Author Archives: Harry

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A few weeks ago, The Writers’ Workshop launched a survey, open only to professional authors, entitled Do You Love Your Publisher? We launched this survey because we felt authors were too seldom asked directly for feedback by the industry that’s … Continue reading →

This post contains all the data gathered from our Do You Love Your Publisher? Survey. That survey was launched on our blog here. It benefitted greatly from the help and support offered by The Society of Authors, The Crime Writers … 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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… to Katy O’Dowd, whose Scarlet Ribbon has launched History Press Ireland’s fiction range. That’s quite an honour and the book has had some lovely reviews already, not least from our friends over at the Historical Novel Society. Linda Proud … Continue reading →

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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 →