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The Thrill of Poisoned Pages and The Poison Project
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Hachette announced a series of promotions and realignments on July 15th that included: Running Press and Workman will combine into Workman Running Press Group as of January 1st, 2025. Workman’s Algonquin Books imprint will become part of Little, Brown, reporting to Sally Kim; and Algonquin Young Readers will become part of Little, Brown Children’s, under Megan Tingley. Additionally, Hachette Books and Hachette Go– both nonfiction lines – have been eliminated. Titles will be reassigned to other Grand Central Press imprints. Layoffs includes Mary Ann Naples, whose last day is August 2nd.
Running Press publisher Kristin Kiser will become president of that new division at that time. Susan Weinberg will retire from her role as publisher of Workman at the end of this year. Thereafter, she will work for Hachette in a part-time capacity. Shannon Kelly, senior editor, will now oversee the gift and stationary line RP Studio and the self-help and wellness vertical RP Inspires at Running Press. Michael Barrs is joining Little, Brown and Company as VP, associate publisher. Karen Kosztolynik becomes VP executive editorial director for fiction and will report to Colin Dickerman.
At Penguin Random House, Samantha Endres has joined as business intelligence analyst. Batya Rosenblum, formerly executive editor at The Experiment, has joined TarcherPerigee as senior editor. Farrin Jacobs, most recently VP and editorial director at Little Brown Books for Young Readers, will join Random House Studios as executive editor on July 29th.
At Simon & Schuster, Francesca Carlos has joined Simon Element as marketing manager. Selene Covarrubias has joined as sales development manager for latinx market.
Abrams has Nicole Valdez joining as marketing director at Abrams ComicArts. She was previously the senior publicity manager at Simon & Schuster. Phil DiSanto, previously VP of technology and CIO at Allstar Innovations has been named VP of technology development.
At Astra House, Tara Sharma, formerly assistant editor at Farrar, Straus and Giroux has joined as associate editor. Maya Raiford Cohen has joined as associate editor. She was previously associate editor at Zando.
At HarperCollins, Jack Countryman, publisher emeritus at HarperCollins Christian Publishing’s Nelson Gift division, has retired. Stephanie Duncan Smith joined HarperOne as senior editor on July 15th. She was previously executive editor at Baker Books. Gretchen Schmid, previously editor at HarperVia marketing team as marketing manager.
At Amazon Publishing, Elizabeth Agyemang, formerly senior editor at HarperCollins has joined 47North as editor.
Scholastic, Kelly Carbone joins as inventory analyst.
At Sourcebooks, Timothy Fosczcz has joined as sales associate. Rebecca Johnson has joined as director of human resources. Benjamin Sherrard has joined as developer.
Chronicle Books has Linette Kim join as senior manager for school and library marketing and children’s publicity. Meghan Clarke has joined as controller.
Richard Dobbs, senior book buyer at the International Center of Photography, has left the company.
At Open Road Integrated Media, Michael Tolchinsky has joined as marketing analytics coordinator.
At Amazon Publishing, Elizabeth Agyemang, formerly senior editor at HarperCollins has joined 47North as editor.
Candlewick Press has Jaclyn Withers join as sales coordinator. Neda Kamalhedayat has joined as consumer marketing coordinator. Caitlyn Davis has joined as trade marketing assistant. April Li is joining as editorial assistant.
At Tiny Onion, Harley Salbacka, previously sales lead at Boom! Studios has joined as community and events manager.
At Catapult, Ashley Kiedrowski, formerly marketing manager at Hachette Books and Hachette Go is joining as digital marketing manager.
In Agency News…
Soumeya Bendimerad Roberts, VP of international rights at HG Literary has left her position and will now work exclusively on domestic clients and will retain the title of VP. Julia Kardon has been promoted to VP. Ellen Goff has been promoted to agent and international rights manager for children’s and YA. Alex Reubert, previously an agent at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates, has joined at agent and international rights manager for adult. Jonathan Cobb.
At Bindery Agency, Kesia Lupo, associate literary agent is leaving the company and contacted at keslupo@gmail.com.
Folio Literary Management has promoted Estelle Laure to agent and senior content development editor for Folio Jr..
PROMOTIONS
At Penguin Random House, Jeramie Orton is being promoted to executive editor at Pamela Dorman Books. Marie Michels is being promoted to executive editor at Pamela Dorman Books. Paul Whitlatch has been promoted to editorial director at Crown Currency as part of the expansion of the Crown Currency publishing program. Iris McElroy has been promoted to executive producer at Penguin Random House Audio. Brady Emerson has been promoted to executive producer at Penguin Random House Audio. Mollie Reid has been promoted to publicist at Penguin Press. Tia Resham Cheema has been promoted to assistant editor at Random House Children’s Books. Lisa Kwan has been promoted to assistant editor at Pantheon.
At Hachette, Oliver Wehner has been promoted to associate publicist at Orbit. Shannon Fabricant is being promoted to publisher at Running Press, effective Jan 1st, 2025. Betsy Hulsebosch is being promoted to VP and deputy publisher at Running Press, effective Jan 1st, 2025. Maria Simione has been promoted to assistant editor at Running Press. Gregg Kulick is being promoted to executive art director at Little, Brown and Company. Lia Ronnen is promoted to SVP publisher of Workman,Artisan, and Black Dog & Leventhal. The calendar group will move from Running Press to Workman. Stacey Lellos is promoted to SVP, Workman Kids. Colin Dickerman is promoted to SVP editor in chief.
At HarperCollins, Laura Gonzalez has been promoted to senior marketing associate at HarperOne Group. Makenna Holford is being promoted to senior marketing manager at HarperOne. Melinda Mullin is being promoted to executive director of publicity at HarperOne. Aly Mostel is being promoted to executive director of publicity at HarperOne. Julia Kent is being promoted to director of marketing at HarperOne. Andrew Arnold has been promoted to VP, publisher at HarperAlley. Rose Pleuler has been promoted to senior editor at HarperAlley. Maddy Price has been promoted to designer at HarperAlley. Sophie Schmidt has been promoted to assistant editor at HarperAlley.
At Simon & Schuster, Falon Kirby has been promoted to senior publicity manager at Atria Books. Morgan Maple has been promoted to publicity manager at Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing. Kristal Batanjany has been promoted to VP, financial planning & analysis. Paul Cronin has been promoted to senior business manager.
Macmillan Publishers, sees Kristin Sevick, formerly executive editor at Tor Publishing Group’s Forger imprint, join St. Martin’s Publishing Group/Minotaur Books as executive editor.
Abrams has promoted Ashley Albert to managing editor. Krista Keplinger has been promoted to associate managing editor.
World of Eric Carle has promoted Mary Ricardo to creative services designer.
Candlewick Press has promoted Rachel Kirby to senior publicist.
At InterVarsity Press, Makayla Payne has joined as publicity and social media coordinator.
Soho Press has promoted Steven Tran to director of sales.
BookSparks has promoted Rylee Warner to publicist.
DULY NOTED
Peter Jovanovich educational publisher died July 15th at 75. Over the course of his 32 year career he created himself a name for his significant work across school publishing. A service will be held July 31 at 11 AM at Rye Presbyterian Church in Rye, NY.
EVENTS
July 17-23
Hong Kong
Jul 25-28
San Diego, CA
Booker Prize Longlist Announced
Jul 30
Romance Writers of American Conference
Jul 31- Aug 3
Austin, TX
Aug 2-3
Anaheim, CA
Aug 8-11
Accra, Ghana
Edinburgh International Book Fair
Aug 10-25
Edinburgh, UK
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PEN America’s Union Reaches Agreement
How a NYC Bookseller is Preventing “Book Deserts”
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Are Authors Writing For Readers or Watchers?
Discussing Debuts- How Three Novelists’ Stories Came Together
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The Roadtrip to Reads- Hundreds Line Up for Used Books
How an Author Found His Voice Through a Narrator
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Presidential Predictions, What is Obama Reading?
Charting it’s Own Course, The Vision for Tattered Cover
PEOPLE
At Putnam/PRH, Lindsay Sagnette will join as VP, editor in chief, on July 15th. She was most recently VP, editorial director at Atria. Newly reporting to Sagnette are Tara Singh Carlson, Michelle Howry, Daphne Ming Durham, and Kate Dresser. She takes the position previously held by Sally Kim, who moved to Little, Brown as President and Publisher earlier this year.
Cassidy Graham has joined as editor at Open Field/Penguin Life. Senior editor of Random House Children’s, Barbara Bakowski will retire on July 3rd. Becky Green has been promoted to SVP, retail, and Penguin Young Readers sales. She will maintain oversight of national accounts and retails sales, in addition to her new sales-leader responsibilities. Mark Santella has been promoted to SVP, mass merchandise, and Random House Children’s sales. He will lead the RHCB sales effort along with his current responsibilities. Chatto & Windus will have Becky Hardie becoming publishing director, taking over from Clara Farmer. Farmer will become associate publishing director, while pursuing her PhD in publishing history. Molly Slight joins as editorial director, succeeding Rose Tomaszewska. Slight was previously publisher at Scribe UK. Asia Choudhry has been promoted to assistant editor. At Penguin Random House Audio, Kayla Kohlmeister has joined as publicist. Clare Perret, previously managing editor at Kensington, has joined Random House Children’s Books as senior copy editor.
At Simon & Schuster, Wibke Grutjen will join as SVP, global chief marketing and communications office on August 5th, reporting to president and CEO Jonathan Karp. She will also be a member of the publisher’s executive committee. She was most recently the chief marketing officer at Hachette Book Group. Maria Mann has joined Primero Sueño as associate director of publicity and marketing. She was previously at CNN en Español, Barnes and Noble, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Frontier Public Relations, and most recently, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Will Plunkett has been named digital sales manager. Abby Carola has joined as art & design coordinator for Simon & Schuster Children’s.
At Macmillan, Rachel Menth has joined as director of systems integration of Biblio. Donna Wilson has joined as cost accountant and Jasmine Cabrera has joined as inventory specialist. Justin Krasner, formerly executive editor at Odd Dot, has left the company. Alyssa Awe has joined as EVP for business development and publishing strategy. Shawn Foster has joined as VP for children’s sales.
Hachette Book Group welcomes Gabriella Mongelli as senior editor starting July 8th. She will be reporting to Sally Kim. Mongelli was previously at Park Row Books.
At HarperCollins, Nicole Pingelton, senior manager of special markets will now sell into gift and specialty retail and wholesale channels, handling sales and relationships with gift representatives groups and specialty wholesalers.
At Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, editorial director and founding shareholder Rosie de Courcy will be leaving the company on July 19th. She has been a part of Head of Zeus for the past 12 years.
At Sourcebooks, Ariel Curry has joined as senior editor of nonfiction. Shannon McCain has joined as associate director of international marketing and publicity. Diana Schmidt has joined as marketing assistant for Sourcebooks Casablanca and Bloom Books.
In the wake of founder Sue Arroyo’s passing in February, Helga Schier has been named interim CEO of CamCat Publishing. She will still continue her duties as editorial director.
Skyhorse Publishing senior editor Nicole Frail is leaving the company after 12 years and can be contacted at nicolefrailedits@gmail.com.
Candlewick Press sees the return of Martha Kennedy as assistant art director. She was most recently art director at Simon & Schuster. Rory Lake joins as promotions designer. She was most recently the community engagement coordinator at Emmanuel College.
Gemini Books has named Elen Jones publisher of a new gift imprint, Gemini Editions. She was most recently publishing director at Laurence King.
At Open Road Media, strategic advisor of science fiction and fantasy, Betsy Mitchell retired on June 28th. Stefan Dziemianowicz will join as consulting editor, horror, fantasy, and science fiction.
Quarto saw Martha Bucci join on July 1st as SVP of sales and marketing for the US, reporting to CEO Alison Goff. Bucci was previously at Hachette Book Group, leading the chain sales and mass channel sales division.
The American Booksellers Association welcomes Emily Nason as education specialist.
Princeton University Press has Yiwen Luo join as senior sales manager.
Strand Book Store has named Kelly Sterling as its chief retail officer and Carson Moss to its chief operating officer.
Beaufort Books, Alexa Schmidt joins as senior editor. Kaylee Lovato has joined Beaufort Books as marketing and publicity associate
Cornell University Press, Will Hearn, formerly advertising and promotions coordinator at William B. Eerdmans Publishing, has joined as academic marketing coordinator. He can be contacted at wjh223@cornell.edu.
In Agency News…
FinePrint Literary Management has welcomed Christine Goss as an agent. She was previously at Purcell Agency.
Cookie McDermid welcomes Amy Moore-Benson as an agent. She was previously at Meridian Artists.
Franklin & Siegal Associates will now serve as the US/Canada scout for Orion Publishing Group.
PROMOTIONS
At Simon & Schuster, Kassandra Rhoads has been promoted to senior publicist at Scribner. At Atria Books, Kate Napolitano has been promoted to editorial director, nonfiction. Sean deLone has been promoted to editor.
Penguin Random House has promoted Kristina Fazzalaro at Viking/Penguin to associate director of publicity. Kate Renner has been promoted to art director for Viking Books for Young Readers, Philomel, and Flamingo.
At Macmillan, Merilee Croft has been promoted to managing editor on the managing editorial team.
HarperCollins has promoted Gillian Wise to director, special markets sales and speciality publishing. Michelle Ramos has been promoted to project manager, special markets. Emma Tomko has been promoted to sales manager of educational sales. Karlee Stephney has been promoted to senior sales associate of special markets. Reid Sewell has been promoted to publishing manager at HarperCollins Children’s Books.
Scholastic has promoted Emily Seife to executive editor.
Astra Publishing House has promoted Olivia Dontsov to managing editor. At Astra Books for Young Readers, Kerry McManus has been promoted to marketing director, Susan Dobinick has been promoted to assistant publisher, and Millie von Platen has been promoted to associate editor.
Candlewick Press has promoted Hayley Parker to assistant art director.
At Norton, Rachel Salzman and Eric Sinesky Lovett have been promoted to senior publicity director. Gina Savoy has been promoted to publicist. Fanta Diallo has been promoted to senior publicist at Liveright. Clio Hamilton has been promoted to associate publicist at Liveright. Melanie Tortoroli has been promoted to executive editor.
Sourcebooks has promoted Kelly Lawler to senior creative director of adult and YA. Olivia Haase has been promoted to assistant publishing coordinator of children’s fiction and nonfiction.
DULY NOTED
Gary Urda Memorial Simon & Schuster will hold a virtual gathering to celebrate the life and work of Urda, SVP, sales, who died on Monday June 24th. All who knew and worked with Gary are invited to attend the Zoom session beginning at 4:00 PM ET Wednesday, July 10: https://cbs.zoom.us/j/99554165233
Written Remembrances may be sent to corporate.communications@simonandschuster.com
Tara Simons and Laura Heathfield have launched their literary agency, Greenstone Literary Agency, which will specialize in commercial fiction and select nonfiction. Both were previously at Darley Anderson
EVENTS
Jun 27 – Jul 2
San Diego, CA
Jul 4-7
Los Angeles, CA
Jul 11-13
Online
Jul 13-14
New York, NY
July 17-23
Hong Kong
Jul 25-28
San Diego, CA
Romance Writers of American Conference
Jul 31- Aug 3
Austin, TX
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How New Start-Up Looks to Protect Authors From Ai
75 Years On Orwell is Still More Relevant Than Ever
How Emily Henry is a Hit Without Tiktok?
Arundhati Roy Wins PEN Prize Amidst Prosecution Threats
What is The Gutenberg Bible and Why Should We Care About It?
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Sounds and Spaces- How Author Kevin Kwan is Inspired
Barnes & Noble Buys Tattered Cover Bookstore but is it’s Fate in Good Hands?
DEI Debacle- Is Publishing Addressing it or Dismissing it?
Celebrating 120 Years of Ulysses
NYC’s First Black Librarians- A Look at Their Contribution to The Harlem Renaissance
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Jonathan Shar has been named CEO of Barnes & Noble Education by the company’s board of directors. He succeeds Michael P. Huseby, whose resignation from the position went into effect on June 11th.
The National Book Foundation, has elected three new board members, bringing the board total to 23 members: Jonathan Karp, president and CEO of Simon & Schuster, Peggy Koenig, chair emeritus, Abry Partners; and Jahm Najafi, founder and CEO, The Najafi Companies.
As reported earlier, layoffs at Hachette Book Group include Little, Brown, where seven people were laid off including executive editor Ben George (who can be contacted at benjamincgeorge@gmail.com) and VP publisher Terry Adams. Hachette executive director of field sales, John Leary, left the company June 7th after 23 years. This follows a reorganization of the sales team: David Chaudhry, senior national accounts manager of CBA sales is leaving the company. Heather Hulse, manager of CBA sales administration is leaving the company. Meanwhile, Maggie Curley, formerly marketing analytics coordinator at Open Road Media, has joined Orbit as marketing manager. Nick Devaney joins as director of field sales on June 17. Most recently, Devaney was director of field sales at Penguin Random House, working on the Penguin list. Laura Pennock joins as VP of mass merchandising, wholesale, and library marketing on June 24th. She was previously at Macmillan where she oversaw the mass merchandising, wholesale, and distribution channels.
At Penguin Random House, Ben Hyman will join as editorial director for Schocklen on July 8th, reporting to Jordan Pavlin. Mari Kesselring has joined as publishing manager for Driven. .
At Simon & Schuster, Anne Speyer has joined Marysue Rucci Books as executive editor. Lesley Collins has joined as domestic rights manager and film and TV liaison. She was previously digital sales manager for the company.
At HarperCollins, Juliette Shapland, SVP, rights and permissions, will retire on July 31st after 26 years with the company. Jean McGinley will become SVP, rights and permissions, effective July 29th.
Disney has Anuoluwapo Ohioma, formerly associate editor at Penguin Workshop, has joined Freedom Fire/Disney Hyperion as editor.
New York Times Book Review, Jennifer Harlan will join as senior staff editor, focusing on service journalism about “what to read next”. She was previously at the Projects and Initiatives desk at the Times.
At Albert Whitman, Sue Tarsky, publishing director, has left the company and can be contacted at s.tarsky@btinternet.com.
House of SpeakEasy has appointed Daniel Gallant to executive director. He is a development and communications strategist for arts and cultural entities, as well as a writer, lecturer and event producer.
At Union Square & Co. Danielle Curtis has joined as editor for the health and wellness categories. She was most recently at Wiley.
At Abrams, Amanda Banci, formerly book production manager at Book of the Month, has joined as production manager. Kristina Korpus, formerly manga editor at Seven Seas Entertainment, has joined Abrams ComicArts as editor. Nate Lee, formerly administrative assistant at Writers House, has joined as assistant managing editor.
At Sourcebooks, Morgan Pfeiffer has joined as special markets sales coordinator.
Sasquatch Books, which was recently acquired by Blue Star Press, has Frances Baca join as president and Brian Hurley join as publishing director. Avalon Radys has joined as senior editor.
Entangled Publishing welcomes Sylvan Creekmore, formerly editor at Avon, has joined as senior editor.
At Nosy Crow Inc., Olivia Blackmer has joined as marketing assistant.
The University of Wisconsin Press sees Dan Crissman, formerly editorial director at Indiana University Press, join as editor-in-chief.
At Princeton University Press, Tim Wilkins, director of North American sales, will move into the newly created role of director of finance and sales.
At ReaderLink, Mark Nawrocki has joined as business analyst II. David Gorzek has joined as financial planning manager.
At Candlewick Press, Martha Kennedy is joining as assistant art director. Karen Menzie, formerly director of sales at Zibby Books, is joining as senior national account manager to Amazon.
Choose Your Own Adventure, Lizzi Middleman has returned as marketing director. Middleman started her career in publishing at Chooseco over a decade ago and has since worked at Hachette Book Group.
Poets & Writers, Jared Jackson has joined as director of programs and partnerships. He was previously program director, literary programs and emerging voices at PEN America.
At Books-A-Million, Courtney Adair joins as general counsel, reporting to president and CFP Todd Noden.
In Agency News…
At KT Literary, Kait Feldman has joined as an agent. Chelsea Hensley has been promoted to agent. Lauren Symonds has been promoted to senior agent.
At Creative Artist Agency, Michael Johnston has been promoted to agent in the books department. Tia Ikemoto has been promoted to agent in the books department. Julie Flanagan has been promoted to agent in the books department. Kelly Berger has been promoted to motion picture literary agent.
At Stimola Literary Studio, Hillary Godwin, formerly submission reader for Roaring Brook Press, has joined as literary agent assistant.
Aitken Alexander Associates, Harriet Moore will join June 17th. She was previously at David Higham Associates.
At Aevitas Creative Management UK, The Viney Agency founded by Charlie Viney has merged with ACM UK. Jack Ramm joins as agent. He previously ran his own agency, Ramm Studios. Jon Michael Darga has been promoted to senior agent.
At Kevin Anderson & Associates, Heather Schroder has joined as director of talent, VP, managing and growing KAA’s network of writers. Her agency, Compass Literary, will continue to operate as its own entity.
CookeMcDermid Literary Management, founding partner Sally Harding is retiring. She started The Harding Agency in 2005 and merged with The Cooke Agency in 2017.
PROMOTIONS
At Penguin Random House, Casey Moses has been promoted to assistant art director. Bessa Zenebework has been promoted to senior manager, advertising. Tricia Ryzner has been promoted to senior manager, advertising. Jordan Bishop has been promoted to senior associate, audience engagement. Kortney Hartz has been promoted to publishing manager. Lauren Appleton has been promoted to executive editor of Tarcher Perigee.
At Hachette Book Group, Saimah Haque is promoted to senior director of consumer marketing. Medina Cekovic will be moving into the newly created position of ecommerce marketing manager.
At Abrams, Rebecca Kaplan has been promoted to VP and editor-in-chief. Hema Sukhram is being promoted to royalty manager.
HarperCollins has promoted Meghan Deans to executive director of marketing at Ecco. Jacob Surpin has moved over as senior editor. Surpin was previously at Tarcher Perigee.
At Rizzoli International Publications, Tina Persaud, previously editorial director for Laurence King, has been appointed associate publisher of Rizzoli UK, starting in August.
At Scholastic MacKenzie Kurtzner has been promoted to planning coordinator.
At Sourcebooks, Raquel Latko has been promoted to associate director of sales, mass merch adult, managing sales and distribution strategy for adult titles into Readerlink accounts. Jess Elliot has been promoted to associate director of sales, mass merch kids, managing sales and distribution strategy for kids and YA titles into Readerlink accounts. Christina Noriega has been promoted to director of special markets and gift sales and will prioritize new business opportunities.
Sasquatch Books has promoted Tony Ong to art director. Anna Goldstein has been promoted to executive art director. Peggy Gannon has been promoted to senior production manager.
Chronicle Books has promoted Carlee Boomer to distribution client sales coordinator.
Candlewick Press has promoted Ainslie Campbell-Schwartz to associate editor.
John Hopkins University Press has promoted Kelly Hannagan to senior digital marketing manager. Kait Howard has been promoted to publicity director.
At ReaderLink, Will Campbell has been promoted to VP of Walmart sales. Julian Fernandez has been promoted to supply planner II.
Soho Press has promoted Lily Detaeye to associate publisher.
DULY NOTED
Authors Equity, the new publishing house that was created in March by former Penguin Random House and Macmillan executives Madeline McIntosh, Don Weisberg, and Nina von Moltke has announced its first 10 titles.
Arnaud Nourry, the former longtime head of Hachette Livre, has founded a publishing company, Les Nouveaux Éditeurs, which has entered into a first-look agreement for future editorial acquisitions with Simon & Schuster.
Anime NYC and Japan Society have come together to launch a new awards program, the American Manga Awards. It will take place on August 22nd and look to “celebrate the outstanding achievements of professionals in the world of Japanese comics”.
Jennifer Weiner announced that she is partnering with Philadelphia-based literary organization Blue Stoop to launch the Jennifer Weiner Fellowship. The fellowship will award $5,000 and mentoring opportunities to six emerging women prose writers in the US. Recipients will include “at least two writers of color, at least two parents, and at least two writers living in the greater Philadelphia area”.
EVENTS
June 19th-23rd
Beijing International Book Fair
Beijing, CNCC
June 23-26th
Newark, NJ
June 27th – July 2nd
San Diego, CA
July 4-7th
Los Angeles, CA
July 11-13th
Online
July 13-14th
Governors Island, NY
July 17th-23rd
HK
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