Scratching out is the new colouring in
The Quarto Group have announced the launch of Scratch & Create, a new series of books that feature metallic ink layered over drawings or colourful backgrounds. With…
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Kim Scott Walwyn Prize announces shortlist of outstanding women in publishing
The Kim Scott Walwyn Prize today names its five talented women on the 2017 shortlist, which recognises the professional achievements and promise of women who…
The London Book Fair Competition #BookMachineWorks
This competition is for you. We want you to capture your best moments from this year’s London Book Fair and share your photos using the…
A tax on the precariat: what the 2017 budget means for the self-employed in publishing
Outrage abounds in the wake of Philip Hammond’s 2017 Budget announcement on Wednesday. Amongst other controversial moves, National Insurance (NI) payments on the self-employed have…
Paula Neary from Springer Nature joins Ribbonfish as CEO
Ribbonfish has appointed Paula Neary as its new CEO. The former Director of Business Systems at Springer Nature takes up a leadership role at the…
Unsung Heroes of Publishing 2017: Sam Perkins announced as a winner
Everyone likes to win an award – it spruces up your CV by showing that you are at the top of your profession, achieving more…
Get involved with BookMachine at The London Book Fair
BookMachine are huge Book Fair fans. Not only does the annual event allow us to meet our readers, members and clients in one place, but…
JVs and affiliates – better together
It’s a fact of life – of my life certainly, and I’m pretty sure yours too – that you can’t do everything on your own.…
Why we ask readers to choose the novels we publish
Yvonne Barlow is the publisher of Hookline Books, they take submissions only from students and graduates of MA writing courses and put the work before…
Jonny Geller wins BookMachine blogger award 2016
The BookMachine blogging awards are run annually using Google analytics to pick the most viewed blog posts of the year. BookMachine readers then vote for their…
Curtis Brown Creative writing school: Interview with Rufus Purdy
Curtis Brown Creative is the only writing school to be run by a literary agency, and offers selective novel-writing courses in London and online. Here,…
KU Big Read 2017 shortlist announced
Since 2015, Kingston University has given a book to every undergraduate and postgraduate student about to join the univeristy as part of the KU Big Read…
The relationship between author and publicist
Carys Bray is the author of a collection of short stories, Sweet Home, and two novels, A Song for Issy Bradley, which was shortlisted for…
How to write a design brief and why it’s important to get right
One of the biggest aspects that can make or break a design project is the briefing process. The best design work comes when designers are confident,…
Interview with Rebecca Lewis-Oakes, winner of last year’s Kim Scott Walwyn Prize
Rebecca Lewis-Oakes is the 2015 winner of the Kim Scott Walwyn Prize. She is currently Managing Editor for Fiction at Egmont UK and has been…
