Wednesday Wisdom: Live interview with Emma Smith
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Building Skills and Confidence in Editing: How skills training programmes can support a more diverse editorial workforce
In 2018, The Literary Consultancy offered a pilot initiative for aspiring editors, with three short seminars giving an introduction to the basics of copy-editing, proofreading…
Keeping publishing flexible through outsourcing: interview with Just Content
Melody Dawes is the Managing Director of Just Content. With 20 years’ experience in educational and academic publishing, she set up Just Content in 2013,…
Production editor, Academic [JOB POSTING]
Newgen Publishing is a fast-growing publishing services company based in Gloucestershire. Part of the Newgen KnowledgeWorks group we provide UK-based editorial and project management services…
Event report: BookMachine Meets Bloomsbury Publishing
On 19th September, BookMachine hosted its second BookMachine Meets… event in collaboration with the Bloomsbury Institute (@BloomsburyInst on Twitter). Held in the beautiful Bloomsbury HQ…
Language barriers: navigating the world of publishing jargon
In the BookMachine Editorial Board, we’ve been discussing the barriers that prevent people getting into the publishing industry. One of the factors that keep outsiders…
Like and subscribe: how Influx Press is connecting with readers
Influx Press is an independent publisher based in north London. Influx is committed to publishing innovative and challenging fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction from across…
Beyond unabridged: the captivating world of audio drama
My name is Jenni Lewis. I’ve worked as a commissioning editor in audio books for 10 years, mainly for Penguin Random House. My newest challenge…
What Editors Want: tips from the experts for editorial success
I interviewed 15 editors whose work I admire for my new podcast, What Editors Want, to find out what they look for in a book…
Something old, something new: the story behind Audible’s Hag podcast
In this interview, Harriet Poland of Audible describes the genesis of the Hag podcast, which will be launching on 29th August.
How to handle conversations that begin with “I have a good idea for a book”
Anne Trubek is the founder of Belt Publishing, a small press focused on quality non-fiction about the Rust Belt and Midwest. Her Notes from a Small…
Velocity Press: interview with founder Colin Steven
Whatever else 2019 is offering us, one thing is certain: this is a great era for small-but-powerful publishing startups. In this interview, we meet Colin…
