Product Description

Are YOU searching for the perfect market? Are YOU seeking an agent? Could YOURS be the next bestseller? Do YOU dream of being published? Where and How to Sell What You Write What Writer s Market UK 2009 can offer you: · It s the only guide to writing and publishing you ll ever need · More information on publishing opportunities than any other comparable resource, with over 4,500 directory listings · Easy-to-use format with tabbed pages so you can quickly locate the exact information you need · Fully revised and updated listings of every market for your work · Handy tips on how to approach publishers · All-new feature articles by industry professionals including Philip Gross, Marion McGilvary, Simon Hoggart and more Features a foreword by Joanne Harris, bestselling author of Chocolat "I know from my own experience that writing is a fundamentally solitary occupation, and one of the many ways in which this book can help you is to make you realise that you are not alone."

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #23453 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-25
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 976 pages

Review
Well presented, thick with pages of information and supplied with on line support it certainly seems to deliver what it promises. Nearly 100 pages of articles. they provide one of the best groundings for new writers that I have ever seen. Whatever field you are interested in writing for, these articles will give you a basic and realistic idea of how to get into it and what your chances really are. Especially useful and so obvious yet seldom seen is a glossary of terminology. The entries are clear and concise with lots of useful information and judging by our entry accurate. It equals or surpasses alll its rivals. --The Supplement (Review of 2008 edition)

Writer's Market is 1,000 pages of information which is a dream for a wide awake freelance....If you cannot earn 10 times that (price of the book) from your first day browsing through its packed pages stick to the day job. --Writer's Forum (Review of 2008 edition)

Review from The Supplement - The Sheer breadth of the listings make it exceptionally useful to anyone who is intent on getting their work published. Just for the listings, I would recommend it. The articles are informative. With a glossary of key phrases this session will prove equally useful for novices and experienced writers alike. With a website supporting it, it has to stand as a topnotch resource for writers interested in cracking the British market. It might not guarantee you writing success but it will give you a bog boost on the difficult path. --The Supplement

Writer's Market is 1,000 pages of information which is a dream for a wide awake freelance....If you cannot earn 10 times that (price of the book) from your first day browsing through its packed pages stick to the day job. --Writer's Forum (Review of 2008 edition)

Review from The Supplement - The Sheer breadth of the listings make it exceptionally useful to anyone who is intent on getting their work published. Just for the listings, I would recommend it. The articles are informative. With a glossary of key phrases this session will prove equally useful for novices and experienced writers alike. With a website supporting it, it has to stand as a topnotch resource for writers interested in cracking the British market. It might not guarantee you writing success but it will give you a bog boost on the difficult path. --The Supplement

The how-to articles are contributed by people who really know what they are talking about. The Market listings in Writer's Market are already famous. The listings of UK publishers, for example, include not only contact names and details but also tips on what each publisher is looking for and helpful submission guidelines. And the listings for magazines include advice on how best to query, tips on what the editor is looking for, and (again) submission guidelines. And the listings include literary agencies, theatre and broadcast markets, awards, and much more. --Writing Magazine

Review from The Supplement - The Sheer breadth of the listings make it exceptionally useful to anyone who is intent on getting their work published. Just for the listings, I would recommend it. The articles are informative. With a glossary of key phrases this session will prove equally useful for novices and experienced writers alike. With a website supporting it, it has to stand as a topnotch resource for writers interested in cracking the British market. It might not guarantee you writing success but it will give you a bog boost on the difficult path. --The Supplement

About the Author
Caroline Taggart has worked in publishing for nearly 30 years, the last 18 of them as a freelance editor of non-fiction books. Her subject areas range from wildlife to business, popular reference to gardening, and she specialises in helping authors who are not professional writers to get the words in the right order. She has also written or co-written a handbook for mature students, an encyclopedia of dogs and the occasional travel article.

Customer Reviews

An informative and helpful directory...
Writer's Market UK is an informative and helpful read. The majority of this book is made up of a directory of magazines, publishers, theatres, agencies, resources and competitions. The layout is attractive and the information exhaustive, but there are other more established handbooks offering similar information. Where Writer's Market UK scores is in the hundred plus pages of articles.

Sadly I found the tone of some of these articles rather depressing. Yes, I know the odds are stacked against me making a living from writing - but the purpose of buying a book like this is to learn how to success in this goal. I've not felt this negative tone in similar directories I've read.

There are positive and inspiring articles. The first is by Joanne Harris, in which we learn she doesn't plan her books. There seems to be a continuum of writers, from those that start at page one and go - and those who plan everything in detail. I'm still working out where I am on that line, so it was interesting to get the point of view of an author I admire.

Elizabeth Kay's article about writing for children was my favourite. Gallons Of Lemonade, And Steak And Kidney Pud was refreshingly written and contained many gems. She also shows she knows her market when she talks about children not being idiots, merely having smaller vocabularies and less experience.

Inevitably information in a directory like this goes out of date, but it is a useful first point for further research. Writer's Market UK is a helpful tool if you want to sell what you write.

Better Books On The Market...
Not a terrible book by any means, but sadly riddled with inaccuracies. You get the impression that whoever compiled it did so with a dozen Office Angels temps and Google... not, say, by contacting each of the organisations listed and confirming details with them. If you're looking for an agent, for instance, it's a pain when websites aren't listed correctly, when the book tells you agents are accepting submissions (when they're not), etc., etc... and spelling/grammatical errors don't inspire confidence, either. There are better books on the market - and it's irking that I now have to go and buy one of them... Hey-ho.

New Kid on the Block
I've used the Writers' and Artists' Yearbook for years but thought that I would try the Writer's Market this year and I have to say that I am a complete convert now. This is an incredible resource of information and I really enjoyed the articles, not only from well-known writers such as Simon Brett and Joanne Harris, but also from publishing insiders - the editor, publicist and sales director, for example. I also had the good fortune to hear the book's editor, Caroline Taggart, speak on this subject and found her insightful and helpful. This book is much more than a directory and I highly recommend it.