Books-A-Million writing scholarship

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Meagan Sanders of Haughton, Louisiana, is the winner of the third, annual, Books-A-Million Writing Scholarship.

Meagan Sanders created and illustrated Boogie Woogie Man, her first book, while still a senior at Haughton High School in Louisiana. Meagan is at present a freshman at the Louisiana State University in Shreveport taking a degree course in Elementary Education.

The scholarship, created by Books-A-Million in 2006, acknowledges outstanding new authors and illustrators of children’s books. Each year, one student or team of students will receive a $5,000 scholarship, to be used for any line of study at any U.S. college or university, the award-winning piece to be published and sold in all Books-A-Million locations.

Well done Meagan. I wish you all the best.

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The president of Brazil and the Mexican writer

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Lucky bastards!

The president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes have just shared the International Prize, Don Quijote de la Mancha, from King Juan Carlos of Spain.

Da Silva was awarded the prize for his work to promote the Spanish language in Brazil, while Fuentes' award was for his "boost" for the culture of La Mancha, a region in central Spain. The prize, was 25,000 euros (about 34,000 U.S. dollars) and a sculpture of each of the two winners.

25,000 euros… Wow! My heart starts to pound at figures like that. Bet they hardly noticed it!

The award is apparently for recognition of work that contributes most to the awareness and promotion of Spanish culture and language.

I could just do with a cash injection like that. I wonder if they’ll consider 'Without Reproach', after all, it’s set in the Costa Blanca region of Spain….

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Former cleaner wins literary award.

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A former cleaner has beaten legendary power authors, Thomas Keneally and David Malouf, to win the Rudd award for fiction.

Propelled from cleaner to award winning author in one swoop; wow! A hell of an achievement!

Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, decided to establish the prize to commemorate Australian writing. It’s the country's highest paying prize for novels, giving a tax-free cheque of A$100,000 (£44,000).

Rudd selected the frontrunners from a shortlist of seven titles, with help from the panel of judges.
The novel has been praised for its "command of engrossing plot" and its "ethical seriousness", and assures Conte's position as the new voice in Australian fiction.

Conte, 42, funded his writing by working as a barman, life model, taxi driver, public servant and book reviewer, as well being a cleaner in Brussels and a waiter in Cornwall whilst travelling around Europe.

So people, there's hope out there yet. A real life, rags-to-riches tale. It gladdens my heart!

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