Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond's Blog, page 8
July 4, 2015
June 29, 2015
Repost: What to Look Out for in a Book Contract
Check out attorney Daniel Steven’s article on what to look for in a book contract on publishlawyer.com. I’ve reposted it below: 1. Rights. Unless you are “work for hire,” (giving up all copyright) the standard publishing agreement will provide that the author licenses or assigns all “print” rights to the publisher, plus “subsidiary” rights: foreign, book club, electronic,... Read more.
With Inkshares, Authors Can Float Ideas for Feedback & Publication
Inkshares, a platform that bills itself as a crowdfunded publisher, is seeking authors to create and promote new works for community feedback. Unlike similar social platforms for writers like Wattpad, Inkshares also offers publishing services. The platform is also inviting independent bookstores to get behind titles they believe in in a new way. Writers must submit... Read more.
Center for Fiction Announces 2015 First Novel Prize Longlist
The 2015 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize longlist announcement reflects a smart synergy between publishers and the prestigious literary organization. With 11 of the 29 books on the list yet to hit shelves, and six released this month, the extra publicity push the Prize nod gives will surely boost anticipation and sales. Perhaps most perfectly timed is... Read more.
June 19, 2015
Rejection Letter: You Used *Tribal Language* So . . .
“[O]ther than this, it was actually pretty supportive,” the writer who submitted this recent rejection says. If you have a rejection letter you want to share, email it to peoplewhowrite@gmail.com. All identifying info will be redacted.
June 12, 2015
Rejection Letter: My Author *Might* Write a Book Like This, So . . .
Beginning today, I will be posting rejection letters past and present, some personal and some from writers who care/dare to share because they are as much a part of the experience of people who write as the hours we put in to sharpen our craft, develop a story or character, and promote our work. If you have a rejection... Read more.
How to Write What You Don't Know
I recently came across author Kayla Ancrum‘s tumblr KAYLAPOCALYPSE via a piece entitled “How to Write Women of Color and Men of Color if You Are White“. The blog post is one of a host that advises writers on how to write “‘the other’ (and the self)”, as Buzzfeed’s Daniel José Older put it. With the... Read more.
Who Will Win the Inaugural FT/Oppenheimer Funds Emerging Voices Award?
Last year, the Financial Times and Oppenheimer Funds announced a joint venture to award three emerging voices–one in literature, one in film, and one in fine art–$40,000 each. The award has unusual stipulations. Writers qualified to submit had to hold a passport from an African or Middle Eastern nation, while filmmakers had to be from Asia-Pacific,... Read more.
June 8, 2015
PEN Awards Claudia Rankine, Jack Livings 2015 Fiction Awards
The full list of 2015 PEN Literary Award winners is now available on PEN.org following a ceremony at the New School held at Manhattan’s New School University. PEN had announced most of the non-fiction winners on May 13th — the John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction, then PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing — as well as three playwrighting honors... Read more.
