Getting Published

 
 Should I approach an agent or should I self-publish? Read on to find out what our writers advise...

Docudrama - the new buzz format

If reality TV is over, does that mean more opportunities for writers? Jessica Mayne quizzes Hannah Sim, one of the brightest names in factual entertainment.

Must reads for journalists

If you want to be a great journalist these are the books you need says Richard Benson, writer and former editor of The Face.

What Australia wants

I've just rushed home from the 2010 Sydney Writers' Festival event  So you think you can write? This was an opportunity for ten people, picked at random from a crowd of 250, to give a three-minute pitch of their book to two prominent personalities in Australian publishing. By Cynthia Haskell.

The search for new writing talent

Get published in Cornwall

Are you a budding first time writer? An up and coming literary talent? An established wordsmith? Popular Cornwall-based reading night Telltales is branching out into publishing and it's looking for submissions.

How to get published

Authors, agents and publishers tell all at a London Book Fair master class. Aspiring novelist Phil Williams took notes.

Patrick Gale: a writer's life

Patrick Gale is one of Cornwall’s most successful writers. Joanna Lloyd finds out how he writes and learns all about his Richard and Judy shed.

Why you need a blog

Publisher insight on how they 'harvest' blogs, with tips to take you from blog to book.

What agents don't want to hear

A checklist of what to say – and what not to include – when approaching agents, from the forthright American literary agent Janet Reid:

From website to book deal

Social scrutiny spoof formIs creating your own web site a new tool in the armoury of writers seeking out that elusive book deal? Ian Vince tells Phil Ogley how developing his own satirical website led to the publication of his first book.

The publishing process

Before you do anything else, browse our links of free advice on what and who to approach – and who to avoid.

How Lulu works

Lucie Pereira, from Lulu, the global self-publishing company, reveals how you can publish a book and sell it on the web without spending a penny upfront.