A Vermont creative writing course includes a focus on translation, and the National Endowment for the Arts announces 22 new translation grants.
YA Reading and Writing Trends from Wattpad’s 60 Million Users
Reported by the Canadian press to be generating ‘annualized revenue of $20 million,’ the reading-and-writing platform Wattpad is an index of YA trends.
Industry Talk in Frankfurt: The Dynamics of Adapting Books to Film
During a full-day event in Frankfurt dedicated to film adaptations of books, a group of directors, writers and producers discussed the adaptation process.
‘Writer’s Summit’ from London Book Fair and Writer’s Digest Announces Pitch Slam Agents
Now with a ‘pitch slam’ event in which writers present projects to agents, the November ‘Writer’s Summit’ is co-chaired by The Guardian’s Alison Flood.
Mark Sullivan’s ‘Beneath a Scarlet Sky’ Racks Up Rights Sales
James Patterson collaborator Mark Sullivan’s labor of love may turn out to be his most successful book yet in the run-up to Frankfurt.
Strangers in a Small Land: A Writers’ Collective in Iceland
From The Reykjavik Grapevine: A collective of international writers in Iceland challenge concepts and constraints on Icelandic literature and publishing.
At Nigeria’s New Kaduna Festival: Rolling Out a ‘Right to Write’ Project
From Nigeria’s ‘This Day’: With government, foundation, and European Union backing, a five-state literacy effort is launched at Kaduna Book & Arts Festival.
Authors From Nearby Nations Look to India’s Big Market
From IANS and the Hindustan Times: Authors from nations neighboring India may find the big country’s market more attractive in some cases than their own.
The Journal ‘Monkey Business’: Seven Years of New Writing from Japan
With a technique of putting Japanese and American work together, ‘Monkey Business’ is now in its seventh year of creating a ‘hybrid space’ for literature.
South Africa’s Feminist Press Modjaji Books Turns 10: ‘Needs and Issues’
Struck by ‘the gatekeeping that keeps women’s writing out of sight,’ Colleen Higgs started Modjaji Books a decade ago in Cape Town.