The publishing industry can feel like an opaque, black box to aspiring authors, with countless gatekeepers—agents, editors, publicists, book buyers and more—shaping the process behind the scenes. Even established authors can find the sector confusing as they attempt to read the tea leaves behind... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2025-01-06 12:05:00 UTC ]
The RCW literary agency and publisher Knights Of have announced the return of a free children’s publishing workshop for aspiring authors of colour, now in partnership with development scheme Megaphone. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-07-08 01:37:05 UTC ]
Wattpad has increasingly become a very popular platform among young writers. Allowing anyone to share their works and providing a route for aspiring authors to be discovered by the publishing industry, it has become a compelling route for those to looking to develop professionally as a writer... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-24 03:00:18 UTC ]
The Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency is launching a six-month mentorship programme for aspiring authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-05 22:15:47 UTC ]
Lucy Cavendish College, part of the University of Cambridge and the organiser of the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize, is launching a festival for aspiring authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Helen Huthwaite, editorial director at HarperCollins, has launched a project to provide manuscript services for aspiring authors in order to raise £30,000 for charity. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
When book blogger Georgia McBride and St. Martin’s Press teamed up in November 2009 to run a contest soliciting what they called new adult fiction from aspiring authors, they had no idea how huge this new niche would become. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Aspiring authors are being given the chance to pitch their novels to a panel of agents at a new... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]