Fiction Writing News: Page 31
Jennifer Egan Wins Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (April 18, 2011): Jennifer Egan won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her novel, A Visit from the Goon Squad (Alfred A.
Orange Prize for Fiction Shortlist Announced (April 17, 2011): The shortlist for the 2011 Orange Prize for Fiction has been announced.
HarperCollins Signs Lauren Conrad to Three Book Deal (April 12, 2011): HarperCollins Children's Books announced it has acquired world rights to a new book series by Lauren Conrad called The Fame Game.
Author Proposes to Girlfriend in Mystery Novel (April 10, 2011): The Guardian reports that novelist Christopher Currie proposed to his girlfriend in the acknowledgements page of his first mystery novel, The Ottoman Motel (Text Publishing).
Roland Emmerich's Latest Film Takes Aim at Shakespeare Controversy (April 7, 2011): Here is the new trailer for Roland Emmerich's Anonymous, a thriller which posits that Edward De Vere, the Earl of Oxford, actually wrote all the plays attributed to William Shakespeare.
HarperCollins to Publish Amy Tan's Next Novel (March 31, 2011): HarperCollins Publishers announced it has acquired U.
Valerie Plame to Write Spy Novels With Mystery Author Sarah Lovett (March 30, 2011): The New York Times reports that Valerie Plame, a former covert C.
Amanda Hocking Lands Seven Figure Deal With St. Martin's After Self-Publishing Success (March 28, 2011): Amanda Hocking, 26, recently signed a seven figure deal with St.
President Clinton to Write Preface for Spy Novel (March 27, 2011): Thomas Caplan, a mystery author and a founder of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, will get an assist from a former president on his next novel.
Director Gary Ross Selects Jennifer Lawrence to Play Katness Everdeen (March 21, 2011): Jennifer Lawrence has landed the coveted Katness Everdeen role in the big screen version of Suzanne Collins' novel, The Hunger Games.
Bi Feiyu Wins 2010 Man Asian Literary Prize (March 21, 2011): Bi Feiyu has been named the winner of the 2010 Man Asian Literary Prize for his novel Three Sisters.
Will Eisner Honored With Google Doodle (March 9, 2011): Google honored comic book creator Will Eisner with a special Google Doodle
Avon Launches Digital Romance Imprint, Avon Impulse (March 9, 2011): Avon is launching Avon Impulse, a new digital publishing romance imprint.
ABC Greenlights Pilot About Edgar Allan Poe as a Detective in the 1840s (March 7, 2011): The fall pilot season is shaping up to be pretty interesting.
CBS Films Buys Film Rights to Marie Lu's Legend (February 21, 2011): CBS Films announced it has acquired exclusive rights to Marie Lu's futuristic thriller Legend.
Stephen King's Casting Wishlist for The Stand (February 4, 2011): Stephen King penned an article for Entertainment Weekly titled "Ten Things I Know About the Remake of The Stand.
Google Creates Jane Austen Doodle (December 16, 2010): Google's UK made a special Google Doodle to celebrate British novelist Jane Austen's 235th birthday.
Stephen King Made $80,000 From Digital Short Story (November 3, 2010): Steven King's "Ur" novella was written exclusively for the Kindle.
Prolific James Patterson Becomes Second Member of Kindle Million Club (October 28, 2010): Amazon.
Mad Men: Grove Press Publishing Roger Sterling's Fictional Memoir (October 27, 2010): Grove Press is publishing the ficitonal memoir of Roger Sterling, a character in the Mad Men television series from AMC.
