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Creative Writing News Week of April 23

Creative Writing News Week of April 23

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7 Nigerian authors currently setting the pace Omotoloani Odumade | Pulse NG From winning prestigious prizes and writing remarkable books to getting a movie deal and creating a great series, these are the Nigerian authors setting the pace. Read more: http://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/food-travel-arts-culture/7-nigerian-authors-currently-setting-the-pace-id8290913.html For this vet, sometimes the owners are the most difficult patients: New book Mark …

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Creative Writing News Week of April 16

Creative Writing News Week of April 16

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‘Harry Potter’ books get new jackets by Brian Selznick on 20th U.S. anniversary Jocelyn McClurg | USA Today This year is the 20th anniversary of the American publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, and to mark the occasion, Scholastic has tapped children’s book author/illustrator Brian Selznick (The Invention of Hugo Cabret) to design …

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Creative Writing News Week of April 9

Creative Writing News Week of April 9

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‘I really wanted that student to feel censored’: A poetry class confronts slurs, and finds grace Jennifer L. Knox | Washington Post Words that hurt people — like slurs against races, religions, ability levels and sexual orientations — can stop all forward momentum in a poem. Writing a poem is like cooking a dish, and …

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Creative Writing News Week of April 2

Creative Writing News Week of April 2

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Red flags in writing class: Surviving their violent fantasies and targeted rage Laura Jean Baker | Salon Since I began teaching at UW Oshkosh in 2004, we’ve witnessed our share of student violence. A disgruntled student packed a hatchet in his backpack. Another posted so-called gun porn on Twitter and mentioned Women in Literature. A …

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Creative Writing News Week of March 26

Creative Writing News Week of March 26

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Hip hop as a superior art form Sravasti Datta | The Hindu “The writing is personal. You dive deep into yourself, knowledge and biases. I love to fashion my text that way. In the studio, though, you fashion it outwardly. This is how I make people receive. I enjoy the contact with the audience because …

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