Writers' and Artists' Yearbook (Writers' & Artists' Yearbook)

The best selling guide to markets in all areas of the media, completely revised and updated, containing 8 new articles, 3 new listings and a foreword by top author Maeve Binchy. New listings include: Creative writing courses for writers; Useful libraries for writers; Writer's retreats. New articles include: The Role of the Literary Agent (Giles Gordon) ; Year-in-View of the publishing industry (Nicholas Clee); The Writer's Workspace (Rib Davis); Revised BBC Feature (Helena Weinstein); The Publishing Process - a summary (Bill Swainson); Three successful authors writing about experiences in fiction (Joanna Trollope), non-fiction (Simon Winchester) and children's publishing (J K Rowling). 'The sheer volume of information in the Yearbook gives encouragement to the brittle vulnerable hearts of would-be writers' - Maeve Binchy 'The essential reference guide for all budding authors' - Good Book Guide 'I've known writers who would lend their wives or husbands before lending their thumbed copy of the WAYB. Don't blame them. You need your own copy' - Writers' ForumA & C Black Ltd. is the author of 'Writers' and Artists' Yearbook (Writers' & Artists' Yearbook)' with ISBN 9780713669367 and ISBN 0713669365.