Pella, IA – On August 1, the Write Place—a publishing and design business headquartered in Pella, Iowa—will begin accepting manuscripts from aspiring authors for its fourth biannual Write Place Book Contest. The grand-prize winner will be awarded free publication of his or her manuscript as a print book and e-book, complete with editing and cover design services provided by the Write Place team.

NPR has been named the 2017 Harris Poll EquiTrend News Service Brand of the Year. The EquiTrend Brand Study also showed NPR to be the Most Trusted Brand and the Most Loved Brand.

Nancy Santiago announces release ofBaby Henry and Me’

(Bettendorf, Iowa) Katy Leigh Babcock a 12-year-old from Bettendorf and a Pleasant Valley Riverdale Heights student loves creating artwork and wants to become an artist.  Two years ago Katy was invited to illustrate an important story for the A Book by Me Holocaust series and she eagerly agreed to do so. A Book by Me books are true stories of Holocaust survivors written by students who have interviewed the story’s subject.  They are books written and illustrated by children for children.
Blue Grass Iowa resident Michael Valerius Jr. a Peru State College online student had three written pieces published in "Peru State College Writer's Guild Leaf Press: Special Sesquicentennial 
Edition." The publication covers student writings printed selections over the course of 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years.
 
Michael won 3rd place is "Poetry Category:2015-2016" is the poem "Little Brown Rocks", page 73.

Andy Mendonsa’s “Spiritual Widowhood” calls readers to help the widowed and fatherless

Just like the news, wonderful music plays on WVIK for you every day. No days off, no vacations. You know what else doesn't take a day off?
Expenses.
WVIK's budget year is drawing to a close. Our top priority is to finish this fiscal year in a financially strong position so that the music can continue to inspire our days in the year ahead.
Johnston, Iowa - The National Education Telecommunications Association (NETA), a professional association of public broadcasters, has announced its executive leadership for fiscal year 2018. NETA members have elected Molly Phillips of Iowa Public Television as their Vice Chair and Chair-Elect. The position becomes effective July 1, 2017. 

Growing patron demand for self-service after-hours pickup spurs Worthington, Barrington and Pickerington Public Libraries to increase investment in LEID Products Access.it Library Solutions.

Johnston, Iowa - Today Iowa Public Television announced the premiere of season 2 of IPTV KIDS Clubhouse, complete with ten 30-minute episodes focused on Iowa children. Dedicated to fun, adventure and learning, the weekly series premieres its second season on Friday, June 2.

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