There is a great article on The Language log website. Speculative semiotics of Northern European product names Nations have gone to war for less.
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from Yahoo News HERE
The Orwell prize for political writing is awarded annually to two
writers, one for journalism and one for a book, who are judged to have
best achieved George Orwell’s aim “to make political writing into an
art”.
The nominations are:
The Observer’s chief political commentator, Andrew Rawnsley;
Mary Riddell, now an assistant editor at the Daily Telegraph;
Observer columnist Nick Cohen;
Independent columnist Johann Hari;
The Economist’s defence and security editor, Anton La Guardia;
and veteran presenter Clive James was nominated for the Orwell journalism
prize for three editions of A Point of View on BBC Radio 4.
Get the full story and other short listed writers from the Guardian Website HERE
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Mar
DICKENS REMEMBERED?
In 1869, a year before Charles Dickens died, he wrote in his will
that he wanted to be remembered for his work alone. No plaques, no
statues, “no monument memorial or testimonial whatever” were to be
allowed to commemorate the life of one of Britain’s greatest authors.
Now, almost 140 years after his death, Dickens’ final request has
sparked an impassioned debate among his most ardent fans – and his
family are suggesting his dying wish be laid to rest.
Full story from the Independant HERE
See the full list HERE
The judging panel for the 2009 Man Booker International Prize is
announced today. The writer Jane Smiley will chair an eminent panel
consisting of writer, academic and musician, Amit Chaudhuri, and
writer, film script writer, and essayist, Andrey Kurkov.
Full Story HERE
The Oxford Literary Festival will be held at Marquee, Christ Church, Monday 31st March 2008. This has got to be worth £7.50 of anybodies money. Two bloggers going head to head with professional reviewers. Do bloggers do a better job than the “professionals”? Are amateurs really killing our culture? Someone will be going home with their tail between their legs. I will be following this with baited breath. Full story on dovegreyreader scribbles
Want to make ten grand? Bluecat is now in its tenth year, and give three good reasons to enter their screenplay competition. 1. Winner receives $10,000. 2. Four finalists receive $1,500. 3. Every writer receives a written script analysis of their screenplay.
The deadline is midnight 1st April 2008. Good luck!
With the cost of university education going up and up. Why not take a free Open Access course at one of the most prestigious Universities in the world. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology are offering 1800 courses across a range of subjects. See the full list of courses HERE
