12/04/2012 · 16:16

James Gleick wins the 2011-12 Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History

The Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History has been awarded to The Information by James Gleick (published by Fourth Estate). The book was described by the judges as ‘bold and arresting’.

The £3,000 prize is awarded annually by the writers’ charity English PEN for a work of popular history. This year’s judges were Bryan Ward-Perkins (chair), Amanda Foreman and Caroline Moorehead.

The Judging Committee said: ‘The judges were overwhelmed by the excellence of the books submitted for this year’s Hessell-Tiltman History Prize. But in James Gleick’s book, The Information, we found something quite remarkable and were struck again and again by the way that his book stayed in the mind.’

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10/04/2012 · 14:40

World Book Night is coming

We’ll be celebrating WBN 2012 this year when tens of thousands of volunteers will be giving away books in their communities.

Don’t forget to check back with us nearer the date – Monday 23rd April – for more information, or click the link under Diary Dates on the right hand side to go to their website.

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10/04/2012 · 13:21

So what exactly is ideas4writers?

Whenever a writer has a book published, everyone wants to know ‘Where do you get your ideas from?’ So for all those aspiring writers in search of great ideas, we created ideas4writers – the ideas and inspiration website.

You’ll find more than 5,000 ready-made ideas, which you can use immediately, adapt as you wish, or use as a starting point for your own ideas. Novels, short stories, children’s books, articles, screenplays, stage plays, comedy, horror, science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, thrillers, poetry, and more – they’re all covered.

For non-fiction writers, we have thousands of newsworthy anniversaries for you to write about: events, discoveries, inventions, births and deaths, all listed months in advance.

If you’ve always wanted to write a book but don’t have the time, we’ll show you how to write exactly the same book in just days or weeks, not months or years (without skimping on quality).

Reprinted by kind permission of www.ideas4writers.co.uk

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