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Caribbean writer takes Walter Scott fiction prize
2024-06-14 [feeds.bbci.co.uk]
Kevin Jared Hosein picks up the prestigious award at the Borders Book Festival in Melrose. Details >

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Lost Boys and Fairies writer proud of adoption drama
2024-06-03 [feeds.bbci.co.uk]
Writer Daf James found the experience of adopting so profound he  Details >

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Bookshop opens at 5am for local writers to work in peace
2024-05-01 [bbci.co.uk]
Kemptown Bookshop in Brighton opens its doors at 05:00 BST once a month for a silent writing session. Details >

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Massachusetts House budget writers propose spending on emergency shelters, public transit
2024-04-11 [news.yahoo.com]
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New lawsuit possible, lawyer says, after Trump renews attack on writer who won $83.3 million award
2024-03-11 [abcnews.com]
A lawyer for a writer who won an $83.3 million defamation award against Donald Trump suggests a new defamation lawsuit is possible against the ex-president after he resumed verbal attacks against her at a weekend rally Details >

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Trump attorneys post bond to support $83.3 million award to writer in defamation case
2024-03-08 [abcnews.com]
A lawyer for Donald Trump says the former president has secured a bond sufficient to support an $83.3 million jury award granted to writerDetails >

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AEW Hires Former WWE Writer As Vice President of Content Development
2024-02-22 [news.yahoo.com]
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Judge crosses out some claims by writers against OpenAI, lets them have another crack at it
2024-02-14 [theregister.co.uk]
Scribes may have a point about unfair competition, direct copyright infringement Updated A US judge has dismissed some of the claims made by writers in a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI, and gave the wordsmiths a chance to amend their complaint. Details >

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Judge crosses out some claims by writers against OpenAI, lets them have another crack at it
2024-02-14 [theregister.co.uk]
Scribes may have a point about unfair competition, direct copyright infringement Updated A US judge has dismissed some of the claims made by writers in a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI, and gave the wordsmiths a chance to amend their complaint. Details >

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Climate scientist awarded more than $1 million in a lawsuit against conservative writers who defamed his work
2024-02-10 [news.yahoo.com]
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Yang Jun: dissident Chinese-Australian writer handed suspended death sentence
2024-02-05 [news.yahoo.com]
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Yang Hengjun: Australian writer given suspended death sentence in China
2024-02-05 [news.yahoo.com]
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Australian writer Yang Hengjun sentenced to death by Chinese court
2024-02-05 [news.yahoo.com]
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Australia says writer given suspended death sentence in China
2024-02-05 [news.yahoo.com]
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Young science writer award goes national
2024-02-01 [bbci.co.uk]
National award opens to young science writers from state schools around the UK. Details >

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Young science writer award goes national
2024-01-30 [bbci.co.uk]
National award opens to young science writers from state schools around the UK. Details >

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Lord of the Rings fan fiction writer sued for publishing own sequel
2023-12-18 [bbci.co.uk]
A US-based author had published what he called "the pitch-perfect sequel to The Lord of the Rings". Details >

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Benjamin Zephaniah: Writer, poet and Peaky Blinders actor dies aged 65
2023-12-07 [bbci.co.uk]
A statement posted on his Instagram account said he was diagnosed with a brain tumour eight weeks ago. Details >

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Benjamin Zephaniah: Writer and poet dies aged 65
2023-12-07 [bbci.co.uk]
A statement posted on his Instagram account said he was diagnosed with a brain tumour eight weeks ago. Details >

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Norman Lear: Sitcom writer and producer dies aged 101
2023-12-06 [bbci.co.uk]
He was best known for his trailblazing sitcoms in the 1970s and 80s including All in the Family. Details >

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Indigenous writer Ailton Krenak, postponing the end of the world
2023-11-14 [news.yahoo.com]
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Australian PM Pressed to Help Free Detained Writer on China Trip
2023-11-01 [news.yahoo.com]
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Literature community commemorates Ukrainian writer killed by Russian attack
2023-10-11 [news.yahoo.com]
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Hollywood writers agree to end five-month strike after studio deal
2023-09-27 [bbci.co.uk]
They can return to work while they vote on whether to approve a three-year deal that offers pay rises. Details >

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A Best-Selling British Crime Writer Is Selling His English Country Home for $5.5 Million
2023-09-26 [news.yahoo.com]
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Hollywood writers in deal to end US studio strike
2023-09-25 [bbc.co.uk]
Screenwriters hail an "exceptional" tentative deal to end a strike that has halted film and TV production. Details >

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Drew Barrymore apology: Star halts talk show until writers strike ends
2023-09-17 [bbci.co.uk]
She issued a tearful apology for continuing her talk show while her unionised writers were on strike. Details >

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Drew Barrymore: Striking writers picket show recording in New York
2023-09-12 [feeds.bbci.co.uk]
The Drew Barrymore Show is without its writers but the star says recording will follow strike rules. Details >

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Judge rules Trump in 2019 defamed writer who has already won a sex abuse and libel suit against him
2023-09-06 [news.yahoo.com]
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Jimmy Fallon among US talk show hosts supporting striking writers
2023-08-30 [feeds.bbci.co.uk]
Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert and other TV hosts launch a series to support their striking writers. Details >

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US talk show hosts team up for podcast to support striking writers
2023-08-30 [feeds.bbci.co.uk]
Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert and other TV hosts launch a series to support their striking writers. Details >

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Emmy Awards 2023: Ceremony postponed as Hollywood actors and writers strike
2023-07-28 [bbci.co.uk]
The awards were scheduled for September, but no actors or writers would have been able to attend. Details >

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Hollywood writers fear losing work to AI
2023-07-27 [bbci.co.uk]
US movie and TV writers have been on strike since May with artificial intelligence a core issue. Details >

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Trump can be held liable in writer
2023-07-12 [news.yahoo.com]
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Kyiv bids farewell to writer killed in Russian strike
2023-07-04 [news.yahoo.com]
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Victoria Amelina: Ukrainian writer dies after Kramatorsk strike
2023-07-03 [bbci.co.uk]
Victoria Amelina, an award-winning writer, was in a pizza restaurant that was hit by a Russian missile. Details >

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Donald Trump countersues writer E Jean Carroll for defamation
2023-06-28 [bbci.co.uk]
The former president alleges the writer falsely accused him of rape after a jury found he sexually abused her. Details >

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Belfast writer Lucy Caldwell wins Walter Scott fiction prize
2023-06-16 [feeds.bbci.co.uk]
Lucy Caldwell picks up the award for historical fiction for These Days at the Borders Book Festival. Details >

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Writers pay protest interrupts Warner Bros CEO speech
2023-05-22 [feeds.bbci.co.uk]
David Zaslav was speaking a graduation ceremony for students at Boston University. Details >

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TV BAFTAs 2023: Stars express support for striking writers
2023-05-17 [feeds.bbci.co.uk]
It was a celebration of UK talent, but stars on the red carpet spoke about strikes in the US. Details >

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On the front lines of the writers strike, meet the true rat czar of NYC: Scabby the Rat
2023-05-13 [news.yahoo.com]
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E Jean Carroll: Jury finds Trump sexually abused writer in NY department store
2023-05-10 [bbci.co.uk]
It is the first time Mr Trump has been found legally responsible for a sexual assault. Details >

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MTV awards: Hollywood stars stand with striking writers at pre-recorded ceremony
2023-05-08 [bbci.co.uk]
Jennifer Coolidge and Pedro Pascal show their support at the MTV Movie and TV Awards. Details >

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Zakhar Prilepin: Russian pro-war writer defiant after car bomb attack
2023-05-07 [bbci.co.uk]
Zakhar Prilepin said he had been driving and the bomb had been under the passenger seat. Details >

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Zakhar Prilepin: Russian pro-war writer hit by car bomb out of coma
2023-05-07 [bbci.co.uk]
Investigators claim a man, who allegedly detonated the bomb remotely, was working for Ukraine. Details >

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With writers on strike, can an AI chatbot be as funny as Stephen Colbert?
2023-05-03 [bbci.co.uk]
We ask a chatbot to write jokes for late-night comedy shows. The results were somewhat mixed. Details >

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Trump rape lawsuit: Writer says her generation stayed quiet about assault
2023-05-01 [bbci.co.uk]
The writer says she did not report the rape because she is a "member of the silent generation". Details >

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Writer says Trump rape trial fuels new attacks against her
2023-04-27 [news.yahoo.com]
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Death was chattering to me, says writer Hanif Kureishi
2023-02-05 [bbci.co.uk]
The award-winning novelist tells the BBC he was convinced he was going to die after a fall last December. Details >

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Writer Hanif Kureishi in hospital after being injured in fall
2023-01-07 [bbci.co.uk]
The creator of The Buddha of Suburbia and My Beautiful Launderette says he believed he was dying. Details >

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