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‘What is your best investment? Buying a copy of the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook.’ Kimberley Chambers

This bestselling Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook contains a wealth of information on all aspects of writing and becoming a published author, plus a comprehensive directory of media contacts.

Packed with practical tips, it includes expert advice from renowned authors and industry insiders on:
– submitting to agents and publishers
– writing non-fiction and fiction across different genres and formats
– poetry, plays, broadcast media and illustration
– marketing and self-publishing
– legal and financial information
– writing prizes and festivals.

Revised and updated annually, the Yearbook includes thousands of industry contacts and over 80 articles from writers of all forms and genres, including award-winning novelists, poets and playwrights, scriptwriters for TV, radio and videogames.

If you want to find a literary or illustration agent or publisher, would like to self-publish or to crowdfund your creative idea then this Yearbook will help you.

New content for this edition includes articles on If at first you don’t succeed … by Jessica Irena Smith, The importance of story development by Greg Mosse, Writing for readers by Rachel McLean, Creating a poetry comic by Chrissy Williams, Ghosting: writing other people’s stories by Gillian Stern, Romantic motifs by Sue Moorcroft, How a publicist can help you by Hannah Hargrave, Writing across forms by Rob Gittins, Pitching your travel ideas by Jen & Sim Benson, The hybrid author by Simon McLeave.

‘The wealth of information is staggering.’ The Times

Publisher Review

[For] anyone who wants to know how the industry actually works. * Private Eye * Crammed full of indispensable know-how. * Claire Fuller * WAYB remains an indispensable companion for anyone seriously committed to the profession of author, whether full-time or part-time; and as always it is particularly valued by those who are setting out hopefully on that vocational path.’ * David Lodge * My final nugget of advice [is] go and get yourself the most recent version of the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook. It is such a valuable resource and you’ll find the answers to all your questions about who you should be speaking with, how to contact them and what to say when you do, within those glorious covers. — Niamh Ennis * Irish Country Magazine * A must for established and aspiring authors. * Society of Authors *