YoungNews#25128 Google launches first e-reader http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25127 Google has teamed up with iriver to launch the first e-reader to be integrated with the Google e-books platform 2011-07-12T00:00:00 YoungNews#25127 Library campaigners helped by Nick Cave http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25122 Fight to stop library closures gains ground - with judicial reviews of closures and help from author Philip Pullman and musicians Nick Cave and Sinead O'Connor 2011-07-11T00:00:00 YoungNews#25122 How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25123 Caitlin Moran's polemic-by-autobiography might not have the anger or urgency of The Female Eunuch, but it certainly has more jokes 2011-07-11T00:00:00 YoungNews#25123 Paul Auster: Why Roth Is Wrong About the Novel http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25121 Philip Roth believes books will soon be dead. Paul Auster respectfully—and strenuously—disagrees. 2011-07-11T00:00:00 YoungNews#25121 Off-putting behaviour http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25109 After much delay I finally get around to the subject of procrastination writes AL Kennedy 2011-07-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#25109 Waterline by Ross Raisin: Review http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25111 A desolate tale of grief and guilt on society’s margins by one of Yorkshire's finest young writers 2011-07-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#25111 7 things in Harry Potter I wish were real http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25113 Harry Potter's success is down to the fact that, like all fantasies, it contains things we wish were true. But which are they? 2011-07-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#25113 Mind your bad English, Kingsley Amis 'don’t like it’ http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25073 Charles Moore reviews The King’s English by Kingsley Amis and is struck by the writer's love of his language 2011-07-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#25073 The Anatomy of Influence: Literature as a Way of Life by Harold Bloom: review http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25078 Robert Douglas-Fairhurst on the scattershot brilliance of Harold Bloom's new book, The Anatomy of Influence: Literature as a Way of Life 2011-07-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#25078 The New Statesman Books Interview: David Shields http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25079 So many of the things I talk about in Reality Hunger seem to be the things that The Thing About Life does - things like risk, contradiction, compression, mixing modes of attack from the memoristic gesture to data-crunching 2011-07-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#25079 Words in pictures: Philip Roth http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25080 An interview with the winner of the 2011 Man Booker International Prize 2011-07-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#25080 Critics reveal when they got it wrong http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25081 Beyoncé's headline show at Glastonbury wowed millions – but not BBC host Zane Lowe… Our critics bravely admit their misjudgment days 2011-07-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#25081 Young poet Andrew McMillan featured in the Guardian http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25048 Runs on the Board exhibition in Barnsley celebrates older people's contribution to cricket teams in Yorkshire 2011-06-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#25048 New resource for writers: The Poetry Fold http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25051 The Poetry Fold is an agency that uses words, literature and language as training and professional development resources in diverse environments. Our main aim is to help individual writers and artists, educators, academics and creative professionals to operate, create and communicate more effectively 2011-06-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#25051 Nick Laird on poetry online http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25055 I got an iPad last week and spent this morning exploring a few of the 718 applications returned when you search for "poetry" writes Nick Laird 2011-06-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#25055 Myriad bolstered by ACE funding http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25044 Independent publisher Myriad Editions has received £60,000 in funding from Arts Council England in order to develop its literary and graphic fiction publishing. 2011-06-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#25044 Meet your new Chief Marketing Officer http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25046 Four reasons why you must take responsibility for your own marketing 2011-06-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#25046 What's the point of writing a book if you have no online presence? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25047 In this article Gary Smailes will show you how writers can build an online presence, in the process avoiding wasting time on activities that fail to bring potential book buyers to your site. 2011-06-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#25047 SUPERPOEM: Wednesday 29th June at 12:00 Noon http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25037 We are going to write a giant Superpoem at 12:00 noon on Wednesday 29th June. Find out how be included! 2011-06-27T00:00:00 YoungNews#25037 Cox dubs agents who publish "foxes in hen house" http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25031 Literary agents who publish their clients' work were likened to foxes raiding the hen house at the Publishers Launch London conference 2011-06-24T00:00:00 YoungNews#25031 New £500,000 Digital R&D Fund for Arts and Culture http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25032 The call for applications follows a scoping exercise with the sector to determine the areas and themes of most importance 2011-06-24T00:00:00 YoungNews#25032 'We Are Poets' Wins Documentary Award http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25024 The Sheffield Youth Jury Award was given to We Are Poets, a film about Leeds Young Authors 2011-06-23T00:00:00 YoungNews#25024 Anthony Clavane on the new Leeds 'iconoclasts' http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25026 'Leeds revels in its image as a grim, sullen, anti-intellectual, no-frills, proudly independent, dark and gritty city' 2011-06-23T00:00:00 YoungNews#25026 JK Rowling unveils Pottermore website http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25027 JK Rowling has written extensive new material which will be made available to Harry Potter fans online in an interactive experience that will take them on their own personal journey through the much-loved books 2011-06-23T00:00:00 YoungNews#25027 Self publishing writer becomes million seller http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=25028 An entrepreneur has turned the writing world upside down by becoming the first author to sell more than a million electronic books without a publishing deal 2011-06-23T00:00:00 YoungNews#25028 5 Reasons Why E-Books Aren’t There Yet? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24836 Young Writers' Coordinator Wes Brown considers the pros and cons of E-Reading 2011-06-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#24836 Building an eBook Community http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24831 Cassandra Neace, blogger at Indie Reader Houston, writes about how ebooks have promoted active participation in reading and explains how Copia, an eBook community, is promoting that very principle. 2011-06-19T00:00:00 YoungNews#24831 TV matters: novels and television http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24822 Television and fiction have a long history of affinity – and it works both ways says Mark Lawson 2011-06-16T00:00:00 YoungNews#24822 Your English Is Showing http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24823 Is Literature a power game where different nations set their cultural and political might against each other in bestseller lists and international prizes? 2011-06-16T00:00:00 YoungNews#24823 Scottish Book Trust: Young Writers Awards http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24773 Heather Collins, Children's Programme Coordinator of the Scottish Book Trust, writes a guest post for the Young Writers' Hub about the Young Writers' Awards. 2011-06-14T00:00:00 YoungNews#24773 What attracts Sir Salman Rushdie to the lucrative world of TV? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24760 If I were agent to a novelist whose greatest success came 30 years ago. I'd advise him to write for television, writes Michael Deacon 2011-06-13T00:00:00 YoungNews#24760 Women writers round on Naipaul http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24759 Nobel laureate's remarks about 'inferiority' of female authors provoke furious responses from Keri Hulme and Francine Prose 2011-06-13T00:00:00 YoungNews#24759 Unbound aims for 40 books in year one http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24755 Unbound, a publishing platform that allows readers to choose what is published, was devised as a response to the “difficulties of the existing publishing model”, with the programme aiming to get 35 to 40 projects off the ground in its first year. 2011-06-10T00:00:00 YoungNews#24755 Review: The Sea http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24747 Rebecca Roughan reviews John Banville's Booker Prize Winning novel, The Sea 2011-06-09T00:00:00 YoungNews#24747 Unbridled in 25 Cent E-book Promotion with ABA http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24748 Unbridled Books, an independent publishing house in America, is selling 25 of its titles for the low price of 25 cents in order to promote their authors in what is being described as an unconventional marketing strategy. 2011-06-09T00:00:00 YoungNews#24748 Kingsley Amis: He laughed at everyone who needed laughing at http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24721 As the collected stories of Kingsley Amis are published, Rachel Cusk celebrates his astringent humour – and argues that he is as relevant today as when he was writing 2011-06-06T00:00:00 YoungNews#24721 Harold Bloom, The Art of Criticism No. 1 http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24714 The world's preeminent literary critic talks about his life and work in this entertaining and enlightening interview in The Paris Review 2011-06-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#24714 Eyewear's Young British Poets List http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24716 The 225 poets listed below represent the majority of The Young British Poets wave that appeared in the first decade of the 21st century - a decade arguably as definitive for British and world culture as that which cleaved 1910 from 1920 2011-06-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#24716 2011 Christopher Tower poetry prizewinners announced http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24677 Elizabeth Johnson of Farlingaye High School, Woodbridge, Suffolk was awarded first prize for her poem Wires. 2011-05-31T00:00:00 YoungNews#24677 Faber and Bloomsbury create Drama Online http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24667 Bloomsbury and Faber are to jointly develop a digital content platform providing online access to drama texts. 2011-05-30T00:00:00 YoungNews#24667 Waterstone's necessary for discoverability, says Page http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24668 The safeguarding of Waterstone's future will secure the midlist of history and science writing, literary fiction and memoir, the m.d. of Faber has said. 2011-05-30T00:00:00 YoungNews#24668 Publishers, Writers and Distributors: The Proof-Read http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24657 An open letter to publishers has been written on TeleRead, criticising them for what is an unacceptable failure on the part of publishers to proof-read digital texts. 2011-05-26T00:00:00 YoungNews#24657 Official: E-Books Sales Overtake Print Sales http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24658 Amazon announced this week that e-book sales did better than the sale of paperbacks. Amazon stated that for every 100 print books, it sold 105 e-books. It's not a huge difference but it's a strong step for the digital market. 2011-05-26T00:00:00 YoungNews#24658 Pan Mac acquires self-publishing star Hocking http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24650 Amanda Hocking self-published her first novel to Amazon's Kindle in April 2010 and has since sold more than one million books. 2011-05-25T00:00:00 YoungNews#24650 The Adaptation Blog: Girl with the Dragon Tattoo http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24625 If the text had been made by an Irish film company in Ireland, would the filmic adaptation have been more accurate? asks Sophie Atherton 2011-05-23T00:00:00 YoungNews#24625 Review: Sophie Dobson on the Bloody Chamber http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24626 “And, for the first time in my innocent and confined life, I sensed in myself a potentiality for corruption that took my breath away.” 2011-05-23T00:00:00 YoungNews#24626 Creative Writing for Children http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24627 Every story has a beginning - but to be honest, with my love of writing there is none writes Holly Turner 2011-05-23T00:00:00 YoungNews#24627 Memoir Writing for the Modern Era http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24628 I have joined Twitter. Argh! 2011-05-23T00:00:00 YoungNews#24628 The Night Light Launches http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24629 The Night Light is an online magazine based in Manchester, England. We're a disorganised cooperative publishing stories, plays, poems, essays and artwork. 2011-05-23T00:00:00 YoungNews#24629 Never Let Me Go http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24610 Never Let Me Go is a tale of true, romantic love struggling for survival in a dystopian word of heavily guarded secrets and unfulfilled desires. 2011-05-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#24610 H. P. Lovecraft: Father of Modern Horror http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24612 Howard Phillips Lovecraft has been a great influence on my writing since I was first introduced to his work writes Alex Teyen 2011-05-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#24612 Exploring and reflecting on the concepts of inspiration, writer’s block and redrafting. A young writer’s guide. http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24613 Alex Teyen on the inspiration, writer’s block and redrafting for young writers 2011-05-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#24613 Why Study English Literature? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24611 Sophie Dobson considers just what made her study English Literature 2011-05-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#24611 Judge withdraws over Philip Roth's Booker win http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24605 Carmen Callil retires from panel after decision to give award to writer whose work she considers a case of 'Emperor's clothes' 2011-05-19T00:00:00 YoungNews#24605 Amazon and the Standardisation Debate http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24607 The Bookseller is reporting that Amazon has begun discussions with publishers about the use of the .epub format on its Amazon digital store and the Amazon Kindle. 2011-05-19T00:00:00 YoungNews#24607 Flick by Abigail Tarttelin http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24603 Tarttelin (who is only 23) is a very talented writer and Flick is a strong debut novel writes John Lucas 2011-05-19T00:00:00 YoungNews#24603 The Hargreaves Report and Digital Innovation http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24596 The Hargreaves Report has made ten major recommendations to open the intellectual property and copyright laws to a digital audience and David Cameron has been urged to support the changes to copyright law. What does it mean for publishers and authors? 2011-05-18T00:00:00 YoungNews#24596 Coalition must implement Digital Economy Act - Bristow http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24574 The coalition government must implement the Digital Economy Act in order to safeguard intellectual property (IP), the president of the Publishers Association has said. 2011-05-17T00:00:00 YoungNews#24574 More agents to explore publishing models http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24577 Literary agents Curtis Brown and Blake Friedman have said they are planning to follow Ed Victor's move into publishing, after he announced an e-book and print-on-demand venture earlier this week. 2011-05-17T00:00:00 YoungNews#24577 Piracy Sends E-Book to #1 http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24582 The publication of an unreleased book, 'Go the F**k to Sleep', on a torrent website has resulted in the book becoming the number one best-seller on Amazon. 2011-05-17T00:00:00 YoungNews#24582 Lionel Shriver talks about Kevin http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24569 How does it feel to have your widely rejected manuscript become a best-selling, prize-winning novel, then a book-club favourite and now the toast of the Cannes film festival? The author of We Need to Talk About Kevin explains 2011-05-17T00:00:00 YoungNews#24569 What's your favourite SF novel? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24571 The great and the good set out their picks over the weekend, but which books did they miss? 2011-05-17T00:00:00 YoungNews#24571 JK Rowling reveals her favourite Harry Potter character http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24572 Oddly enough, it's the boy wizard himself. 2011-05-17T00:00:00 YoungNews#24572 High street bookshops need greater support - Streeter http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24573 The economics for booksellers "simply don't work" as they struggle with high costs and low margins, the president of the Booksellers Association has claimed. 2011-05-17T00:00:00 YoungNews#24573 Tough Love http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24546 Why do book reviewers insist on being so nice? More honesty would benefit everyone 2011-05-11T00:00:00 YoungNews#24546 Anthony Clavane wins football book of the year http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24557 Friend of the Hub, Anthony Clavane's Promised Land is now one of the eight books that the public can vote for as best overall sports book of the year 2011-05-11T00:00:00 YoungNews#24557 Writing in a new genre: Tanka Poetry http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24540 Our creative writing class was recently visited by the Dr. Hisashi Nakamura, who gave a fantastic and insightful lecture on the Tanka writes Alex Teyen 2011-05-10T00:00:00 YoungNews#24540 China Miéville leads radical SF's invasion of the mainstream http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24541 The radicalism inherent in the best science fiction is at the heart of Miéville's work, and makes it perfect reading for our troubled times 2011-05-10T00:00:00 YoungNews#24541 Can you teach creative writing? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24542 There has been a huge expansion in creative writing courses in the last decade, but is it something you can teach? Well-known writers give their verdicts 2011-05-10T00:00:00 YoungNews#24542 When writers kill http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24508 Authors with genuinely red-toothed experience have fascinating insights into the way the world really works to draw on. But where are they? 2011-05-05T00:00:00 YoungNews#24508 NESTA Big Society Fund http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24506 Joe Ludlow from Public Services Lab talks to Social Enterprise magazine about the role of social finance in helping social enterprises tackle the big issues of the future. 2011-05-05T00:00:00 YoungNews#24506 New publisher dedicated to essays hopes to revive the form http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24507 Notting Hill Editions launches with work from authors including Roland Barthes, John Berger and Georges Perec 2011-05-05T00:00:00 YoungNews#24507 Wes Brown's Shark published as Kindle book http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24503 Young writer Wes Brown's gritty novel is now available as a digital book on Amazon 2011-05-05T00:00:00 YoungNews#24503 The Adaptation Blog: PS I Love You http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24490 Many of the key concepts of texts being geared towards American audiences, the Americanisation of texts can often replace vital points of the original story, substitute locations, characters and often key elements within the plot argues Sophie Atherton 2011-05-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#24490 Fear and loathing at the inkwell http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24492 It’s a common complaint: some writers just hate putting pen to paper. And because so few authors have immutable deadlines, many choose to procrastinate rather than scribble. 2011-05-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#24492 UK ebook sales rise 20% to £180m http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24470 Figures boosted by Amazon's Kindle and popularity of Stephen Fry and Stieg Larsson titles 2011-05-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#24470 Digital sales now worth 6%, as e-books grow 300% in 2010 http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24471 The PA estimated that the digital consumer market was now close to £20m, including sales from those publishers not included in the PA yearbook panel. 2011-05-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#24471 Controversial Poets: Percy Bysshe Shelley http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24472 Christopher Hitchens explores the man whose work ranged from the nature-loving verses of To a Skylark to poetry and prose often considered too incendiary to be published in his own lifetime 2011-05-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#24472 Superman becomes a super-rebel – and scourge of the American right http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24474 He's still a firm believer in truth and justice, but the world's foremost superhero is no longer sure he can carry on proudly endorsing the American way. 2011-05-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#24474 NaNoWriMo; Or, Why You Should Write a Novel in November http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24372 There’s an idea going around that “everyone has one novel in them”. But if that’s true, why do hardly any of us ever end up writing one? asks Hazel Impy 2011-04-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#24372 The advantages of writing in bed http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24374 Writers like Orwell, Proust and Churchill liked doing it. Could it have been because writing in bed can help access the unconscious? 2011-04-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#24374 Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray published http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24365 Over 120 years after it was condemned as 'vulgar' and 'unclean', an uncensored version of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray is published by Harvard University Press 2011-04-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#24365 A whole new e-chapter http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24366 Publish and be doomed? The digital revolution is in fact giving books and music a beautiful new life writes James Harkin 2011-04-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#24366 Christopher Hitchens' memoir among Orwell Prize 2011 nominations http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24367 Hitch-22 could take prestigious political writing award 2011-04-27T00:00:00 YoungNews#24367 Arguing About Amis http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24368 "Writers die twice," wrote Martin Amis, "once when the body dies, and once when the talent dies." In the case of Philip Larkin, it was decided that two deaths weren't enough writes David Barrett 2010-04-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#24368 The Unfinished Journey of Lionel Trilling http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24369 In 1950, Lionel Trilling published The Liberal Imagination, a collection of essays that established him as the most subtle and influential mind in contemporary American culture writes Edward Alexander 2011-04-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#24369 Prose with a voice http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24370 The essay is the ultimate outsider genre says Lucasta Miller 2011-04-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#24370 Zadie Smith's rules for writers http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24364 The Guardian asked some of the most esteemed contemporary authors for any golden rules they bring to their writing practice. Here are Zadie Smith's 2011-04-27T00:00:00 YoungNews#24364 Fiction Express seeks interaction from readers for digital series http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24334 An e-fiction venture aimed at tweens and teenagers is being launched by packager Discovery Books in May. 2011-04-25T00:00:00 YoungNews#24334 Amazon.com to introduce ads to Kindle http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24341 Amazon.com is set to show adverts on its latest Kindle, slashing the price by $25. 2011-04-25T00:00:00 YoungNews#24341 Psychogeography http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24343 The environment in which we write has always been vital to creating a quality piece of literature, but just how much does environment affects the content and style of our writing? asks Alex Teyen. 2011-05-25T00:00:00 YoungNews#24343 Brain Damage and the Complexity of Writing for Children http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24311 In a recent BBC2 interview for Faulks on Fiction, Martin Amis made a pretty major clanger when he stated that he would only consider writing a children’s book if he had sustained ‘serious brain injury’ writes Holly turner. 2010-04-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#24311 Does the Novel Have a Future? The Answer Is In This Essay! http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24325 A certain literary discourse, about what others should or shouldn't be doing with their art, will probably always exist as a distraction from writing novels writes Tao Lin 2011-04-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#24325 The e-book that launched a thousand flame wars http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24289 A self-published author takes on a critic -- and becomes a cautionary tale 2011-04-19T00:00:00 YoungNews#24289 Three new podcasts for National Poetry Month http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24260 April is National Poetry Month in America and The Poetry Trust are showcasing some of the leading contemporary US poets they’ve brought to Aldeburgh in recent years. 2011-04-14T00:00:00 YoungNews#24260 The eBook Price Conundrum http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24266 Anne Hill, founder of Creative Content Coaching, has written a blog post at Huffington Post informing authors and readers about the role eBooks have to play in a developing literary market. 2011-04-14T00:00:00 YoungNews#24266 Marketing Strategies for Digital Publication http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24267 Young authors and emerging writers will find that marketing strategies is one of the key ways to achieve success in digital publishing but the Internet is consumed with false websites designed to "teach" you how to market your book. What's the best way? 2011-04-14T00:00:00 YoungNews#24267 A Fine Pickle http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24240 A film director once told Salman Rushdie that all movies made from novels are rubbish. With so many screenplays based on books triumphing at the Oscars this week and Slumdog Millionaire stealing the show, he asks is there such a thing as a good adaptation? 2011-04-12T00:00:00 YoungNews#24240 Why Adapt? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24241 Adaptations are everywhere. Great transformations are taking place. Books to stage. Poetry to music. Game to film. But what does it mean to adapt? And, artistically, what's the point? asks Wes Brown 2011-04-12T00:00:00 YoungNews#24241 Why criticism is good for the Arts Council http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24242 As the head of one of hundreds of organisations waiting to hear whether we receive Arts Council funding, I have to admit these are nervous moments writes Martin Bright 2011-04-12T00:00:00 YoungNews#24242 Contemporary Writing at University and the Chick Lit Novel http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24243 There is so much contemporary writing out there, and should be given more recognition and publicity than the dreaded chick lit book. Even in Asda. Writes Amy Ryan 2011-04-12T00:00:00 YoungNews#24243 The Adaptation Blog: Harry Potter http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24222 Guest writer Sophie Atherton starts her series of blogs on turning books into movies 2011-04-11T00:00:00 YoungNews#24222 The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2011 http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24227 The UK's largest poetry competition for 11-17 year olds - is open for entries! 2011-04-11T00:00:00 YoungNews#24227 Why do some theatre critics seem to be enjoying the arts cuts? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24215 Despite the fact that thousands of people will be losing their jobs, some commentators seem to be experiencing a severe case of funding schadenfreude. Whose side are they on? Asks Dan Rebellato 2011-04-10T00:00:00 YoungNews#24215 Iris Murdoch, The Art of Fiction No. 117 http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24216 "Plato remarks in The Republic that bad characters are volatile and interesting, whereas good characters are dull and always the same. This certainly indicates a literary problem.” 2011-04-10T00:00:00 YoungNews#24216 Be part of the Alliterati! http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24207 One of the Freshest, exciting Online Poetry Magazines is calling for Submissions. 2011-04-09T00:00:00 YoungNews#24207 NAWE funding totally cut from 2012 http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24187 Children's poetry is among the biggest losers in the children's literature sector following the recent cuts in Arts Council funding, it has emerged. 2011-04-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#24187 Standardisation in the Digital Publishing Market http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24190 An insight into the non-standardisation of e-book file formats which will impede on the growth of digital reading and stifle the publishing market's opportunity for growth. 2011-04-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#24190 Impatience is a virtue http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24166 Writing creatively innately holds no certainties. You only have to read a few reviews of new novels, plays or poems to see how subjective the art we find ourselves in is writes guest blogger Matthew Sharp 2011-04-06T00:00:00 YoungNews#24166 Literary event: Joe Dunthorne http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24170 Published in late 2008, Submarine by Joe Dunthorne has undoubtedly taken Britain by storm, and has rapidly became one of the must-read novels of 2011 writes Amy Ryan 2011-04-06T00:00:00 YoungNews#24170 Share Your Links? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24172 The Hub launches a Link-Swap campaign to 'join the dots' between opportunities for young writers across the UK 2011-04-06T00:00:00 YoungNews#24172 The Young Poets Network goes LlVE http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24160 The Young Poets Network is a new project from the Poetry Society, offering workshop challenges and feedback, alongside features by poets and information about poetry groups and opportunities you can get involved in. 2011-04-06T00:00:00 YoungNews#24160 The pros and cons of internships http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24161 For the last fortnight, I've been doing an internship at The Spectator. And having seen the furore over Nick Clegg's announcement today, I thought I'd give CoffeeHousers my take writes Selena Gray 2011-04-06T00:00:00 YoungNews#24161 Page Versus Stage: Complementary or Conflicting? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24140 It should be noted from the outset that I have no firm predilection for either ‘page’ or ‘performance’ poetry. I’ve been known to love and loathe aspects of both writes guest blogger Jake Campbell 2007-04-05T00:00:00 YoungNews#24140 Waterstone's rolling out new teen sections next month http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24120 Waterstone’s is to roll out new teen sections to around 100 of its stores from April, following a pilot in four stores that began last summer. 2011-04-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#24120 ACE literature funding to rise 9.9% http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24119 Arts Council England (ACE) portfolio funding for literature organisations will rise 9.9% in real terms compared to the previous funding period, the government claims, as ACE revealed its new national portfolio of arts organisations 2010-04-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#24119 Martin Amis: 'You have to be slightly innocent to be a novelist' http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24121 On babysitting duty, and itching to play pinball, Martin Amis tells Tom Lamont why he's leaving Britain for friends and family 2011-04-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#24121 The hidden literary themes of the 'American Dream' http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=24041 Sam Tanenhaus, editor of the New York Times Book Review, has spoken to the BBC's Matt Frei about the portrayal of the ''American Dream'' in literature. Citing works like The Great Gatsby and Freedom he says there is a "secret, dark undercurrent" in many US novels when it comes to the "myth" of the American Dream. 2011-04-01T00:00:00 YoungNews#24041 Can writing stop prisoners reoffending? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23948 An organisation that sends writers into prison to work with offenders is among arts groups across England that fear their funding is about to be cut. But can arts for prisoners save the government money? 2011-03-30T00:00:00 YoungNews#23948 Read 'em and keep: what are the books to pass on to the next generation? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23949 If you had only one book to pass on to the next generation, what would it be? Writers and readers name the classics they most treasure 2011-03-30T00:00:00 YoungNews#23949 Students need ‘customised' academic books http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23934 A "tipping point" has been reached in the academic bookselling market as e-book sales take hold, the industry has been told. 2010-03-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#23934 Orange offers 23k e-books for sale via Android app http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23935 Orange has launched an e-book app for Android, with a "one-click buy" system which directly bills a user's Orange account. 2011-03-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#23935 ALCS tackles “Copy and Paste” culture in schools http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23937 The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society has created a schools programme, Copywrite!, to educate 11-14 year olds about the importance of copyright and intellectual property. 2011-03-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#23937 The state of British TV: drama http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23944 Is British TV still the envy of the world? In our series discussing the health of UK television, Mark Lawson examines the current state of UK television drama 2011-03-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#23944 Censorship not silence http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23918 In this postmodern world where so much is accessible via new media the importance of physical presence has been downplayed writes guest blogger Rebekah Palmer 2011-03-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#23918 On writing: authors reveal the secrets of their craft http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23898 How do you set about writing a novel? What inspires a poem? Pencil or computer? Pain or pleasure? Listen in to interviews with some of our most celebrated writers recorded for the British Library, and enter our competition to identify the mystery writer 2011-03-26T00:00:00 YoungNews#23898 HMV puts Waterstone's up for sale http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23900 Troubled retailer HMV denies it is in takeover talks but confirms it may sell book chain and Canadian operation 2011-03-25T00:00:00 YoungNews#23900 The Aesthetic Movement http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23901 The Victoria & Albert Museum's exhibition of the 'Cult of Beauty' reflects how art spread into everyday life in the Victorian period 2011-03-26T00:00:00 YoungNews#23901 What is beauty? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23892 Philosopher Roger Scruton asks what is beauty? And why does it matter? 2011-03-25T00:00:00 YoungNews#23892 A review and extended thoughts of a Jack Mapanje lecture: ‘Everyone is writing their memoir, Why don’t you?’ http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23893 Guest blogger Matt Sharp on Jack Mapanje 2011-03-25T00:00:00 YoungNews#23893 Free ‘key driver’ in e-book sales http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23895 Sampling free content is inspiring customers to buy e-books, with a fifth of UK readers citing it as the primary reason for purchase, according to new research. 2011-03-25T00:00:00 YoungNews#23895 Young Creative Writers - Rogueplay http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23896 These courses are for 15-25 year olds interested in developing script and seeing their work performed on stage by professional actors. 2011-03-25T00:00:00 YoungNews#23896 Trumpet by Jackie Kay http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23889 Guest blogger Amy Ryan reviews Trumpet by Jackie Kay 2011-03-24T00:00:00 YoungNews#23889 Trade publishers say e-book sales will not reach 10% until 2012 http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23875 A third of UK trade publishers think that over 10% of their total book revenue will come from e-books by 2012, according to new research released by Publishing Technology. 2011-03-23T00:00:00 YoungNews#23875 Revolutionary Literature http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23857 The book world has been abuzz with the Arabic Booker. High-quality fiction is connecting with political conflict and the convulsions in the Middle East have revealed a literary culture often closed to the West. 2011-03-22T00:00:00 YoungNews#23857 Desai shortlisted for Authors' Club's Best First Novel Award http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23860 The Authors' Club Best First Novel Award is presented to the most promising debut novel issued by a British publisher in the previous year. 2011-03-22T00:00:00 YoungNews#23860 Could this new book kill the Kindle? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23850 It's small, light and portable – and it doesn't need charging. So could the new 'flipback' book be the next big thing in publishing? 2011-03-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#23850 Rereading: The Rainbow by DH Lawrence http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23851 As The Rainbow and Women in Love are adapted for TV, Rachel Cusk reflects on how these daring novels subverted Victorian gender stereotypes and how Lawrence has been badly served by his libidinous image 2011-03-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#23851 Has Dennis the Menace lost his mojo? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23852 In these over-sensitive times, the Beano's greatest creation, the rascally schoolboy Dennis the Menace - who has just turned 60 - is not as much fun as he used to be writes William Langley 2011-03-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#23852 Want a job in publishing? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23855 The Bookseller's jobs bulletin has all the latest news 2011-03-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#23855 The big cuts: who will lose? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23775 With Arts Council England poised to announce where the axe will fall, Rupert Christiansen says courage and quality should be rewarded. 2011-03-17T00:00:00 YoungNews#23775 Arts degrees become the preserve of the wealthy http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23776 Study shows wealthiest students dominate humanities and academics fear tuition fee rises will deepen problem 2011-03-17T00:00:00 YoungNews#23776 Two pre-LBF deals top £1m in rights frenzy http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23772 Agents have claimed two big-money deals worth £500,000 each, which could mark a return to confidence in the rights market in the crucial weeks ahead of next month's London Book Fair. 2011-03-16T00:00:00 YoungNews#23772 How Leeds' rebel-rousing writers shaped the world http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23773 Guest blogger Mick McCann looks at how 19th century radical Leeds folk shaped the world's ideas on race, women's rights and roles, workers rights, sexuality, education, children's rights and public health 2011-03-16T00:00:00 YoungNews#23773 Wes Brown at the Hub launch http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23758 Young Writers' Co-ordinator Wes Brown talks about what the Hub does as part of the NAWE Young Writers' Hub launch 2011-03-15T00:00:00 YoungNews#23758 Andrew McMillan at the Hub launch http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23757 YouTube footage of Andrew McMillan reading his poetry as part of the launch of the NAWE Young Writers' Hub 2011-03-15T00:00:00 YoungNews#23757 Time's Arrow and the Irreversibility of Meaning http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23738 The reversal of linear time presents real challenges to our sense of meaning. Wrong becomes right. 2022-03-14T00:00:00 YoungNews#23738 The 10 best American poems http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23714 The list could go on and on, but these are the poems that seem to have left the deepest mark on US literature and Jay Parini 2011-03-11T00:00:00 YoungNews#23714 Science fiction author begins war of the books worlds http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23715 Stephen Hunt has grown so tired of the marginal status of his chosen genre that he has begun campaigning for equal genre rights 2011-03-11T00:00:00 YoungNews#23715 Overrated: Gustave Flaubert http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23716 Which name does not belong in the following list: 1. Stendhal, 2. Balzac, 3. Flaubert, 4. Proust? 2011-03-11T00:00:00 YoungNews#23716 Underrated: Willa Cather http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23717 So criticism missed out on Cather, the greatest American novelist of the 20th century. 2009-03-11T00:00:00 YoungNews#23717 Across the literary pages http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23718 The latest goings on in the literary world 2011-03-11T00:00:00 YoungNews#23718 A brief survey of the short story part 32: James Joyce http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23695 With just one collection of stories, Joyce left his mark on almost every short story writer who followed him 2011-03-09T00:00:00 YoungNews#23695 Stephen King pens 1,000-page JFK novel http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23696 11/22/63 tells story of time-travelling teacher who attempts to prevent the presidential assassination 2011-03-09T00:00:00 YoungNews#23696 Poetry Books Online - Add your own events http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23666 Browse through our 90,000 books and CDs, the biggest selection of poetry titles on the web and add your own events. 2011-03-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#23666 Now please pay attention everybody. I'm about to tell you what art is http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23690 A week ago I confused 1,500 sixth-formers by attempting to answer the non-question: "What is art?" The students found a lot of what I said surprising writes Germaine Greer 2011-03-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#23690 Pleasantly infuriating: Germaine Greer http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23693 Wes Brown responds to Germaine Greers' "Now please pay attention everybody. I'm about to tell you what art is" 2011-03-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#23693 Illuminating depression http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23660 William Styron's Darkness Visible remains, two decades on, a beacon of hope in this benighted realm of experience writes Chris Cox 2011-03-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#23660 Jim Davidson: 'If I could say sorry I would' http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23661 Jim Davidson has written a play about a bigoted, middle-aged comedian – and it's only loosely based on himself writes Sarfraz Manzoor 2011-03-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#23661 Digital authors need a whole new set of skills http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23650 Rather than think in terms of "I want to sell my book," think about "I want to license all of my intellectual property rights." 2011-03-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#23650 Print books hold their own over digital media http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23654 Despite digital advances, books are still the nation’s favourite form of reading, says a WBD survey 2011-03-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#23654 World Book Night: Sales go up despite free give-aways http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23653 Authors and publishers boosted by surprise increase in sales of books that will be handed out for World Book Night. 2011-03-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#23653 What Good Are The Arts? by John Carey http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23652 Carey tackles the question raised in his title by posing a series of sub-questions: What Is a Work of Art? Is High Art Superior? Can Science Help? Do the Arts Make Us Better? Can Art Be a Religion? 2011-03-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#23652 IP 'at heart' of creative industries, says PA http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23649 Publishing chiefs, including Hachette’s Tim Hely Hutchinson, HarperCollins’ Victoria Barnsley and Random House’s Gail Rebuck, are among contributors to the Publishers Association’s submission to the Independent Review of Intellectual Property. 2011-03-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#23649 The Writer at Work: Part Three http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23646 The final of installment of Jake Campbell's take on writing 2011-03-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#23646 HARDtalk: Christos Tsiolkas http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23627 Australian novelist Christos Tsiolkas tells Stephen Sackur why he feels so attached yet so at odds with the country of his birth. 2011-03-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#23627 Twelve of the best new novelists http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23624 To find the most promising new writers John Mullan and a panel of judges read piles of debut novels. What did they discover about the state of British literary fiction today? 2011-03-01T00:00:00 YoungNews#23624 The ELFM Next Broadcast - Get Involved! http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23612 Where else do you find a local radio station hosting a two-hour programme for wordybirds? And remember, our programmes are archived for Listening Back anywhere in the world (24,000 listeners worldwide in 2010), so tell your mates or make a link from us to your own website. 2011-03-01T00:00:00 YoungNews#23612 Banned books return to shelves in Egypt and Tunisia http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23614 "To reject the word is to reject the human search." - Max Lerner 2011-03-01T00:00:00 YoungNews#23614 Faulks on Fiction http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23566 Series on the brilliance of the British novel. Sebastian Faulks looks at villains in novels and how they have evolved over the last three hundred years. 2011-02-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#23566 Tongues & Grooves http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23571 Portsmouth, not traditionally thought of as a cultural city, can boast a new poet laureate and many up and coming artistic events on the horizon writes Lynda Berry 2011-02-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#23571 The Pregnant Widow http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23585 Philip Dickinson gives his take on Martin Amis's latest novel, The Pregnant Widow 2011-02-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#23585 The Writer at Work: Part Two http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23586 Jake Campbell on how and why he writes 2011-02-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#23586 WRITE BAD POETRY? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23587 Noetry bad poetry slam returns to Newcastle! 2011-02-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#23587 Kindle: the last chapter for books? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23562 Man Booker prize judge Chris Mullin has turned down the use of a Kindle – but former Orange prize judge Daisy Goodwin thinks he's a bit of a luddite ... 2011-02-26T00:00:00 YoungNews#23562 The Beauty of Books http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23560 And so, as ever, in my typically unsuccinct and confusing way I meant to say that technology won't necessarily kill books, but that it could revive them. 2011-02-23T00:00:00 YoungNews#23560 Allen Ginsberg, Howl and the voice of the Beats http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23561 It's more than half a century since Allen Ginsberg's poem Howl landed like a bombshell in the staid world of 1950s America. But what was the poet really like? Friends and colleagues remember him 2011-02-25T00:00:00 YoungNews#23561 Chris Cleave to launch Acorn Press’ 5-aside story http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23559 New self-publishing company, Acorn Independent Press, hosts the world’s ?rst 5-Aside Story as part of London-based storytelling festival, YARN. 2011-02-25T00:00:00 YoungNews#23559 Virtual reality needs real writers http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23556 The rapidly developing world of video games is fertile ground for authors – so why have so few taken up the challenge? 2011-02-24T00:00:00 YoungNews#23556 A lesson in teaching writing http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23557 I'm agnostic about the benefits of creative-writing classes, but would-be fictioneers could do worse than emulate the greats writes Robert McCrum 2011-02-24T00:00:00 YoungNews#23557 BN.com selling more ebooks than print, but at what cost http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23523 Here is a quote from Barnes & Noble's chief executive William Lynch about the group's third-quarter results. "In the digital area, our econtent business continues to scale quickly such that we now sell twice as many ebooks as we do physical books at BN.com." 2011-02-22T00:00:00 YoungNews#23523 E-books accelerate towards the tipping point http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23524 At TOC Frankfurt last October SourceBooks' publisher Dominique Raccah made the point that digital was happening faster than anyone had imagined. She has now revised her forecast: upwards. 2011-02-22T00:00:00 YoungNews#23524 The Information: On writing novels http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23511 Writing a second novel isn't any easier than writing your first. Or at least I don't think it should be. 2011-02-22T00:00:00 YoungNews#23511 No longer the Apple of every publisher's eye http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23509 Apple's move to take a greater share of cash from newspaper app subscriptions may instead allow Google to take a bite 2011-02-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#23509 2010 Sheffield Poetry Prize Winners Announced http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23502 The winners of the 2010 Sheffield Poetry Prize have been announded today. 2011-02-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#23502 The Information: Going Digital http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23503 Young Writers' Coordinator Wes Brown on becoming an "amplified author" 2011-02-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#23503 The Writer at Work: Part One http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23510 Jake Campbell on how and why he writes 2011-02-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#23510 World Book Night http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23497 A million free books given away? What could possibly go wrong? 2011-02-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#23497 A Night of Poetry in Newcastle http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23499 Find out about the latest poetry night from 'A Night of Poetry @' the only roaming spoken word night in Newcastle! 2011-02-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#23499 Have Your Cake and Eat It http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23500 Cake Magazine are looking for submissions for their third issue! 2011-02-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#23500 Looking for poetry? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23486 The Poetry Library's online archive of English poetry magazines 2011-02-19T00:00:00 YoungNews#23486 Barry Lopez talks purpose and egos in writing http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23489 In this interview the esteemed writer reveals how his work is born and shaped. 2011-02-19T00:00:00 YoungNews#23489 Advice for authors in the digital age http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23476 Ever thought of staying at home to write that bestseller you have been thinking about? 2011-02-17T00:00:00 YoungNews#23476 New Skills for Writers http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23464 In the age of iPads, video games and on-demand TV, what is the future for writing and reading? Transmedia storytelling. 2011-02-14T00:00:00 YoungNews#23464 The Information: How Fiction Works http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23475 Young Writers' Hub Coordinator Wes Brown talks books on writing 2027-02-17T00:00:00 YoungNews#23475 Any good at playwriting? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23459 Britain's biggest playwriting competition is on the search for new writers. . 2011-02-15T00:00:00 YoungNews#23459 Gaiman on Copyright Piracy and the Web http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23423 In a nutshell, he said that internet piracy is just “people lending books.” 2011-02-14T00:00:00 YoungNews#23423 Borders poised for bankruptcy in US http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23424 Bookstore chain whose UK arm went bust at the end of 2009 will bid to renegotiate debts in US under chapter 11 protection 2011-02-14T00:00:00 YoungNews#23424 The lost art of editing http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23425 The long, boozy lunches and smoke-filled parties are now part of publishing's past, but has rigorous line-by-line editing of books been lost too, a casualty of the demands of sales and publicity? 2011-02-14T00:00:00 YoungNews#23425 Some good news from the world of books (and McSweeney's) http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23411 This has been an interesting few years for the book industry. There have been many changes and realignments, and these changes have led many to predict that (a) reading is dead; (b) books are dead; (c) publishing is dead. 2011-02-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#23411 Managing Risk http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23412 Peter Collingridge, Co-founder of Enhanced Editions, gives FutureBook his view from 3 international digital publishing conferences. 2011-02-08T00:00:00 YoungNews#23412 Faulks on Fiction http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23378 Bestselling author Sebastian Faulks presents a major four-part series on the brilliance of the British novel and its characters. 2011-02-08T00:00:00 YoungNews#23378 George Orwell: Why I Write http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23363 Orwell who wrote two of the most famous novels of the 20th century 'Animal Farm' and 'Nineteen Eighty-Four'. In this famous essay he outlines why he writes... 2011-02-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#23363 The Bookseller - Jobs Bulletin http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23364 The website provides daily news and comment about the book business, starting at 8am with the latest digest of press reports about the publishing sector and financial updates from the City. Regular news updates from The Bookseller's news desk follow throughout the day. 2011-02-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#23364 BBC Wildlife Magazine Submissions http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23369 BBC Wildlife Magazine encourages submissions and news features from outside writers. 2011-02-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#23369 Is the age of the critic over? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23356 Critics reflect on how social media, such as Facebook, Twitter and myDigg, fit into the perennial debate on cultural elitism 2011-02-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#23356 INK Festival call for submissions http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23357 INK festival is an exciting new festival promoting new writing from the North East region and beyond. Over two fantastic nights, experience scratch performances of short stories, poetry and mini-plays from the best new writing talent. 2011-02-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#23357 Experience enriches fiction, but it doesn't reward authors http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23358 Publishers these days want their novelists looking young and shiny, but the books themselves are less attractive as a result 2011-02-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#23358 Penguin's 50 new anniversary books http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23359 To celebrate the 50th anniversary of their Modern Classics, Penguin have produced 50 books, each containing an outstanding short story. 2011-02-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#23359 Make Your Voice Heard - 6th Formers Writing Competition http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23360 World Book Day and Writers' & Artists' are launching their first ever Writing Competition aimed solely at 6th form and college students. 2011-02-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#23360 Vintage Script call for submissions http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23353 A new magazine is calling for budding writers to contribute articles and short stories. Vintage Script – which showcases writing on historical themes – is looking for material for its first edition, due to be published in the spring 2011-02-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#23353 Want to explore your creativity... and get a nationally recognised qualification? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23343 Arts Award is a national qualification which supports young people aged 11–25 to develop as artists and arts leaders. 2011-02-02T00:00:00 YoungNews#23343 Amis out, Tóibín in: why literary tutors are big money http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23312 In the world of sport, January means the football transfer window - will Fernando Torres leave Chelsea for Liverpool, can Emmanuel Adebayor make a difference for Real Madrid? All exciting stuff. But this year, there's been an equally notable literary signing. 2011-02-01T00:00:00 YoungNews#23312 Guardian Open thread: Do we still need professional critics? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23313 Following on from this weekend's consideration of the status of criticism in the social media age, we'd really like you to contribute to a podcast on the subject 2011-02-01T00:00:00 YoungNews#23313 Jo Shapcott's Costa prize is a surprise victory for poetry http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23314 Who'd have thought it? For the second year in a row, poetry has triumphed at the Costas. Jo Shapcott's painful, plangent collection Of Mutability has tonight taken the title of Costa book of the year writes Sarah Crown 2011-02-01T00:00:00 YoungNews#23314 The language police are a force for good http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23315 Since I shall spend the rest of this article attacking this book, I should say at once that it is well worth reading. It is crisply written, amusing, informative and thought-provoking. Anyone interested in the English language and its history should read it. 2011-02-01T00:00:00 YoungNews#23315 Stanza Stone Poetry Project http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23316 Calderdale Libraries are very excited to be running one of these six writers groups which will be called Calderdale Young Poets. We would like to invite you to become a member of Calderdale Young Poets and take advantage of this amazing opportunity. 2011-02-01T00:00:00 YoungNews#23316 Ebook revolution accelerates in sales and status http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23286 Amazon is reporting Kindle edition sales outstripping paperbacks in the US, and the Booker prize jury is now reading on ebooks 2011-01-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#23286 Philip Pullman's call to defend libraries resounds around web http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23287 Impassioned polemic against closures picked up by thousands of readers 2011-01-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#23287 Kindle sales reaching 80% of physical sales, DBW told http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23285 Kindle sales of a book could be as much as 80% of its physical sales, Amazon's head of Kindle content told Digital Book World. 2011-01-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#23285 CAKE Magazine launch new website http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23282 Website up and running! Have a look around, make yourselves at home. 2011-01-27T00:00:00 YoungNews#23282 Big names lined up for 2011 Headingley LitFest http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23157 African writer Ben Okri will be among the stars from the literary world appearing at the 2011 Headingley LitFest. 2011-01-26T00:00:00 YoungNews#23157 BBC reveals Year of Books http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23158 The BBC has revealed the full programme for its "Year of Books 2011", including details of its World Book Night programming, upcoming adaptations and a Dickens season to mark the author's bicentenary. 2011-01-26T00:00:00 YoungNews#23158 iPad and Kindle dominate e-book reading http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23120 Apple has the dominat share of the tablet market, but Amazon is the clear leader in the e-reader market, according to a new report by IDC. 2014-01-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#23120 Trade rallies to 'Fight for Libraries' campaign http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23121 The Bookseller's campaign aims to provide a focal point for campaigners, librarians and the book trade to 'Fight For Libraries'. 2011-01-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#23121 Wes Brown: Real life inspires writer seeking to encourage new voices http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23117 Wes Brown is the kind of author young writers' groups can be proud of. Now he's launching his own. Jane Verity met him. 2011-01-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#23117 Waterstone's reveals its 11 debut fiction picks for 2011 http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23118 Three titles from Penguin and three from Random House are among Waterstone's choices as the 11 best debut fiction books of 2011. 2011-01-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#23118 Picador to publish poetry winner http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23119 The Picador Poetry Prize 2010 has been awarded to Richard Meier, whose collection will now be edited by Picador Poetry editor Don Paterson and published by the Macmillan imprint. 2011-01-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#23119 A P Watt links with social networking site http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23114 Literary agency A P Watt has linked up with social networking site Circalit for a competition to find a new crime novelist. 2011-01-19T00:00:00 YoungNews#23114 Publishers take note: the iPad is altering the very concept of a 'book' http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23115 If the success of Amazon's Kindle has made print publishers relax, they're in for a nasty surprise writes John Naughton 2011-01-19T00:00:00 YoungNews#23115 Here come the tablets... and there go the netbooks http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23116 Acer pulls back from mini-market as Apple doubles number of iPads - and so tablets - in the market during the quarter; and a quick financial comparison with IBM and Microsoft writes Charles Arthur 2011-01-19T00:00:00 YoungNews#23116 Yorkshire’s Next Great Author http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23079 The search is on for Yorkshire’s next great literary talent. Supported by Arts Council England, Route Publishing is looking to find to the next great talent in a long distinguished list of Yorkshire novelists and will be offering a book deal to an aspiring author aged 18-30. 2011-01-16T00:00:00 YoungNews#23079 A Day in the Life of a Press Officer http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23460 A publicist has to get a book as much coverage in the media as possible. A huge part of the job is also creating and maintaining great relations with journalists. 2011-02-15T00:00:00 YoungNews#23460 Five tips for Young Writers: The Information http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23052 The NAWE Young Writers' Coordinator shares his experiences of the writing industry 2011-01-11T00:00:00 YoungNews#23052 Acorn Publishing launch Write Your Novel This Year http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23056 2011 is the year you become a writer - congratulations. No more procrastination - let’s get started. 2011-01-11T00:00:00 YoungNews#23056 Small Island by Andrea Levy http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23047 Guardian Book Club Week One: The Back Story 2008-01-11T00:00:00 YoungNews#23047 Wes Brown talks Shark http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23029 Video interview with the 24 year old novelist 2011-01-09T00:00:00 YoungNews#23029 Digital "may ease tough trading year" in 2011 http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23025 Growing e-book sales could lead to the Total Consumer Market being negative in 2011 as they hit 7% of the adult trade market, according to the head of the UK’s biggest publisher. 2011-07-01T00:00:00 YoungNews#23025 Heaney, Keats & Hardy on YouTube http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23026 Poems by Keats, Hardy and Seamus Heaney are among those selected for a new collection of Poems on the Underground, marking 25 years of verse on display on the Tube. 2011-07-01T00:00:00 YoungNews#23026 Online reading group at Poetry Book Society http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23027 The Poetry Book Society has launched an online poetry reading group. 2011-01-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#23027 ELFM Love Broadcast http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22998 Writing can be submitted in any form - poetry, prose, short drama. Either email it in and it will be read on air, or come in and read it in person on the day. 2011-01-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#22998 Nearly done with novel, nearly done in http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23000 The home straight of my novel is in sight, but I'm tired, tired, tired and the news is doing nothing to restore my energies writes AL Kennedy 2011-01-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#23000 The best boring books http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=23001 There are times when dullness is exactly what you want from a book writes Robert McCrum 2011-01-04T00:00:00 YoungNews#23001 The Biggest Mistakes Writers Make When Querying Literary Agents http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22989 Dear Aspiring Authors, Brew a pot of coffee. Pull up a chair. Heck, grab a notebook and a pen – it couldn't hurt. Make yourself comfortable. You might be here for a while. This could be one of the most important things you'll ever read along your journey to publication. An exaggeration? You tell me... 2010-12-30T00:00:00 YoungNews#22989 BBC on the lookout for new comedy talent http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22987 Northern Film & Media and BBC writersroom have come together to launch Jesting About, a talent development programme designed to discover and nurture the best comedy talent in the North East. 2010-12-30T00:00:00 YoungNews#22987 Playwriting programme at Queen’s Hall, Hexham http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22986 This spring, Queen’s Hall Arts in Hexham is launching a major new scheme across Northumberland to nurture new writing talent for theatre. 2010-12-30T00:00:00 YoungNews#22986 Slambassadors UK - Winners Announced http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22967 The Winners of the Poetry Society's SLAMbassadors 2010 announced. Out of over 400 talented young people 10 were crowned the lucky SLAMbassadors UK 2010 by Judges Adisa and Joelle Taylor. 2010-12-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#22967 Books of the year http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22969 Jonathan Franzen's family epic, a new collection from Seamus Heaney, Philip Larkin's love letters, a memoir centred on tiny Japanese sculptures ... which books most excited our writers this year? 2010-12-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#22969 Open thread: what's your favourite book of 2010? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22970 Which are your books of the year? With hundreds of thousands of titles published over the last 12 months, which did you enjoy the most? 2010-12-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#22970 A book token is worth a thousand words (or more) http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22971 Available since 1932 and still resolutely traditional, book tokens are the best Christmas gift, full of energy. Who needs toys? 2010-12-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#22971 Lawyer in £3.5m sex book case: I'm fighting for free speech http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22972 Her salacious tales of sex, binge drinking and drug-taking among British expats in Moscow scandalized one of the world’s top law firms but titillated almost a million readers on the internet. 2009-12-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#22972 Books of the Year for Christmas: Fiction http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22974 Frances Wilson, one of the judges of this year’s Man Booker prize, selects the highlights from a strong year for novels. including Tom McCarhty, Howard Jacobson, Andrea Levy and Ian McEwan. 2009-12-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#22974 Classic novels enjoy renaissance through rise of ebook readers http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22975 Kindles were the biggest selling products this Christmas, Amazon confirmed yesterday, as Britain finally embraced the ebook revolution. 2010-12-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#22975 The Literary Year 2010 http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22976 David Robson looks back at 2010, a year in which comic fiction sparkled but dark plots proliferated, and in which politicians turned to the page and minutiae became big 2009-12-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#22976 Top Ten Brains of the Digital Future http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22977 Who are the great minds helping to shape our digital culture? Let us know your thoughts 2010-12-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#22977 Writing the Game at Lumb Bank http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22980 Young people from Barnsley on a writing course at one of the Arvon Foundation's residential centres, Lumb Bank. 2010-12-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#22980 Hilary Mantel: Ink in the Blood http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22973 Jane Shilling on the exhilarating possibilities offered by Hilary Mantel's short work of non-fiction, Ink in the Blood, now offered as an e-book. 2010-12-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#22973 I was wrong about the golden age. But we are in a literary boom http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22785 I was too hasty in appraising the contemporary literary scene, but there's no doubt we are living through an explosion in activity 2010-11-24T00:00:00 YoungNews#22785 Angry Robot to accept unsolicited submissions http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22956 Independent publisher Angry Robot is to accept unsolicited novels for one month only next year. 2010-12-23T00:00:00 YoungNews#22956 Alma snaps up two http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22957 Indie publisher Alma Press has acquired its lead fiction titles for spring 2011, snapping up world rights to two novels. 2010-12-23T00:00:00 YoungNews#22957 Volunteering and The Reading Agency http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22959 Find out about volunteering and The Reading Agency 2010-12-23T00:00:00 YoungNews#22959 Vanity Agenting http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22963 I've noticed a disturbing trend of late. That is, mainstream editors, agents and publishers charging exorbitant fees for meaningless 'talks' or 'meet the editor' sessions that dangle the promise of possible publication in front of young writers. 2010-12-23T00:00:00 YoungNews#22963 Write On Leeds http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22950 The North! Where we do what we want. Two years ago, watching David Peace’s Red Riding Trilogy on Channel 4 was crucial for me. 2010-12-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#22950 Booksellers at risk as digital grows http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22952 The UK book trade has embraced digital, but expectations of growth are racing ahead of the reality. Booksellers are also at risk of being left behind as publishers chase this digital firecracker. 2010-12-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#22952 Can newspapers survive? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22954 John Lanchester assesses the future of the press in the London Review of Books 2010-12-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#22954 Author to place himself on Stock Exchange http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22919 Author Cathal Morrow is planning to float himself on the London Stock Exchange, reports the Guardian. Morrow is offering a total of 30,000 shares in himself at £10 a piece. 2009-12-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#22919 Promote your news on Writing East Midlands http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22929 Did you know you can upload your events and opportunities directly to the Writing East Midlands website? 2014-12-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#22929 How teachers might use the Hub http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22907 The NAWE Young Writers Hub is a great new resource that you should definitely point your Gifted & Talented students to if they are 16 and over. Quite honestly, I’m sure it would still be interesting to bright writers of 14 or more. So what is it? 2010-12-15T00:00:00 YoungNews#22907 Curtis Brown Launches Creative Writing School http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22898 Curtis Brown Creative is the first and only creative writing school to be run by a leading literary agency. 2009-12-14T00:00:00 YoungNews#22898 In the end is my begining http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22899 TS Eliot was an intensely melodic writer and his meanings resonate loudest when read aloud 2010-12-14T00:00:00 YoungNews#22899 Young People's Book Group http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22881 In February the first meeting of New Writing North's young people’s book group will take place at Mister Woods Café in Tynemouth. 2010-12-13T00:00:00 YoungNews#22881 Young Writers' Group http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22882 The first session of our new young writers’ group will take place on Saturday 29 January at Newcastle Central Library. 2010-12-13T00:00:00 YoungNews#22882 Cultural Innovation Fund http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22883 If you’re an emerging writer or artist and have a project you’d like to develop with young people, you may be interested in applying to the Cultural Innovation Fund to support your idea. 2010-12-13T00:00:00 YoungNews#22883 A novel idea about art http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22885 Despite prevailing orthodoxies, creative writing is stealthily reviving liberal humanism, says Jonathan Taylor 2010-12-13T00:00:00 YoungNews#22885 National Short Story Day http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22864 This December 21st will be a day to remember with a celebration of the short story on the shortest day of the year! 2010-12-09T00:00:00 YoungNews#22864 Granta Best Young Spanish-Language Novelists http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22866 Granta 113: The Best of Young Spanish-Language Novelists 2010-12-09T00:00:00 YoungNews#22866 Every writer warrants a penny for their thoughts http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22851 Whether their work is read in print or as an ebook, authors have the right to be financially rewarded 2010-12-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#22851 Picador poetry prize: 10 new voices http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22849 "A bold sense of the poem as a vital form" distinguishes the work of the 10 unpublished poets shortlisted for the inaugural Picador poetry prize. 2015-12-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#22849 Amy Sackville, accidental novelist http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22850 The author of The Still Point explains to Richard Lea how her debut book, which has just won the John Llewellyn Rhys prize, began 'out of desperation' 2010-12-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#22850 Hub featured on BBC Leeds http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22839 Leeds has a great literary tradition as exemplified by writers such as Arthur Ransome, Alan Bennett, Keith Waterhouse and poet Tony Harrison. 2010-12-06T00:00:00 YoungNews#22839 Wanted: A Keynesian Vision for the Arts? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22804 I do not believe it is yet realised what an important thing has happened," said John Maynard Keynes, presenting his last inspiration in July 1945. 2010-11-26T00:00:00 YoungNews#22804 Facebook Fan Page http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22836 The Young Writers' Hub now has a Facebook Fan Page. Feel free to post your latest news, events and questions. 2010-12-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#22836 Nick Hornby opens Ministry of Stories http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22817 Children will be lured in by 'monster supply shop' – and volunteer teachers including Zadie Smith and Roddy Doyle 2010-11-30T00:00:00 YoungNews#22817 The Fiction Desk to venture into publishing http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22818 Book review and news site The Fiction Desk is to venture into publishing with a fiction imprint. 2010-11-30T00:00:00 YoungNews#22818 BBC National Short Story Award 2010 http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22819 2010 Shortlist Announced 2010-11-30T00:00:00 YoungNews#22819 2010 Guardian first book award shortlist http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22816 In the week that the winner of the Guardian first book award is announced, the Guardian catches up with all five authors on the 2010 shortlist 2010-11-29T00:00:00 YoungNews#22816 Waterstone's and Orange to promote new authors http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22803 Waterstone's is to promote 12 debut authors with the launch of Orange New Writers in a new partnership with Orange. 2041-11-26T00:00:00 YoungNews#22803 Amy Sackville wins John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for The Still Point http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22805 Judges call novel 'breathtaking', predicting a future littered with international awards for the first-time author. 2010-11-26T00:00:00 YoungNews#22805 The great expressionist experiment http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22806 A number of productions are dragging British theatre away from the grip of realism – with sensational results. 2010-11-26T00:00:00 YoungNews#22806 Angry Robot develops "nano editions" http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22755 Angry Robot Books is to launch Nano Editions, short stories in digital format to be sold through the publisher's online shop. 2010-11-22T00:00:00 YoungNews#22755 Young arts critics competition winners http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22756 Read the winning entries to the Guardian's annual competition to find the best young talent in writing about the arts 2010-11-22T00:00:00 YoungNews#22756 Myths of the near Future http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22757 "Despite set-backs or supposed set-backs, I feel positive for my generation of young writers. While I mourn the loss of traditional outlets and access to Literature – and suffered redundancy from Borders, there are inspiring and aspirational things happening, and much of it is coming from the grass-roots up." 2010-11-22T00:00:00 YoungNews#22757 Young Yorkshire Author Opportunity http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22754 Route have been supported by Arts Council England, Yorkshire to offer a golden publishing opportunity for a young Yorkshire based author. 2010-11-19T00:00:00 YoungNews#22754 Stranger than science fiction http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22752 Realist fiction struggles to grasp a world increasingly ruled by unreality. We need science fiction and the strange inventions of fantasy to help us understand the modern world 2009-11-18T00:00:00 YoungNews#22752 Curham wins YoungMinds Book Award http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22712 Self-published author Siobhan Curham has beaten titles from Headline, Puffin and Egmont to the YoungMinds Book Award 2010. 2010-11-18T00:00:00 YoungNews#22712 Poetry Book Society launches free student membership http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22702 The PBS has just launched a free student membership on its new website. Students will be able to log in and browse the online quarterly Bulletin available in the members’ area of the new site, and order books with the 25% members’ discount. 2009-11-17T00:00:00 YoungNews#22702 Thought Bubble Nov 18 - 21 http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22687 The Thought Bubble Festival is the UK's largest four day annual event which celebrates sequential art in all its forms, including everything from superheroes to independent small press 2010-11-16T00:00:00 YoungNews#22687 Like poetry? Barefoot in the Park seeks volunteers http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22689 Barefoot in the Park are seeking volunteers for next years festival 2010-11-16T00:00:00 YoungNews#22689 Ten Truths About the Modern Music Business http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22647 I've been covering the digital music business for MediaShift for more than 18 months, and in that time I've chronicled new services and examined key trends and news. Below is a look at 10 things that I've come to believe are true about the modern music business. 2010-11-08T00:00:00 YoungNews#22647 FutureBook: Blogger & Reviewer listings http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22650 FutureBook: Blogger and Reviewer listings 2010-11-08T00:00:00 YoungNews#22650 Aldeburgh poetry prize roundup http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22636 As the Aldeburgh First Collection prize for poetry is awarded, the Guardian tip their winner from a shortlist that offers little in the way of experimentation 2010-11-05T00:00:00 YoungNews#22636 Is the ebook the new hardback? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22637 Publishers are speculating that they might amplify pre-paperback word of mouth by giving away digital editions 2010-11-05T00:00:00 YoungNews#22637 Unpublished authors shortlisted by Sony http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22616 Three up-and-coming writers have been shortlisted for the inaugural Sony Reader Award, the category for unpublished writers within the 2010 Dylan Thomas Prize. 2010-11-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#22616 The Internet is not the Enemy http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22621 Marshall McLuhan was wrong, back in the 60s, when he said "the medium is the message". He was talking about television, but even as his ideas circulated, David Attenborough was commissioning Kenneth Clark to make the inspiring documentary series Civilisation 2010-11-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#22621 Poetry and the flight from meaning http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22622 It takes a brave soul like parent Joseph Reynolds to argue that The Simpsons is not good enough for the English curriculum – thoroughly ignored, incidentally, by parent-power enthusiasts. 2010-11-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#22622 "Lighter than expected" cuts to publishing funding http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22620 Publishers supported by Arts Council England reacted with relief to news that cuts to subsidy will be limited to 6.9% in 2011/12. 2010-11-02T00:00:00 YoungNews#22620 More Kindle editions sold than print titles in the US http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22560 Amazon.com customers have bought more Kindle e-books than both hardback and paperback books combined for the top 10, 25, 100 and 1,000 bestselling books on Amazon.com over the last 30 days. 2010-10-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#22560 Arts Council England reduces funding by 6.9% next year http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22561 Publicly-funded arts organisations will face a 6.9% funding cut next year as part of the Arts Council England's attempts to meet the budget requirements outlined in the Government's Comprehensive Spending Review last week (20th October). 2010-10-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#22561 The future of publishing takes shape http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22579 The wind blowing UK publishers over the water to the annual Frankfurt book fair also carries with it a heightened sense of an industry in revolution. 2010-10-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#22579 Barnes & Noble unveils new colour reading device http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22557 US bookseller Barnes & Noble has unveiled the latest version of its e-book device, the Nook, and said that it will open up the platform for developers so that they can deliver "new and innovative reading experiences". 2010-10-27T00:00:00 YoungNews#22557 Amazon, Kobo launch apps for Playbook http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22522 Amazon and Kobo have both launched e-reading apps for the new Blackberry tablet, with the former also planning an app store for Android phones. 2010-10-25T00:00:00 YoungNews#22522 Amazon to introdce Kindle eBook lending http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22520 Amazon is to introduce e-book lending for customers to loan titles to other Kindle users. However, the retailer has said an e-book will only be lendable if the publisher or rights holder allows it to be. 2010-10-25T00:00:00 YoungNews#22520 Litro Young Persons Award Winnner - Story online http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22515 Callum Cleary wins Litro Young Persons Short Story Award 2010-10-25T00:00:00 YoungNews#22515 Pick Up Your Pens 2010 http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22513 Highlights from the Pick Up Your Pens Young Writers Festival, Sheffield 2010 2010-10-25T00:00:00 YoungNews#22513 Fiction Uncovered Launches http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22511 Fiction Uncovered is a promotion to support our best fiction writers – those writers who deserve recognition but have yet to receive a major literary prize or media attention, or be picked for retailer promotions. 2010-10-22T00:00:00 YoungNews#22511 Paul Auster published for PlayStation http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=19213 PSP edition of City of Glass graphic novel spearheads move by Faber onto new platform 2010-10-06T00:00:00 YoungNews#19213 Q & A: Aminatta Forna http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=19167 In 2007 Aminatta was named by Vanity Fair as one of Africa’s most promising new writers. Her new novel The Memory of Love was published in April. 2010-10-05T00:00:00 YoungNews#19167 Richard Milward: How I Write http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=19166 Today, I still enjoy the odd bout of paranoia. It keeps you on your toes, after all, despite also making you climb the walls and tear your hair out. I’m still not a massive fan of fondling toilet seats but, on the whole, my teenage OCD phase now only really manifests itself in my writing process. 2010-10-05T00:00:00 YoungNews#19166 Google maps the way to a digital library http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22618 Publishers are still struggling with the audacious Google Books initiative. But something constructive could come from this chaos. 2010-11-03T00:00:00 YoungNews#22618 Where did the decadent novel go? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=19065 If ever an age called for the kind of self-conscious maximalism pioneered by Wilde, Baudelaire and Huysmans, it is ours. Instead, we are beset with dreary naturalism 2010-09-30T00:00:00 YoungNews#19065 Authors feel Pinch in an Age of eBooks http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=18784 "Advances are down, and there aren't as many debuts as before," says Ira Silverberg, a well-known literary agent. "We're all trying to figure out what the business is as it goes through this digital disruption." 2010-09-28T00:00:00 YoungNews#18784 Don DeLillo wins PEN Award http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=18767 Judges including Philip Roth acclaim writer 'in the highest rank of American literature' 2010-09-27T00:00:00 YoungNews#18767 Harry Potter, Tony Blair... can these blockbusters save the world of books? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=18708 The buzz surrounding last week's Kindle launch raises the possibility that the book is about to become engulfed by an "iPod moment" for literature, analogous to the transformation wrought on the music industry by downloading. Who knows? Here's where gazing into the crystal ball for the biggest IT revolution in 500 years gets really difficult. 2010-09-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#18708 The book that started my passion for literature http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=18707 To mark the launch of the new Guardian Bookshop, writers from the Guardian and Observer share the books that ignited their passion for literature 2010-09-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#18707 Is Franzen America's finest novelist? http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=18706 He is a No 1 bestseller who is also hailed as the foremost literary novelist of his generation. Nine years after the phenomenal success of The Corrections, has Jonathan Franzen pulled off the same feat with his new novel? 2010-09-21T00:00:00 YoungNews#18706 Famous first words: Why we mustn’t overlook juvenile jottings http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=18690 Many poets start young, and the winners of the Foyle Young Poets of the Year award are no exception. So why, asks Judith Palmer, is 'juvenilia' a dirty word? Plus, Brian Patten's confessions of a teen poet 2010-09-20T00:00:00 YoungNews#18690 iBooks "more popular than Facebook & Twitter" http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=18686 The iBooks application on the Apple iPad is one of the most popular apps on the device, exceeding popular social networking apps for Facebook or Twitter. 2010-09-17T00:00:00 YoungNews#18686 Booktrust reveals shortlist for young persons' book award http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=18678 Booktrust has announced the shortlist for the YoungMinds Book Award 2010, which celebrates books that help children and young people to deal with the pressures of growing up. 2010-09-15T00:00:00 YoungNews#18678 Publishing and the Digital Revolution http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=18618 From Vooks to ebooks, from the iPad to the Google settlement, and from print-on-demand to new styles of writing, Edward Picot attempts to analyse the effects of the digital revolution on the publishing industry, and to make some educated guesses about how things may develop in the next few years. 2010-09-07T00:00:00 YoungNews#18618 Amplified authors in the UnLibrary http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=18593 It's weird that writers, most have whom have never made anything like a living out of their work when it was printed on paper, are now being drawn into fretting about how publishers are going to earn a crust in the digital future. 2010-08-27T00:00:00 YoungNews#18593 Yorkshire's Young Creative Writers: The Plan http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=18587 The thinking that led to the development of the Hub 2010-08-25T00:00:00 YoungNews#18587 SLAMbassadors judged announced http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=18502 The Poetry Society is proud to announce that Adisa the Verbalizer will be judging this year’s SLAMbassadors Championship alongside Artistic Director Joelle Taylor. 2010-08-18T00:00:00 YoungNews#18502 Lynda Berry reports from the Sprout Concert http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=18148 On Wedneday evening the Sprout Concert for emerging local talent was held at the New Theatre Royal. The main poet of the evening was the legendary Donald Gardner, the Amsterdam beat poet who kindly came over from Amsterdam to give his eagerly awaited Tongues and Grooves performance, demonstrating to the 'Sprouts' how it is done. 2010-08-11T00:00:00 YoungNews#18148 Young Writers' Hub featured in Guardian Local http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=17659 Wes Brown and Jo Brando on Guardian Leeds. 2010-08-06T00:00:00 YoungNews#17659 Poet David Tait to celebrate Chopin http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=17707 Poet David Tait and Benny Hui are celebrating 200 years of Chopin with a special one off concert. YoungNews#17707 Aldeburgh poetry prize roundup http://www.nawe.co.uk/DisplaySingle.aspx?iid=869&dbview=18658&dbrow=22635 As the Aldeburgh First Collection prize for poetry is awarded, the Guardian tip their winner from a shortlist that offers little in the way of experimentation 1985-11-05T00:00:00 YoungNews#22635