On Labor Day weekend, the Smithsonian Channel will be broadcasting, in two parts, Soul of a People: Writing America’s Story, a narrative of the most sweeping, ambitious, and influential publishing venture in history: A self-portrait of America, written by the greatest authors in America, for Roosevelt’s depression-era WPA Federal Writers Project, in the form of [...]

Our freinds at CityLit here in Baltimore are hosting another Write Here, Write Now literary workshop.
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 7:00pm – through -Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 9:00pmHoward County Center for the Arts8510 High Ridge RoadEllicott City, MD
Since 2005, the Write Here, Write Now workshops have given literary artists a place to develop their [...]

Kassia Krozser, blogging over at Booksquare.com, weighs in on the New York Magazine’s “it’s the end of publishing” story I pointed you to a few posts ago. She breaths some wise insight across the magazines thesis. Specifically:
the New York Magazine piece misses the boat. It sees publishing through the eyes of [...]

If you are just starting down the path to publishing, or want to bolster your understanding, Publishers Weekley is offering this workshop:
Publishers Weekly’s one-day seminar for aspiring authors is set for next Monday, September 22 at the Kimmel Center on the campus of NYU. The conference will explore the basics of book publishing and offer [...]