Writers' & Artists' Yearbook
Writers' & Artists' Yearbook is an annual directory for writers, designers, illustrators and photographers. It is published in the UK each July, with a separate version for children's writers and artists published in August. The yearbook contains some 4,500 named industry contacts updated for each edition and includes articles about getting work published.[1][2] In 2007, an associated website, known as Writers&Artists, was launched.[3]
History
First published in 1906, by Adam & Charles Black, the original Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook was an 80-page booklet, costing one shilling. It gave details of seven literary agents and 89 publishers.[1] It has been published on an annual basis since, expanding over time to include information for illustrators and photographers.[1] A & C Black became part of Bloomsbury Publishing in 2000, and other titles in its reference division include Who's Who, Wisden and Black's Medical Dictionary.[4] Articles offering advice first appeared in the 1914 yearbook.[1] Forewords have been written by, among others, William Boyd and Kate Mosse.[5][6] Following the success of Fifty Shades of Grey, a new section on writing erotic fiction – by an anonymous author – appeared in the 2014 edition.[7]
Website and competitions
In 2007, Writers' & Artists' Yearbook launched an associated website. Initially this was only accessible to anyone purchasing the print edition.[3] In 2009, the website was relaunched and now includes blogs from guest authors and a social networking feature that enables authors and artists to add a public profile.[8] From 2013, the website featured a section focusing on self-publishing, also hosting a conference on the subject in November of that year in association with National Novel Writing Month.[9] Writers' & Artists' Yearbook runs an annual short story competition and has also collaborated with Bloomsbury to run a competition for aspiring crime writers.[10][11][12]
Sections and listings
The yearbook is divided into the following sections:[1]
- Newspapers and magazines – regional, national and overseas, syndicates and news agencies
- Books – regional, national and overseas, audio publishers, book packagers and book clubs
- Poetry organisations
- Television, film and radio broadcasters
- Theatre – producers
- Literary agents
- Art and illustration – agents, commercial studios and card and stationery publishers
- Societies, prizes and festivals – associations and clubs, prizes and awards and literary festivals
- Digital and self-publishing
- Resources for writers – courses, libraries and writers' retreats
- Copyright and libel information
- Finance for writers and artists.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "The Writers' and Artists' Yearbook", BBC
- ↑ "Essential Reading for Writers". Irish Times. 13 September 2003.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "New website with free resources for writers and artists". Publishers Association. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ Neill, Graeme (2 February 2011). "Coleman to leave A & C Black for Magi". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ "Writers' and Artists' Yearbook 2013". Allen & Unwin. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ Mosse, Kate. "Complete Bibliography". Kate Mosse. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ Wyatt, Daisy (3 July 2013). "Fifty Shades of Grey inspires new chapter on erotic fiction in Bloomsbury Writers' and Artists' Yearbook". The Independent. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ Gallagher, Victoria (7 August 2009). "Writers and Artists Yearbook launches social networking". Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ "Self-published writers get online resource". The Bookseller. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ "Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2014 Short Story Competition". Commonwealth Writers. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ "Prizes". Book Trust. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ Williams, Charlotte (1 March 2012). "Bloomsbury launches crime story competition". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2 March 2014.