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'This book is an excellent place to start. I love it and hope your copy becomes as dog-eared with overuse as many of my old ones did.' David Cohen
This bestselling Writers' & Artists' Yearbook contains a wealth of information on all aspects of writing and becoming a published author, plus a comprehensive directory of media contacts.
Packed with practical tips, it includes expert advice from renowned authors and industry insiders on:
- submitting to agents and publishers
- writing non-fiction and fiction across different genres and formats
- poetry, plays, broadcast media and illustration
- marketing and self-publishing
- legal and financial information
- writing prizes and festivals.
Revised and updated annually, the Yearbook includes thousands of industry contacts and over 80 articles from writers of all forms and genres, including award-winning novelists, poets and playwrights, scriptwriters for TV and audio, songwriters and comedians.
If you want to find a literary or illustration agent or publisher, would like to self-publish or to crowdfund your creative idea then this Yearbook will help you.
New articles for this year include:
Foreword by Naomi Alderman
Author-editor relationships by Zeljka Marosevic
Literary fiction by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan
Short story collections by Vanessa Onwuemezi
Nature writing by Sophie Pavelle
Inclusivity in publishing by Aki Schilz
Your debut novel by Jennie Godfrey
Getting poetry published by Pascale Petit
Being a lyricist by Kathryn Williams
Scriptwriting by Robert Taylor
Comedy writing by Dave Cohen
Characters for TV by Kira-Anne Pelican
Playwriting by Carmen Marcus
Literary agents by Eve White
Writer development initiative by Julia Forster
BookTok and social media promotion by Rosie Hewlett
- Publisher Name:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- ISBN: 9781399421249
- Author:Owen, Alysoun (Ed.)
- Publication Date:2025-07-17
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