Publishing insights

Apr 3
3 min

Saturday round-up: tips for MG writers

Over on Twitter we sometimes post publishing insights and tips. So they don't get completely lost in the ether, you can also find them...

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Mar 21
2 min

Saturday round-up: tips for authors and illustrators

Over on Twitter we sometimes post publishing insights and tips. So they don't get completely lost in the ether, you can also find them...

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Mar 14
2 min

Sunday round-up: tips for editors starting out in their careers

Over on Twitter we sometimes post publishing insights and tips. So they don't get completely lost in the ether, you can also find them...

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Mar 13
2 min

Sunday round-up: tips for picture book makers

Over on Twitter we sometimes post publishing insights and tips. So they don't get completely lost in the ether, you can also find them...

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Jan 31
3 min

Agent showcase: Gaia Banks at Sheil Land Associates

Gaia Banks is a literary agent at Sheil Land Associates, a literary, theatrical and film agency established in 1962. Sitting across both...

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Jan 22
4 min

Agent showcase: John Baker at Bell Lomax Moreton Agency

Showcase series comes from John Baker, Junior Agent at the stellar Bell Lomax Moreton Agency.

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Oct 25, 2020
6 min

How I became a children's book author: Karl Newson

Karl Newson is the award-winning children's book author. Here he talks about how he became a published author.

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Oct 4, 2020
5 min

What is the best role in publishing to suit a writer?

What is the best role in publishing to suit a writer? Senior Editor and YA author, Kesia Lupo, gives us her insights.

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Sep 12, 2020
6 min

How I got into the publishing industry: Katie Sinfield

Katie Sinfield, Editorial Assistant at Penguin Random House Children’s, talks about how she got into the industry.

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Sep 6, 2020
2 min

My tips on illustrating a picture book: Jarvis

Illustration tips from Jarvis, illustrator-author of picture books such as Alan's Big Scary Teeth and Tropical Terry.

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Aug 8, 2020
5 min

Aspiring authors: Part A

For us to answer all of your questions around being published as a picture book author, here is the first in our "Aspiring authors" series.

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Aug 8, 2020
5 min

I want to be… a translation agent

Emma Jamison, a translation agent at David Higham Associates, talks about how she found publishing and what her day-to-day looks like.

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Aug 7, 2020
7 min

Publishing: it's not all internships and London, you know

Kate McKellar, Senior Publishing Manager for Wiley, talks about getting into publishing without doing an internship or moving to London.

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Aug 1, 2020
4 min

I want to be... an agent.

What does an average day look like for an agent?

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Jul 19, 2020
5 min

How do I get my first publishing job?

The publishing industry is notoriously hard to get into, but Serena Arthur has done it and is now Editorial Assistant at Wildfire Books.

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Jul 18, 2020
6 min

Erika Meza's four tips for illustrators

Erika's creative tips are perfect for aspiring illustrators.

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Jul 14, 2020
3 min

Can I get any publishing job and then switch departments?

Let me guess - you want to be in editorial?

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