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National Book Foundation Names New Director

National Book Foundation Names New Director

Current Executive Director of Seattle Arts & Lectures to begin new role in May 2021. The National Book Foundation announced February 11, 2021 that Ruth Dickey, who since 2013 has served as Executive Director of Seattle Arts & Lectures, will be the Foundation’s...

International Latino Book Awards Closes March 15, 2021

International Latino Book Awards Closes March 15, 2021

The International Latino Book Awards is accepting manuscript submissions until March 15, 2021, according to its website, though the early deadline has passed. The 2021 awards ceremony apparently will be held in September 2021. Application forms are available for 2021....

Penguin Classics Launches New Podcast Series

Penguin Classics Launches New Podcast Series

Penguin Classics is launching a new podcast series – On The Road with Penguin Classics – hosted by author and editor Henry Eliot. In each episode, Eliot travels to a different literary location to explore a work of world literature with a guest. The first episode...

2021 London Book Fair to Return to Olympia London

2021 London Book Fair to Return to Olympia London

Returning to Olympia London in June 2021, The London Book Fair is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels. Don’t miss out, sign up to attend now! Uniting the most...

ASJA 2021 Annual Writing Awards Underway

ASJA 2021 Annual Writing Awards Underway

Now that 2021 has finally arrived, it's time to look through your best work of 2020 and submit it to the ASJA Annual Awards! Don't forget the new content categories. For the first time, we have special opportunities for business-to-business and business-to-consumer...

William Saroyan Writing Prize Picks 2020 Winners

William Saroyan Writing Prize Picks 2020 Winners

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Jennifer Croft awarded the 2020 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing by Stanford Libraries Adjei-Brenyah and Croft were selected as winners, among 247 eligible submissions, for their ability to evoke raw emotion and masterfully...

25 Authors Vie for National Book Award on November 8

25 Authors Vie for National Book Award on November 8

If you haven't yet, go ahead and RSVP now to attend the National Book Awards Ceremony at 7pm ET. Once you RSVP, you'll be on our list to get all the information about this year's Awards, where as always, the Winners for Young People's Literature, Translated...

Report: What Movies Have Earned Most Since 2010?

Report: What Movies Have Earned Most Since 2010?

Authorlink® Books N’ Flix Report A preliminary report compiled at Authorlink® Books N’ Flix shows that the greatest revenues for movies specifically made from books during the last nine years occurred in May and August of 2010. In May that year, the book, Twilight...

How Does Books N’ Flix Help Agents Target Content?

How Does Books N’ Flix Help Agents Target Content?

Authorlink® Books N' Flix Report A seasoned agent has a client whose thriller has strong movie potential. Let’s call this pro, Jennifer. She’s struggling with whether to send a query to an editor she knows at Random House or whether to approach Knopf.  Where will her...