Writing Magazine

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WordFire Press is looking for full-length fantasy novels about portals to publish in late 2022. Novels may be in any fantasy genre except erotica, and should be no longer than 125,000 words. Website: https://wordfirepress.com/call-for-submissions/ Th

The English Home

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Country style is undoubtedly far removed from sleeker city style, although I’d argue that it can be as much about a state of mind and a way of living as it is about location. To me, country style is founded upon a welcoming informality and a certain

Literary Hub

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This excerpt from Orlando Figes’ new book, The Europeans, follows the influential 19th-century mezzo-soprano Pauline Viardot, and the Russian novelist (and Viardot’s frequent collaborator) Ivan Turgenev. * In 1863, the Viardots left France and made t

Literary Hub

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In this episode of Fiction/Non/Fiction, V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell discuss Russian-American political machinations with Ukrainian-born novelist Sana Krasikov, and novelist Charles Baxter explores America’s curious fascination with Chekho

The American Scholar

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Metropolitan, 592 pp., $35 SOME WRITERS USE a telescope to look at the world, others a microscope. Orlando Figes, a British historian well known for his work on Russian history, uses both to his readers’ constant surprise and delight. His subject in

Writing Magazine

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The Hysteria Writing Competition 2020 is inviting entries. The competition, which is run by Linda Parkinson Hardman, supported the work of her social enterprise The Hysterectomy Association until that closed in 2019. It’s now run from Linda’s blog. T

BBC History Magazine

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People who love history sometimes make a distinction between fiction and non-fiction when they think about the books that have influenced them. But novelists, poets and creative writers are products of their time – their perspectives can not only be

The Millions

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At 152 titles, this is the longest, most indulgent Millions preview ever. We could say we're sorry but we all need some joy right now. The post Most Anticipated: The Great First-Half 2021 Book Preview appeared first on The Millions.

Writing Magazine

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Publishing commercial fiction, London based Joffe Books invites submissions from writers around the world and encourages, ‘authors of colour, LGTB+ authors and differently abled authors from diverse backgrounds to make their voices heard’. The ‘favou

Writing Magazine

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Sarah Hall has become the BBC National Short Story Award’s first double winner. Announced live on BBC’s Front Row on 6 October, Sarah won the £15,000 award for her story The Grotesques. In 2013 she won it for Mrs Fox, and was shortlisted in 2010 and

New Zealand Listener

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The latest novel by the former GP turned short-story writer and novelist, ADDRESSED TO GRETA (Bateman, $34.99), is released on November 6. The books below stretch effortlessly beyond the page to explore aspects of the human condition in a unique, unf

Writing Magazine

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The winner of the Gollancz and Rivers of London BAME SFF Award is The Principles of Moments, Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson (pictured left), with The Reeves’ Guild, Kyla Jardine, in second. The award was launched last year by Gollancz and Ben Aaronovitch in p

Harper's Bazaar India

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Be prepared to laugh-outloud as you follow four geriatrics in an old age home who are determined to investigate a murder. Hilarious and warm, this bestseller will leave you in a good mood. [Penguin] A half-British, half-Indian sorcerer attends a magi

Writing Magazine

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The winner of Joffe Books Prize for Crime Writers of Colour will be offered a two-book contract with Joffe Books. In conjunction with bestselling author Dorothy Koomson and literary agent Susan Yearwood, Joffe Books is looking for manuscripts from un

Writing Magazine

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The 2021 Northern Writers Awards from New Writing North are open for entries from writers based in the North of England. The Awards are given to support work in progress by new, emerging and established writers, enabling them to develop work towards

Artists Magazine

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THE JOHN AND MABLE RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART SARASOTA, FLORIDA THROUGH NOVEMBER 29, 2020 RINGLING.ORG In his solo show, Howie Tsui’s mixed-media, super-sized artwork, Retainers of Anarchy, is being shown to the American public for the first time. The 8

(inside) interior design review

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As an architectural photographer Dianna Snape is one of Australia’s best. During her 19-year career she has documented some of this country’s most iconic buildings; however, departing from her usual realm of architecture and interiors, the Lines and

The Writer

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March 3-7 After proceeding with a controversial in-person conference last March, AWP vowed to go entirely online for the 2021 gathering, offering discounted registration rates for all attendees. If you’ve always wanted to experience the largest writi

Metro NZ

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This year the Arts Festival have introduced special under-30 tickets which are cheaper than the adult prices (by about 20-30%) for a portion of their shows. Thanks, AAF! Some of our highlights from those events: First Nations and Maori comedy Black T

Literary Hub

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The Hay Festival, now in its 21st year, brings writers and readers together in a free digital space of thoughtful conversation, storytelling, comedy, and family fun. This year, the Festival has been streamed live with a star-studded line-up of speake

Garden & Gun

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“The Southern writer is forced from all sides to make his gaze extend beyond the surface…,” Flannery O’Connor wrote, “until it touches that realm which is the concern of prophets and poets.” In his new book, A Place Like Mississippi (Timber Press), W

Visi

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Nando’s opened its very first store in Rosettenville in 1987. Yes, although it seems like the beloved fast-food brand has been around forever, it’s really just over 30 – a smack-in-the-middle millennial, if you like. These days it’s hard to imagine S

New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

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She lives in Los Angeles and is a poet and writer. As @sosadtoday, she has a huge Twitter following that includes several celebrities. Rolling Stone magazine named her one of its 50 Funniest People. This is Melissa’s second novel. This novel was in

Writing Magazine

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Lorelei Goulding has won the £1,500 prize for her first-ever writing competition entry in Spread the Word’s Life Writing Prize 2020. Lorelei’s winning piece of life-writing, Birdie, is her first competition entry and first piece of published work. It

HomeStyle

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We’ll never be royals, but this kind of luxe is definitely for us. By Danish designer Morten Georgsen, BoConcept’s elegantly minimalist Kingston dining table and Princeton dining chairs will go a long way towards making your house your castle. In two

Writing Magazine

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The Baen Memorial Short Story Award for short stories up to 8,000 words on the near future of manned space exploration offers publication online at industry pro rates. Entry is free. The closing date is 1 February. Website: www.baen.com/contestjbmssa

Writing Magazine

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Prizes are £500, £250 and £100 in the fifteenth year of the International Welsh Poetry Competition, for original, unpublished poems on any subject and in any style. Winners, runners up and commended entries will be published in an anthology. This yea

ArtAsiaPacific

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“The Soul Trembles” at Tokyo’s Mori Art Museum was the largest midcareer survey of Chiharu Shiota to date. Born in Osaka in 1972, Shiota decided to become an artist at the age of 12, and has been making art ever since. Featuring 113 works spanning pe

5280 Magazine

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Photographer and mixed-media artist Albert Chong often explores spirituality, mysticism, and identity (the University of Colorado Boulder professor identifies as Afro-Asian and splits his time between Colorado and Jamaica). Chong’s I-Traits series of

ImagineFX

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Welcome to our 200th edition of ImagineFX. Two hundred! That’s quite a number of pages of jaw-dropping art and inspiration we’ve racked up. The reason we’re still producing this magazine is because of our shared passion for creating art in all its fo