£10k rights bursary from DRF

A new bursary of £10,000 is to be awarded from the Deborah Rogers Foundation, targeting either a publishing rights professional or a literary agent. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rights Sales for the Winner of the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens: ‘So Good’

Award-winning author David Diop is the client of a new one-woman literary agency in France. Looking at her rights sales, you can understand the agency's name: So Far So Good. The post Rights Sales for the Winner of the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens: ‘So Good’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rights Roundup: On the Run-Up to Guest of Honor Norway at Frankufurter Buchmesse

The coming Frankfurter Buchmesse Guest of Honor program is off to an agile start, as we feature several foreign rights hits from Norway–plus work from Germany and India–in our first 2019 Rights Roundup. The post Rights Roundup: On the Run-Up to Guest of Honor Norway at Frankufurter Buchmesse... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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All the right moves

Philip Jones reflects on Marie Kondo's new Netflix series and the resilience of the physical book. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three leave as PRH Children’s restructures rights team

Penguin Random House Children’s is restructuring its rights team in a move that will see Camilla Borthwick, Joanna Lawrie and Catherine Harrison leave the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OWN IT! acquires rights to former teacher's debut novel

OWN IT! will publish former secondary school teacher Ashley Hickson-Lovence’s debut novel after founder and publisher Crystal Mahey-Morgan acquired the rights in a deal negotiated with David Godwin Associates. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Are There So Many F**king Best-sellers Right Now With F**k in the Title?

Perusing the best-seller list these days is an adults-only experience. The top 25 books on Amazon’s list as of this writing include cookbooks titled What the F*@#k Should I Make for Dinner? and 50 Ways To Eat Cock, as well as a self-help guide called The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck. Two... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2018-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Watson, Little hires Rachel Richardson as rights director

Watson, Little Ltd has hired the literary agency’s first rights director, Rachel Richardson.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Failure to protect exhaustion rights 'will fatally undermine UK publishing', warns Trollope

Novelist Joanna Trollope has warned that Theresa May's government will "fatally undermine the whole UK publishing industry" if it fails to protect in law the UK position on exhaustion rights.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Salt scoops rights to new volume of Lezard’s memoirs

Salt Publishing has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to a new volume of Nicholas Lezard’s memoirs.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four Agents on Rights Trading at Guadalajara: ‘Hunger and Passion’

Agents this week have held meetings in Guadalajara International Book Fair's rights center, searching for new stars and promoting their authors. The post Four Agents on Rights Trading at Guadalajara: ‘Hunger and Passion’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London’s Indonesia Rights Forum: ‘Creative Economy’

Ahead of the London Book Fair's 2019 Market Focus on Indonesia, a rights forum draws publishers to learn about buying and selling into the island market. The post London’s Indonesia Rights Forum: ‘Creative Economy’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thai Children’s Rights Fair Throws the Spotlight on a Fast-Developing Market

The four-day International Children’s Content Rights Fair—which took place in Thailand, and ended its run on December 2—is focused on children’s content from ASEAN publishers and facilitating rights trading within the region and with overseas exhibitors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shamsie's Home Fire continues to burn bright with £10k Hellenic Prize win

Kamila Shamsie has been awarded 2017's £10,000 London Hellenic Prize, given to the best book inspired by or relating to Greece, for Home Fire (Bloomsbury). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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RNA announces 10 new bursaries to support inclusion

The Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA) has announced a raft of inclusivity initiatives, including the launch of 10 new bursaries aimed at supporting a more diverse range of romantic fiction writing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cape publisher Robertson takes £10k Goldsmiths Prize for 'convention-defying' noir narrative

Jonathan Cape publisher Robin Robertson has taken the £10,000 Goldsmiths Prize for his "convention-defying novel in verse" The Long Take (Pan Macmillan). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hadley scoops £10k Edge Hill Prize for Bad Dreams

Tessa Hadley has won the £10,000 Edge Hill Short Story Prize for Bad Dreams (Jonathan Cape). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canada’s Kids Can Press Finds Rights Interest in Timely Titles at Frankfurt

Toronto-based Kids Can Press reports strong international interest at Frankfurter Buchmesse for the publisher's issue-driven list of upcoming titles. The post Canada’s Kids Can Press Finds Rights Interest in Timely Titles at Frankfurt appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Summerhayes to spark rights debate at FutureBook Live

Curtis Brown agent Cathryn Summerhayes is to join the morning keynotes at The Bookseller’s AudioBook Conference, held as part of FutureBook Live (30th November). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rights Roundup: From Global Population Issues to Fascism—and Some Welcome ‘Finesse’

A pair of co-authors and an author-illustrator duo are included in our group of writers whose work is found in the titles you'll find here in our rights roundup, brought to us by literary agents and rights directors. The post Rights Roundup: From Global Population Issues to Fascism—and Some... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlantic pre-empts world rights in study of 'great imperial hangover'

Atlantic Books has pre-empted world rights to The Great Imperial Hangover: How Empires Shaped Our World by Samir Puri, an international relations lecturer at the War Studies Department of Kings College, London. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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