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01-17-2008
SEMINAR HELPS NOVICE WRITERS GET STARTED ON A NOVEL
Melbourne, Australia Those keen writers who have made a New Year’s Resolution to write a novel can take a big step towards keeping that resolution with the Writers’ Resource Centre’s seminar on Saturday February 2 in Melbourne.
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SMINK WORKS LIFE
02-28-2008
TORTURED MYSTERIOUS MAN WINS PRIZE
An account of a man who undergoes a mysterious transformation from a person pacing like a caged animal to as peaceful as snow falling without wind has won first prize in the Smink Works Books short story contest.
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04-30-2007
WRITERS SPREAD THE LOVE IN NEW ANTHOLOGY
They say love makes the world go round - it's the most sung about, written about and talked about topic on the planet. In a new anthology from Smink Works Books, nine writers 'spread the love' with their short stories.
The Anthology Three Forms of Love: Eros Pathos Agape showcases the stand-out stories from the SWB 2006 Short Story Contest.
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01-09-2006
SWB
TO DONATE $1 FROM EACH SALE TO THE SCOLIOSIS ASSOCIATION
Smink
Works Books will donate $1 from each sale of the new release
Sex, Scars & a Superheroine with Scoliosis
to the Scoliosis Association of Australia. Read
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11-24-2005
YOUNG
WOMAN'S SCOLIOSIS CHRONICLE TELLS OF STRENGTH THROUGH ADVERSITY
The
abnormal curvature of the spine known as Scoliosis can occur
on a small scale, or it can occur on a painful, very frustrating
and life-limiting large scale.
A
new novel from Smink Works Books tells the story of one
young woman’s experience with severe Scoliosis. Diagnosed
while living in under-resourced Eastern Europe, she is encased
in a plastic “bucket”, migrates to Australia
and eventually has a titanium rod inserted in her back.
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06-15-2005
CHANGE YOUR DESTINY SURPASSES 4000 DOWNLOADS
There has been more than 4,000 downloads of Brazilian author
Alfredo Karras's Change Your Destiny since it was
released last year.
The life philosopher and political cartoonist shares his
unique wisdom in the e-book of short insightful quotes.
The collection of quotes reveals Karras' thoughts on human
existence and how people should live and act in order to
experience the best life possible.
His insights are expanded in the full-length novel BE.
Available in English and Portuguese, BE is a modern
allegory that follows the fortunes and misfortunes of Knight
Henrique. The lessons Henrique learns are vitally important
lessons that can change your destiny.
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06-10-2005
WIN A FREE COPY OF THE NURSING HOME FUGITIVE
A little detective work can win readers a free copy of The
Nursing Home Fugitive this weekend at the Chicago Printers
Row book fair.
Just
seek out author Georgiann Baldino, find out her middle name
and email it to Smink Works Books to win a free PDF copy
of the book.
Hint: Georgiann Baldino has a stand at the fair, but it
is not listed under her name.
The largest free literary event in the Midwest, the Chicago
Tribune Printers Row Book Fair takes place in the historic
Printers Row district. This year's fair takes place on June
11 and June 12, running from 10am to 6pm.
04-11-2005
NEW SHORT FICTION EXPLORES PROLONGING LIFE BY EXTRAORDINARY
MEANS
In light of the controversial death of American woman Terri
Schiavo, SWB has released insightful short fiction that
deals with end-of-life choices.
The short story by The Nursing Home Fugitive author
Georgiann Baldino prompts further thought about prolonging
life by extraordinary means. Read
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01-14-2005
SWB BOOK IS A "REAL BESTSELLER"
The Nursing Home Fugitive is a 2004 "real"
bestseller according to a new reading list posted by the
e-book directory Knowbetter (http://www.knowbetter.com)
The reading list, which features 12 titles, was compiled
by the site after asking independent e-book publishers for
their best-selling titles.
The list also includes Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code.
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Reading List: The Real Bestsellers of 2004
09-28-2004
NEW BOOK DRAWS ATTENTION TO THE DILEMMA OF ELDERLY MISSING
PERSONS
