Category: International news
-
UK awards organisation builds digital hub for emerging writers
In the UK, the Young Writer of the Year Award (YWYA) has launched a free online hub for emerging and aspiring writers, reports the Bookseller. YWYA is hosting free content on its website youngwriteraward.com to help writers at the beginning of their careers. The website features monthly ‘how-to’ guides, articles by well-known UK authors such as Paul Beatty, Anne Enright, Ian…
-
Shut down Oceanofpdf piracy website returns
US-hosted ebook piracy website Oceanofpdf, which was recently shut down, has returned under a .net domain, reports the Bookseller. The Bookseller reported on 22 August that the website was offering free copies of books by authors such as Jeff Kinney, Roald Dahl, Philip Pullman, John Irving and Junot Diaz, however, these have since been taken down from the website. Many…