Xlibris Flash Fiction Writing Winners Announced
The month-long Xlibris Flash Fiction writing contest has ended on a high note, attracting several would-be writers from different countries. Out of the selected 18 entries unveiled last month, two entrants bested the rest. David C. Lowery was chosen the grand prize winner, while Sarah Stanley bagged the second place. For their prizes, David gets […] READ MORE |
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Juvenile Xlibris Author Wins 3rd Walt Whitman Award
Xlibris author Isabelle Scott is set to accept her third Walt Whitman Young Poets Award this year. The grade school scholar and former Long Island regional Spelling Bee champion turned Xlibris author published her first poetry book – Isabelle’s Muse: Poems of a Grade School Scholar last year and has since then garnered literary praises. She […] READ MORE |
Study: UK Author Earnings Decline, Self-Publishing Market Evolves
The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS), a UK-based membership organization for writers, has commissioned a study on author earnings conducted by Queen Mary, University of London. The report “The Business of Being an Author: A Survey of Author’s Earnings and Contracts” shows “incomes on the slide, but self publishing making an increasing contribution.” Research […] READ MORE |