Best of the Shed
We feature some of the very best writing from inside the Shed, here on our front page. These are pieces that have earned wide approval and have been workshopped within 'The Lab', part of the Book Shed Forum.
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Trade magazine Publishers Weekly is targetting self-published authors by offering paid space in a new supplement.
For the second year running, literary website McSweeney's Internet Tendency is looking for five new columnists.
A website that specialises in serialised short stories is to venture into print publishing.
Publishing support company Bowker is offering unagented writers paid access to a brand new electronic slush pile.
Anthony Policastro, a former business analyst at self-publishing vendor Lulu.com, has launched the Outer Banks Publishing Group, a new publishing venture that will focus on digital publishing and the use of social media to build an audience for POD print releases.
Peer review site Litopia launches a new quarterly literary e-zine on Monday, May 24. The first issue of MUSE will feature contributions from Lee Child, Bernard Cornwell, RJ Ellory, MG Harris and Charlaine Harris.
Internet users have been warned to think twice before trusting the cloak of online anonymity to offer protection when using chat rooms and forums.
Harry Bingham's debut novel, The Money Makers, hit the Sunday Times bestseller list. Since then he's written four more for Harper Collins and is Editorial Director of the Writers' Workshop. As well as being Britain’s largest writers’ services company, the Writers' Workshop organises the York Festival of Writing.
The Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA) has created a new set of awards to mark its 50th anniversary, with supporting retail and marketing campaigns.
Reports suggest a rescue deal is in place for Kirkus Reviews as Herbert Simon - the owner of the Indiana Pacers and "chairman emeritus" of the Simon Property Group –has stepped in as a buyer.Twit Ring
A random selection from BookShed writers.
