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
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)…
Interview with WriteNow participant Nels Abbey
WriteNow, Penguin Random House UK’s programme to find, mentor and publish new writers currently under-represented on the nation’s bookshelves, is back for 2017.
Interview with WriteNow mentor Lydia Yadi
WriteNow, Penguin Random House UK’s programme to find, mentor and publish new writers currently under-represented on the nation’s bookshelves, is back for 2017. The world’s number-one…
Innovative publishing for people who have visual impairments
It’s entirely possible that you won’t have heard of Calibre and yet this organisation is a key part of the publishing supply chain for thousands…
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…
Interview with Literary Agent Diana Beaumont
Diana Beaumont joined Marjacq in 2017; she started agenting with Rupert Heath Literary Agency in 2011 before moving to UTA. Before that she was senior…
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…
Hometown Tales diversity initiative seeks submissions
Weidenfeld & Nicolson (part of Orion Books) is opening submissions in a bid to find new voices from across the UK. Jennifer Kerslake, editor at…
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…
Diversity, disability and the industry: Lisa Clark interview
Lisa Clark is Senior Commissioning Editor at Jessica Kingsley Publishers where she commissions mainly in the fields of arts therapies, autism, and nutrition. Here Norah…