Author Cornelia Funke Launches Own Publishing Company
publishersweekly.com – Wednesday September 16, 2015
In an unusual move, bestselling children's author and illustrator Cornelia Funke, whose fantasy series Inkheart and Mirrorworld have been globally popular, cites creative differences with her U.S. publisher, and a growing wish to be free of restrictions on her artistic output, as the motivating factors in her decision to start her own press, called Breathing Books. Funke's partner in this endeavor is Mirada Studios in Los Angeles.
A brace of writers and a Cross competition
independent.ie – Monday September 14, 2015
Lunch with a leading literary agent and a publishing scout and a classy, expensive pen - of such stuff are writer's dreams made. Here's your chance. Vanessa Fox O'Loughlin of the brilliant writing resources website Writing.ie has just launched a short story competition in association with Cross Pens for aspiring writers.
Authonomy writing community closed by HarperCollins
theguardian.com – Thursday August 20, 2015
Authors are mourning the closure of Authonomy, the online community for would-be writers set up by HarperCollins seven years ago as a way to source new talent.
How I got a literary agent
firstwriter.com – Saturday March 26, 2005
Jeffrey Bishop recently placed his book with the Running Water Literary Agency, which he found using firstwriter.com's database of literary agencies. We asked him about his writing, and how he found success.
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