Editorial Staff

Editorial Staff

Writer’s Digest Writing Contest Deadline Nears

Writer’s Digest Writing Contest Deadline Nears

Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition is now accepting entries. Winners of the 92nd Annual competition will be announced in the Nov/Dec 2023 issue of Writer's Digest. WRITING COMPETITION Early-Bird Deadline: May 5, 2023 Poetry entry—$20 for the first entry; $15...

2023 Guggenheim Fellows Announced

2023 Guggenheim Fellows Announced

171 scientists, writers, scholars, and artists honored across 48 fields (New York, NY)  On April 5, 2023, the Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation approved the awarding of Guggenheim Fellowships to a diverse group of 171 exceptional...

Indie Bestseller List

Indie Bestseller List

The Indie Bestseller List: Published Wednesday, March 29, 2023 (for the sales week ended Sunday, March 26, 2023). Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States.

Books to read: Historic Battlefields in 500 Walks

Books to read: Historic Battlefields in 500 Walks

Books to read: Historic Battlefields in 500 Walk, Steve Fallon, Thunder Bay Press – Tour hundreds of historic battlefields across the world with this captivating guide to exploring the sites where empires rose and fell.

BSG PR

BSG PR

Brian Gross, President of BSG PR, has been in the service of media and public relations for over 30 years. Gross has been employed by companies such as Def American Recordings, Warner Brothers Records, Reprise Records, Elektra Entertainment Group, Vivid Entertainment...

Books to Read: The Enemy Harassed by Jim Stempel

Books to Read: The Enemy Harassed by Jim Stempel

Books to Read: The Enemy Harassed, Jim Stempel, Knox Press – As few books regarding American history have achieved, Jim Stempel’s The Enemy Harassed brings a previously neglected period of the American Revolution to life.

ASJA Extends Writing Awards Deadline

ASJA Extends Writing Awards Deadline

If you've been thinking about entering the annual awards for the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), but haven't gotten around to actually figuring out which file the stories are in, you're in luck! They've extended the deadline to Wednesday, February...

Amazon Q4 Shows Gains But Weakness Too

Amazon Q4 Shows Gains But Weakness Too

Shelf Awareness reports that "in the fourth quarter ended December 31, net sales at Amazon rose 8.6%, to $149.2 billion, and net income fell to $278 million from $14.3 billion. For the year, net sales rose 9.4%, to $514 billion, and there was a net loss of $2.7...