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 comprehensive information on copyright, contracts and taxation, inspiring articles and expert guidance on key markets and trends this book is an indispensable companion for everyone who writes.

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New articles for this edition include:

Foreword by Ion Trewin, Man Booker Prize Administrator
The publishing state we’re in by Barry Turner
Finding and working with an agent by Nicola Monaghan
New ways of promoting your book by Jon Reed
Bringing in the money by Barry Turner
Audio books by Ali Muirden
The British love affair with biography by Barry Turner
Poetry by Chris Hamilton-Emery
The fortunes of a freelance journalist by Kim Fletcher
The journey from novel to screenplay by Barry Turner
Johnson’s dictionary by Barry Turner
Clearing Permissions by Clare Hodder
Tax and the writer by Ian Spring