Writing News
 Jackson Already Writing Hobbit (Sci Fi Wire) Entertainment Weekly reported that Peter Jackson and his producing/writing partners, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, will join director Guillermo del Toro writing the screenplay for The Hobbit and its sequel.
Tropical Storm Fay prevents writing of property insurance policies (Sun-Sentinel) With Tropical Storm Fay hitting Florida, property insurers have stopped writing policies in Broward and Palm Beach counties, a decision that will postpone home sales for at least a few days.
Life Story Writing Class (The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles) LIFE STORY WRITING CLASS starting October 10 at the Simon Wiesenthal Center Library & Archives in partnership with Westside Education & Career Center (LAUSD). Wednesdays, from 2—4:30 p.m. Class is FREE. Record your special memories and family history as a precious gift to yourself and future generations.
Writing Begins for The Hobbit Films (Coming Soon) Both TheOneRing.net and Entertainment Weekly are reporting that writing has begun for The Hobbit , targeted for a December 2011 release, and its sequel , coming December 2012.
Writing Instructor Pens Children’s Book to Help Teachers Boost Literacy (PR.com) A new children’s book from writing instructor Jackie Cottrell-Johnson is specially designed to help turbo-charge kids’ literacy skills in addition to being a darn good read. “Daddy’s Voice,” just published by Outskirts Press, is now available through the online store at www.outskirtspress.com/store.php. The book uses recognizable voice, distinctive word choice, sentence variations and many ...
WRITING CONTEST: Enter your story, poem (York Daily Record) The York Emporium is accepting entries for its first annual writing contest. Original poems, one-act plays and short stories (up to 5,000 words) will be up for consideration in a new anthology.
Ex-king Gyanendra writing autobiography (Nepalnews. com) With loads of free time at his disposal while he lives a solitary life in the idyllic and sylvan surroundings of Nagarjun, ex-king Gyanendra is doing what many deposed leaders like him do - turn to writing.
Children can compete in poster and creative writing contest (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Children in prekindergarten through eighth grade have until Monday to enter the state Parental Information & Resource Center's poster and creative writing contest.
Crown Profit Slumps After Writing Down Harrah's Stake (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Crown Ltd. 's second-half profit fell 29 percent after Australia's biggest casino owner cut the value of its stakes in U.S. operators, including Harrah's Entertainment Inc.
Funds writing off BSR bonds (Haaretz Daily) Institutional money managers don't believe BSR Projects is in a position to redeem the bonds it issued to finance projects in Las Vegas. As such, they have begun writing them off on their portfolios.
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