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Peter Buckman, Ampersand Agency Peter Buckman was on the editorial board of Penguin Books, and moved to New York to be a commissioning editor with the New American Library. He then became a full-time writer, producing books, films, plays, and … Continue reading →

Hal Duncan has over twenty years critiquing experience as a member of the Glasgow SF Writers Circle, and a half dozen years writing for a living, mainly fiction and poetry but also a considerable amount of literary criticism and commentary. … Continue reading →

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Those at the 2011 Festival of Writing will remember Claire McGowan’s instantly gripping opening page (from the Saturday evening competition awards.) She had in fact already just recently secured an agent and a book deal. Here’s what she wishes she’d … Continue reading →

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On June 21, Orion will be publishing my latest novel, TALKING TO THE DEAD. That book is the best book I’ve ever written and the one I’ve most adored writing. In the run up to publication, I’m going to write … Continue reading →

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We are thrilled, delighted & tickled every shade of pink to announce that the Greenhouse Literary Agency, in conjunction with the Festival of Writing, has created the Greenhouse Funny Prize for children’s writers. Greenhouse’s Julia Churchill loves every kind and … Continue reading →

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Penny Holroyde, Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency Ltd. Interested in children’s books for all ages – She particularly like’s laugh-out-loud books aimed at middle grade children but also loves books with emotional depth and strong plots for older children. For her … Continue reading →

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Sam Copeland, Rogers, Coleridge & White Sam is an agent at Rogers, Coleridge & White. Sam’s first job in publishing was at Curtis Brown, where he started in 2001.  He left in 2006 to help create the Robinson Literary Agency, … Continue reading →

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On June 21, Orion will be publishing my latest novel, TALKING TO THE DEAD. That book is the best book I’ve ever written. It’s the one I’ve most adored writing. The one whose central character has most emphatically and joyously … Continue reading →

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David Headley, DHH Literary Agency DHH was founded by David Headley in 2008, based in London, they represent an eclectic range of best-selling and award-winning authors, including novelists, historians, short-story writers and children’s authors. David created the D. H. H. … Continue reading →

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Juliet Mushens, Peter Fraser & Dunlop Juliet Mushens is an Agent in the Books Division of PFD. Before becoming a literary agent, Juliet worked in fiction marketing and editorial at HarperCollins, after reading history at Cambridge. She is always looking … Continue reading →

This year bookings for the Festival are running at their highest ever levels and we’re expecting to have a sell-out crowd by the time it gets to September. So we want to do what we can to introduce our stellar … Continue reading →

The below is an extract from Emma Darwin’s article on Writing Historical Fiction for The History Girls blog This time last year I was asked to give a workshop on writing historical fiction at Guildford Book Festival, and although as … Continue reading →

Guest Blog from Jon Spira. Jon has written feature film scripts for Manga Live, Palm Pictures and a multitude of independent producers. He has taught the UK Film Council Screenwriting course since 2004. Anyone Can Play Guitar (directed by Jon … Continue reading →

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I’m writing this from my hotel room in New York – a city where I once spent six months as a twenty-something about to embark on a career as an investment banker. Although I’ve been back occasionally since then, I … Continue reading →