I have been compiling a list of useful resources for up to date info on the publishing industry and on writing, as part of my Masters at UEA this year. The list is somewhat general and by no means exhaustive, but useful to anyone looking for places to start researching. Happy days!
Books
Alison Baverstock – How to Market Books
(A more detailed look at one department)
Giles Clark – Inside Book Publishing
(A step by step guide to the processes of publishing)
John Feather – A History of British Publishing
(Useful for understanding how current systems have evolved)
Della Galton – How to Write and Plot Short Stories
Chris Hamilton-Emery – 101 Ways to Make Poems Sell
(This one comes in brilliant bite-sized hints from an editor of Salt)
Robin Houghton – Blogging for Writers
(I couldn’t have set this blog up without this book!)
Stephen King – On Writing
(A brilliant part memoir, part handbook, on plot and structure etc.)
Ellen Lupton – Indie Publishing
Nicola Morgan – Write to be Published
(This book has another great list of resources in the back as well as some very practical advice on the Dos and Don’ts for submitting in different genres)
The Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook 2017
(A selection of up to date essays from renowned authors and publishers in different forms and genres)
Websites
Absolute Write: www.absolutewrite.com
Blog North: www.blognorthwards.com
Book 2 Book: www.book2book.co.uk
Booksonix: www.booksonix.com
The Bookseller: www.thebookseller.com
Brain Pickings: www.brainpickings.org
The Copyright Licensing Agency: www.cla.co.uk
The Creative Industries Data: www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk
Creative Penn: www.thecreativepenn.com
Crime festivals: www.crimefest.com
Decibels: www.70decibels.com/writeforyourlife
How Publishing Works: www.howpublishingreallyworks.com
The New Writer: https://shortstops.info/the-new-writer-magazine/
Nielson Data: www.quantum.londonbookfair.co.uk
Publishing Perspectives: www.publishingperspectives.com
The Scholarly Kitchen: https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/
The Short Story: www.theshortstory.org.uk
Storify: www.storify.com
Typography: www.thefont.com
We Grow Media: www.wegrowmedia.com
Write for Your Life: www.writeforyourlife.net
The Write Practice: www.thewritepractice.com
Writer’s Digest: www.writer’sdigest.com
Writer Unboxed: www.writerunboxed.com
Writing Prompts: www.writingprompts.tumblr.com
Litshowcase: http://litshowcase.org/
Websites for images for free!
Organisations for information and funding and collective publishing federations
The Arts Council England
The British Centre for Literary Translation
The Independent Alliance
The Romantic Novelists’ Association
The Society of Authors
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
The Society of Young Publishers