Thursday 11 January 2018

Writers & Artists newsletters

Here are the latest Writers & Artists newsletters for my followers to peruse:





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Your Novel w/ William Ryan

Your Novel

Critically acclaimed author William Ryan leads a 10-week course on how you can transform your novel idea or work-in-progress into a fully-fledged manuscript. Each session offers practical advice on essential elements of the writing process and the opportunity to workshop sections of your novel, and regular guest speaker slots with authors, literary agents and commissioning editors feature throughout.

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Your Children's Book w/ Caroline Green

Your Children's Book

Join award-winning writer for young people and Sunday Times best-selling writer of adult fiction Caroline Green for five stimulating weeks of practical workshops and expert advice, with sessions combining practical exercises, discussion and feedback. Students will explore essential aspects of writing for a wide range of ages, including: how to take an initial idea and develop it into a story that others will want to read; how to craft memorable characters; and how to write vivid settings.

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Full-Day W&A Conferences






Writing For Children and Young Adults conference

How To Write For Children & Young Adults

Our popular full-day conference is back for 2018! Based inside the offices of Bloomsbury Publishing, this full-day conference includes a two-hour author workshop, networking drinks and panel discussion with leading literary agents.

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How To Get Published - York

How To Get Published - York

We return to York Literature Festival to offer a W&A first – a full-day conference dedicated to the world of speculative fiction. Working with Orbit Books, we’ll be bringing you informative sessions on writing for the genre, networking drinks, and an interactive panel discussion with literary agents.

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How To Get Published - Bournemouth

How To Get Published - Bournemouth

And later in the year we’ll also be visiting Bournemouth for a day including a two-hour writing workshop, lunch, a panel of publishing industry professionals, and literary agents in discussion on the process of submitting your manuscript.

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Yearbooks and Companion Guides







Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2018
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Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2018
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Novel Writing Companion Guide
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Literary Non-Fiction Companion Guide
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Most Viewed In 2017




Gilly McAllister’s 10 Steps To Getting A Literary Agent took top spot on our Most Viewed In 2017 chart, closely followed by some sage advice from literary agents themselves, with Danielle Zigner offering advice on manuscript length and Juliet Pickering doing her bit to dispel publishing myths.
Articles centred around writing advice also did as strongly as one might expect, with
Emma Blackburn’s How To Create A Fantastic Picture Book proving most popular, just in front of Roz Morris’ How To Gather Ideas, Turn Them Into A Novel – And Finish It, Ally-Jane Grossan’s How To Write An Album Review and David Savill’s Five Lies Creative Writing Teachers Tell

If you have any thoughts or suggestions for the sort of content you’d like to see on the site in 2018 then we’d love to hear from you. Please email us on
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Beat The Rejection Clinic Dates Added

We've added new Beat the Rejection Clinic dates to the site for the New Year, with a host of literary agents available to provide an objective appraisal of your submission package and offer expert advice on things to consider in order to take those next steps to publication in 2018!
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How To Edit Your Book

Learn how to become a better self-editor of your work.

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Saturday 27th January
50 Bedford Square, London
Freelance editors Cressida Downing and Sara Starbuck will be joined by Francine Toon (Sceptre Books and Hodder Fiction) and Jennifer Kerslake (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Orion Publishing) to offer practical seminar sessions.
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networking lunch is provided on the day, and each writer will also receive direct feedback on a pre-submitted extract.



 
 



 




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Take a look at some of the brilliant events we have coming up in the first half of 2018.



How To Edit Your Book

Learn how to become a better self-editor of your work.

Become a more objective reader of your work by attending a day of advice and practical exercises with publishing industry professionals. Along with an invaluable one-to-one session with an editor of your choice, find out how to take your editing to the next level!



 
 



How To Write For Children & Young Adults

Learn from the best with a day of writing workshops and panel discussions with children’s publishing experts.

The day includes: a two-hour writing workshop with an author of your choice; a key note talk, plenty of opportunity to network with speakers and fellow delegates; informative and interactive panel discussions with literary agents looking for debut authors to add to their lists.  



 
 



How To Get Published

We're back at York Literature Festival in 2018 to bring a day of writing talks dedicated to speculative fiction.

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Saturday 24th March
York St John University
The day will consist of informative sessions on writing for the genre from authors Claire North and RJ Barkers; keynote from Ken MacLeod on subverting the normal in fiction; a networking drinks reception with the speakers; and informative and interactive panel discussion with leading literary agents.



 
 



How To Get Published

Teaming up with Arts University Bournemouth  

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Saturday 28th April
Arts University Bournemouth
We're really excited to be partnering with Arts University Bournemouth in order to bring a day of advice on how to get published to the South West.
The day includes a two hour workshop on the genre of your choice in the morning: fiction, non-fiction, or poetry. After lunch, the afternoon sessions will help you navigate the current market, warn you of what to avoid in a submission to an agent and give insight into the minds of leading publishing industry figures. 



 
 





CWA Debut Dagger and Short Story Competition

Debut Dagger Award Write an opening of a crime novel up to 3,000 words, together with a synopsis for the full novel of up to 1,000 words. For full details on how to enter, click here.
Margery Allingham Short Story Competition Write a short story of up to 3,500 words with a mystery- inspired brief. For full details on how to enter, click here



 
 




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Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2017
Learn how to become a better self-editor of your writing at How To Edit Your Book, on Saturday 27th January.
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Questionnaire
If you have a picture book idea, you're writing a middle grade title or have started working on a YA novel, we'd love to find out more about why you turn to Writers & Artists. 
As a site member and newsletter subscriber, your feedback is crucial in helping us to develop our site content, writing competitions and courses.
Complete our short questionnaire before midnight on Wednesday 6th December to unlock an exclusive discount on W&A events and services.


Children & Young Adults Conference
Our annual How To Write For Children & Young Adults conference will be back in 2018, with a day of writing workshops and panel discussions on Saturday 24th February. Meet experts of children’s publishing, and find out how to improve your writing and how best to increase your chances of getting published!
In the morning, choose a practical workshop session with a successful children’s authors, who will offer essential advice on aspects of the writing process. You can learn how to put together a brilliant picture book with David Litchfield, write middle grade with Kiran Millwood Hargrave, or talk all things YA with Patrice Lawrence
The afternoon sees a keynote speech from Kate Pankhurst on the responsibilities - and importance! - of writing for children followed by an interactive panel discussion with leading children's literary agents looking for debut authors to add to their lists.


"I hope that having the opportunity to meet agents and publishers face-to-face, and ask them questions, will provide more helpful than relying on a website or twelve."
In the run up to Saturday's How To Get Published conference at Plymouth University, Literature Works interviewed literary agent Juliet Pickering, who discusses her involvement with the day and the importance of attending writing conferences. 


Beat the Rejection Clinic
New dates have been added to our popular Beat The Rejection Clinic service - a 30-minute meeting with a literary agent to discuss your work and take advice on how to take it forward within the current marketplace. 


"If you’re apprehensive of taking the plunge, or worse, are being arrogant with yourself, or are plain scared... Don’t be. Just re-frame your world."
SJ Sherwood, author of The Denounced series, discusses why he opted to self-publish, and the things he learned along the way.


"Bloggers can be a huge force for good around book promotion, and have introduced me to books I love but would never have read based just on the blurb."
Tia Armstrong from YA Shot speaks with Luna of Luna’s Little Library & Annalise of Annalise Books to find out exactly what book bloggers do...


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We’re always busy on TwitterPinterestFacebookGoogle+ and Goodreads.
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Follow us, like us, tweet and re-pin – we hope to inspire, answer questions, provide competitions… and we’ll link you to our latest articles and events, too! 


Visit our online shop to browse a host of titles available to help you on your way to publishing your book.



Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2018
Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2018

Writing Historical Fiction
Writing Short Stories



ListingsSubscribe to our Online Listings database in order to browse the thousands of contacts within the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook, plus hundreds more online-only entries. To purchase a twelve-month subscription click here


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Tia Armstrong from YA Shot speaks with Luna of Luna’s Little Library & Annalise of Annalise Books to discuss what exactly it is that book bloggers do...


"If you find yourself drastically outside the suggested length for your audience, then it might be worth considering whether your book is structured in the best way for connecting with your readers."
Literary agent Danielle Zigner takes a look at typical novel lengths per genre, and what appeals to publishers within the current marketplace.






How To Edit Your Book
Learn how to become a more objective reader and self-editor of your own writing by working with professional editors at this half-day event in January 2018.
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Freelance editors Cressida Downing and Kylie Fitzpatrick will be joined by Francine Toon (Sceptre Books and Hodder Fiction) and Jennifer Kerslake (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Orion Publishing) to offer practical seminar sessions.
A networking lunch is provided on the day, and each writer will also receive direct feedback on a pre-submitted extract of their book.




"There’s no need to write simplistically like an old-fashioned Janet and John reader."
In his final piece of a series of four articles for writersandartists.co.uk Tony Bradman looks at the distinguishing features of children's writing and the differences brought about by writing for different age groups.




"The Victorian novelist Anthony Trollope paid an elderly groom £5 a year to wake him with a cup of coffee, so that he could be at his desk by 5.30 a.m. each morning."
Helen Gordon, co-editor of Being A Writer, shares some of her findings after researching the writing habits of some of the world’s most famous authors.




Social Media
We’re always busy on TwitterPinterestFacebookGoogle+ and Goodreads.
Social media
Follow us, like us, tweet and re-pin – we hope to inspire, answer questions, provide competitions… and we’ll link you to our latest articles and events, too! 




Visit our online shop to browse a host of titles available to help you on your way to publishing your book.




Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2018
Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2018

Writing Historical Fiction
Writing Short Stories





ListingsSubscribe to our Online Listings database in order to browse the thousands of contacts within the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook, plus hundreds more online-only entries. To purchase a twelve-month subscription click here

 
Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2017
Tickets and full line-up released for our annual How to Write For Children and Young Adults conference in February. Move quickly to reserve your place!
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"Nobody sits down to write a whole novel... Sitting down with a task that giant hanging over you is a great way to invite procrastination and anxiety into your life."
Emily Suvada shines a light on five skills that you probably already have - and could be the key to more productive, focused writing.



Plymouth, Saturday 2nd December

How to Get Published conference - Plymouth
Our final event of 2017 sees us return to Plymouth and team up with literature development charity Literature Works for a day brimming with practical advice from authors and literary agents.
Guests on the day – which includes a networking lunch – will benefit from editing tips from Man Booker long-listed Wyl Menmuir; advice on how to hook readers with your opening chapters courtesy of bestseller Natasha Pulley; and a gripping session on the mastery of pace and plot with the ever-successful C.L. Taylor.
Literary agents Kate Johnson and Juliet Pickering will also be on-hand to provide practical tips on the submission process on a day dedicated to helping you take your writing to the next level.
"Your voice is not their voice, and that's a good thing."
Regular Writers & Artists blogger Lia Louis returns to discuss how to overcome the ill-effects of finding it necessary to compare your work to other published works.
How To Edit Your Book
Learn how to become a more objective reader and self-editor of your own writing by working with professional editors at this half-day event in January 2018.
How To Edit Your Book - speakers
Freelance editors Cressida Downing and Kylie Fitzpatrick will be joined by Francine Toon (Sceptre Books and Hodder Fiction) and Jennifer Kerslake (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Orion Publishing) to offer practical seminar sessions.
A networking lunch is provided on the day, and each writer will also receive direct feedback on a pre-submitted extract of their book.
Facts At Your Fingertips!
Whitaker's and Who's Who 2017
"Passing solace in a copy of Whitaker's Almanack" protagonist Loudon Dodd finds "in fifty minutes more information than I have yet been able to use."
(The Wrecker, Robert Louis Stephenson and Lloyd Osbourne)
As a writer of fiction or non-fiction, it’s essential to have quick, easy access to comprehensive and reliable facts about the world around you… so we’re offering a massive discount on two of the world’s most authoritative reference books.
Whitaker’s, first published in 1868, is the ultimate single-volume reference source, packed with thousands of facts, figures and statistics relating to the UK and the World. In addition to comprehensive coverage of world affairs, politics, the royal family, peerage, law, and education, it also contains articles on, among others, the media, literature, film and theatre.
Who’s Who contains all the information you need on 33,000 key movers and shakers in British society. Did you know that over 40% of Who’s Who entrants are published authors? Be it best-selling novelists (Robert Harris, Martin Amis), well-loved children’s writers (Malorie Blackman, Jacqueline Wilson), or non-fiction authors (Claire Tomalin, William Dalrymple).
Save £55 on Whitaker’s 2017 (RRP £85) with code WH17, and save £175 on Who’s Who 2017 (RRP £295) by using WW17, both on Bloomsbury.com.
And finally... some of the eagle-eyed among you will have noticed the shortlist for our special competition with Retreat West was posted on our website at the end of last month, and it’s with great pleasure that we can now reveal the winning entries. Click here to read each of the stories alongside feedback from author and creative writing tutor Jane Elmor.
Missed out this time? All the more reason to consider our annual short story competition with Arvon, which is now open for entries.
Social Media
We’re always busy on TwitterPinterestFacebookGoogle+ and Goodreads.
Social media
Follow us, like us, tweet and re-pin – we hope to inspire, answer questions, provide competitions… and we’ll link you to our latest articles and events, too! 
Visit our online shop to browse a host of titles available to help you on your way to publishing your book.


Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2018
Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2018

Writing Historical Fiction
Writing Short Stories

ListingsSubscribe to our Online Listings database in order to browse the thousands of contacts within the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook, plus hundreds more online-only entries. To purchase a twelve-month subscription click here

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