The Sidney Hillman Foundation is now accepting entries for the 2014 Hillman Prizes honoring investigative journalism and commentary in the public interest. Winners exemplify sound news judgment, resourcefulness and courage in reporting, skilled storytelling and social...

50 Shades Beyond Gray: Color Your Writing, Infuse Your Future, is the theme for the Houston Writers Guild 2014 Conference. The event will be held on Saturday April 12th. Fee is $100 for members and $125 for nonmembers. A pre-conference session with Jane Friedman, and...

The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation announced today the shortlist of six books in contention for the inaugural Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History. The winner of the $50,000 prize will be announced at a ceremony March 17 at the New-York Historical Society...

2014 Great Southeast Book Festival has issued a call for entries for its annual competition honoring the best books of the late winter/spring. The Great Southeast Book Festival will consider published and unpublished works in fiction, non-fiction,...

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) today reported holiday sales for the nine-week holiday period ending December 28, 2013.   The Retail segment, which consists of the Barnes & Noble bookstores and BN.com, had revenues of $1.1 billion, decreasing 6.6% over...

The 2014 Paris Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual awards honoring the best of international publishing. The 2014 Paris Book Festival will consider non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children's books, compilations/anthologies,...

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), today announced the appointment of Michael P. Huseby to Chief Executive Officer.  Immediately, in his role, Mr. Huseby will be responsible for all of the Company’s business units including Barnes & Noble Retail,...

The 2014 Hollywood Book Festival has issued a call 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 consider published,...

Literary Arts has announced its finalists for the 27th annual Oregon Book Awards. The winners will be honored at the 27th Oregon Book Awards ceremony on March 17, 2014 in the Gerding Theatre at the Armory, 128 NW 11th Ave., Potland, Oregon. Luis Urrea will host the...

The Radio Television Digital News Foundation (RTDNF) invites college undergraduates, graduate students and working professionals to apply for one of the Foundation's many scholarships and fellowships for 2014. The application period opens today, January 6 and...