On being a journalist: Brian Lavery interview
Brian Lavery is a writer and has also been working in journalism for 25 years. Here Stephanie Cox interviews him about his career spanning journalism,…
Careers
Freelancing and time management
This is a guest post from Chris Brown. Chris is a freelance publishing professional with over 10 years of experience in the publishing industry. Chris…
Publicity: the most creative department in Publishing
Ana McLaughlin has worked in Publicity at Random House, Kyle Books and Michael O’Mara Books and is now working in arts and books PR at…
On being an Editorial Assistant [part 3]
This is guest blog from Norah Myers. Norah works for an independent publisher in Toronto. Her job blends editorial with marketing; she helps support an…
Four of the many things I learned while doing a Publishing Masters
This is a guest post from Sarah Blake. Sarah is a part-time librarian and current student on the Publishing Masters at City University. Relating all…
What I wish someone had told me about publishing
This is a guest post from Alice Murphy-Pyle. Alice is Marketing Manager at Transworld Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Follow her on Twitter…
On Reading for an Agency
Norah Myers is known on BookMachine for her blog posts about being an Editorial Assistant. This week she is back with some advice on Reading…
On being an Editorial Assistant [part 2]
Last week we interviewed Norah Myers on being an Editorial Assistant. This week she is back with some advice. Norah studied publishing in London at…
Monday musings: 3 things that make working in children’s publishing better
This is a guest post from Fiz Osborne. Fiz is Senior Editor on the Illustrated Publishing list at Bloomsbury Children’s Books, commissioning both authors and…
On being an Editorial Assistant [part 1]
This is a guest post from Norah Myers. Norah studied publishing in London at City University and worked for Picador and Bloomsbury before returning to…
So you think you are due a pay rise?
This is a guest post from Suzanne Collier, who is described as THE person to see if you want to get ahead in book publishing.…
Survey reveals industry-wide pay disparity in publishing
Later today (16/12) the House of Commons will vote on a bill brought forward by Labour MP Sarah Champion that would make the need for…
5 questions for freelance editor and consultant Beth Cox [INTERVIEW]
BookMachine Oxford host Charly Salvesen-Ford talks to Beth Cox, freelance editor and consultant specialising in children’s books, and the star of our event on 6th…
BookMachine Talks to Inspired about the Changing World of Publishing
Inspired Selection are kindly sponsoring BookMachine London with Sam Missingham on Tuesday 22nd July. This is a guest…
How to get into publishing
After much hard work trying to break into the industry, Jasmine Joynson found her dream job as Publicity Assistant at one of the big five…
