About the book

Completely revised and updated, this handbook provides detailed contact information and invaluable advice for book publishing in the UK and US, agents, newspapers and magazines, screenwriting, TV and radio, film and theatre, poetry, writers’ courses and circles, festivals, grants and prizes.

With two easy-to-use indexes allowing you to search by company or subject, this guide is not only practical, but the most accurate of its kind. Including inspiring articles on comedy writing and the role of branding, expert guidance on taxation, and discussion of key markets and trends, this book is an indispensable companion for everyone who writes.

Once you purchase the book and register to the site with your unique access code, you can view the complete and searchable directory plus writers’ resources, advice and articles FREE of charge until July 2010.

New articles for this edition include:

Google and Books by Barry Turner
Make ‘em Laugh by Nick Hodder
Settling Accounts - Taxation by Ian Spring
The Ins and Outs of a Publishing House by Jon Slack
20 Things I didn’t Know Before Becoming a Poetry Publisher by Chris Hamilton-Emery
and many more...