Women in Comics: are we failing to recognise female creators?
One of the world’s biggest comic-book festivals, Angoulême, made the headlines earlier this year when it failed to include any women in their 30-strong shortlist for the…
Editorial
From copyediting and proofreading to commissioning, content creation and strategy, learn how to craft engaging and effective content for print and digital platforms.
9 commissioning tips: educational, non-fiction trade and all-rounders
Becky Lovell has been a Commissioning Editor for 6 years across both educational and non-fiction trade publishing. She is currently Commissioning Editor for the international…
On founding a literary agency: Bryony Woods interview
Bryony co-founded DKW Literary Agency in 2012, where she now represents everything from quirky children’s fiction through to YA and adult fiction and non-fiction. Bryony…
On being a literary agent at book fairs: Ella Kahn interview
Ella Kahn is co-founder and literary agent at Diamond Kahn & Woods, where she represents a wide range of children’s and YA fiction, and adult…
Diversity, disability and the industry: Lisa Clark interview
Lisa Clark is Senior Commissioning Editor at Jessica Kingsley Publishers where she commissions mainly in the fields of arts therapies, autism, and nutrition. Here Norah…
The top 5 skills an editor needs
Sam Humphreys is Associate Publisher at Mantle, Pan Macmillan’s newest fiction imprint. She has previously worked at Picador, Profile Books and Penguin and, before that,…
On being an assistant editor: Kate Ellis interview
Kate Ellis is Assistant Editor at Avon, HarperCollins’ commercial fiction arm. Before emigrating over the border to London, Kate had a crash course in publishing…
Every boy needs his dog: The importance of inclusive language
When I was about eight years old, I read everything I could get my hands on. I read kids’ books and grownup books, and learned…
The lost art of indexes in ebooks
When was the last time you used an index in an ebook? Maybe the better question is this: Have you ever used an index in…
Penguin Random House on audiobooks: Hannah Telfer interview
Last week Penguin Random House announced that it’s establishing its audio business as a standalone division, Penguin Random House UK Audio. Here we interviewed Hannah Telfer,…
10 things I learned at BARE Lit Festival
This is a guest post by India Hosten-Hughes, who attended the launch of the BARE Lit Festival (26-28th February). BARE Lit is ‘a new literature festival…
The top 5 skills a literary agent needs
This is a guest post by Rory Scarfe. Rory spent several years as a non-fiction publisher before becoming a literary agent, where he has worked with a…
Ten lessons I’ve learned in ten years as a freelancer
Charlie Wilson is a freelance ghostwriter, book editor and proofreader, trading as Landmark Editorial. Her book How to Succeed as a Freelancer in Publishing, co-authored with Emma Murray,…
What’s current with the classics?
Pan Macmillan will launch Macmillan Collector’s Library with 26 titles in July, and will publish around 100 titles in the first six months after launch. The launch follows the…
Author-pays publishing: Sarah Barlow Scott interview
Sarah Barlow Scott is the founder of Barlow Books, a team of freelance editors, and experts in design, production and marketing. The team run their…
