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4 days ago · Caledonia Novel Award 2025. The Caledonia Novel Award 2025 is an Edinburgh-based international writing competition for unpublished and self-published novelists, 18 years and over, writing in all genres for adults and YA. Entrants are asked to send their first 20 pages plus a 200-word synopsis. The entry fee is £28.
3 days ago · Screenwriting is very different from novel writing or short story writing. And it comes with its own specific rules and methods based on the experiences of the writers who came before us. One such authority was Blake Snyder, a successful screenwriter and educator, who outlined a method to break down the classical three-act structure into 15 beats.
1 day ago · Etymology Main article: Name of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh was named in 1758, by General John Forbes, in honor of British statesman William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. As Forbes was a Scotsman, he probably pronounced the name / ˈ p ɪ t s b ər ə / PITS -bər-ə (similar to Edinburgh). Pittsburgh was incorporated as a borough on April 22, 1794, with the following Act: "Be it enacted by the Pennsylvania State Senate and Pennsylvania House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ...
6 days ago · M. T. Vasudevan Nair is a script writer and director of Malayalam films. He has directed seven films and written the screenplay for around 54 films. He won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay four times for: Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989), Kadavu (1991), Sadayam (1992), and Parinayam (1994), which is the most by anyone in the screenplay ...
3 days ago · Set against the backdrop of New York City's skyline, Manhattan is a romantic drama directed by the renowned Woody Allen. The story unfolds around Isaac Davis (Woody Allen), a twice-divorced, neurotic comedy writer caught in a complex love triangle with his best friend's mistress, Mary Wilke (Diane Keaton), and his 17-year-old girlfriend, Tracy (Mariel Hemingway).
2 days ago · Sherry Lansing (B.S. 1966), former CEO of Paramount Pictures; Academy Award-nominated producer (Fatal Attraction); 2007 recipient of The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award; Britt Leach, actor (Weird Science) Cloris Leachman (B.S. 1948), Academy Award-winning and Emmy Award-winning actress (The Last Picture Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Spanglish)
3 days ago · Directed by James Cameron, the film intertwines their narrative with the historical events of the ship's doomed maiden voyage. The movie won 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, underlining its monumental cinematic achievement. Titanic remains an enduring testament to the human spirit amidst catastrophe.
