Writers News

The end of the holiday season may leave many with happy memories, but for others, it can be dark indeed. A new anthology of short Irish fiction is hoping to address the spectre of suicide, and help suicide charity Console at the same time.

Toronto - PEN Canada, a national organisation of writers, has announced a new initiative to counter “efforts by different levels of government to curb, control, obfuscate, and sometimes even suspend the basic rights of Canadians”.

With the rise of social media and communities such as Pinterest, Twitter and Instagram, news organizations and brands are facing increased pressure to find editorial talent who can work seamlessly in the fast-paced world of digital media.

Kath Lingenfelter learned much from her two years writing for the hit medical drama. Now that the series has ended, it's time to move on.

Sydney - What should be public and what should be kept private? That’s the theme for this year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival, which officially starts on Monday.

Ottawa - A new Ottawa not-for-profit group invites local writers who seek to explore ways of publishing, marketing and distributing their books.

Dundee - Ten of the world's top crime writers are competing to have a new morgue and research facility in Scotland named after them.

Byron Bay - Offering art, entertainment, food, and ideas, a growing number of literary festivals worldwide are attracting ever-increasing participation from an international sub-culture.

I write 4,000 words of SEO per day, plus other articles. My old Word program crashed on me after 13 books, thousands of articles and millions of words. The new Word 2010 is all over its predecessors.

A new online community has launched recently which aims to give people the chance to showcase their literary and visual work.