1.0Electric Literaturehttps://electricliterature.comelectricliteraturehttps://electricliterature.com/author/electricliterature/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://electricliterature.com/philip-pullman-resigns-from-oxford-literary-festival-over-lack-of-author-payment/">Philip Pullman Resigns from Oxford Literary Festival Over Lack of Author Payment</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://electricliterature.com/philip-pullman-resigns-from-oxford-literary-festival-over-lack-of-author-payment/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Philip Pullman Resigns from Oxford Literary Festival Over Lack of Author Payment” — Electric Literature" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://electricliterature.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/0*1PUQij3cKvE9DfKZ.jpg1079704by Melissa Ragsdale Philip Pullman, author of the widely loved His Dark Materials series, announced this week that he will be resigning as patron of the Oxford Literary Festival, due to the Festival’s practice of not paying its authors. Because of the Oxford Literary Festival’s attitude to paying speakers (they don’t) I can’t remain as a Patron […]