Longtime Barron's writer Alan Abelson dies at 87 May 10th, 2013 - 01:30h (CET +01.00) Alan Abelson, who spent 57 years as a writer, editor and chief columnist for financial news publication Barron's, has died at the age of 87. The author of the long-running Up and Down Wall Street column ... (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : longtime, barron's, writer, alan, abelson, dies, Top Keywords

Benny Blanco to receive Songwriters Hall honor Apr 16th, 2013 - 18:50h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Benny Blanco, who has co-written and co-produced hits like Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" and Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger," is getting a songwriting honor. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : benny, blanco, receive, songwriters, hall, honor, Top Keywords

Alaska author wants to build writers' retreat Apr 15th, 2013 - 10:30h (CET +01.00) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A best-selling mystery writer from Alaska wants to establish a residency retreat for female writers, hoping to offer women the same help she received more than two decades ago. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : alaska, author, wants, build, writers', retreat, Top Keywords

Award-winning screenwriter Fay Kanin dies at 95 Mar 28th, 2013 - 01:50h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (AP) - Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Fay Kanin has died. She was 95. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : awardwinning, screenwriter, kanin, dies, writers', retreat, Top Keywords

Achebe inspired generations of Nigerian writers Mar 22nd, 2013 - 19:50h (CET +01.00) LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Nigerian author Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani was just 10 years old when she first read Chinua Achebe's groundbreaking novel "Things Fall Apart." (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : achebe, inspired, generations, nigerian, writers, retreat, Top Keywords

'Homeland' writer-producer Bromell dies at 66 Mar 19th, 2013 - 21:50h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (AP) - Henry Bromell, an Emmy Award-winning executive producer for the TV series "Homeland," has died, a representative said Tuesday. He was 66. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'homeland', writerproducer, bromell, dies, writers, retreat, Top Keywords

Poland returns Yiddish writer's works to daughters Mar 5th, 2013 - 19:30h (CET +01.00) WARSAW, Poland (AP) - The daughters of a Yiddish writer persecuted under communism reclaimed copies of his works on Tuesday following a prolonged legal fight with a Polish archive to establish their ownership. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : poland, returns, yiddish, writer's, works, daughters, Top Keywords

Tyler, Perry lead Songwriters Hall of Fame class Feb 22nd, 2013 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Songwriters Hall of Fame is saluting 1970s and '80s rock 'n' roll with its 2013 induction class. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : tyler, perry, lead, songwriters, hall, fame, class, Top Keywords

"Zero Dark Thirty" and "Argo" win top Writers Guild Awards Feb 18th, 2013 - 06:40h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. film and television writers gave their top two movie awards on Sunday to "Zero Dark Thirty" and "Argo" in the final Hollywood guild awards show before next week's Oscars. Writer Mark Boal won the ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : "zero, dark, thirty", "argo", writers, guild, awards, Top Keywords

'Argo,' 'Zero Dark Thirty' win at Writers Guild Feb 18th, 2013 - 06:00h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (AP) - The CIA thrillers "Argo" and "Zero Dark Thirty" have won top screenplay honors from the Writers Guild of America. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'argo', 'zero, dark, thirty', writers, guild, awards, Top Keywords