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The Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2011
The bestselling guide to markets in all areas of the media, completely revised and updated, is published for the 104th consecutive year in 2011. It is now jam-packed with over 5,000 entries.
Full of practical advice and information, the new edition includes:
- A foreword by John Boyne, author of the bestselling novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.
- New articles by authors Kathy Lette and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, literary agent Simon Trewin, editor-in-chief for Bloomsbury Alexandra Pringle and book industry journalist and author Nicholas Clee.
- Hundreds of updated listings and new contacts for book publishers and packagers, magazines, television and radio, literary and art agents, prizes and festivals, and much more.
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The Children’s Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2011
The Children’s Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook holds the key to getting your work published. It contains a wealth of practical advice and information by well-known children’s media experts, as well as being a comprehensive, up-to-date directory of children’s media contacts.
Features include:
- A foreword by Quentin Blake
- ‘Who do children’s authors write for?’ by Michael Rosen
- ‘Notes from a series author’ by Francesca Simon
- ‘What makes a children’s classic?’ by David Fickling
- ‘Finding your own style’ by Emily Gravett
- ‘Notes from a Children’s Laureate’ by Anthony Browne
- Revised and updated listings with many new contacts for all areas of children’s media
Don’t be a ninny like me, practically giving up at the first rejection. Consult the excellent Children’s Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook and get going! Jacqueline Wilson
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