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Self-publishing

Mon, 01/01/2001 - 1:00am
Self-publishing and vanity publishing

There are many reasons for publishing your own work

  • You want a fixed number of copies of a family memoir or perhaps your work on local history
  • You are confident you can sell the quantity you print
  • You haven't time to hang around waiting for a publisher

What, or who, is a publisher?  Read more

Overview – WritersServices Self-publishing

Mon, 01/01/2001 - 1:00am
The complete solution to publishing your own work

Self-publishing is an exciting prospect.

  • For many writers self-publishing may be the solution to getting their book into print and putting an end to time-consuming submissions to agents and publishers.
  • But first, do think about whether your book will find an audience.  Do you want a second opinion?
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'People say, "What advice do you have for people who want to be writers?" I say, they don't really need advice, they know they want to be writers, and they're gonna do it. Those people who know that they really want to do this and are cut out for it, they know it.'

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Carcanet open submissions window

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Closing date: 
20 January 2023
Entry: 
Poets with full-length poetry manuscripts in English, or translation No entry fee
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Publication by Carcanet Press

Independent UK press Carcanet is launching an open submissions window to find new poetry talent.

Carcanet has revealed the dates of its next submission window, which will open on 2 January 2023 and close on 20 January 2023.  Read more

'Poetry is for them'

3 October 2022

‘Poetry Prompts is my invitation to the nation, young and old, to become poets. We turn to poetry at weddings, funerals and births because it goes beyond mere words and translates the soul. But there is baggage associated with poetry that I want everyone to put down - to allow everyone to reclaim the birth right of poet.  Read more

The Pedant: how to make your editor happy 3: Bells and whistles? The use of bold, italics and capital letters in prose fiction

Fri, 30/09/2022 - 12:57pm
Bells and whistles? The use of bold, italics and capital letters in prose fiction

There are times when, no matter how well you write, you need typographical support to emphasise a point. English is a wonderfully flexible and suggestive language, but it can't do everything by itself, and replacing plain type with, for instance, italics, can really help the reader to understand what's happening in your story.  Read more