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,…
Tag: Publishing Training Centre
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Why Copy-Editing Skills is the ideal course for anyone looking to break into publishing…
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…
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…