The Radio Television Digital News Foundation (RTDNF) has extended the application deadline for its scholarships and fellowships to May 31, 2014. College undergraduates and graduate students as well as young professional journalists are urged to apply now,  to ensure...

The Children’s Book Council and Pubslush have launched the “Little Reader Snapshot” contest in honor of the 95th annual celebration of Children’s Book Week (May 12-18). From April 14th -- May 18th, 2014, you are invited to submit a snapshot of your child or children...

Late Friday afternoon (April 11), the Authors Guild filed an appellate court appeal in its copyright infringement lawsuit against Google, Publishers Weekly (PW) reported. The appeal seeks to reverse a lower court’s ruling that granted summary judgment to Google,...

The 2014 San Francisco Book Festival regular registration deadline arrives April 25 for its annual competition honoring the best books of the spring. The awards will be held on Saturday, May 17 at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel here. The 2014 San Francisco Book Festival...

The 2014 Paris Book Festival regular registration deadline arrives April 25 for its annual awards honoring the best of international publishing. The 2014 Paris Book Festival will consider non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children's books,...

The 2014 Beach Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual competition honoring the summer's hottest reads. The Beach Book Festival will consider self-published or independent publisher non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children's...

The 2014 San Francisco Book Festival will hold its annual competition honoring the best books of the spring on Saturday, May 17 at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel. The event includes a daytime publishing seminar and book expo, plus evening awards. The 2014 San Francisco...

The 2014 New England Book Festival's has issued a call for entries to its annual program honoring the best books of the holiday season. The competition will accept entries in non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children's books, young adult, how-to,...

INDIANAPOLIS/ 3/19/14 – On the eve of Sunshine Week 2014, the Society of Professional Journalists has released the results from two surveys about journalists’ experience with obtaining public information. The studies were led by Dr. Carolyn S. Carlson...

Adichie's 'Americanah' Wins National Book Critics Award March 19, 2014-- The acclaimed Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, whose previous works include "Half of a Yellow Sun," "The Thing Around Your Neck" and "Purple...