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Archive for October, 2012

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A Sincere Warning About The Entity In Your Home

Just in time for halloween, UK horror writer and Doctor Who author Jason Arnopp has released new ebook for Kindle – with a rather unsettling twist. It can also be delivered as a very, very personal letter…

The Writing Platform event – 8th November

The Writing Platform invites published and self-published writers, publishers and others interested in finding out more about digital publishing to more »

Immersive Writing Lab at the London Transmedia Festival

I attended Portal Entertainment’s Immersive Writing Lab on Friday. Part of the London Transmedia Festival, the day was full of talk of storyworlds, role-play, audiences – and real excitement.

Why School Libraries Matter (Hint: It’s Not Just About the Books)

On the day of the mass lobby of parliament for school libraries, author and commentator Jeff Norton reflects on the important role school libraries play in nurturing future talent and economic prosperity.

A Clockwork Orange

James Clayton tries out the exciting new A Clockwork Orange app for iPad. Viddy well then droogies – will it live up to the hype?

ABNORMAL: a new approach to novel writing

After a series of near-misses with traditional publishing, Sara Sheikh is putting social media to work for her latest novel-in-instalments, ABNORMAL

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

HarperCollins have recently released an animated ebook of Judith Kerr’s children’s classic, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, using iBooks Author – Apple’s free application built specifically for the creation of multi-touch books for the iPad.

Do you NaNoWriMo?

National Novel Writing Month is upon us again, with more than 75,000 people around the world expected to take part. Managing Editor Leila Johnston meets some NaNoWriMo alumni.

Lovelace and Babbage

Sydney Padua’s crime fighting geeks first took the world of apps by storm last autumn. One year on, Neil Hopkins looks at the latest version of Lovelace & Babbage.

The Silent History

Quiet and considered, the apocalyptic testimonies of ‘The Silent History’ contrast starkly with other interactive story experiments. But the speculative fiction project bursts with interesting performative characteristics. Overlap’s Rob Barker investigates…

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Final Line Up for FutureBook Innovation Workshop 2013

The Bookseller and The Literary Platform are pleased to announce the final line up for the third annual FutureBook Innovation more »

Two Key Technology Events at London Literature Festival 2013

The London Literature Festival is taking place at the Southbank Centre between 20th May and 5th June. Heralded as the festival’s most ambitious and inventive programme to date, the lineup is set to include two key technology and digital innovation focused events:

TLC Conference and Writing Competition

We would like to remind you about the two deadlines for The Literary Consultancy’s Writing in a Digital Age conference 7th-8th June; For this year’s cutting-edge conference for writers working at all levels, TLC in collaboration with Amphora Arts has again assembled a wide range of industry-leading partners.