Hi all,
I was thinking of buying a copy of Writers & Artists Yearbook 2015, since I am both a writer and an artist (photography mainly), I thought this book would be useful for me to see search for agents or companies, etc.
Has anyone ever purchased the Yearbook? Has it been useful and resourceful for any information you wanted to know about?
Also, I was wondering whether the yearly Yearbook's contents change in terms of publishers and agents, etc?
Thanks in advance
Because of the way the book is laid out, it's a very useful reference tool to have around. However, as the book is compiled in advance of publication (obviously!) you really should check out websites of any agent (or whatever) that you are interested in, or email them, to make sure they're still in business, and that their rules remain the same. So in theory you could hang onto a copy for a couple of years or so, and just use it as a base from which to work, but always check online before sending anything out.
Hi Jannine, yes I bought a copy years ago and yes it was helpful. The only thing is you can go to your library and get the information free of charge, I suppose it is more convenient to have your own on your bookshelf as you can pick it up any time you want. I seem to remember when I used the library copy, the current publication could only be read on the library premises, now that could be a local rule I don't know but it's worth finding out before you cough up for your own.
Regards and best wishes with your work, Paul