New Publisher Listing
firstwriter.com – Friday October 23, 2015
Publishes: Fiction;
Markets: Children's
Publishes novels and picture books for children. Send query by email with full text (for picture books) or first chapters (novels) pasted into the body of the email. Accepts multiple submissions, but no more than one project per month from the same author.
Dawn French on writing sex scenes and her new career as a novelist
standard.co.uk – Thursday October 22, 2015
Dawn French says it was difficult to write the sex scenes for her “saucy” new novel — because she struggled to get excruciating language out of her head.
The Vicar Of Dibley star’s comedy romp, According To Yes, is about an English nanny and her adventures in New York. In an interview with the Evening Standard, French said words “like throb, or pant, or pulse kept popping into my mind and you think, ‘Ooh no that’s a bit Barbara Cartland.’ ”
New edition of Budding Bestseller guide launched
firstwriter.com – Thursday October 22, 2015
Infinity Junction has moved, and also introduced the new 2016 edition of its praised Budding Bestseller guide (originally the book Budding Author). To attract people to their new home server and latest website, www.infinityjunction.com, Infinity Junction is offering, for a limited period, free copies in digital form of Budding Bestseller.
New Magazine Listing
firstwriter.com – Thursday October 22, 2015
Publishes: Fiction; Poetry;
Areas include: Adventure; Fantasy; Horror; Mystery; Romance; Sci-Fi; Short Stories;
Markets: Adult
Quarterly magazine of genre fiction and poetry, including horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery and romance.
New digital platform for short stories, poetry, and essays
firstwriter.com – Wednesday October 21, 2015
Comma Press is an independent publisher based in Manchester, specialising in short fiction, and has just launched a digital platform for short stories, poetry and essays in text and audio form. The new platform is called MacGuffin. Anyone can publish work on it, so long as they upload a reading along with their text.
Writing books is not a sane way to make a living
independent.co.uk – Saturday October 17, 2015
Since the beginning of the year I have been writing a book about Star Trek. Next September, it will be 50 years since the first episode (“The Man Trap”) was shown on American television, and although an anniversary isn't necessarily the best reason for a new book, observers of the publishing process will know that it's often a very good excuse. A couple of weeks ago I finished the book and sent it off by email, three and a half months after the original deadline, two and a half months after the renegotiated deadline and six weeks after the absolutely final deadline that could not be breached on pain of death. Douglas Adams's famous comment on the subject (“I love deadlines – I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by”) speaks to every writer in the world, alive or dead.
Franklin: 'toxic competition' in large publishers
thebookseller.com – Friday October 16, 2015
The atmosphere in some large publishing houses is "toxic" as imprints are forced to compete against each other for big titles, Profile Books' owner Andrew Franklin has said.
Speaking yesterday (15th October) about the merits of being an independent publisher in the "CEO Talk" at Frankfurt Book Fair, along with Marcos Pereira, founder and c.e.o of Editora Sextante, Franklin said camaraderie in smaller houses could be better than larger ones.
New Publisher Listing
firstwriter.com – Friday October 16, 2015
Publishes: Fiction; Poetry;
Areas include: Short Stories;
Markets: Adult; Children's; Family; Youth
Publishes themed anthologies of fiction and prose by adults and children. See website for details.
New Literary Agency Listing
firstwriter.com – Friday October 16, 2015
Handles: Fiction; Nonfiction;
Areas: Autobiography; Beauty and Fashion; Business; Cookery; Crafts; Culture; Current Affairs; Design; Finance; Health; Lifestyle; Psychology; Science; Self-Help;
Markets: Adult; Children's; Youth;
Treatments: Commercial; Literary
Send query by email with the word "Query" in the subject line, and the first chapter or 10 pages pasted into the body of the email. See website for specific agent interests and approach one agent only. No plays, screenplays, or poetry. Also offers self-publishing services.
PFD launches digital publishing spin-off Ipso Books
thebookseller.com – Thursday October 15, 2015
Literary agency Peters Fraser & Dunlop (PFD) has launched a spin-off digital publishing business, Ipso Books, to publish both backlist and frontlist writers. The move follows similar ventures by other agencies: Ed Victor Ltd launched Bedford Square Books in 2011, and Curtis Brown set up Studio 28 last year.
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