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NEWS ABOUT: creative writing

creative writing stories: 6 news summaries

 Tale of Wailin' Whalers 
 Nails Bad Writing Contest 

Drunken sailors' screaming contest wins 'coveted' Bulwer-Lytton prize

Jun 30, 09 7:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - A tale of screaming seafarers has won a Washington man this year's grand prize for terrible writing, AP reports. The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest—named in honor of the British writer who coined "It was a dark and stormy night"—rewards the author who can come up with the... More »

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writing • creative writing • author • Bulwer-Lytton prize

(Newser) - A craze sweeping the web resembles nothing so much as a creative-writing exercise, the New York Times reports. “25 Random Things About Me” propagates through chain-letter style email, or on Facebook as a note, with recipients forwarding their lists to 25 others. “Photos or news stories have spread... More »

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social networking • Internet • Web 2.0 • email • Facebook • creative writing • 25 Random Things About Me • chain letter

One Month, 50K Words: Writers Race to Finish Novels

National Novel Writing Month gives creative types an unrelenting deadline

Nov 27, 08 9:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Aspiring novelists are packing coffee shops in the Twin Cities and elsewhere as the frenzy of National Novel Writing Month heats up, Minnesota Public Radio reports. Founded roughly a decade ago, “Nanowrimo” challenges writers to conquer procrastination and get 50,000 words down during November. The emphasis, say the... More »

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fiction • creative writing • writer • writers • Twin Cities • National Novel Writing Month

OPINION

 Aspiring Novelist? Read This

Fiction writer offers tips on juggling creativity, career

Aug 11, 08 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - “I’ve always wanted to write” is something novelist Allegra Goodman hears a lot, so she lays out some advice in the Boston Globe for the doctors, venture capitalists, and lactation consultants with stories to tell:
  • “To begin, don’t write about yourself.” Writing is about
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literature • creative writing • novelist • writer • novel

Not Very PC: Why Typewriters Beat Computers

Fed up with tech snafus, some Brits reach for the Wite-Out

Jun 8, 08 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Favored by novelists and technophobes and sold out of car trunks, typewriters remain the implement of choice for some Brits, reports BBC. Despite their weight and Internet deficiencies, the tangible writing experience free from computer meltdowns or deletions may save the typewriter from extinction—at least for now. One sales... More »

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writing • creative writing • laptop • computer • typewriter • Fredrick Forsyth • Brother typewriters

Surrealist Simic Named Poet Laureate

15th national bard known for his dark humor and irony

Aug 2, 07 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Charles Simic, a surrealist poet whose style gleams with dark imagery and ironic humor, will be named the United States' 15th poet laureate today. The 69-year-old, who replaces fellow New Hampshirite Donald Hall, has published more than 20 volumes of poetry as well as essay collections, translations and a memoir. More »

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literature • Pulitzer Prize • humor • America • Charles Simic • poet laureate • poetry • irony • creative writing • Yugoslavia • Library of Congress

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