New Literary Agency Listing
firstwriter.com – Wednesday October 4, 2017
Handles: Fiction; Nonfiction
Areas: Beauty and Fashion; Cookery; Crime; Design; Health; Historical; Lifestyle; Mystery; Psychology; Romance; Self-Help; Thrillers; Women's Interests
Markets: Adult; Youth
Treatments: Popular
Send query by email only, with first chapter (fiction) or first ten pages (nonfiction) in the body of the email. Attachments will not be opened. No queries by phone.
New Magazine Listing
firstwriter.com – Tuesday October 3, 2017
Publishes: Fiction; Nonfiction; Poetry;
Areas include: Horror; Psychology; Short Stories;
Markets: Adult
Online magazine, publishing fiction, short stories, micros, flash fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, in the horror genre. Aims to offer something new within the genre, with a focus on the psychological aspects of horror. See website for full submission guidelines.
Authors hit out at World Book Day for picking too many celebrity writers
telegraph.co.uk – Tuesday October 3, 2017
Top children's authors have hit out at World Book Day for picking £1 titles by a "clutch of celebrities" for next year's event.
In a post online David Almond, author of Skellig, wrote that "the nation's children are being shortchanged" by the decision to include four celebrity names among the ten chosen books.
9 Books On Writing That Will Help You Conquer The Toughest Cases Of Writer's Block
bustle.com – Sunday October 1, 2017
Ask any successful author for advice, and they will all tell you the same thing: to be a great writer, you have to be an avid reader. While its important to stack your TBR pile with the world's greatest works of prose and poetry, it's also essential to include books about the craft itself if you want to improve your writing. From style and grammar guidebooks to insightful essays from the world's best writers, these reads will help you work through even the toughest case of writer's block.
5 Writing Tips: Harlan Coben
publishersweekly.com – Saturday September 30, 2017
Working off my Rule 3, I'm going to skip boring you with a long introductory paragraph and get straight to it:
New Literary Agency Listing
firstwriter.com – Thursday September 28, 2017
Handles: Fiction; Nonfiction
Areas: Autobiography; Historical
Markets: Adult; Youth
Treatments: Contemporary
Particularly interested in historical fiction, contemporary YA, literary fiction, memoir, and narrative nonfiction. No adult and YA paranormal, fantasy, science fiction, romance, thrillers, mysteries, or picture books. Send query by email with first ten pages. Only makes personal response if interested.
Michael Ondaatje opens archive to reveal his writing methods
theguardian.com – Monday September 25, 2017
An image of a drunken Oxford party that Michael Ondaatje clipped from a magazine and stuck into a notebook would, years later, inspire a scene in The English Patient, according to the novelist’s archives, which have just been acquired by the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin.
Ondaatje, in an interview with the Center’s director Stephen Ennis, said he writes around four drafts of a book by hand before moving it on to a typewriter or computer and then “reworking it, printing it out, rewriting it by hand”.
New Literary Agency Listing
firstwriter.com – Monday September 25, 2017
Handles: Fiction; Nonfiction
Areas: Adventure; Anthropology; Antiques; Archaeology; Architecture; Arts; Autobiography; Biography; Crime; Culture; Current Affairs; Design; Entertainment; Film; Gothic; Historical; Hobbies; Literature; Men's Interests; Military; Music; Mystery; Nature; Philosophy; Politics; Science; Short Stories; Sociology; Sport; Thrillers; Translations; Travel; TV; Women's Interests
Markets: Adult
Treatments: Commercial; Contemporary; Experimental; In-depth; Literary; Mainstream; Niche; Popular; Progressive; Serious
Literary agency set up by a former bookseller, offering writers a new perspective on finding the right publisher for their work. Keen to find writers with something to say about society today and particularly looking for storylines that showcase voices and communities that have tended to be overlooked by the publishing world, although that should deter no-one from sending their writing.
New Magazine Listing
firstwriter.com – Monday September 25, 2017
Publishes: Fiction; Poetry;
Areas include: Horror;
Markets: Academic; Adult; Youth;
Preferred styles: Dark; Literary
A not-for-profit online supernatural horror (global) literary magazine. We feature: poetry, prose, fiction, flash fiction, art and photography. We accept submissions from writers and artists of all ages from all across the globe. They must be at least 13 years old.
New Publisher Listing
firstwriter.com – Monday September 25, 2017
Publishes: Fiction; Nonfiction; Poetry;
Areas include: Arts; Cookery; Crime; Fantasy; Health; Historical; Humour; Nature; Photography; Politics; Science; Short Stories; Sport; Thrillers; Translations; Travel;
Markets: Adult; Youth;
Preferred styles: Literary
Particularly interested in literary novels and narrative nonfiction. Accepts approaches from agents and directly from authors. Send query with one-page proposal or synopsis, writing CV, and ten sample pages, up to 5,000 words. No children's fiction or unsolicited poetry manuscripts.
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