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Insider tip
Artists: Once you've identified a potential gap in the market, always submit your idea or portfolio to the editor of that section, and never to the art director. Art directors are inundated with unsolicited work, and if yours tickles the fancy of the section editor, you're in. (Martin Rowson)
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About us
Writers & Artists is the companion website for the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook, the number one bestselling guide. Both the website and yearbook are produced by A&C Black, a company which was founded in 1807 and is perhaps best known for Who’s Who and Whitaker’s Almanack.
The Yearbook has been the indispensable companion for artists and writers for over a century (the first edition was printed in 1906) and we continue to revise and update it annually. It’s packed with practical and comprehensive articles, as well as more than 5,000 listings which serve writers and artists of all kinds – and you can learn more by watching Editor Jo Herbert explain what makes it so indispensable.
Our contributors are superbly talented, and all of them have a soft spot for the publication – often because it helped them embark on their own career. All of the following make an appearance in the pages of the 2011 edition:
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Mark Billingham
- Bernard Cornwell
- William Dalrymple
- Andrew Davies
- Neil Gaiman
- Maggie Gee
- Jane Green
- Kathy Lette
- Terry Pratchett
- J.K Rowling
- Claire Tomalin
- Joanna Trollope
- Simon Winchester
- Benjamin Zephaniah
…and many others.
This site is intended to be a vibrant community for writers and artists across the world. Enjoy using it, and do get hold of your Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2011 before it sells out.
Buy the 2011 Yearbook
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