Writer's Handbook 2009

Described by The Times (UK) as "the book no writer should be without," the new edition of The Writers Handbook is the definitive guide for everyone in the writing profession. This edition includes free online access to The Writer's Handbook website offering its comprehensive directory and even more resources and advice for writers.Table of contentsForeword - I. TrewinArticles:The State of the Market and How to Get Published ? B. Turner How to Make a Living While Trying to Establish Yourself as an Author ? B. TurnerGetting your First Novel Published - N. MonaghanThe British Love Affair with Biography: How to Exploit the Market- B. TurnerAnniversary Celebration of Dr Johnson?s Dictionary ? B. TurnerJournalism and the Devaluation of the Written Word ? K. FletcherAudio Publishing ? A. MuirdenPoetry - C. Hamilton-EmeryScreenwriting: From Page to Screen ? B. TurnerPermissions to Quote: An Often Vexed Problem for Non-Fiction Writers ? C. HodderHow to Promote your Book Online - J. ReedTax ? I. SpringDirectory:PublishersUK publishersIrish publishersEuropean publishersUS publishersOther international publishersPoetry pressesPoetry magazinesSmall pressesAudio booksUK packagersElectronic publishing and other servicesAgentsUK Literary AgentsUK Literary ScoutsPR ConsultantsIrish Literary AgentsUS Literary AgentsBook ClubsMagazines and NewspapersMagazinesNational NewspapersRegional NewspapersNews AgenciesUS Media Contacts in the UKBroadcastTV and RadioEuropean TV CompaniesFilm TV and Radio ProducersTheatreTheatre ProducersResources:DevelopmentUK and Irish Writers? CoursesUS Writers? CoursesWriters? Circles and WorkshopsBursaries, Fellowships and GrantsPrizesOrganizationsProfessional Associations and SocietiesLiterary SocietiesOrganizations of Interest to PoetsArts Councils and Regional OfficesServicesLibrary ServicesPicture LibrariesPress Cutting AgenciesOtherFestivalsUseful WebsitesMiscellanyIndex of EntriesSubject Index