by TerryPratchett (Introduction)
The best selling guide to markets in all areas of the media, completely revised and updated, containing 8 new articles and a foreword by top author Terry Pratchett. New articles: - Self-publishing - G.P. Taylor - Year-in-View of the publishing industry - Joel Ricketts - How to publicise your book - Isabel Losada - How to get an agent's attention - Alison Baverstock - Poetry into print - Roddy Lumsden - Getting cartoons published - Crime writing - Mark Billingham - Can you recommend an agent? - Marc Le Fanu Listings include newspapers and magazines, book publishers and literary agents, TV and film producers, websites, picture agencies and libraries, societies, prizes, festivals and editorial services - all revised and updated. Subjects covered in Writers' & Artists' Yearbook and not covered by its nearest rival publication include: Vanity publishing - How to get an agent - Marketing your book - Writing for the children's market - Writing for newspapers and magazines - Picture research - Artists' agencies - Writer's retreats - Art agents and commercial art studios - Card and stationery publishers - Indexing and proofreading - Who owns whom in publishing - Copyright - Income tax and social security - Book distribution
Format: Paperback
Pages: 813
Edition: 99Rev Ed
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published: 05 Aug 2005
ISBN 10: 0713671734
ISBN 13: 9780713671735
Book Overview: Consistently in The Bookseller Top 10 listings - strong sales all year round. Specially commissioned articles by luminaries in their fields - foreword by Terry Pratchett Recommended by professional writers and artists. Comprehensive up-to-date listings of all media markets More than just a directory - includes practical advice and information More information and wider market than its nearest competitor; includes markets for artists and illustrators Price held at GBP13.99