Writers' News
firstwriter.com – Thursday November 28, 2019
Publishes: Essays; Fiction; Interviews; Nonfiction; Poetry; Reviews;
Areas include: Short Stories;
Markets: Adult
Publishes fiction, poetry, essays, interviews and reviews from or about South Asia and its diasporas. Submit online via online submission system.
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firstwriter.com – Tuesday November 26, 2019
Publishes: Essays; Fiction; Interviews; Nonfiction; Poetry;
Markets: Adult;
Preferred styles: Literary
Online literary magazine. Send fiction or essays up to 4,000 words through Submittable or through specific email address, or 3-5 unpublished poems in the body of an email. See website for different email addresses for different types of submissions.
HMH to Launch Children's Graphic Novel Imprint
publishersweekly.com – Friday November 22, 2019
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is the latest publisher to announce a children's graphic novel imprint: Etch, which will gather all of HMH's graphic novels into a single imprint, will debut in September 2020. The launch catalog will consist of seven titles, with plans to publish about 15 books per year.
Publisher Catherine Onder will oversee the imprint, but editors from the HMH children's imprints Clarion, Versify, and HMH Books for Young Readers will all acquire properties for Etch. "I've been so impressed by the passion from the team, across both editorial and design, and the talented roster of creators that they've brought on board," Onder said. "This variety of perspectives, interests, and expertise is key to our providing graphic novels for every reader."
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Why are great women writers still adopting male pseudonyms?
stylist.co.uk – Friday November 22, 2019
There are some interesting things you may or may not know about Nuneaton-born writer, George Eliot. In 2015, her landmark book, Middlemarch (1872), topped a BBC poll of the 100 greatest British novels and it's been cited as one of the finest works ever written by such diverse writers as Virginia Woolf and Martin Amis.
But as well as her literary prowess, Eliot was also steeped in scandal. First she was ostracised by polite society for living openly with a married man, George Lewes. And then, after his death, her reputation took a further tumble when she married a man 20 years her junior only for him to attempt suicide on their honeymoon balcony in Venice.
To put it succinctly, the woman born Mary Ann or Marian Evans in 1819 is one of Britain's greatest writers, having also written the stone-cold classics Adam Bede (1859), The Mill On The Floss (1860) and Silas Marner (1861) to name just a few. Yet Eliot remains something of an enigma.
In part, it's thanks to her image as a slightly dour Victorian writer (her novels fell out of favour in the early 20th century only to be reappraised in the 1950s), but also, and more importantly, because of her male pen name. But just why did she feel the need to write under this false identity?
firstwriter.com – Friday November 22, 2019
Publishes: Poetry;
Daily online publication of haiku and micro-poems. Submit online using website submission form.
New Literary Agent Listing: Iris Blasi
firstwriter.com – Wednesday November 20, 2019
Currently seeking nonfiction in the categories of biography, memoir, history, science, business, "big idea" books, pop culture, cultural criticism, true crime, and narrative nonfiction, particularly with a strong hook or something stemming from a quirky journalistic/academic/personal obsession.
The Rothman Brecher Ehrich Livingston Agency Signs Deal With the WGA
deadline.com – Tuesday November 19, 2019
Respected TV and film literary boutique The Rothman Brecher Ehrich Livingston Agency, a member of Association of Talent Agents, has reached a deal with the Writers Guild.
"Rothman Brecher Ehrich Livingston is pleased to announce that it has signed a new Franchise Agreement with the WGA," the principals said in a statement to Deadline, declining further comment.
RBEL is the fourth established ATA member mid-size agency to break ranks and sign with the WGA, joining another literary boutique, Kaplan Stahler, as well as Buchwald and Abrams Artists, and comes only a week after the guild's most recent pact with Abrams Artists. Verve, which is not an ATA member, was the first notable agency with writer clients to reach an agreement with the WGA in May.
Ward, Desser Have New Roles at Random House
publishersweekly.com – Tuesday November 19, 2019
At Penguin Random House's flagship imprint, Andy Ward has been promoted to publisher, while Knopf's Robin Desser has been tapped as senior v-p and editor-in-chief. Ward is replacing Susan Kamil, who died, suddenly, last month.
In an announcement about Ward's promotion, Gina Centrello, president and publisher of Random House, said Ward, who is currently editor-in-chief at RH, has shown "steady, caring stewardship, as well as his own talents as an editor." Centrello said that Ward, in his new role, "will help set the priorities for not just Random House but also the Dial and Hogarth imprints," as well as acquiring and editing.
National Centre for Writing seeks working class writers
thebookseller.com – Saturday November 16, 2019
The National Centre for Writing in Norwich is relaunching its Escalator Talent Development Scheme seeing under-represented voices in fiction from the East of England with a special focus this year on writers from working class backgrounds.
Now entering its 15th year, the writing programme is supported by the Arts Councils and has worked with almost 100 writers, helping launch the careers of Michael Donkor (published by 4th Estate), Megan Bradbury (Picador), Miranda Doyle (Faber), Guinevere Glasfurd-Brown (Hodder) and Kate Worsley (Bloomsbury)
The 2020 scheme is keen to receive applications from early career writers who self-identify as from a working class background, or writers who wouldn't ordinarily have the opportunity to benefit from this kind of support, the National Centre for Writing (NCW) said. "Working class voices remain critically under-represented in contemporary fiction and NCW seeks to address this through Escalator and its talent development programme more broadly," the Centre added. The Bookseller's investigation into class earlier this year revealed that around 80% of people in the publishing industry who identify as working class their career has been adversely affected by their background.
Publishes: Essays; Fiction; Nonfiction; Poetry;
Areas include: Autobiography; Nature; Short Stories;
Publishes poetry, fiction, and essays that offer an unexpected take on the natural world. Send one piece of prose or up to five poems by email.
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