Kickstarter to Fund Dyslexic Friendly Books for Adults Launches
Dr. Alistair Sims, owner of Books on the Hill in Clevedon, UK, set up an independent publishing company, Both Press, in 2021 in order to produce dyslexic-friendly books for adults, and is now crowdfunding to publish more. Sims’s goal is to raise £16,000 to publish eight more books on cream paper with Vernanda font and a more dyslexic-friendly spacing.
Crime Story Contest Has a Happy Ending for Bangor Teen Who Beat Out Professional Writers
Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance declared its first teen winner for the annual CrimeFlash Fiction contest, Muhammad Drammeh who is a 17-year-old junior at Bangor High School. Drammeh wishes to be a published author someday, and entered his piece to the CrimeFlash Fiction contest after searching online for writing contests to enter — becoming the contest winner out of more than 50 entrants, some of which were experienced writers and published authors.
Milestone Media is On a Mission to Add Young Creators of Color to the Comic Book Universe
The Milestone Initiative is a program designed by Milestone Media to bring more people of color into the business of comic books, and is giving 24 writers and artists in-person mentoring from working comic book professionals and a virtual education through the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art. The 10-week initiative concludes next week at which point the participants will be paired with comic book veterans to create new, original stories for the Milestone Universe.
How Moms For Liberty’s Book Ratings System Enters Schools
Moms For Liberty, the conservative nonprofit group pushing anti-critical race theory and anti-social emotional learning in public schools, among other things, continues to build their book ratings system and push to have it used in school districts across the country.