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China: PEN condemns politically-motivated prosecution of publisher Gui Minhai
London, 25 February 2020 The conviction and sentencing of Swedish-Chinese publisher Gui Minhai to 10 years in prison on charges of ‘providing intelligence’ abroad appears to be in retaliation for his work as a publisher and in response to international calls for his freedom, said PEN International today, as it called on the Chinese authorities […]
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IPA Condemns China’s New 10-Year Sentence for Prix Voltaire Laureate Gui Minha
In News by Porter Anderson February 25, 2020 Characterizing publisher Gui Minhai’s treatment by Beijing as ‘meant to scare others into silence,’ the IPA asks for new action from Sweden, the EU, and international community on the jailed publisher’s behalf. Image – iStockphoto: Rattankun Thongbun By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Gui Convicted of ‘Illegally […]
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Coronavirus Follow-Up: London Remains a Go; Publishers, Agents Uncertain About Bologna
In Feature Articles by Porter Anderson – Publishing Perspectives February 25, 2020 With the 30,000-attendee Bologna Children’s Book Fair postponed in virus-struck Italy, the international book business debates how to proceed, though London Book Fair commits to going ahead. The two-miles-long Portico di San Luca in Bologna. Image – iStockphoto: Ermess By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief […]
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IAF members in UK concerned by government withdrawal of support for authors’ rights
29th January 2020 EU, News, UK With the UK Government announcing it will not be implementing the EU Copyright Directive, the authors’ community in the UK have criticised this move away from protecting authors’ rights. IAF members the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) and the Society of Authors have both issued statements urging the […]
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New writing fellowships promote literary/ cultural exchange – OTAGO
Friday 14 February 2020 Two new University of Otago writing fellowships will facilitate and encourage literary and cultural exchange between Ireland, Scotland and New Zealand. Attached to Otago’s Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies (CISS), the CISS Scottish Writers Fellowship and CISS Irish Writers Fellowship will run in alternate years from 2020 onwards. The […]
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USA Authors Guild Issues Report Exploring the Factors Leading to the Decline of the Writing Profession
February 19,2020 New York (February 19, 2020): The Authors Guild, the nation’s largest and oldest nonprofit professional association for published writers and journalists, today issued a report, “The Profession of Author in the 21st Century,” detailing the underlying social, economic and technological factors contributing to the ongoing decline of author incomes. “For much of literary […]
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New Zealand’s Richest Literary Award Donor Reveals Her Identity
The anonymous benefactor responsible for funding the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards’ $50,000 annual fiction prize is ready to be known. Retired Bay of Plenty radiologist Jann Medlicott has been an avid reader her whole life and believes we cannot call ourselves a civilised society until we celebrate our writers and poets as much as […]
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#ReadWomenPEN – PEN CAMPAIGN FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY MARCH 8
FOR International Women’s Day – 8 March. PEN International will be marking this day by re-launching the social media campaign #ReadWomenPEN in which PEN members and supporters tweet their recommendations for books by women writers. This campaign was hugely successful when we launched it two years ago. All you need to do is share your three book recommendations written by […]
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NZ Booklovers Awards 2020 Shortlist Announced
A mixture of well-known New Zealanders and new talent feature in the NZ Booklovers Awards 2020 shortlist announced today. Books by Gregg McGee, Rachel Hunter, Josh Emett, Eleanor Ozich, Donovan Bixley, David Hall and Gavin Bishop are among the diverse range of titles nominated for the NZ Booklovers Awards, along with exciting new writers. Six […]
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Season 3 of NZSA Oral History Podcast Series begins with Tessa Duder
The NZSA Oral History Podcast is about writers: our writers. It’s about their beginnings, middles and (for some) endings. Their successes and their rejections. But what makes it truly unique is the stories they tell about NZSA, about the collegiality, support, advocacy and achievements in our community of writers and in the New Zealand arts […]
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Calling for participants in the design of the Workforce Development Councils
STEAM NOT STEM – Tertiary Education Commission The Minister of Education had announced the creation of the Workforce Development Councils (WDCs), including the Creative, Cultural and Recreation WDC. Now, the Tertiary Education Commission is looking for participants from a range of background to join two key groups that will inform the shape of these WDCs. These […]
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Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer’s Residency in Hawai’i
Fulbright New Zealand and Creative New Zealand invite applications for the 2020 Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer’s Residency. The award offers a mid-career or senior New Zealand writer of Pacific heritage the opportunity to work for three months on a creative writing project exploring Pacific identity, culture or history at the University of Hawai’i. […]
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