How to Get Published as a Writer
tapinto.net – Tuesday November 26, 2024
Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of traditional and self-publishing routes, approaching literary agents, how to submit a query letter, and submission processes.
This empowering workshop tailored for aspiring authors seeking insight into the complex world of publishing. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of traditional and self-publishing routes, approaching literary agents, how to submit a query letter, and submission processes. Whether you're a debut novelist, seasoned writer, or curious beginner, "How to Get Published as a Writer" equips you with the knowledge and tools needed to confidently navigate your publishing journey and achieve your literary goals.
Literary Agent: North West agency launches fifth annual All You Read is Love festive book drive
prolificnorth.co.uk – Tuesday November 26, 2024
Full-service marketing agency, Agent, has donated over £50,000 worth of children’s books since launching All You Read is Love in 2020 and is hoping 2024 will be the campaign’s biggest year yet.
Agent, which has studios in Liverpool and Manchester, launched its All You Read is Love campaign in 2020 and has donated brand-new books to underprivileged children across the region over the last four years, including works from well-known authors, emerging talent and voices from BAME and LGBTQ+ communities.
98 Recently Opened Submission Calls, Upcoming Deadlines, Contests, Theme Calls & More
subclub.substack.com – Tuesday November 26, 2024
Welcome to Sub Club’s Where to Submit This Week! Our weekly report of up-to-date submission opportunities for writers.
This week, we’ve got:
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4 Recently Opened Submission Calls
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57 Last Chance to Submit
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18 Theme Calls To Inspire You!
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5 Lit mags that are always open for submissions
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14 Vetted writing contests closing this week
New Literary Agent Listing: Rachel Goldblatt
firstwriter.com – Sunday November 24, 2024
In terms of fiction, I’m particularly drawn to character and voice driven narratives that make me feel deeply and think hard about the world around us. If the writing is compelling, agile, atmospheric and intelligent I can fall for any kind of story, but I especially enjoy those that have a strong sense of time and place, are clear and bold in their intent and style and that interrogate what it means to be human. I love books that explore complicated or outsider characters, complex family dynamics, the domestic space, modern life, relationships in all forms, identity and the female experience. I always love reading clever novels with a dark edge. I want to read absorbing narrative non-fiction that challenges and broadens our perspective and offers a fresh take on or new approach to big subjects. I am especially drawn to literary biography and criticism as well as books about nature, art, history and contemporary social issues, and I'm always interested in extraordinary stories about real people or events. I also enjoy reading creative, formally inventive memoir and life writing.
Self-Editing Tips for Writers: Polishing Your Manuscript Like a Pro
rollingstone.com – Friday November 22, 2024
In an era where everyone with a laptop thinks they’re destined for literary stardom, the art of self-editing remains the secret weapon separating the amateurs from the pros. Think of it as the literary equivalent of mixing a track — you’ve got the raw recording, but now it’s time to clean up those frequencies and make it sing.
The first draft is merely the beginning. The real magic happens in revision. But how do you approach editing your own work when you’re too close to see its flaws? Here’s our greatest hits compilation of editing techniques that actually work.
Kill Your Darlings (No Really, Do It)
Writers inevitably fall in love with their more purple passages. But if that beautifully crafted paragraph isn’t moving the story forward, it’s got to go. Create a ‘darlings’ document where you can paste your precious deleted sections. Think of it as having a B-sides album — those cuts might work somewhere else.
6 Magazines for Memoirists
subclub.substack.com – Friday November 22, 2024
I asked the Sub Club-al (…ugh) what list I should make this week and Shannan immediately said memoir because as we know, everyone and their mother is writing a memoir. But that doesn't mean it's easy to find magazines for memoir excerpts or essays. Nonfiction, even creative nonfiction, comes in so many sub-genres and forms that it can be tricky to judge what a magazine means when they say they publish it. The magazines on this list are open to submissions of memoir, and many of them are open to other forms of nonfiction as well, including hybrid forms of personal writing, criticism, and social analysis.
Microsoft launches imprint that aims to be faster than traditional book publishing
theguardian.com – Thursday November 21, 2024
Named after an Intel microprocessor, 8080 Books aims to ‘shorten the lag between the final manuscript and the book’s arrival in the marketplace’
Microsoft has launched a new book imprint with the aim of printing faster than traditional publishers.
Named after an Intel microprocessor, 8080 Books will publish titles focused on technology, science and business.
The imprint aims to “accelerate the publishing process, shortening the lag between the final manuscript and the book’s arrival in the marketplace,” reads a company statement.
“Technology has quickened the pace of almost every industry except publishing,” it adds. “We know that more important ideas and arguments can travel faster than they do at the moment. Can they travel too fast? Of course, that already happens in abundance, but we seek to strike the right balance.”
New Book Publisher Listing: Tippermuir Books Ltd
firstwriter.com – Thursday November 21, 2024
Our mission is to add to the cultural life of Scotland by publishing interesting and worthy books in English and Scots. The company’s strength is our smallness (actually, we are not that small anymore) and love of the written word. We publish books that appeal to us and/or we feel are important culturally, socially, and most importantly, because they are great reads.
Itching to write a book? AI publisher Spines wants to make a deal
techcrunch.com – Tuesday November 19, 2024
Generative AI has upended how we write things, or even if we write at all. Now a startup wants to be the main character in the next chapter of that story: AI that replaces the role of the publisher.
Spines is a self-publishing platform that claims that — thanks to being powered by artificial intelligence — it can do all the work of a publisher, and do it faster and cheaper. That task list includes editing a piece of writing, providing suggestions to improve it, and giving users a frank projection on who might read the published work; providing options for cover design and layout; and distributing the finished product in e-book or print-on-demand formats.
Spines’ pitch is that work that might have otherwise taken six to 18 months at a traditional publisher can now be completed in two to three weeks.
“Our innovation is in the process of production,” said CEO and co-founder Yehuda Niv.
Write For Us: Share Your Magazine Insights With Our Audience
gigwise.com – Tuesday November 19, 2024
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We’re seeking enthusiastic writers to contribute articles on Magazine Publishing and Editorial Content. If you’re passionate about sharing knowledge, insights, and advice on creating, curating, or transforming magazine content, we’d love to feature your work.
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