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Gamebooks, branching narratives and adventure - The Literary Platform

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19 September, 2010. Gamebooks, branching narratives and adventure. Leila Johnston, Author of Enemy of Chaos. In 2009 I wrote a choose your own adventure book called Enemy of Chaos. It’s one of those books where you can choose how the story unfolds from a selection of options at the end of each chapter, but it’s a parody. In a dark dungeon. The games industry is huge, and interactivity is the buzzword of the day so why aren’t we making gamebooks anymore? With some notorious exceptions. To be a maze of opt...

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Literary Review | For People Who Devour Books

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For People Who Devour Books. Sunday 21st August, 2016. This magazine is flush with tight, smart writing.’. Literary Review covers the most important and interesting books published each month, from history and biography to fiction and travel. The magazine was founded in 1979 and is based in London. August 2016, Issue 445. Nearer the Heart’s Desire: Poets of the Rubaiyat A Dual Biography of Omar Khayyam and Edward FitzGerald. By Robert D Richardson. More Articles from this Issue. By Alex von Tunzelmann.

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The Seed: Facebook fictions and immersive theatre - The Literary Platform

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Laquo; Print it! A new DIY inspired exhibition about publishing. The Making of Dark London. 20 August, 2012. The Seed: Facebook fictions and immersive theatre. Making a live, interactive story work across different platforms sounds daunting, but for the creator it can be just as thrilling as going up on stage yourself. Which incorporated four site-specific plays, a treasure hunt, and Helen’s online story, which unfolded in real time on Facebook. It was produced by Goat and Monkey Theatre. There is a uniq...

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Dear Zoo iPad app - The Literary Platform

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Laquo; Digital Category announced for The Bologna Ragazzi Award. Transcript of Douglas Adams audio made available. 11 January, 2012. Dear Zoo iPad app. Review by Miranda West, Children's Editor, The Literary Platform. First things first, we had no idea this little book was published nearly 30 years ago! 8211; as opposed to a Nintendo DS which they’d grab and start playing. The secret of the book’s success over the years has to be the winning ‘peek-a-boo’ formula – a game beloved by any ...The app version...

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A Q&A with David Whitehouse | Fiction Uncovered

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Posted on 1st August 2015. Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize. A Q&A with David Whitehouse. How would you describe. To a reading group? Mobile Library is a book about a young boy and an older woman who find each other when they need each other most, and escape the awful realities of their lives to run away together a road trip, and a chase, that runs the length of Britain in a stolen mobile library. It’s about family, the human need to be loved, and how stories shape us. Was this a conscious decision? No, a...

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The 39 Steps - The Literary Platform

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Laquo; The Writing Platform Bursary, supported by NALD Futures Fund, Awarded. 30 April, 2013. Production credits: The Story Mechanics. Launch date: 12th April 2013. Is it possible to capture the breathless excitement of spy classic The 39 Steps with an interactive app? Head of Digital for. The Hachette UK Group. Part of Penguin’s award-winning We Tell Stories. Project. This new adaptation by developer The Story Mechanics. Subscribe to our Newsletter. Subscribe to our newsletter. 2016 The Literary Platform.

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Celebrating the 2015 Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize Winners: Grace McCleen | Fiction Uncovered

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Posted on 4th August 2015. Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize 2015. Celebrating the 2015 Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize Winners: Grace McCleen. Every week until the beginning of September, we’re celebrating one of this year’s Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize winning authors. This week we’re celebrating 2015 winner, Grace McCleen. Who won with her novel, The Offering. Prose as controlled and lyrical as the story within, the novel is disturbing and mysterious. Subscribe to our newsletter. Site by Sam Oakley.

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Q&A with Grace McCleen | Fiction Uncovered

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Posted on 8th August 2015. Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize. Q&A with Grace McCleen. How would you describe. To a reading group? A novel concerned with sin, repetition and redemption. What inspired you to write. Gives the reader a vivid insight into mental health. What research was required to make this complex subject matter authentic? None at all. It was all imaginary. What does it mean to you to be a Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize winning author? A respite from scrabbling around for money for a while!

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The Sonnets - The Literary Platform

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Laquo; What makes a good digital educational product? Q&A with Eric Huang, IP Acquisitions at Penguin Books. 6 December, 2012. Martin Toseland and Alex Peake Tomkinson. Faber’s new app The Sonnets. Developed in conjunction with the Arden Shakespeare, Illuminations and Touch Press) is an ambitious undertaking. All 154 poems and the narrative poem A Lover’s Complaint are performed, annotated and analysed in a variety of ways. The video interviews (‘Perspectives’) are bite-sized but informative and surprisi...