The 2013 North Carolina Awards are now accepting nominations. These prestigious awards recognize “notable accomplishments by North Carolina citizens in the fields of scholarship, research, the fine arts and public leadership.” Awards are presented annually to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to artistic and literary expression, scientific achievement, and civic leadership. Individuals may be [...]
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More News from the Book Biz, Presented Without Comment
Friday, March 8, 2013
from John Scalzi’s Whatever blog: http://whatever.scalzi.com/2013/03/06/note-to-sff-writers-random-houses-hydra-imprint-has-appallingly-bad-contract-terms/
John Claude Bemis Named 2013 Piedmont Laureate
Thursday, March 7, 2013
From the City of Raleigh Public Affairs Department: John Claude Bemis, a children’s book author, educator and presenter from Hillsborough, has been selected as the region’s 2013 Piedmont Laureate. Mr. Bemis will be introduced as the new laureate at various workshops, reading programs and speaking engagements throughout the Piedmont Laureate sponsoring agencies’ four-county area that [...]
News from the Book Biz, presented without comment*
Monday, March 4, 2013
From today’s Shelf Awareness: Law Firm ‘Investigating’ Author Solutions Giskan Solotaroff Anderson & Stewart, a New York City law firm that boasts of having “consistently delivered big results for our clients and, in our class actions, for consumers and small businesses injured by deceptive and unlawful conduct,” is, it said, “investigating the practices” of Author [...]
Meet the Voice Behind Lady Banks
Friday, March 1, 2013
Some of you may be familiar with the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance weekly e-newsletter Lady Banks’ Commonplace Book and its charming and irresistible editor/contributor Lady Banks. But have you ever wondered who Lady Banks actually is? Well it’s none other than the Network’s very own Trustee, Nicki Leone! Along with serving as the web administrator and newsletter [...]
KWLS Offers Podcasts of Beloved Authors
Monday, February 25, 2013
Imagine running on a treadmill listening to a laugh-out loud lecture by Allan Gurganus. Or imagine your morning commute: wouldn’t you look forward to it more if you could listen to a keynote address by Lee Smith? And wouldn’t the winter be just a little more tolerable if you could listen to Silas House read [...]
Inglis Fletcher Symposium on March 1
Friday, February 22, 2013
Edenton, North Carolina, celebrates its 300th birthday this year. As part of the ongoing festivities, the 300th Committee is hosting a symposium on beloved North Carolina author and NC Literary Hall of Fame inductee Inglis Fletcher. The symposim will be held Friday, March 1, from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm at 1767 Chowan County Courthouse [...]
Wake County Libraries Kick Off African American History Month
Friday, February 1, 2013
Wake County Public Libraries have an exciting series of book discussions planned for February, a month traditionally reserved for the celebration of African American culture and history. The following programs will be hosted in the Wake County regional libraries by their recreational reading librarians: February 4 7:00 p.m. East Regional Library 919-217-5300 The Measure of [...]
Call to Action for NCWN Members: Vote Now
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
If you’re a member in good standing with the North Carolina Writers’ Network, you now have the opportunity to vote on recent revisions to the NCWN Bylaws. These revisions have been provisionally approved by the NCWN Board of Trustees. However, the final vote lies with our membership. That is, the final decision is up to [...]
Learn How to Pitch, Persuade, and Sell
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Some call it the “Elevator Pitch”. Say you find yourself on an elevator with a power-agent. The agent asks what your unpublished book is about. Well, you have only thirty seconds—the length of an elevator ride—in which to convince that agent to take a look at your manuscript. What do you say? That’s the Elevator [...]