New Magazine Listing
firstwriter.com – Monday January 9, 2017
Publishes: Fiction; Nonfiction; Poetry
Areas include: Short Stories
Markets: Adult
Preferred styles: Literary
Literary journal publishing fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Submit up to three poems or prose up to 5,000 words between August 1 and November 1 annually, via online submission system. No postal submissions. $250 awarded to one piece selected from each category.
Revealed: The line-up for Aberdeen’s new crime writing festival, Granite Noir
pressandjournal.co.uk – Sunday January 8, 2017
Some of the most celebrated talent from the Nordic Noir scene will join Scotland’s own Tartan Noir authors for Granite Noir, which takes place in the city from February 24-26.
Among the names from the Nordic Noir genre will be Norway’s Gunnar Staalesen, Sweden’s Kristina Ohlsson and Thomas Rydahl from Denmark.
Already announced as headliners are renowned crime writers Denise Mina and Christopher Brookmyre – as well as the north-east’s very own crime fiction stalwart Stuart MacBride.
Beaumont seeks 'under-represented' voices after move to Marjacq
thebookseller.com – Saturday January 7, 2017
Diana Beaumont is keen to seek voices currently “under-represented” in the literary community in her new role at the Marjacq Scripts literary agency.
Beaumont joined the Holborn-based firm this week from United Talent Agency (UTA), bringing her client list with her.
She told The Bookseller she was “thrilled” to be joining Marjacq at a time the agency was expanding, with her addition bringing the company’s number of agents to five.
Diana Beaumont leaves UTA as it winds down UK literary operation
thebookseller.com – Friday January 6, 2017
Literary agent Diana Beaumont is leaving the United Talent Agency (UTA) to join Marjacq Scripts Ltd, bringing her clients with her.
The move, which follows the departure of Juliet Mushens to set up her own agency with Robert Caskie and Sarah Manning's shift to the Bent Agency this week, has coincided with UTA's decision to wind down its literary operation in the UK, The Bookseller can confirm.
Rights Agent
jobs.thebookseller.com – Wednesday January 4, 2017
A wonderful opportunity to be a key player in a vibrant literary agency with a reputation for launching the careers of debut writers on a global level.
Madeleine Milburn Ltd is looking for a highly organised, proactive and dynamic Rights Agent to join the agency's Mayfair office. The successful applicant will be an avid reader, have excellent attention to detail, strong pitching skills and a willingness to get involved with everything at this boutique yet highly successful, expanding agency.
Resolving to write a book in 2017? Publishers share advice
wildhunt.org – Wednesday January 4, 2017
The new year has been rung in and resolutions have been made and, for many, high on the list of resolutions is to finish writing a book and have it published. This is, would be their first attempt at becoming a professional author. While there are many resources devoted to the budding writer, there isn’t much specific to publishers who work with Pagan, Heathen, and other occult topics.
The Wild Hunt spoke with several publishers about the kinds of books that they are looking for this year and what common mistakes prevent a book from being accepted. They offer some helpful and direct advice for budding authors.
New Publisher Listing
firstwriter.com – Wednesday January 4, 2017
Publishes: Fiction;
Markets: Adult;
Preferred styles: Literary
Publishes fiction. Send cover letter and up to 30 pages or three chapters of your work via online submission system.
Tributes paid to agent David Miller
thebookseller.com – Saturday December 31, 2016
Shocked book trade friends and colleagues have joined in paying tribute to literary agent David Miller of Rogers, Coleridge and White, who died earlier today (Friday 30th December) aged 50.
In a statement, RCW chair Gill Coleridge and m.d. Peter Straus announced: "It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our dear colleague, David Miller, who died in hospital in London on Friday morning, 30th December. David suffered a major heart attack on Christmas Eve and never regained consciousness. He died peacefully in the company of friends.
The Kindle Effect
fortune.com – Friday December 30, 2016
Consider the metamorphosis of self-publishing. For decades it was dismissed as the desperate refuge of authors rejected by publishing houses, wannabes who paid a fee to a musty vanity press that would dutifully typeset their words and transform them into a few boxes of books that the “writers” could hand out to their friends.
Today, thanks to ebooks and Amazon (AMZN, -2.02%), self-publishing is a global phenomenon—an independent route intentionally chosen by more and more authors—that has spawned not only mega-bestsellers like Fifty Shades of Grey, but also hits in other realms, such as the movie version of The Martian. Ebook self-publishing has become a $1 billion industry.
Make this the year you finally write your book
mprnews.org – Friday December 30, 2016
According to a New York Times op-ed from over a decade ago, "81 percent of Americans feel they have a book in them."
If that's still true today, there's almost 200 million American adults roaming the country, dreaming of the novels and memoirs and cookbooks they have yet to write. If even a quarter of them ever move on to the actual writing stage, our bookstores are going to explode.
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