Some papercuts from the weekend…
Over the weekend, when I wasn’t at the Coraline screening or racing to buy the last strawberries in Dublin, I read some newspapers…
Alison Flood in the Guardian has a look at the stiff competition in the Arthur C Clarke SF Award.
While in the Irish Independent, Cathy Kelly (who doesn’t quite write science fiction), has some tips and bugbears for would-be writers. This is my favourite:
If you are stunningly attractive, a photo may help. They won’t publish your book because you’re cute, and people won’t buy it because you’re cute… …if and when you do publicity, there is a slightly greater chance that newspapers will want to publish an article if they get gorgeous pictures too. Sad but true.
Oxford University Press come out guns blazing in their own defence in the Times UK:
it gives children structured support and engagement. It has always been the intention of Oxford Reading Tree to get children reading as quickly as possible so that they can access the richly diverse world of children’s literature for themselves. - Kate Harri, Managing Director, Educational and Children’s Division, OUP.
Sticking with the Times UK, this time with Nicolette Jones, who reviews Emily Gravett’s Dogs.
Over in the Guardian Julia Eccleshare has not one but two reviews - Joe Berger’s Bridget Fidget and Helen Cooper’s Dog Biscuit.
In our own Irish Times, Peter Crawley reviews The Giant Blue Hand (Marina Carr’s new play for children playing in The Ark)
Some will be surprised by how dark Carr is willing to go here, but even as the Giant Blue Hand boasts about eating his victims with mustard, ketchup and mayonnaise, each hardship comes cushioned with a savoury gag.
“Time can do terrible things,” says Walker, “but it can also do the wonderful.” That desire to explore the dark folds of fantasy in a production brimming with imagination speaks directly and sincerely to kids. To grown-ups too, for that matter.
And finally - Slashfilm have some sneak peaks from Where the Wild Things Are. Go see! Go see!
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