Sentences with phrase «led by fiction»
The October 14 to November 3 residency will be led by fiction writer Chris Abani.
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Shortly thereafter, in 1992, just as Berners - Lee's World Wide Web had come to fruition, Neal Stephenson was inspired by the recent invention, which led to him publishing Snow Crash, a science - fiction novel that illustrated much of today's online life, including a virtual reality where people meet, do business, and play.
«Both men embody Thomas Edison's values and principles as evidenced by Jeff Immelt leading GE to become the world's biggest infrastructure technology company, and Astro Teller creating a place where big, science - fiction - sounding ideas can be turned into proven technologies that make a real impact in the world.
The popular revival of interest in these so - called «Gnostic» writings was led by Dan Brown, whose 2003 religious thriller The Da Vinci Code (Doubleday) mixed fact and fiction together (and lo, «faction» was born).
Is is that same trait that allows you to believe in the invisible man in the sky and lead your life on a book of fiction written by humans about the invisible man in the sky.
The Guardian reports: «A former minister and fiction writer, Alvarado Quesada, 38, had 61 % of the vote with results in from 95 % of polling stations, a far bigger lead than predicted by opinion polls that foresaw a tight race.»
Scientific American, the longest continuously published magazine in the U.S., Nature, the world's leading multidisciplinary science journal, and Tor Books, the leading science fiction and fantasy publisher, are media partners for the contest run by the Centre for Quantum Technologies at the National University of Singapore.
Authors of «hard» science fiction answer that question by speculating about where current scientific thinking might lead us.
Together with the Foundation's Directors, Advisory Board and staff, Rod pursues the goal of turning science fiction into science fact by providing critical support to leading - edge organizations around the world working in the areas of science and technology, the environment, education and humanitarian advances.
The familiar «noir,» (defined as a genre of crime film or fiction characterized by cynicism, fatalism and moral ambiguity) is made to feel new here - and it does - thanks to its anchor lead actor, Krisztián Kolovratnik.
Out of the competition, the international highlights were El Clan (The Clan, Pablo Trapero), an effective if derivative Argentinian political drama / gangster film heavily influenced by Scorsese's Goodfellas; L'avenir (Things to Come, Mia Hansen - Løve), a fine if rather low - key drama helped enormously by Isabelle Huppert's lead performance; and, best of all, Robert Greene's Kate Plays Christine, a truly disturbing mixture of fiction and documentary concerning the attempt to make a movie about the tragic suicide of Florida journalist Christine Chubbuck, who shot herself on live television back in 1974.
As one of the founders of Cowboy Pictures, Vanco led the distribution efforts on behalf of dozens of foreign language, documentary and American fiction features, including works by Lynne Ramsay, David Gordon Green, Catherine Breillat and Shohei Imamura.
His new science fiction film, «Annihilation,» features an almost entirely female cast led by Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Gina Rodriguez («Jane the Virgin»)-- who play smart, resourceful women on a scientific mission to explore a mysterious phenomenon that has overtaken a forest.
After a decade of roles in Australian TV shows and films, Bana gained Hollywood's attention by playing the role of American Delta Force Sergeant Norm «Hoot» Hooten in Black Hawk Down (2001), the lead role as Bruce Banner in the Ang Lee directed film Hulk (2003), Prince Hector in the movie Troy (2004), the lead in Steven Spielberg's Munich (2005), and the villain Nero in the science - fiction film Star Trek (2009).
Assayas forged ahead instead with Personal Shopper (2016), and even though he'll complete the Juliette Binoche led comedy Non Fiction before he gets to his heist thriller, the project is alive and well with original star Robert Pattinson to be joined by Sylvester Stallone and Rachel Weisz.
On the surface, the choice to go about this exfiltration (the lingo of «exfil» doing a bang up job of making it sound cool and James Bond - y) by fabricating a cheap knock - off science fiction movie that would seek to shoot their scenes in Iran in order to cut costs does manage to easily fall into the «so dumb it has to be true» camp, and of course it is true, the sort of conceit tailor - made for the infamous «based on a true story» tag that can often lead to a film sinking or swimming.
Recent successes include: No god but God (Random House), by religious scholar Reza Aslan; Morgan Spurlock's Don't Eat This Book (Putnam), a companion to his Academy Award nominated documentary Super Size Me; Fergus Bordewich's Bound for Canaan (Amistad), the first narrative history of the Underground Railroad; and Benjamin Kunkel's Indecision (Random House), lead fiction title by an editor of the new literary magazine n +1.
Details: A free contest for science fiction stories of between 1,000 and 6,000 words, supported by the publishers of Interzone, the UK's leading science fiction magazine.
Led by Beate Kuckertz (formerly head fiction editor at Droemer Knaur), dotbooks is a fascinating example of old - school publishing knowledge meeting digital experimentation, and an important, if admittedly (for now) small - scale account for GRIN to have.
This group, led by Allen Ashley, also meets once a month, to discuss market opportunities and ideas for genre fiction.
Articles and posts by The Editorial Department's lead fantasy and science fiction editor Shannon Roberts.
Posts and articles by The Editorial Department's lead Christian fiction editor and theology specialist Marcia Ford.
Kim Fahner attended the Historical Fiction Intensive at the Banff Centre in April 2016, led by noted Canadian writer, Lawrence Hill Photo by Don Lee
While that's now been addressed (at least for the moment) by Amazon's new Pages - Read system, the paradigm has inevitably led to changes in writing fiction itself.
Considered by leading invitation - only fiction outlet.
Truth is stranger than fiction This is the incredible true story of the kidnapping of a South Korean film director and his leading actress by Kim Jong - Il in the 1970s.
Jacqueline's third novel, Pardonable Lies, was published by Henry Holt in September 2005 as their lead fiction title.
The shortlist will now move on to the final selection process, led by top Canadian authors: Camilla Gibb for Non-Fiction, Gail Anderson - Dargatz for Literary Fiction, and Lynsay Sands for Genre Fiction (Romance), with winners announced on June 21.
In early July, a group of pro-Amazon authors, led by the science - fiction writer Hugh Howey and the mystery - thriller writer J. A. Konrath, published a petition on the site Change.org.
Fans of Fingersmith and The Dress Lodger will love Accidents of Providence, absorbing historical fiction featuring Rachel Lockyer, a character wronged by her time and the kind of woman forgotten by history, whose love affair leads to her trial for murder.
Image Comics had four titles in the top ten, led by Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples» Saga Volume 1 at # 2, which collected the first story arc of the acclaimed science - fiction epic.
A winning book from each category will be chosen through a multi-pronged judging process led by top Canadian authors — Charlotte Gray for Non-Fiction; Miriam Toews for Literary Fiction; and Ian Hamilton for Genre Fiction (Mystery), advisors who can help shape new writers» careers by imparting knowledge gained through their varied experiences within the industry.
Posts and articles by The Editorial Department's lead romance editor and women's fiction specialist Lindsay Guzzardo.
The submission must be a story that has potential to lead - up to a completed original romance novel or novella with a central love story (or an original commercial fiction novel with elements of romance) and have at least a hint of conflict that by the end of a completed novel, would have to have an emotionally satisfying resolution, optimistic and / or a «happy ever after» ending.
TUFF: The Ultimate Flash Fiction by Charli Mills, Lead Buckroo, is live at Carrot Ranch!
Strauss is the lead writer on WriterBeware, a watchdog column sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America with support from the Mystery Writers of America, the Horror Writers Association, and the American Society of Journalists and Authors.
We run creative writing courses for schools, groups and individuals in a wide range of genres, from fiction to screenwriting, taught by leading authors.
We have released around 300 titles — non-fiction, fiction and poetry — by some of Ireland's leading authors.
The retreat offered a weeklong fiction workshop led by Pamela Painter,...
Its top - selling Movie Magic Screenwriter and Dramatica Story Expert, Word Menu, and Outline 4D (formerly StoryView) writing programs are used by leading novelists, fiction writers, screenwriters, and playwrights.
Recognized as the leading literary prize in the Arab world, the program honors prose fiction and is supported by the Booker Prize Foundation in London.
It's recognized as the leading prize for literary fiction in the Arab world and is run with the support of the Booker Prize Foundation in London and funded by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) in the UAE.
The temporary displacement of the herds in the Iberian Peninsula (Transhumance) as the seasons, led to the dispersal and fiction of these dogs in various regions, creating different races if the regions were distinct, well - defined and isolated by large rivers or inhospitable mountains.
- after the remakes of Terry's Wonderland 3D and Dragon Quest Monsters 2, Yuji Horii asked the team what should be next - the choices were Caravan Heart (GBA), a professional version of Dragon Quest Monsters 2, or a brand new game - the staff made the plot together with Takeshi Uchikawa (who is currently directing Dragon Quest XI)- the suggestion was to make the theme become something catchy, which lead to a science fiction vibe - Horii said «anything's alright as long as it's interesting» - the creation of the Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light helped build Joker 3 - fan feedback from the mobile game was used, which lead to monster stats being seen - the Reactor device lets you easily see all the things that occur on the field - the team had some trouble bringing together the ridable monsters aspect of the game, but eventually worked it out - the full game starts off with monsters that players can ride on land - you'll eventually unlock sea, air, and multi-jump land rising monsters - a «Big Air ride» was teased as well - by clearing the story, features will be unlocked that further modify monsters such as abilities and changing their sizes - Stealth Boxes which can not be found without using the Reactor only contains useful items that are optional - compulsory items that are needed to be found with the Reactor are placed in non-stealth locations - accessories can strengthen monsters, but monster strength is mainly determined from raising and combining them - features more offense - related content in the form of new spells and skills - new water - type spells are included - new skills added enable more detailed adjustments in versus, adding more strategic features - one of the items that can be bought with Communication Coins has the same effect with «Key of Encounters» - this lets players recruit monsters a bit more easily they've befriended before - since Communication Coins can only be obtained from multiplayer battles, it's completely optional - people who still do StreetPass but don't want to do multiplayer battles can still get them by combining monsters - DLC monsters are planned to be added regularly post-release until around Golden Week (April 29 — May 5)- - A national tournament is also planned, with more details coming later - carryover feature from Dragon Quest Monsters 2 that comes into play after the ending - players can bring up to 10 monsters which are ranked A or below from DQM2 to DQMJ3 each day
Inspired by a quote from leading science fiction author William Gibson, The future is already here - it's just not evenly distributed, this edition of the Biennale, which opens in March 2016, will be presented at seven main venues conceived as «embassies of thought».
International art collective Slanguage Studio, led by Los Angeles artists Mario Ybarra, Jr. and Karla Diaz, transforms 18th Street Arts Center's Artist Lab with a techno - futuristic science - fiction extravaganza rooted in their ongoing investigations of race, identity, and culture.
Artful activities are designed and led by Made in L.A. artists and other local creatives, including Lecia Dole - Recio, Mr. Hoodbrush, Jmy James Kidd, Nick Duran, KCHUNG, Emily Mast, Jennifer Moon, Public Fiction, Studio 75, and Yarn Bombing Los Angeles.
This latter model is also used by politicans and governments to construct a shared social fiction for action (which sometimes leads to negative and divisive social objects like wars).
Recent exhibitions include: Possible Side Effects, Arróniz Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City, MX (2015); Redacted: connecting dots in a shifting field, curated by Janet Goleas, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY (2014); Art = Text = Art at UB Anderson Gallery, University at Buffalo, NY (2014) which travelled from the University of Richmond Museum, VA, the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, NJ, and The Hafnarfjör ∂ ur Centre of Culture and Fine Art, Iceland (2013); Contemporary Monochromes, Contemporary Galleries, Museum of Modern Art, New York (2013); Science is FICTION, Bartha Contemporary, London (2013), Terrible Beauty: Art, Crisis, Change & The Office of Non-Compliance, Dublin Contemporary, Ireland (2011); Wünsche und Erwerbungen, Zeitgenössische Zeichnung, Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany (2010); ALL OVER THE MAP, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI (2009); BLOWN AWAY, Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, IL (2008); Uncoordinated: Mapping Cartography in Contemporary Art, Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, OH (2008); Leaded: The Materiality and Metamorphosis of Graphite (traveling to 7 University Museums)(2008 - 2009).
This is all inspired by the 1970s science fiction film The Andromeda Strain, and by synthetic biology's potential to create artificial organisms, leading to a scenario of possible new lifeforms and lifestyles.