Sentences with phrase «for literary events»

Time Out calls The Center one of the top three reasons to stay in Manhattan for literary events, citing the innovative panels, lectures and conversations that take place in their beautiful building at 17 East 47th Street in mid-Manhattan.

Arthur Less is not aware of this; he still believes, at his ripe age, that escorts for literary events arrive on time and bellboys reliably wind the lobby clocks.

It's part of the whole persona of staying in so you can tend to your growing loaf that you are making for a literary event several days from now.

It's also only in San Francisco that you get a mad sexy crowd to show up for a literary event.

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I meet with the community team at least once a week to brainstorm about ways we can connect with users, like sponsoring a literary event or organizing meetups for Tumblr users around the world.

Tolkien says it best: «It is the mark of a good fairy - story, of the higher or more complete kind, that however wild its events, however fantastic or terrible the adventures, it can give to child or man that hears it, when the «turn» comes, a catch of the breath, a beat and lifting of the heart, near to (or indeed accompanied by) tears, as keen as that given by any form of literary art... In such stories, when the sudden «turn» comes we get a piercing glimpse of joy, and heart's desire, that for a moment passes outside the frame, rends indeed the very web of story, and lets a gleam come through.»

First, since it is based in art, performance studies» rich tradition of creating, evaluating, and doing performances offers insights and strategies for intermingling verbal and literary aspects of the preaching event.

I wanted to work chronologically through literature in the Western tradition, dovetailing our literary studies with history, so that my students could see how an event like the Trojan War, for example, has shaped an entire cultural imagination and given it a language for its ideals.

The event dubbed GAW Sunday, is the Association's monthly literary event intended to gather literary enthusiasts, and give the opportunity for the audience to perform spontaneously.

While preparing for that event and ruminating on what exactly I would wear to be a pinup style version of literary badass nerd Hermione Granger, I found myself thinking up a lot of different ideas for this costume that could all be kept and worn again as my normal non-costumed self after the trip.

A favorite haunt for local bibliophiles, the Bookbar often hosts book club meetings, poetry readings, and other literary events.

J Squared Public Relations is a cutting edge literary publicity and marketing company that specializes in niche marketing campaigns for broadcast, print and the internet, as well as innovative book events, and author publicity materials, including websites, book trailers and reels.

For some reason the writers chose to combine multiple mythological (some real) characters with mythological events with absolutely no regard for literary accuraFor some reason the writers chose to combine multiple mythological (some real) characters with mythological events with absolutely no regard for literary accurafor literary accuracy.

He is best known for his work Ulysses, in which he parallels the events of Homer's Odyssey using a variety of literary styles.

Although there are numerous literary events, festivals and initiatives that promote reading, accessibility to these is a challenge for many young people.

Through my group in Gainesville, Florida, authors are invited to speak on panels for community events, share writing in critique groups, publish in the group's literary journal, and collaborate with schools and civic groups in the area.

As we posted yesterday in our News update, this weekend is one of the most anticipated literary events of the year for readers in the South.

These writers met for workshops, readings, and discussions as part of the Hay Festival, a week - long literary event held in early summer in Haye - on - Wye, a town in the west of England widely known for its bookshops.

Not only is she newsletter editor for the ALCS, she's also non-fiction editor for The Bookseller (the trade paper of the British book trade), chair of literary festival events, book award judge, and a respected author — and she still finds time to volunteer in the local community, choreographing a fabulous Book Week for one lucky primary school in the neighbourhood.

She is a regular at literary festivals, and offers adult workshops on writing for children and young adults, as well as multiple events and workshops for children and teens.

To ensure that we have sufficient resources to accommodate our guests, we request that you pre-register for this wonderful literary event.

An author for a book signing or literary event?

As a small business open in Phoenix for nearly a decade, Midnight Publishing's staff is really passionate about our local writing community, and we always want to spread the word about literary events.

For Janet Reid, literary agent with Fine Print Literary, these events are more than just a reunion or the opportunity for some vital networking with fellow publishing professionaFor Janet Reid, literary agent with Fine Print Literary, these events are more than just a reunion or the opportunity for some vital networking with fellow publishing professionafor some vital networking with fellow publishing professionals.

Rather than attend this event, Arthur has seized on an array of invitations to small - time literary jobs — interviewing another author, attending an awards ceremony, teaching a creative class for a number of weeks, even being a food critic — that will take him across the US and the world.

Friday's Upcoming Events Calendar for Authors Attend my free teleclass, An Author Guide to Proofing Book Proposals, and learn what to do before sending copies of your book proposal to prospective literary agents and publishers.

As an event programmer Vanessa developed the Great Writing, Great Places series for Dublin City of Literature, programmes the Waterford Writers festival and is co-programmer of the literary strand of the Bram Stoker Festival.

In addition to programming workshops Inkwell provide marketing consultation and literary event management and are widely respected for their original, creative ideas that bring an innovative twist to campaigns or events.

Acting as a clearing house for Jewish Book Month events is part of the Jewish Book Council's overall mission to promote the reading, writing, publishing and distribution of quality Jewish content books in English, as well as to serve as the coordinating body of Jewish literary activity in North America in both general and Jewish venues, advising local communities on exhibits, book fairs, book club appearances, author tours and other literary programs.

«Open Up to Indies» includes a petition at Change.org, signers of which are calling for «literary organisations, events managers, book stores, libraries and review outlets [to] now find ways to include [independently published books] based on the quality of their work.»

People always look for something interesting to do on Saturday, and your literary meeting could be the ideal event for them.

Because of this, the passages about Danticat's own childhood never fully snap into focus and she can only gesture toward her feeling of abandonment when her parents move to the U.S.. For at least one reviewer, this self - effacement compromises Danticat's honesty with the reader, especially since she was writing acclaimed novels and winning literary renown as the book's events unfolded.

Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg (Scout Press) Already longlisted for the 2015 Man Booker Prize, this debut from literary agent Clegg (Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man) is a scorching depiction of a community's grief after a life - changing event.

Currently Looking For: Fiction that hits the sweet spot between commercial and literary with interesting settings and a strong narrative voice; mystery (particularly cozies and crossover literary — think Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger), literary thriller, and psychological suspense; and memoir by writers who connect the events of their lives to readers through incredible storytelling, as well as a wide variety of prescriptive and narrative nonfiction and gift books.

Great discounts with self - publishing services, printers, designers, editors, proofreaders, PR and marketing agencies, rights managers and also for key literary and publishing events like London Book Fair and Book Expo America.

«FastPencil is a self - publishing platform based on social writing and reading, which is why we're a perfect fit for this revolutionary literary event,» said Steve Wilson, co-founder and President of FastPencil.

This event is perfect for people wanting to break into the digital self - publishing world and get some sage advice from two women that defied the odds and manged to make some solid income from their literary works.

The FutureBook event offered a panel presentation on what literary agents are for in this time of go - it - alone publishing, which offered insights from Jonny Geller of Curtis Brown, Clare Alexander of Aitken Alexander Associates, and Neil Blair of The Blair Partnership, whose perhaps most well - known client is JK Rowling.

In addition to the content, these narratives can be used for their literary content and examined to learn more about the craft of writing, including point of view and descriptive language to convey real or fictional events.

Inkwell are involved in programming the literary strand for the inaugural Bram Stoker Festival, and there are some fabulous events!

We negotiate great discounts on behalf of our members with printers, designers, editors and proofreaders, PR and marketing agencies — and also for literary and publishing events.

Jane Friedman has spoken at more than 200 events on new media, writing, and publishing, and has consulted with arts and literary organizations such as the National Endowment for the Arts, the Creative Work Fund, and the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati.

Many authors I follow focus on posting photos of themselves at literary events, with other authors, with students, etc — and for good reason.

After the event, Powell remarked on his incredible (though bittersweet) ALA weekend as March: Book Three is honored with a total of four awards: the Coretta Scott King, the Michael L. Printz Award for literary excellence in young adult literature, the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal and the YALSA Nonfiction Award.

Today marks the beginning of The London Book Fair, the largest spring publishing event, a place for publishers and literary agents from all around the world to meet, and to negotiate rights to new books, film and television scripts, and various sorts of digital content.

Award - winning publicist Charles A. Barrett has served as an invited speaker at numerous literary events and also a talk panel member at book and film festivals in addition to also authoring numerous articles for magazines and newspapers on the performing arts and books.

As well as events bringing authors to children in schools and at literary festivals, CBI promote a huge range of events, workshops for new and established writers, and run an annual conference that is a must stop for all children's authors.

Interns will help keep our database of Russian / English translators, literary agents, book prizes up to date and will write about the major book related events for the web - site.

Randy Ross presents Video, Youtube for Writers: The World's Shortest Primer posted at The Loneliest Planet, saying, «Video is a great way to attract an audience, drive traffic to your blog, and pitch yourself as a reader at libraries, literary events, and book stores.

This year, for the first time, Nielsen BookScan will track sales at leading literary events Hay Festival (26th May — 5th June) and Edinburgh International Book Festival (13th...