ALICE MUNRO won’t attend NOBEL PRIZE CEREMONY for HEALTH REASONS—WHITING WRITERS’ AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

By MICHELLE HOGMIRE | 10/22/13

10/21/13

“10 Receive Whiting Writers’ Awards,” by N.Y. Times’ Julie Bosman: Bosman lists the winners, which will each receive $50,000 for successful early works. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/22/business/media/10-receive-whiting-writers-awards.html?_r=0

“Yahoo Plucks Influential Tech Writer From NY Times,” by AP (from ABC News): “New York Times technology columnist and gadget reviewer David Pogue is leaving the newspaper to cover similar topics for Yahoo. The hiring announced Monday is the latest step in Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's effort to infuse the Internet company's website with more compelling content that will persuade people to visit more frequently and stick around longer.” http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/yahoo-plucks-influential-tech-writer-ny-times-20635308  

10/20/13

“Alice Munro won’t go to Sweden to collect her Nobel Prize,” by L. A. Times’ Carolyn Kellogg: “Alice Munro has won the Nobel Prize in Literature, but she won't be attending the prize ceremony in Sweden. On Friday, the head of the Swedish Academy Peter Englund announced on his blog that Munro was too frail to travel to Sweden. ‘Her health is simply not good enough,’ he wrote. ‘All involved, including Mrs. Munro herself, regret this.’” http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-alice-munro-wont-go-to-sweden-to-collect-her-nobel-prize-20131019,0,894230.story#axzz2iSSPJOi4

10/19/13

“Comedy needs more female writers, says Veep’s Armando Iannucci,” by The Guardian/The Observer’s Vanessa Thorpe: Thorpe discusses the rise of British female comedy writers. http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2013/oct/19/british-female-comedy-writers-control-script