Hey, everyone!

`bellchild here, and I apologize for the delay. Completely my fault, and at the same time completely out of my hands. Anyway, we're back, with one or two surprises

First of all, `bananaprincess is going to be taking over the literature category, and I'm thrilled to be having her help out in this. She's been one hell of a force for the news and, from what I can see, from literature as well. Secondly, with a little bit of input, we've decided to go into a more selective process. And I'm taking my hands off the other guys' selections a bit, too! Each of us is getting a group of categories to write up on, and we each get pretty free reign over those categories. We're going to keep delivering what the news has to offer, but we're going to cut back and give you the best instead of everything... Get what I mean? And this will likely remain a monthly feature, especially with some of us being in school and drained on time!

Please, keep in mind when you submit your news to submit it to the proper categories. It's easy for us to miss really good articles if we're looking for only articles relevant to our particular categories. And note that because of our layout, it's easy for more than one person to hit an article. That's not a major issue; missing an article is, though!

Anyway, I'm going to go ahead and stop typing here, you'll get enough of that in my selections So let's get on with the news!

If you're looking for a specific category, I'm going to make it a bit easier and give you a 'table of contents' to help you skim through:

`bellchild's categories
- Notices
- Help & FAQ
- Editorials
- Devious News
- Art Groups
- Prints

=Nex9k9's categories
- Contests & Projects
- Photography
- Stock Photos
- Customization
- Software
- Wallpaper
- deviantMEETs
- Icons & Emotes

`mirrorkills's categories
- Comics & Cartoons
- Digital Art
- Traditional Art

`bananaprincess's category
- Literature!

If you have any suggestions, please, direct them to the *roundUP account and we'll make sure the right people read them!

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Help & FAQ
Weekly Helpdesk Updates: These new weekly features, brought to you right from the source ($hexentanz and +ewm) are great! Short & informative, they include bug updates, tips, and the top five most frequently asked questions of the week. There are only two editions out for the month, and I hope it's continued!
- 10-19-06
- 10-26-06

FAQ Insight: This is a wonderful idea that's been talked about here and there, but never really done: translate the FAQ into other widely used languages on deviantART in an understandable (as in, not automated) way. *Little-Vampire and =Sting1 are crankin' out weekly issues focusing on different aspects of deviantART, translated into languages such as French, Italian, Portuguese, German, and Spanish.
- Volume 1: How do I submit artwork?
- Volume 2: Avatar Related FAQs
- Volume 3: Userpage Customization FAQs
- Volume 4: Journal FAQs

Account Security: This really is an issue many of us need to keep better care of. Our accounts are our possessions in the dA realm, and this article gives some good tips for keeping it secure.

Editorials
I admit, the opinion/editorial columns are probably my favorite thing about a newspaper. They can cover any subject matter you could ever possibly think of, and when they're done right can be informative, interesting, and spark good discussion or debate. They sometimes present wonderful ideas for change, sometimes go in depth on a topic you may know little about, and sometimes just serve to present an opinion. The best ones are well-thought and interesting. That's what I aim to present to you here! I would also like to note that in this section, I will not feature articles fully written by an outside source.

Editorial: v5 News
`bananaprincess is a regular name around dA's news, including (but not limited to!) the literature scene. She's very active, helpful, and she knows what she's talking about, which is an excellent first step for a good editorial. Definitely worth checking out if you're interested at all in the progression of the News and have some input yourself.

Let's take a look at RAW quality
I may be stepping on =Nex9k9's category toes here by tossing this here, heh, but this definitely deserves mention. A fairly short, but very informative article about shooting RAW and some of the programs used to process RAW on your computer. In case you didn't know, RAW is a bit of a well-known secret amongst digital photographers, allowing greater control over certain aspects like white balance. Very nice article.

Other Editorials
- Deviant Samurai: A tribute of sorts to samurai in general, along with a nice collection of samurai-related thumbnails.
- Oxidized Issue 1 - Rust [Abstract & Industrial]: Another article accompanied by some thumbnails, focusing on the beauty of rust and decay. The write up is, in my opinion, worthy of the editorial category. The thumbs are of particular interest to photographers, but a nice selection.
- North Korea - Reason to be Scared: Political, yes, but editorials often are. The 'situation' with North Korea affects people around the world, and this is one deviant's take.
- Beauty: Becoming Part of America's Assembly Line: Despite the country-specific title, the concept of physical beauty affects all of us in different ways. While part advert, this article presents a positive way of looking at physical beauty through one person's story.
- On Commenting: Interesting article for those who're more interested in in-depth commenting.

Devious News
Ahh, the general news section. Because of the scope of this section, I'm going to generally do it like before...
- Saatchi Showcases American Art: The advertising magnate and American art today.
- Phirebrush | Release42: The popular digital magazine releases its 42nd issue with more than 300 pieces.
- Revision3: The Internet TV Revolution Has Begun: While not directly art related in the traditional sense, this may be of interest to a lot of you. Internet TV.
- Robert Anton Wilson Needs Our Help: Author Wilson is in dire straits and needing help to live and die comfortably in his home.
- Not long ago, someone asked you to answer what design is. These are the answers everyone provided.
- Street Art Master Exhibition: UK exhibition of street artist Blek le Rat.
- My art was stolen, now what?: A simple article detailing the steps you can take to report ripping on the internet.
- Editorial-esque article about the Unilever Series exhibition.
- Express Yourself: Yahoo has created a timecapsule for submission up until November 8th.
- Fantastic, huge list of tutorials and resources to start learning more about how to create on different mediums.
- Mini-DDs vol 1 and Vol 2: The first (and second) actual news article for *SlyDante's mini-DDs.
- Neighborhood Charity: A list of charity driven activities throughout the world.
- Final version of IE7 Released: After several years, Microsoft has released the new browser.
- A deviant's deviation makes it into TIME: If you hadn't heard yet, this is quite awesome. A deviation featured in TIME magazine.
- DNA Style Lab: An interesting new site launches that lets you customize your style and interact with others.
- 2Envision Looking for Members in all Genres: New group looking for people for professional commenting.
- Firefox 2 Officially Available: About a week after IE7's release, FF2 comes out.
- Random Acts of Kindness: Ways to brighten someone's day!
- GUI Champs '06 - Halfway There: Results so far in the contest.
- Windows Defender Now Available.: The final version of Microsoft's antivirus/antispyware program is available.
- Missing bookmarks in Firefox 2.0: The problem, and how to fix it.
- Giving Credit Where It Is Due: An editorial-esque article about giving credit on all stock used.
- Aart.Boxx Youths with Disabilities Art Exhibition: An exhibition for the winners of a contest for people under 25 with a disability.
- ARTissima - The Int. Fair of Contemporary Art: The most international and trendy contemporary art fair will take place on November in Turin
- Team Husar Wildlife Photography: Important information regarding derivative works coming from their photography.
- Microsoft Releases Windows Media Player 11: The final version of WMP 11 is released.
- Favo Comic Pack - Wacom: Interesting package for comic artists using a tablet.

Design
Designer's Block: A regular feature by five wonderful designers showcasing inspiring work to help get you motivated. For more information, check out *designersBLOCK and get inspired.
[Edition 4] [Edition 5] [Edition 6]

Logo Life [Oct '06]: Spotlighting an often overlooked design form, Logo life brings you some of the best logo designs floating around deviantART for the month of October.

Get Yourself a CSS Journal Contest Winners: With the CSS craze all over deviantART came an awesome contest to get your very own CSS, and the winners were announced recently. This awesome list of journal designs is the result.

- Design Is... The Submissions: Not long ago, you were asked what design was to you. Now, time to view the responses.
- The State of Design Winners 2006: The winners have been announced.
- A Day in the Life: skm-industries: This regular article brings you one day in the life of a digital/design artist.

rints/"Prints
100% Q.C. Approved: The regular feature that brings us the best from the prints queue! This feature seems to consistently show off some great work.
Weekly Editions - 10/6/06 | 10/11/06 | 10/18/06 | 10/26/06 | 10/31/06
Weekend Editions - 52 | 53

Designing and Submitting Calendars: It's the perfect time of year to get together a 2007 calendar for sale... This article gives you some great tips and instructions for making it wonderful. Things from technical specifications to design tips are included.

- The Fractal Shop Collection #01: A nice selection of fractal prints to get you interested in the form.

Theme Your Scheme: A bimonthly article following a certain theme and featuring a wealth of interesting prints.
- [Technology] [The Undead]

Notices
This section is reserved primarily for deviantART notices from the staff: important & informative regular articles that everyone should read. For the most part, any article posted under Notices will be mentioned here because they're all worth reading. Some will go under other categories (example: 100% Q.C. Approved articles). Some may not be posted though.

Artist Relations Newsletter #19: Hilights: Report those miscats! And check out the General Digital update.
Artist Relations Newsletter #20: Hilights: New CSS category; play by the rules in the Fetish category; nice D&I update.
Artist Relations Newsletter #21: The 2envision group; new Anime & Manga gallery directors; Autumn Grand Master icon contest.

- Connect Globally, Groove Locally: Update on some upcoming features allowing us to connect with local deviants.

Art Groups
Another area my pickiness may be pretty evident; for new clubs, chat rooms, projects, and such, please, let us know what you're about! Give us some detail! It's going to be hard to get someone's attention just by saying "join my club!!1111!1"... Draw us in!

Traditional Tech News #1: An interesting update from the group =lowtech-artists. The group is focused on any art form that doesn't require a computer, and this update includes some headlines, a contest update, and some interesting featured thumbnails.

Share, Critique, and Learn: Article for the groups *Photocritique and *photohunt. The first focuses on getting quality critique on your work, while the second is a competitive, friendly environment to showcase your skills.

Lust, Love, and Learn^MC: Doubling as an informative article for photographers, this edition of *PhotoLust's monthly article (which is probably already featured in Photography, but we won't tell) showcases some awesome thumbs and includes a great list of tutorials and clubs to check out.

TDS Volume 2^MC: Showcasing the deviants that make you hot under the collar; this edition features a mini-interview with thumbnails from *FallenRox and a selection of other thumbs at the bottom worth looking at.

Calling All Beta Testers [#betachat]: If you're a beta tester, or if you don't know what a beta tester is, check out this article & mini-FAQ for information that may interest you.

Devious Crafts of the Week: A regular article brought to us by *ArtisanCraft focusing on, of course, artisan crafts. The features generally include both thumbnails and links to general artisan crafts news, worth a look for those interested in the club and medium.
- [Issue 7] [Issue 8] [Issue 9] [Issue 10]

- Boy has Evoke got a formula for you: Evoke releases its eighth artpack, with over 50 submissions.
- Vectorious.Club... Fresher than Lemon: A new club for vector artists that introduces a point system and contests.
- The Artworkshop needs members and a logo: This group is designed to get lessons and tutorials out to artists, but it needs a logo and some more members to get it going.
- Strike a Pose^MC: From *thenudeinsider, this article themed 'Strike a Pose' is worth a look for some wonderful thumbnails.
- Exceeds releases first ArtPack titled Arise: The purpose of Exceeds is to 'try to take the genre of photomanipulation further than what one normally sees.'
- FeatureShare welcomes all artists/writers: The club/chat room is growing and regularly features different artists.
- Death-Chicks October^MC: Their aim: 'To highlight the Artistic beauty of Fetish & Alternative Fashion, and to deter the people who would call this pornographic.' Announces their birthday and celebration, including the arrival of =Death-Guys and a wealth of thumbnails.
- Calling All Surrealists: A new group for lovers of surreal art--*SurrealSociety.
- #DigitalMedia Community Exposure II: Moderator picks of #DM community members.
- Surreal, Fantastic Realism, and Visionary Art Forum: An offsite forum that may interest many artists.
- Calling All Beta Testers [#betachat]: If you're a beta tester, or if you don't know what a beta tester is, check out this article & mini-FAQ for information that may interest you.
- #DM Community Exposure III- Ghoulish Delight: This edition of the series focuses on the ghoullier side of things. (yes, it's a word... I may have just made it up, but it's a word!)
- dAZine Issue Dos: Bringing new zine staff hilights along with interesting thumbnails, this is the second issue for the group.
- depthcore.com; v.6 & Pack XXVII: The group is out of its hiatus with a new pack and a new outlook, definitely worth a look.
- photoXpose- The Xposed Deviants of October: The four featured deviants of October for this photography group.

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Contests & Projects


- Contests

Be Afraid 2006 What a horrific contest this is! Show what Halloween means to you and get some ghoulish prizes. Ends: 11/5/2006
Contest : Japanese Ghoststories : The Jurei - Even if you don't take part in this contest, it's still a very interesting read. Take a look! Ends: N/A
Australians in the Arts - Win $200! - I'm considering moving to Australia just to do this survey. Ends: N/A
Graphics Competition, more than $800 in prizes! - Very big contest with very, very big prizes! Ends: 11/20/06
Non-Existent - An ASCII/ANSI contest - Not the most common of contests around, if you're in to text art, check this out! Ends: 11/25/06
Tutorial Contest! - An interesting contest in which you have to make tutorials to win! End: 30/11/06
Male Artistic Nudes Contest - Interested in taking artistic nude shots? Well, here's your chance to try it out! End: 25/11/06


- Winners

September Illustration Competition: Results - Here you see what became of this interesting musical contest.
Seasons Of 3D Contest Winners Announced! - There are some amazing winning entries to this very three dimensional contest!
[WINNERS] CAPTURE THE MOMENT COMPETITION - Three winners to this amazingly huggable contest!
Architecture Photography Contest: Winners! - Article leting us know the winners to this great photography contest.
Icons Contest - Autumn Grand Master Winners! - Announcing the winners to this great icon contest.
Halloween Wallpaper Contest Winner - The winners of this ghoulish contest are trully amazing!
Project Designer: Results! - Check out the winners of this great fashion design contest!
Halloween Pumpkin Carving Contest WINNER! - Isn't it just amazing what some people can do with their pumpkins?
The Surreal Nature Contest-

WINNERS - Feel surreal with these great winning entries!

WINNERS! Halloween Costume Contest 2006 - Have a look at the best costumes for this Halloween!


- Projects

redecorating the universe, one emote at a time. - An interesting contest based on the push for an updated emote list here on dA.
- News on a great up and coming community for deviants who feature and also for featured art.
Alienware Sponsors Top Prize in the GUI Champs '06 - News on the GUI Champs '06 sponsership.
Neighborhood Charity - A great list of charities which involves artists. Very interesting.
Deviant Honours 2006 - Open for ideas - This is a great project idea for dA! Send in your idea's now!
Holiday Card Project 2006 - It's back! Send in your great card idea's to this project and make somebody smile. :]


Photography

Going through a months selection of photography articles was not an easy task this time around. Now that we're looking for the cream of the crop as far as articles go I've had to make difficult decisions regarding what goes through and what doesn't. Here's an example: The Select10n : The Artist has some beautiful thumbs of some excellent photography. I +hearted it.. But, on the other hand, I'm forced to look at it's faults. No description of what the article is about, no telling us for what reasons they got picked, no critique in the article itself. It's just ten thumbs. So I had to let it go. Looks like this is one of the many tough decisions I have to make decisions about from now on.On the other hand some are articles of excellence! I didn't have to think twice about featuring Lust, love and learn!. Just take a look and you'll know what I'm talking about.

Animals, Plants & Nature 2 - Second article in the series showing us the beauty of nature.
Animals, Plants & Nature 3 - Want more?
Animals, Plants & Nature 4 - And more still!
Animals, Plants & Nature 5 - It's yet another one! D:
RAndom (The 3rd !!) - A very random look into the extensive world of photography here on dA.
RAndom - IV - Want some more?
Darkroom Photography - Edition 1 - Atlast! An article to feature some great darkroom photography every week.
Darkroom Photography - Edition 2 - Also with some great darkroom links.
Darkroom Photography - Edition 3 - Even more!
B&W Photos Of This Week VOL_3.0 - I almost didn't feature this because of the lack of words in this article. But, the thumbs within are trully amazing and the article title says it all.
B&W Photos Of This Week VOL_4.0 - And a little more!
B&W Photos Of This Week VOL_2.0 - In my opinion, no words are needed in this thumbilicious article.
O.M.G.W.T.F.H.D.R.B.B.Q. #1 - Do not be fooled! This is not your tyical n00bish post as the title may indicate.. Get educated about HDR photography!
O.M.G.W.T.F.H.D.R.B.B.Q. #2 - And more!
Fashion Week 01 - The world of fashion isn't my thing really. But when it mixes with the world of photography you find you simply can't help but look.
Fashion Week 02 - And a little more!
Fashion Week 03 - Take a guess.
160 megapixels cam - Seitz 6x17 - So you're a photographer? Put this one on your list for Santa!
Male Artistic Nudes: September (Mature Content) - Yet another edition of the article showing us the beauty of the male form in photography.
Revolutionary single pixel camera - Is more trully better when it comes to megapixels in your shot? Possibly not..
Nikon Firmware Update for D200, D2X, and D2H - Yet more firmware updates for your Nikon cameras. Good or Bad?
Lust, love and learn! - Lusting after anything photography? This article includes lots of unknown photography thumbs, tutorials, tutorial sites and other photography groups. Well worth a look!
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (movie) - A very informative and well set out article about the upcoming movie telling the life of photographer, Diane Arbus.
World Traveling - Another thumb filled news article that doesn't require any words. A look around the world.
Jury Finds Unauthorized Use of Photo=Fair Use - Wherever you stand with "Fair Use", this is surely an article that'll get you thinking.
Photographing People Vol. 11 - An interesting look at the most photographed specimen in the world. The Human race.
For the Love of Architecture - Want architecture photography? Well, this article gives it to you straight. Still, a shame there's not mainy words in this.
cambridgeincolour.com - Informing the photographic community of a website for photographers. Simple as that!
Language and Photography - One deviants interesting theory on why we use the photographic language we do.
Seek the Extraordinary Within the Ordinary... - I wouldn't feature this normally but what caught my eye with this is how it didn't fail to inspire me as I was reading it. I think all photographers need a little inspiration once in a while, don't you?
Insects and Spiders: September - More amazing creepy crawlie photography in this series of articles.
Wings and ability to fly ! - Ok.. Maybe I'm slightly biased with this one. I happen to love wings so it's got to go in. Enjoy this thumb filled article.
Fashion Week 01 - The world of fashion isn't my thing really. But when it mixes with the world of photography you find you simply can't help but look.
Fashion Week 02 - And a little more!
The Collective : The Polaroid - There's something magical about taking photo's with a polaroid. This article tells you all there is to know and show's you some of the best examples from other polaroid photographers here on dA.
Blood, boils, lipstick and latex. - Horror & macabre photography just wouldn't be the same without a bit of fake blood and latex put to good use. This article explores the world of special effects.
HDRI at DeviantArt. - A long and informative article about HDR photography. A good read!
Revealing Photographers - A great article revealing the overlooked photographers on dA.
Who knows what a "Portugal" is? - Article explaining and showing us all the beauty of Portugal.


Stock Photos

Much love to =deadlights11 for helping me with this category.

Spectacular Stock Chosen By You - A brilliant selection of the best stock out there.
Stock Features Chosen By YOU! - Yet another great article.
--> Stock Up <-- Vol. 10 - Yet another edition of the fantastic article showing us the best of stock.
--> Stock Up <-- Vol. 11 - And another.
--> Stock Up <-- Vol. 12 - And another great article! :]



Customization

CSS again dominates the customization catagory of the news! This month we have some very usefull articles being submitted to help people from any skill level Isn't it great to know that if you're stuck, it's so easy to find good help in the news? :]

Getting the most out of your CSS Journals Part One - Part 1 of this very helpful article full of tips and tricks for your journal CSS codes.
Getting the most out of your CSS Journals Part Two - Part 2!
Getting the most out of your CSS Journals Three - Part 3!
CSS made easy - A very useful little article showing users of all skill levels the best places to go in order to get a great CSS journal.



Software

This month we have much to thank =Techytez for. He single handedly looked into many artistic software titles, rated and reviewed them for all of us. I personally thank him for that, it was a big help. Go check them out: How Much?? Part 1 & How Much?? Part 2.

Cinema 4D R10 Announced. - News on the next release of the powerful 3D movie making application.
How Much?? Part 1 First of the two part news article reviewing some of the most used artistic software.
How Much?? Part 2 - Second of the two part news article reviewing some of the most used artistic software.


Wallpaper

You've gotta love ^zilla774 for keeping the wallpaper catagory alive!

Wallpaper Gallery : Volume 53 - Showing us the best of the weeks desktop decorating wallpapers.


deviantMEETS

World Wide devMEETS - October 15th - Information on a few upcoming devmeets from around the world.
DevMeet Klagenfurt - Although this article is fully in German, I think it would be useful for the large number of German deviants. So here it is!
European Photo Trip #5: Vienna - Information on one of the biggest devmeets in the whole of Europe! Worth the click!


Icons & Emotes

The Icon & Emotes news is dominated by with the push to update the emotes list!
It looks like it paid off with ¢eStunt's Recent news article: Emoticon Artists: A Call to Arms!. This just goes to show how normal everyday deviants can really change the face of the community if they just work together.

What Legends Are Made Of I - First in the series of emote news that doesn't normally get through to the public here on dA.
What Legends Are Made Of II - Second in the series of emote news that doesn't normally get through to the public here on dA.
What Legends Are Made Of III - Third in the series of emote news that doesn't normally get through to the public here on dA.
Emoticon Artists: A Call to Arms! - News on the big updates to the emotes here on dA.

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Comics and cartoons

Underappreciated Artists Vol. 4
Underappreciated Artists Vol. 3
Comics and Cartoons Thumbnail Smorgasbord #5
Comics and Cartoons Thumbnail Smorgasbord #4


Digital Art

unburied treasures 35
photomanipulation weekly 28
unburied treaure 34
world creators - 8th edition
photomanips weekly 26
Exceeds releases first ArtPack titled ARISE
Best of Digital - September 06
Underappreciated Artists Vol. 1 - Digital
Digital Art > Miscellaneous: Revealed!
out of the darkness 2
Fractals, fractals fractals!
The Fractal Shop Collection #01
Unburied Treasures 36
Diamonds pearls and jewels in Tutorials
Fractal Formations 3
Photomanips Weekly 29
Misc Files 09
Digital Art - Some amazing art
Misc Files 08
Photomanips Weekly 27
Fantasy Realms 6
world glimpse 6
Best of Digital - September 06
creature feature 3
Underappreciated Artists Vol. 1 - Digital
unburied treasure 33
Digital Art > Miscellaneous: Revealed!

Traditional Art

It's Your Turn 6! -(MC) Bumper Edition!
Underappreciated Artists Vol. 2- Traditional
The Novel Side of Fan Art 3
outside the box
ART Critic : Issue 3
The Art Critic : Issue 1
Notable Artisan Crafts 1
Undiscovered trestures of traditional art! #1
The Novel Side of Fan Art 2
the novel side of fan art

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Hello, all. I am very glad to be joining the *roundUP team! I'll be selecting and organizing worthwhile literature news to present. October was a great month for lit news, with a plethora of contests, Literature Gallery Updates, and features.


Stand-Out Lit News

Lit that goes Bump in the Night
To celebrate Halloween, members of the literature community selected their favorite macabre and horror poetry and prose. These chilling works are perfect for some late-night reading!

fotoFRIDAY X: Special Edition
`youthculture has been running fotoFRIDAY(check out the new account: *fotoFRIDAY) since August. Each Friday, a photograph from dA is chosen as inspiration for writers, who then post their results over the weekend. fotoFRIDAY X was also a competition, with a photo by =kinderschokolade as the prompt. Also, please note that *fotoFRIDAY is running a contest for icons and stamps.

LGU 7
This is the most recent (as of this posting) Literature Gallery Update, a helpful feature that ^imperfect and ^coshdaddy put together for dA writers. This edition reports on data loss, the new *suture staff, and recent contests. ^coshdaddy made this LGU stamp awhile back. You can stick it in your journal and link to most recent editions.


Literature Gallery Updates
Put together by the lit GDs, these updates are important for writers on dA. They contain information about contests, highlight interesting lit forum posts, list recent lit DDs, and more.
LGU 7
LGU 6
LGU 5
LGU 4


dAlit News
What's happening in the dA literature community?
Staff Appreciation: imperfect--A thank-you to a dedicated GD.
PUT UP OR SHUT UP CONTEST - WITH PRIZES--The contest is closed, but you can read about the winners here.


Features
These articles bring attention to deviants' writings.
Lit that goes Bump in the Night
fotoFRIDAY XI & News
fotoFRIDAY X: Special Edition
fotoFRIDAY VIII & IX


News from the Literature World
National Novel Writing Month--=lazybutt reminds us that NaNoWriMo starts November 1st!
Grammar beats bacteria down--Antimicrobial peptides follow grammar? =kaujot reports.
Turkish Author Wins Nobel Prize--Nobel Prize, y'all!
Kiran Desai Bags Booker--~sumants gives us a fantastic write-up on the newest winner of the Booker Prize, and provides background for the award as well.
Robin Robertson Wins Forward Prize--This is the UK's highest-paying poetry award.
The 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize Shortlist--=GarnetPrincess reports on this Canadian literature prize.