Want to win a book industry award?
Winning awards won’t make you rich, and won’t help you sell books. But It will spruce up your CV, massage your ego immensely, impress your…
Nominees unveiled for 2015 Warwick Prize for Writing
The longlist has been revealed for the 2015 Warwick Prize for Writing, presented every two years by the University of Warwick to writing in English…
Working in Publishing and Marketing: Samantha Missingham interview
Samantha Missingham is Head of Audience Development at Harper Collins Publishers. Here Stephanie Cox interviews Sam about her career so far, the impact of social…
German watershed for digital erotica
In a move that defies every NSFW comic stereotype, the German Publishers & Booksellers Association has been told by the country’s Youth Protection Authority that…
The power of colour for your brand
MAKE COLOR WORK FOR YOU Webinar date | June 25, 3:00 pm BST Join Rebecca Swift and Laurie Pressman as they take a look into…
Jim Crace wins International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
This year’s International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award has been presented to Harvest by English author Jim Crace. Sponsored solely by the city of Dublin, the prize…
Landing an agent and being an intern: Heather Van Fleet interview
Heather Van Fleet is a YA/NA author represented by Stacey Donaghy of Donaghy Literary. She is also an intern at BookFish Books. Here Stephanie Cox…
Walter Scott Prize goes to John Spurling
The Borders Book Festival has this year awarded its annual Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction to John Spurling for his novel The Ten Thousand…
Authorship versus content representation: What’s the way forward for equality?
Just over a week ago, author Kamila Shamsie spoke out publically, including in The Guardian and The Bookseller, proposing that 2018 should become the Year…
BookMachine Week, London – A photo/twitter blog
It’s BookMachine week and this time round the talks are on short form content and mobile reading. With events held across the UK and in Barcelona,…
Chris Riddell named new Children’s Laureate
Illustrator Chris Riddell has been named as the new Children’s Laureate, taking over from author Malorie Blackman, who has held the post since 2013. Awarded…
Discounted BIC courses for BookMachine Members
Did you know that BookMachine Members get 10 – 25% discount off BIC courses? BIC offer a variety of training courses covering a broad range…
How Useful is the Profile Scholarship and MA in Publishing Studies?
This is a guest blog from Mia Olorunfemi. Mia studied the MA in Publishing Studies at City University London, carried out paid internships at Profile…
On Publishing in the North: Lucy Houlden interview
Lucy Houlden is a Researcher/Editorial Assistant at Cobweb Info Ltd. Here Stephanie Cox interviews Lucy her interest in the publishing industry and her blog, Publishing…
Permission to talk about licensing…
When we talk about rights and licensing one of the most underestimated components in this sector are permissions. In many ways they are the unsung…
