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…
Articles
Innovation alone is not enough – BookMachine teams up with Emerald Publishing
As part of Academic Book Week, on Monday 23rd January, Emerald Publishing hosted a debate called ‘Creating the Future of Academic Publishing: Strengthening the Research…
5 lessons from a publishing life
Andrew Hayward is MD of Ether Books, and has previously worked at The Lutterworth Press, Penguin, Pearson, Constable & Robinson and Summersdale Publishers. About eighteen…
8 steps to writing a book that sells
Writing a book can be a great way to market yourself and even make money. But actually finishing the steps to writing a book and…
BookMachine in Barcelona [EVENT]
If you’re working in the publishing industry and near Barcelona on 16th February, then this is an event to be at! BookMachine in Barcelona draws…
Ditch your resolutions
January 17th is a day that divides the world into two groups: people who accomplish their New Year’s Resolutions and people who don’t. It’s National Ditch Your…
BookMachine Blogging Award: Votes needed
The blogging awards are back! These informal awards are a way to acknowledge the most popular BookMachine bloggers from 2016. Here’s how you can get…
BookMachine membership prices to rise
BookMachine Membership first launched at The London Book Fair in 2015. The launch party was a blast – with publishers running all over the show…
Writers plan protest ahead of Trump inauguration day
Writers Resist London will take place at: The Horse Hospital, Bloomsbury Sunday 15th January, 2017 4-6PM Free event, all welcome Writers Resist London will join…
Seeking exceptional women in publishing
The Kim Scott Walwyn Prize 2017 today opens for submissions. The Prize, which recognises the professional achievements and promise of women in publishing, is open…
Designers of Tools & Apps for writers: It’s show time!
Good news: your marketing efforts are about to become effortless! The newest and possibly, most comprehensive platform for authors and bloggers, Writers Boon, is committed…
Preserving our digital future
John Chelsom started the XML Summer School in 2000, and continues as a board member and lecturer at this annual event. Since 2010 he has…
University of Derby partner on Editorial channel
2017 is a big year for the Publishing team at The University of Derby for both Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses. The new BA (Hons) Writing…
Publishers Assemble: Christmas 2016 is the time to connect
Let’s face it, 2016 has been one heck of a year. We’ve had Brexit; Trump; the Zika virus; nuclear and missile tests from North Korea;…
Once upon a time an editor, designer and publicist linked up… Why we started Bookollective
Esther Harris is an Editor and PR with Bookollective Writing for a living can be a lonely business – you spend your days in your…
