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The slush pile is over

So how do you get your work noticed now? Advice from the Wall Street Journal.

Copywriting today

Helen Gilchrist, Director of Cornwall-based copywriting agency The Stranger Collective, talks to Christopher Ward about what it means to be a copywriter in the current climate.

The future of nature writing

Robert Macfarlane

Robert Macfarlane thinks it is likely to last, reports David Hewett-Silk.

Journalism 10 years from now

Director of Digital Content at The Guardian, Emily Bell, came to Falmouth to present her very influential take on an exciting, if turbulent, future.

E-books – good or bad for authors?

Should we fear the e-book or welcome it with open downloads? Simon Cornish reflects on the face of publishing to come.

Day 4: We love Jimmy McGovern

The information desk was super busy today with a new influx of people who have passes for days three and four.

Festival focus

Festival focus

Are literary festivals the new rock and roll, or, as Simon Heffer says, 'a sort of live porn show for the educated classes'? We love them, and had a great time – despite the rain – at  Port Eliot showcasing new writing talent from Cornwall and beyond. 

Make mine an espresso

Ben Roberts examines whether the new Espresso book printer means we’ll all be printing out books on demand.

Do magazines have a future?

Nick Brett

Do printed magazines and professional journalists have a future? Nick Brett thinks so – and as Group Editorial Director of BBC Magazines, he should know.

Day 3: A sticky situation

I got an insight into commissioned screenplays at Cheltenham Screenwriters’ Festival last night, as professional actors delivered segments of three first-time writers material on stage.

Cheltenham Day 2: Dodgy questions and articulate answers

Slumdog Millionaire writer Simon Beaufoy opened Day 2 of the Cheltenham Screenwriters’ Festival and, unsurprisingly, the venue was packed.

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