Author Monica Hatley-Carr Interviewed on Fox 2

by Thomas McKinley

Children’s author Monica Hatley-Carr has recently appeared on Fox 2 in St. Louis, Missouri, US to talk about her Xlibris-published book, I Love the Color Pink!  Monica is formerly a news producer and radio personality, then later heeded the call of teaching when she and her husband moved to Austin, Texas. She is now an […]

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Xlibris Author Featured in ‘Autumn Years’ Magazine

by Thomas McKinley

Prize-winning Xlibris author Christopher H.K. Persaud was featured recently in Autumn Years a Bergen County, New Jersey, USA recreational magazine about notable Bergen County residents and their pastimes and achievements. Persaud immigrated to the USA over 32 years ago, and his family moved to New Jersey after living in New York for about 22 years. […]

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Xlibris Flash Fiction Writing Winners Announced

by Thomas McKinley

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 […]

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Juvenile Xlibris Author Wins 3rd Walt Whitman Award

by Thomas McKinley

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 […]

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Study: UK Author Earnings Decline, Self-Publishing Market Evolves

by Thomas McKinley

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 […]

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