Fiction Writing News: Page 33
Molly Ringle Wins The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest (July 8, 2010): The winner of the 2010 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest is Molly Ringle of Seattle, Washington.
82-Year-Old Teacher Lands Three Book Deal (June 28, 2010): It really is never too late to start writing your novel and get it published.
Stephenie Meyer: Writing Twilight Feels Like Homework (June 27, 2010): Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight saga, stopped work on her fifth novel in the series when the unedited manuscript for Midnight Sun was leaked online.
Steig Larsson Short Stories Discovered (June 12, 2010): Stieg Larsson's Millennium series became a huge international bestseller after his death.
Classic Literature in Cigarette Packaging from Tank Books (June 2, 2010): We already told you about cigarette vending machines being modified to sell books.
Agatha Christie May Have Suffered From Alzheimer's (June 2, 2010): Ian Lancashire, an English professor at the University of Toronto, has determined that famous mystery novelist Agatha Christie may have been suffering from Alzheimer's near the near of end of her career.
Events, Readings Planned for To Kill a Mockingbird's 50th Birthday (May 30, 2010): The New York Times reports that many events are planned at libraries and bookstores for the 50th anniversary of the publication of Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.
Hachette's Orbit to Launch Digital Short Fiction Publishing Program (May 5, 2010): Hachette Book Group's Orbit imprint is giving digital short stories a try.
Candance Bushnell Takes Readers to Carrie Bradshaw's High School Years (May 3, 2010): HarperCollins Publishers has released The Carrie Diaries by Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell.
Asimov's Begins Accepting Electronic Submissions Through Online Form (May 3, 2010): Asimov's is now accepting electronic submissions.
HarperCollins Signs Book Deal With Decemberists Singer/Songwriter (May 1, 2010): HarperCollins has acquired a book series by Colin Meloy, the lead singer and songwriter of The Decemberists.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to Publish Philip K. Dick's Exegesis (April 30, 2010): Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has acquired North American publishing rights to Philip K.
Danielle Steel's Former Assistant to Serve Jail Time for Fraud (April 22, 2010): Danielle Steel's former bookkeeper, Kristy Watts, has been sentenced to two years and nine months in a federal prison.
Steve Hockensmith Talks Zombie Research (April 20, 2010): Time has an interview here with Steve Hockensmith, who wrote Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls, the prequel to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
Subterranean Press to Publish New Editions of Philip K. Dick's Stories (April 19, 2010): Subterranean Press announced its has reached a deal with the Philip K. Dick Trust to publish new editions of the late author's interesting short stories.
Novels by Lauren Myracle, Stephenie Meyer on ALA's Most Challenged Book List (April 15, 2010): Lauren Myracle's bestselling young adult novel series ttyl, which are written in the style of instant messaging, topped the American Library Association's (ALA) Top Ten list of the Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2009.
IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Shortlist Announced (April 13, 2010): The shortlist of the 2010 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award has been announced by The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr.
Andie MacDowell to Star in Lifetime Films Based on Patricia Cornwell Novellas (April 8, 2010): Andie MacDowell will star in two Lifetime films based on Patricia Cornwell novellas. She will play Monique Lamont, a Boston District attorney in the film.
Elmore Leonard Talks Characters, Writing Process (March 28, 2010): Time asked author Elmore Leonard ten questions.
JFK Library to Display Letter That J.D. Salinger Sent Hemingway (March 25, 2010): A letter that a young J.D. Salinger sent to Ernest Hemingway is going to be displayed for the public for the very first time.
