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    Tag: Publishing Training Centre

    The PTC’s Copywriting for Publishers

    On a cold day in November, I was lucky to be the first person clicking on a button that said I want to win! Actually,…

    Anna Nolan March 5, 2017
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    It seems that there’s not a publishing skills shortage at all

    Peter McKay is Chief Executive of the Publishing Training Centre. He joined the PTC in 2011 after 34 years in educational, scholarly and professional publishing.…

    Peter McKay February 3, 2017
    Digital publishing

    Digital publishing is now “fabric”, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy

    This is a guest blog post by Steve Connolly, Publishing Director for FE and Digital at Hodder Education. This blog post first appeared on the…

    Steve Connolly October 26, 2016
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    social media

    Can social media make a difference for your authors?

    This is a guest post by Alison Barrow. Alison is Director of Media Relations at Transworld. You can find her on Twitter @alisonbarrow. This blog…

    Alison Barrow October 26, 2016
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    Publishing

    Six gems about Marketing that may seem obvious, but are you really acting on them?

    This is a guest post by Rachel Maund. Rachel is is Director of publishing consultancy Marketability (UK) Ltd and a tutor at the Publishing Training…

    Rachel Maund October 19, 2016
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    Win a place on ‘Copywriting for publishers’ worth £435

    If you work in publishing, you are already familiar with the power of words. Whether you have to write advance information sheets, catalogue entries, back-cover…

    BookMachine October 11, 2016

    2015 Kim Scott Walwyn Prize opens for nominations

    This year’s Kim Scott Walwyn Prize, celebrating the achievements of women in UK publishing, is now open for nominations and entries. Those looking to nominate…

    Chris Ward January 20, 2015

    Story time for digital publishers

    This a guest post from Simon Appleby, who runs Bookswarm, a digital agency specialising in delivering projects for authors, agents and publishers. Simon has 15 years’ experience of…

    Simon Appleby July 3, 2012

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    When I left university I knew I wanted to work in publishing. I jumped straight in and got in touch with The Publishing Training Centre…

    Lottie Chase October 10, 2011
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    Five reasons to take a publishing course

    We all know that training is good for us, whether that be joining a gym or learning a new skill, but if you already work…

    Edelweiss Arnold July 18, 2011
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