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    Inclusivity and Publishing

    Inclusivity and Publishing: Where are we not looking? And how can you help?

    Brittany Yost is a student at University College London pursuing her Masters in Publishing. She received her undergraduate degree in English Literature and Communication Studies…

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    Brittany Yost August 17, 2018
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    Small independent presses: interview with Cécile Menon

    Tomorrow evening (Wednesday 16th May), a group of BookMachine-goers will be joining the TLS in London for an event which focuses on small, independent presses…

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    Norah Myers May 15, 2018
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    Small press case study: Influx Press – an interview with Sanya Semakula and Kit Caless

    Thanks to Francesca Zunino Harper for setting up this interview. After being awarded the Republic of Consciousness Prize last week for Attrib. And Other Stories by Eley…

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    Francesca Zunino Harper March 27, 2018
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    Is this the age of small presses? An interview with Neil Griffiths, founder of the Republic of Consciousness Prize

    Thanks to Francesca Zunino Harper for setting up this interview. The Republic of Consciousness Prize is a passionate tribute to small presses’ hard work, original…

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    Francesca Zunino Harper March 26, 2018
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    Inclusive, collaborative and energising: Jeremy Trevathan talks about 2018

    Jeremy Trevathan, Publisher, is responsible for the shape, direction and profitability of the adult publishing lists at Pan Macmillan in the UK. His authors have…

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    Jeremy Trevathan February 5, 2018
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    Fifty Shades of Commercial Success

    Kate Ellis is a freelance editor and runs Ellis Editorial, specialising in commercial crime, thriller and women’s fiction. She is also an editorial mentor for…

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    Kate Ellis January 9, 2018
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    Only connect: The publisher’s role in helping ideas spread

    Nigel Wilcockson, head of Random House Business Books, recognizes three categories of business books: ‘There is the management strategy book, which is what people think…

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    Alison Jones December 20, 2017
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    The reinvention of storytelling

    Thousands of years ago, we told stories to each other. The best stories were those that could be repeated over and over again, changing little,…

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    Alison Jones November 22, 2017
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    The Good Journal: Interview with Julia Kingsford

    Abbie Headon interviews Julia Kingsford, literary agent and marketing consultant at Kingsford Campbell, about her new project, The Good Journal.

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    Abbie Headon October 19, 2017
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    5 reasons to use social and mobile for scouting new talent

    Sweek, a social platform for free reading and writing, and Ravensburger, a well-known German publisher, have successfully completed #SchreibMitRavensburger, a Young Adult writing contest. At…

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    Veronika Kartovenko October 16, 2017
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    Career progression: Interview with Alexa von Hirschberg

    Alexa von Hirschberg is a Senior Commissioning Editor at Bloomsbury Publishing. Norah Myers interviews her here. 

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    Norah Myers October 11, 2017

    FutureBook … or FutureRead? Fostering the next generation of readers

    Sheila Bounford has worked in service businesses connected to the publishing industry for thirty years. A former Executive Director of the IPG, Head of Business…

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    Sheila Bounford August 1, 2017
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    Alchemy: Why poetry publishers need to get it together

    In May this year, three wrestling matches were held in a library. Two small poetry publishers, Sidekick Books and The Emma Press, nominated their champions…

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    Kirsten Irving July 18, 2017
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    Why we should be publishing more children’s books in translation

    Lisa Davis is the Book Purchasing Manager at BookTrust, the UK’s largest reading charity that gifts books to over two million children, and works on the…

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    Lisa Davis July 17, 2017
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    Interview with WriteNow mentor Lydia Yadi

    WriteNow, Penguin Random House UK’s programme to find, mentor and publish new writers currently under-represented on the nation’s bookshelves, is back for 2017. The world’s number-one…

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    Norah Myers July 8, 2017
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