LONDON (November 29, 2012) _ The 2012 London Book Festival will hold its annual awards honoring the best of international publishing on Thursday, January 24 at the British Library. Final late registration deadline for entries to the competition is the close of business on Tuesday, December 11.
2012 DIY Music Festival winner Poor Man’s Poison has advanced to the national finals of the Texaco Country Music Showdown.
The group advanced to the finals after winning the competition’s regional finals, held on Nov. 10 at Mill Casino in Coos Bay, Oregon.
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HOLLYWOOD, CA (October 17, 2012) _ The story of a man’s amazing journey trying to circle the world using just the power of the human body has been selected as the grand prize winner of the 2012 Southern California Book Festival, which honors the best books of the fall.
HOLLYWOOD, CA (October 17, 2012) _ The 2012 Halloween Book Festival has named Lisa Morton’s “Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween” (Reaktion Books Ltd.) as the grand prize winner of its annual competition honoring the best and scariest books of the holiday.
HOLLYWOOD (October 11, 2012) _ The Aliens to Zombies Film Festival has named the winners of its competition honoring the best in science fiction, horror, documentary and post-pocalyptic filmmaking.
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Claire Cook’s novel “Seven Year Switch” has been chosen as the grand prize winner of the 2010 Beach Book Festival, which honors the top reads of the summer season.
Cook’s new novel, issued via the Voice imprint of Hyperion Books, is a breezy examination of the life of Jill Murray, whose life includes managing a ten-year-old daughter and a culturally-enriching job. Until her ex-husband shows up, complicating things in her personal life and the direction things are heading with a new consultancy under bike-riding Billy.