Becoming the change we want to see: #Inclusivityconf17
On Monday 13th November, London Book Fair and the Publisher’s Association held their second annual Building Inclusivity in Publishing Conference in London. Hosted by BBC’s…
Tag: Diversity in publishing
We really need diverse books
Typically, when I tell someone I work at the Feminist Press one of two things usually happens. People either share all of their (usually negative)…
Roundup of the Westminster Media Forum Keynote Seminar
Abbie Headon is Commissioning and Digital Development Editor at Summersdale Publishers, and a BookMachine Board Member (representing the Editorial Channel). I was lucky enough last week to…
What can publishers learn from the Women’s March London?
On 21st January 2017, I made the journey to London, met with my youngest sister and some friends and we marched from Grosvenor Square to…
Realities of publishing which I find hard to imagine
Lisa Davis is the Book Purchasing Manager at BookTrust, the UK’s largest reading charity that gifts books to over two million children, including books specially…
Inclusivity and diversity in publishing: Interview with literary agent Isobel Dixon
Isobel Dixon grew up in South Africa, studied in Scotland and now works in London. She is a director of the Blake Friedmann Literary Agency…
Making publishing more diverse: Interview with Josie Dobrin
Josie Dobrin is Chief Executive and co-founder of Creative Access. Creative Access works to tackle the absence of diversity in creative industries by providing young BAME…
Diverge! How thinking differently could boost your career
In an industry that outsources most of its physical tasks and processes, what’s the one thing that can set you and your organisation apart from…
Hometown Tales: open for submissions
Weidenfeld & Nicolson is opening submissions in a bid to find new voices from across the UK. Jennifer Kerslake, editor at W&N, tells us more…
Inclusivity and diversity in publishing [EVENT]
A new conference is being launched in November, programmed by The Publishers Association with event management by The London Book Fair (LBF), to address the…