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First edition of Nuance Words' newsletter, ranging the literary landscape. Zurich-based.
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nuance notes
a world of words
Welcome to the first Episode of Nuance Notes.In this and future Episodes you'll find:
Dates to note Books Bookshop adventures Writerly Competitions Chatter Distractions Articulations
Dates to noteOctober 23, 2011 @ 19:00: Cafe Philo, Lausanne. Benjamin Bar @ Hotel de la Paix (private room next to the bar), Avenue Benjamin Constant 5, Lausanne.
This is a get-together to debate interesting ideas, drinking coffee in a relaxed atmosphere as in the traditional concept of Café Philo by Marc Sautet.
October 27-30: Züri-liest – the Zürich Festival for writers, booksellers and readers (including JM Coetzee’s only European appearance this year!)http://www.zuerich-liest.ch
Flying high on the thermals generated by the Züri-Liest festival, the Zürich Writers’ Workshop and Nuance Words are joining forces to hold an informal get-together on October 29, at 18.00, in the Hotel Widder Bar. We plan to chat for a couple of hours, then slide on down to Orell Füssli for the launch of The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern.
Anyone care to join us?
November 19-20: Geneva Writers’ Group Poetry Workshop and Masterclass.
BooksChantal (of ZWW fame) has interviewed Diccon Bewes, author of Swisswatching:http://www.writerabroad.com/2010/11/writer-interview-diccon-bewes-in.html
Time’s list of all-time best non-fiction books:http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2088856,00.html
Bookshop adventureshttp://www.buch-beer.ch in Niederdorf, Zürich, on Ste Peterhofstatt (here ).
With a 50 CHF gift certificate from a student in hand, Liz of Nuance Words popped in to take a look. The owner picked out a beginners' library of German literature.
Franz Kafka - Die VerwandlungHeinrich von Kleist - Michael KohlhaasGerhart Hauptmann - Bahnwaerter ThielBernhard Schlink - Der VorleserHerman Hesse - SiddharthaMax Frisch - Montauk
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CompetitionsFish Publishing – Short Story (5000 wds). Deadline: 30 November 2011 or Short Memoir (4000 wds). Deadline: 30 January 2012. Substantial prizes and publication in respected anthology. http://www.fishpublishing.com
Writers’ Digest have a whole array of competitions with looming deadlines: science fiction, thriller, young adult, romance, crime, poetry and more ...http://www.writersdigest.com/competitions/writing-competitions
Australian Writers’ Marketplace has some intriguing competitions on offer:http://www.awmonline.com.au/ViewCompetitions.aspx
DistractionsExcellent kick-start cure for writers’ block:http://oneword.com
Test your spelling:http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/media/spelling-bee-2011
The Cafe Societyhttp://thecafesociety.org/pagesThe Café Society works in the Woods, Zürich, on the topic of on-screen reading/writing. “We create frameworks – rulesets – based on how reading, writing and organisation of textual information could work differently. As our reading habits change, so must our writing habits and the way we communicate, and ultimately the way we think. Authoring is becoming curating, and the expression of the in-between gains importance over content.”
The Guardian and Observer (UK) are in the throes of a 'book series'. The bounty on this page: 'how to write fiction'...http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/series/books-season+series/how-to-write-fiction
Radio Lab: A radio show and podcast weaving stories and science into sound and music-rich documentaries. Here's their episode on words...http://www.radiolab.org/2010/aug/09
All the words in the world. Pronounced.http://www.forvo.com/
ChatterAmanda Hodgkinson has shared her recent October Writers' Weekend experience on her blog:http://amandahodgkinson.com/?p=1296
A non-fiction participant at the October Writers’ Weekend – Elise – shared the results ...http://www.theunlikelyhousewife.com/2011/10/tgfw
... and Jill got over-excited:http://jjmarsh.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/they-are-out-there
More photos from the Workshop Weekend on the Nuance Facebook page.http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nuance-Words/207439155982567
ArticulationsBig questions bureau: Does your language shape how you think? New York Timeshttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/magazine/29language-t.html?pagewanted=all
On the morphing English language:http://www.smh.com.au/business/words-fail-me-the-struggle-to-keep-up-with-meanings-20111014-1lp8q.htmlhttp://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=running-dialog-new-langua
Read an article, write a response, and send it to us.We'll read it, correct it and give constructive feedback.
www.articulatewords.comIdeal for non-native speakers
who are working towards fluency.
Mini Lit-Quiz
In which town is One, No one and One Hundred Thousand set?
Contributions always welcomed!
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