Shortlists revealed for 2015 Forward Poetry Prizes
The shortlists have been unveiled for this year’s Forward Poetry Prizes, commonly thought of as the Booker Prize of the poetry world. Prizes are awarded…
One Big Book Launch is the solution
On Wednesday evening, 10 outstanding authors launched their novels at CompletelyNovel‘s ‘One Big Book Launch‘. The Free Word centre was heaving with literary folks and…
Writing from Experience: Creating Something Meaningful
One of the first tips any experienced author will hand down to a budding scribe is: “write about what you know”. Letting your personal experience…
On being a writer: Graeme Roberts interview
Graeme Roberts is a journalist, writer, and PR professional. Here Stephanie Cox interviews him about social media, newspapers and print, and his love of writing.…
Ahead of the Curve: What RPG publishers have to teach the mainstream
This weekend saw one of Britain’s largest annual meetings of leisure games enthusiasts at the 2015 UK Games Expo in Birmingham. Amongst the 14,000 attendees…
Reading on mobile devices: Sarah Franklin interview
Sarah Franklin is the founder and host of Short Stories Aloud, described as ‘one of the most successful, most joyful, regular literary events in Oxford’.…
Shockwaves and Censorship: how the Arab spring has affected publishing across the Middle East
This is a guest blog by Anna Cunnane. Anna is Export Sales Manager at Kyle Books and Chair of the Society of Young Publishers. In…
Mobile Reading: Why it Matters
This is a guest blog post by Nancy Brown. Nancy is currently managing Worldreader’s content acquisition in Southeast Asia by working with publishers and authors…
The Profile–City University London Publishing Scholarship
City University London’s MAs in Publishing and International Publishing invite applications for the 2015–2016 Profile–City Publishing Scholarship. Funded by Andrew Franklin of Profile Books and…
4 Questions for Laura Kenwright of Spread the Word and the London Short Story Festival
In the run up to BookMachine Week next month which focuses on short form publishing, we interviewed Laura Kenwright who is the Producer of the…
Reading on mobile devices: Louie Stowell interview
Louie Stowell writes and edits non-fiction and story books at Usborne, and has written over 25 books, from factual books about how spacecraft work to…
Reading on mobile devices: Sheila Bounford interview
Sheila Bounford is currently Interim Managing Director at Inpress Books, and is founder of Off the Page Ideas, a consultancy business working with independent publishers.…
On being a journalist: Brian Lavery interview
Brian Lavery is a writer and has also been working in journalism for 25 years. Here Stephanie Cox interviews him about his career spanning journalism,…
2015 Orwell Prize for Books goes to James Meek
The Orwell Prize, given annually to the best in British political writing, has this year awarded its prize for books to novelist James Meek, for…
Reading on mobile devices: Jim Hinks interview
This is a guest interview with Jim Hinks. Jim is an editor at Comma Press, the Manchester-based independent publisher specialising in short fiction. He is…
