Portico prize winner Benjamin Myers: 'Why bother chasing the big publishers?'

After being turned down by ‘every major publisher in London’ for his Portico winning novel Beastings, the author says landing the £10,000 prize ‘felt like a vindication’ Benjamin Myers, who has beaten Alan Garner to win the £10,000 Portico prize for literature for his novel Beastings, has spoken of how he was “turned down by every major publisher in London” before landing a book deal. Related: Beastings by Benjamin Myers review – austere and brilliantly shocking I have had so many rejections over the years that now it energises me Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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Faber to publish Cowell biography

Faber is to publish a "definitive" biography of entertainment mogul Simon Cowell by... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trend Report: Are paywalls the only way forward for online publishers?

It's been 18 months since News Corp erected paywalls around The Sunday Times and The Times. Mike Fletcher assesses whether the paywall model is the future for online publishing and talks exclusively with News International to discover a shift in strategic thinking. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bounce! prepares to increase publisher representation

Bounce! Sales & Marketing Ltd is to expand the number of publishers it represents following... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2011 Eddie and Ozzie Award Winners

FOLIO:s Eddie and Ozzie awards competition is the largest of its kind for magazine publishers. It also has the proud distinction of being the only awards event open to magazines and websites of all kindsconsumer, b-to-b, association, custom and regional, big and small. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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HC and Canongate back Page's new publishing call

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Sleeper Hits From Big Houses

There may be no greater indication of how things have changed in corporate publishing than the results of an informal PW search for sleeper hits of the year from major publishers. We annually round up sleepers from indie publishers for a late summer feature, but we have not made a regular habit... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mainstream to publish "street-smart" guide to single life

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Hoffman Media to Cease Publishing Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Magazine

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[ Folio Magazine | 2011-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hall wins Green Carnation Prize

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Oswald withdraws from T S Eliot prize over hedge fund sponsor

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple, Book Publishers Face European Antitrust Probe

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Oswald withdraws from T S Eliot prize over investment sponsor

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Publishers bullish over digital future

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Usborne seeks "boutique" publishing boost

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[ Folio Magazine | 2011-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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