declaring the writers' backing for Occupy Wall Street and its sister movements in other countries, which have seen thousands of protesters marching against the global financial system, has been signed by 1,190 authors and counting, including the Pulitzer prize winners Jennifer Egan and Michael Cunningham as well as Alice Walker, Naomi Klein, Naomi Wolf, Jonathan Lethem, Ann Patchett, Noam Chomsky, AL Kennedy, Ursula K Le Guin and Donna Tartt. "We, the undersigned writers and all who will join us, support Occupy Wall Street and the Occupy movement around the world," says the petition.from Alison Flood: Occupy movement attracts support of top authors
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Philip Pullman has lambasted Brent council for its comment that closing half of its libraries would help it fulfil "exciting plans to improve libraries", describing the statement as a "masterpiece" which "ought to be quoted in every anthology of political bullshit from here to eternity".
"All the time, you see, the council had been longing to improve the library service, and the only thing standing in the way was--the libraries," said the His Dark Materials author, speaking at the national conference of library campaigners on Saturday, where over 80 people from around the country gathered to share tactics on how to save the UK's beleaguered libraries.
from Alison Flood: The Guardian: Philip Pullman declares war against 'stupidity' of library closures
then Alison Flood: The Guardian: Children's authors join campaigners in fight to save UK's libraries
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A showdown between some of poetry's biggest names will see poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy competing with Sean O'Brien, Alice Oswald and John Burnside on the shortlist for the TS Eliot prize.
Described as the "most demanding of all poetry prizes" by chair of judges Gillian Clarke, the 10 nominations for this year's TS Eliot award are a roll-call of poetry's great and good.
from Alison Flood: The Guardian: TS Eliot prize 2011 shortlist revealed
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