Here is a round-up of some of the latest writing news in the world of journalism and publishing.
New Competition Offers £12k Cash Prize to the Next Star of Magazine Journalism
Journalists aged between 18-to-25 can apply to The British Society of Magazine Editors' new Young Writers' Prize for a shot at the money - plus a one-year mentorship with a top UK columnist" (Journalism.co.uk)
In Europe’s Translation Markets English Dominates, Japanese Grows, AI Disrupts
"A new 150-page report on literary translation in Europe finds a growing gulf between translations involving major languages and those serving smaller populations, a divide exacerbated by AI." (Publishers Weekly)
Non-Speaking Autistic Novelist Woody Brown on His Journey from Write-Off to Writer
"As a child, Brown was underestimated, infantilised and dismissed by specialists and teachers. Now 28, he has written an acclaimed debut novel set in an adult day care centre that gives people like him a voice." (Guardian)
Abducted US Journalist has been Released in Baghdad
"The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has welcomed the release of Shelly Kittleson on 7 April. Kittleson, a freelance American journalist who had been covering news from Iraq, was abducted in Baghdad on 31 March and had been detained for over a week by a suspected Iraqi paramilitary group." (IFJ)
Chicken Soup for the Soul Sues AI Firms for Copyright Infringement
"Chicken Soup for the Soul is suing tech companies OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, xAI, Perplexity, Apple, and Nvidia for copyright infringement. The suit, filed March 17 in the Northern District of California, alleges that hundreds of its copyrighted works were ingested without authorization or compensation to train large language models." (Publishers Weekly)
Helen DeWitt Turns Down $175k Windham-Campbell Prize Over Promotional Requirements
"US writer Helen DeWitt has spoken out after being chosen as one of the original eight recipients of this year’s Windham-Campbell writing prizes, worth $175,000 (£130,000) each, but ultimately having to turn down the award because she was unable to participate in the promotional activities that the prize requires." (Guardian)
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