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Lemony Snicket Author to Host 2014 Book Awards

Novelist and award-winning children's book author Daniel Handler will host the 65th National Book Awards Ceremony on November 19. Handler joins the illustrious company of Fran Lebowitz, Steve Martin, Faith Salie, Garrison Keillor, and many other distinctive voices of...

PEN America Reveals Awards Shortlist -2014

PEN American Center has announced the shortlists for its prestigious Literary Awards in categories spanning fiction, non-fiction, poetry, translation, essay, and more. For the first time, PEN this year issued a longlist for the awards in May, recognizing more authors...

Sy Syms Journalistic Excellence Program Launches – 2014

The Sy Syms Journalistic Excellence program at Women's eNews launched this summer with support from the Sy Syms Foundation. The new fellowship will provide support and development opportunities for editorial interns in the pursuit of journalistic excellence. "For a...

2014 Southern California Book Festival – Call for Entries

The 2014 Southern California Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual competition honoring the best books of the fall. The Southern California Book Festival will consider published and unpublished works in fiction, non-fiction,...

2014 Hollywood Book Festival – Deadline Call for Entries

The 2014 Hollywood Book Festival regular registration deadline arrives June 25 for entries to its ninth annual awards celebrating books that deserve greater recognition from the film, television, game and multimedia communities. The 2014 Hollywood Book Festival will...

Simon & Schuster 2014 Live Series Honors Women

Simon & Schuster will launch a 2014 Hamptons summer event series celebrating the power, perseverance, and resilience of women, it was announced today by Liz Perl, Executive Vice President, Corporate Marketing.  The series will be held at the 425-seat capacity...

Nominations Now Open for BISG’s Annual Industry Awards – 2014

Help us celebrate the individuals and companies leading industry innovation and achievement  Nominations from BISG members are now open for the 2014 BISG Annual Industry Awards, which will be presented at the Annual Meeting of Members on September 19, 2014 in New York...

2014 Animals, Animals, Animals Book Festival Call for Entries

The 2014 Animals, Animals, Animals Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual competition honoring the best stories from the world of dogs, cats, horses, wild beasts, birds, insects, reptiles and other creatures great and small. The Animals, Animals,...

‘Bump to Birthday’ scoops Indie Publisher Book Awards-2014

This week multi award-winning publisher From You to Me are celebrating award success at the Independent Publisher Book Awards (the IPPYs) which honor the year’s best independently published titles. ‘Bump to Birthday: Pregnancy & First Year Journal’ impressed the...

Oregon Literary Fellowships Applications due June 24, 2014

Applications for the 2015 Oregon Literary Fellowships are due Friday, June 24, 2014. Fellowships are awarded in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama and young readers literature. Fellowships are also offered for independent publishers. There is no charge to apply....