Sentences with phrase «woman writer award»

I want to award you with one of my homemade awards: the Powerful Woman Writer Award.

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According to Rich Henson, award - winning writer, women in «upper level executive roles» earn just 72.3 % of what their male counterparts earn.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton appeared at the Summit along with Academy Award - winner Viola Davis, who was interviewed by MSNBC host Joy - Ann Reid, contributing writer at The New Yorker Ronan Farrow moderated a panel with Italian actress Asia Argento and Italian model Ambra B. Gutierrez, two women who stood up to disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.

Ann Spangler is an award - winning writer and the author of many bestselling books, including Women of the Bible.

In celebration of African American History Month in February, our cover story is award winning poet Juliet Howard, founder and curator of Women Writers in Bloom Poetry Salon (WWBPS) based in New York City.

Molly M. Ginty (http://mollymaureenginty.wordpress.com) is an award - winning health writer who is based in New York City and whose work has been featured in Ms., On the Issues, PlannedParenthood.org, PBS.org, and major women's magazines.

Henci Goer, award - winning medical writer and internationally known speaker, is the author of The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth.

Drawing on her extensive review of the medical literature, Henci Goer, childbirth educator and award winning medical writer, will explain why pregnant women shouldn't believe everything their obstetrician tells them.

A version of this hypothesis has been around since Greeks theorized that all living things came from the sea, but it gained the most popularity in 1972, when Elaine Morgan, an award - winning Welsh television writer, advocated for it in her book The Descent of Woman.

Edith cast off any boundaries to become one of America's greatest writers and the first woman awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.

Rosalind is an Expert Blogger for The Huffington Post, an Advisor at ParentalWisdom.com as well as a Contributing Writer for Exceptional People Magazine and the 2008 First Place Winner of the Victorious Woman Award and co-creator of the Create Your Ideal Relationship Kit for singles.

Actress / writer Madelyn Deutch (L) and director Lea Thompson, wearing Max Mara, attend the Women In Film 2017 Crystal + Lucy Awards presented By Max Mara and BMW at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 13, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California.

ABOUT THE AWFJ and EDA AWARDS The Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ), a not - for - profit corporation, is an international association of leading professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to supporting film work by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting the annual AWFJ EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the mAWARDS The Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ), a not - for - profit corporation, is an international association of leading professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to supporting film work by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting the annual AWFJ EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the moWomen Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ), a not - for - profit corporation, is an international association of leading professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to supporting film work by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting the annual AWFJ EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the mowomen — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting the annual AWFJ EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the mAwards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the mowomen in the movies.

ACE Eddie = ACE Eddie Awards (Jan. 26, 2018) ADG = Art Directors Guild Awards (Jan. 27, 2018) AFI = American Film Institute Awards (Dec. 7, 2017) African American = African American Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 12, 2017) Alliance of Women = Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards (Jan. 9, 2018) Atlanta = Atlanta Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 10, 2017) Annie = Annie Awards (Feb. 3, 2018) ASC = American Society of Cinematographers Awards (Feb. 17, 2018) Austin = Austin Film Critics Association Awards (Jan. 8, 2018) Australia = Australian Academy Awards (Jan. 5, 2018) BAFTA = BAFTA Awards (Feb. 18, 2018) Black = Black Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 18, 2017) Black Reel = Black Reel Awards (Feb. 22, 2018) Boston = Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (Dec. 10, 2017) Boston Online = Boston Online Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 9, 2017) CAS = Cinema Audio Society Awards (Feb. 24, 2018) CDG = Costume Designers Guild Awards (Feb. 20, 2018) Chicago = Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 10, 2017) Chicago Indie = Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 30, 2017) Columbus = Columbus Film Critics Association Awards (Jan. 4, 2018) Critics» Choice = Critics» Choice Awards (Jan. 11, 2018) Critics» Choice Doc = Critics» Choice Documentary Awards (Nov. 2, 2017) Dallas - Fort Worth = Dallas - Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 13, 2017) Denver = Denver Film Critics Society Awards (Jan. 16, 2018) Detroit = Detroit Film Critics Society Awards (Dec. 7, 2017) DGA = Directors Guild of America Awards (Feb. 3, 2018) Dublin = Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 14, 2017) European Film = European Film Awards (Dec. 9, 2017) Florida = Florida Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 23, 2017) Georgia = Georgia Film Critics Association Awards (Jan. 12, 2018) Golden Globe = Golden Globe Awards (Jan. 7, 2018) Gotham = Gotham Independent Film Awards (Nov. 27, 2017) Grammy = Grammy Awards (Jan. 28, 2018) Hawaii = Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards (Jan. 12, 2018) HMMA = Hollywood Music in Media Awards (Nov. 17, 2017) Hollywood = Hollywood Film Awards (Nov. 5, 2017) Houston = Houston Film Critics Society Awards (Jan. 6, 2018) IDA Doc = International Documentary Association Awards (Dec. 9, 2017) Independent Spirit = Film Independent Spirit Awards (March 3, 2018) Indiana = Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards (Dec. 17, 2017) Iowa = Iowa Film Critics Association Awards (Jan. 9, 2018) Las Vegas = Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards (Dec. 18, 2017) Kansas City = Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 17, 2017) LGBTQ = Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (a.k.a. GALECA)'s Dorian Awards (Jan. 31, 2018) London = London Film Critics Circle Awards (Jan. 28, 2018) Los Angeles = Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 3, 2017) Los Angeles Online = Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards (Dec. 19, 2017) Memphis Online = Memphis Online Film Critics Awards (Dec. 11, 2017) MPSE = Motion Picture Sound Editors Awards (Feb. 18, 2018) MUHS = Make - Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards (Feb. 24, 2018) Music Critics = International Film Music Critics Association Awards (Feb. 22, 2018) Music Supervisors = Guild of Music Supervisors Awards (Feb. 8, 2018) NAACP = NAACP Image Awards (Jan. 15, 2018) NBR = National Board of Review (Nov. 28, 2017) Nevada = Nevada Film Critics Society Awards (Dec. 22, 2017) New Mexico = New Mexico Film Critics Awards (Dec. 10, 2017) New York = New York Film Critics Circle Awards (Nov. 30, 2017) New York Online = New York Film Critics Online Awards (Dec. 10, 2017) North Carolina = North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards (Jan. 2, 2018) North Texas = North Texas Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 17, 2017) NSFC = National Society of Film Critics Awards (Jan. 6, 2018) Oklahoma = Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards (Jan. 2, 2018) Online = Online Film Critics Society Awards (Dec. 28, 2017) PGA = Producers Guild of America Awards (Jan. 20, 2018) Philadelphia = Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 10, 2017) Phoenix = Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (Dec. 19, 2017) Phoenix Critic = Phoenix Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 16, 2017) SAG = Screen Actors Guild Awards (Jan. 21, 2018) San Diego = San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (Dec. 11, 2017) San Francisco = San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 10, 2017) Satellite = Satellite Awards (Feb. 11, 2018) Seattle = Seattle Film Critics Society Awards (Dec. 18, 2017) Southeast = Southeast Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 18, 2017) St. Louis = St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 17, 2017) Toronto = Toronto Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 10, 2017) USC Scripter = USC Scripter Awards (Feb. 10, 2018) Utah = Utah Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 17, 2017) Vancouver = Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 18, 2017) VES = Visual Effects Society Awards (Feb. 13, 2018) Washington D.C. = Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 8, 2017) WGA = Writers Guild of America Awards (Feb. 11, 2018) Women = Women Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 22, 2017)

Moroccan writer - director Meryem Benm» Barek tearfully accepted the Best Screenplay award for her debut feature «Sofia»; a Casablanca - set drama about a 20 - year - old woman facing arrest after giving birth to a baby out of wedlock, it draws heartfelt attention to the lack of women's rights in the filmmaker's home country.

Female critics award the highest average scores to films directed and written exclusively by males (67 %), followed closely by films directed by a woman and / or employing at least one woman writer (64 %).

Also on this podcast you'll also hear Karina Longworth talking about the Golden Age of Hollywood, Slate culture writer Aisha Harris (host of the show Represent) on the importance of representation of women and people of color in Hollywood and film awards, actor Paul Scheer on some of the worst movies ever made (which he talks about on his own podcast that he co-hosts with his wife, actress June Diane Raphael, and their pal and fellow actor, Jason Mantzoukas.

At this year's Locarno Festival, (recently renewed) artistic director Carlos Chatrian similarly declared that he foresaw increasing numbers of women filmmakers in the competitions of major festivals and that he was especially proud to tout, in Locarno's main competition section (with 17 world premieres), eight women directors.1 And Locarno's outcome, amid an impressively deep competition pool, was unexpectedly different: although I, Daniel Blake did win the audience award of the Festival's mainstream Piazza Grande section, a female writer / director, Ralitza Petrova, took the festival's top prize for her brooding and bleak Bulgarian film Godless.

Nicole Holofcener, well - known for putting women front and center in numerous astute indies like Lovely & Amazing and Enough Said, adapted the screenplay from the novel by award - winning mystery writer Laura Lippman.

Although women continue to fare better in documentary work, Martha Lauzen's 2015 study shows that only 37 % of documentary producers, 34 % of executive producers, 29 % of directors, 29 % of writers, 23 % of editors, and 13 % of cinematographers are women.101 When it comes to the industry recognizing and awarding female documentarians for their directorial works, women are at a complete disadvantage.

Also in attendance were Inspiration Award winner Jodie Foster, Model of the Year winner Ashley Graham, Woman of the Year recipient Ruth Negga, Role Model honoree Adwoa Aboah, Writer Award winner Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, as well as British actresses Hayley Atwell, Gemma Arterton, and Jenna Coleman.

Starring Andrea Riseborough and James D'Arcy as the historical couple, and Abbie Cornish as the woman obsessed with their romance, it all all sounds suspiciously like «Julie & Julia» with crowns replacing the chef's hats — which, combined with the novelty factor of the film's celebrity writer - director, leads me to think the Weinsteins may view this more as a light commercial play rather than the hefty awards bait of their last monarchy biopic.

«20th Century Women» is writer / director Mike Mills» follow - up to 2010's «Beginners», the film that earned Christopher Plummer a (honorary) Best Supporting Actor award from nearly every association on the planet.

The star - studded group of female panelists will include Stephenie Meyer, Kristen Stewart, Academy Award winners Kate Winslet and Octavia Spencer, Jennifer Lee, the award - winning writer and co-director of Frozen, Emmy Award - winning actress Julie Bowen, and Women in Film President Cathy SchuAward winners Kate Winslet and Octavia Spencer, Jennifer Lee, the award - winning writer and co-director of Frozen, Emmy Award - winning actress Julie Bowen, and Women in Film President Cathy Schuaward - winning writer and co-director of Frozen, Emmy Award - winning actress Julie Bowen, and Women in Film President Cathy SchuAward - winning actress Julie Bowen, and Women in Film President Cathy Schulman.

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ), a not - for - profit corporation, is an association of professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to supporting work by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting annual EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the movies, and EDA Awards at selected film festivals throughout the Women Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ), a not - for - profit corporation, is an association of professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to supporting work by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting annual EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the movies, and EDA Awards at selected film festivals throughout the women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting annual EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the movies, and EDA Awards at selected film festivals throughout the women in the movies, and EDA Awards at selected film festivals throughout the year.

She dedicated her award to «the two women who mean so much to me,» referencing her mother and Lady Bird writer and director Greta Gerwig.

ABOUT THE ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS: AWFJ, a not - for - profit corporation, is an international association of professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to raising the volume on women's voices in the film community by broadening opportunities for women who write about film and supporting films by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting EDA awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the moWOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS: AWFJ, a not - for - profit corporation, is an international association of professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to raising the volume on women's voices in the film community by broadening opportunities for women who write about film and supporting films by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting EDA awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the mowomen's voices in the film community by broadening opportunities for women who write about film and supporting films by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting EDA awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the mowomen who write about film and supporting films by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting EDA awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the mowomen — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting EDA awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the mowomen in the movies.

Waller - Bridge, 31, is the creator, writer, and star of last fall's pitch - black Fleabag (also on Amazon Prime), based on her 2013 award - winning one - woman play about a damaged woman who's grieving the death of her best friend in none of the standard Kübler - Ross ways.

The annual Nora Ephron Prize at the Tribeca Film Festival is given to «a woman who embodies the spirit and vision of the legendary filmmaker and writer Nora Ephron» and generously awards $ 25,000 to a woman writer / director.

ABOUT THE AWFJ and EDA AWARDS The Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ), a not - for - profit corporation, is an international association of leading professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to supporting film work by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra — group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting the annual AWFJ EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the mAWARDS The Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ), a not - for - profit corporation, is an international association of leading professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to supporting film work by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra — group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting the annual AWFJ EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the moWomen Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ), a not - for - profit corporation, is an international association of leading professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to supporting film work by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra — group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting the annual AWFJ EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the mowomen — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra — group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting the annual AWFJ EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the mAwards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the mowomen in the movies.

Director, writer, and actress Greta Gerwig, who was nominated for «Lady Bird,» is only the fifth woman to be nominated for an Oscar in the best director category at the Academy Awards, which has occurred annually since 1929.

Among the celebrities at the festive brunch, sponsored by Cadillac and coinciding with the 29th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, were «Molly's Game» writer and director Aaron Sorkin, honored with the creative impact in writing award; Jessica Chastain, who presented Sorkin with his honor; «Get Out» writer and director Jordan Peele, who honored the film's star Daniel Kaluuya, on hand to accept the creative impact in acting award; «Wonder Woman» director and creative impact in directing award recipient Patty Jenkins; and Wonder Woman, herself, Gal Gadot, who teared - up while presenting Jenkins with her award.

The last could go to BAFTA nominee «Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool,» Writers Guild nominee «Logan,» Critics» Choice nominee «Wonder,» dark horse contender «Wonder Woman,» or even surprise University of Southern California Scripter Awards finalist «The Lost City of Z.» There's also «Victoria & Abdul» lingering around as a possibility, just harmless enough to register with older members.

Jiehae Park's plays include peerless (Cherry Lane Mentor Project; Yale Rep world premiere, Kilroys List) and Hannah and the Dread Gazebo (Leah Ryan Prize, Princess Grace Award, Weissberger Award, ANPF Women's Invitational Grand Prize, Kilroys List); she is one of the writers of Wondrous Strange (2016 ATL / Humana).

The jury, which is composed of prominent names in the filmmaking industry, including Emirati writer and filmmaker Manal Bin Amro, UAE filmmaker Abdullah Hassan Ahmed, Dr Shahin Yazdani, Professor in the Applied Communications programme at Sharjah Women's College, and Pakistani Shoaib Iqbal, Founder and Director of the Lahore International Children's Film Festival, revealed the main challenges they faced during the judging process and shortlisting of the films nominated for the SICFF awards.

Women Writing the West, a nonprofit association of writers and other professionals writing and promoting the Women's West, underwrites and presents the award.

Hidden Shadows is a Winner in the Fiction category of the 2016 NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement award; Winner 2016 Global Ebook Awards, Popular Literature Fiction; Short - Listed for the Eric Hoffer Award Grand Prize; finalist for the Eric Hoffer First Horizon Award; Honorable Mention, General Fiction, Eric Hoffer Award; Finalist, da Vinci Eye Award; Finalist, Debut category: WFWA (Women's Fiction Writers Association) Star Award Contest; Finalist, Literary Fiction, NIEA (National Indie Excellence Awards); Finalist for the Will Rogers Medallion Award in the Western Romance category; Finalist in the NERFA contest (National Excellence in Romance Fiction Awards), sponsored by First Coast Romance Writers, for «Novel with Romantic Elements;» Finalist in the Long Contemporary category for the Aspen Gold Reader's Choice Contest (Heart of Denver Romance Writers) and Top Ten finisher, Best Other Novel, Predators & Editors Readers» Poll 2015 as well as other awards and accolaward; Winner 2016 Global Ebook Awards, Popular Literature Fiction; 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The director of the Rona Jaffe Writers» Awards discusses the program's twenty - year effort to support emerging women wWriters» Awards discusses the program's twenty - year effort to support emerging women writerswriters.

This just in... literally as I'm putting this post to bed: Sue William Silverman — author of the memoirs Because I Remember Terror, Father, I Remember You and Love Sick: One Woman's Journey through Sexual Addiction — reports that her writing craft book Fearless Confessions: A Writer's Guide to Memoir has received an Honorable Mention in ForeWord Review's Book - of - the - Year award competition in the category writing.

Awards of $ 15,000 each are given annually to women and transgender, transsexual, genderqueer, or otherwise gender - nonconforming poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in the Philadelphia area who have been creating art for social change for five or more years.

Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (born June 26, 1892 in Hillsboro, West Virginia) was an important and much lauded American writer, famous for her depictions of China and Chinese culture, which earned her a Pulitzer Prize in 1932 for the novel The Good Earth and the first Nobel Prize awarded to an American woman for Literature in 1938 «for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces».

The group of Colorado women writers have published two anthologies, TICK TOCK: Seven Tales of Time and OFF BEAT: Nine Spins on Song, both of which have won the coveted EVVY Awards through the Colorado Independent Publishers Association (CIPA).

One of the writers she mentions is James Tiptree Jr., an award - winning science fiction author who turned out to be a woman named Alice Bradley Sheldon.

We — a volunteer group of one hundred passionate women and non-binary writers — continue to bring fresh, varied, Eisner Award - nominated comics criticism and geek culture commentary to you.

She owns COHEN CAREER CONSULTING, is a contributing writer for the Denver Business Journal, facilitates the LINK to Leadership program for the Leadership Investment, received recognition as an Outstanding Women in Business Award nominee, has appeared as a career expert on numerous television programs and has been cited in Glamour magazine, the Wall Street Journal, and the Denver Post, and was featured in Denver Woman magazine.

An associate professor of English at Lehigh University, Watts has won numerous awards, including a Whiting Award, a Pushcart Prize, the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence and the Southern Women's Writers Award for Emerging Writer of the Year.

In his heartfelt, heartbreaking novel, translated from the French, award - winning writer David Foenkinos proves that he knows a great deal about men, women, love lost and love found.At the beginning of Delicacy, young, beautiful Natalie appears to have it all: a high - powered job at a growing corporation, an exciting life in...

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Sonny Liew took home three awards for his graphic novel history of Singapore The Art of Charlie Chan Hoc Chye (Best U.S. Edition of International Material — Asia, Writer / Artist, and Publication Design), while Jill Thompson collected three trophies (Best Single Issue for Dark Horse's Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In, Best Painter for that issue and the DC graphic novel Wonder Woman: The True Amazon, and Best Graphic Album — New for the Wonder Woman book).

She owns Cohen Career Consulting and is a contributing writer for the Denver Business Journal, facilitates the LINK to Leadership program for the Leadership Investment, received recognition as an Outstanding Women in Business Award nominee, has appeared as a career expert on numerous television programs and has been cited in Glamour magazine, the Wall Street Journal, and the Denver Post, and was featured in Denver Woman magazine.