INDUSTRY NEWS
- NEA Awards $1.1 Million in Literary Grants – The National Endowment for the Arts has announced its first slew of nonprofit grants for fiscal year 2018, 48 of which will benefit literary nonprofits. MORE » »
- I believe in the future of literary fiction: Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle
- Can Instagram Make Poems Sell Again?
- Will People Buy E-Books from Walmart?: Walmart is part of a new strategic alliance with Kobo that will bring Kobo’s e-books and audiobooks to the mass merchant. Will it work?
FOR ARTISTS
Color palette for March
PhotoShop for Marketers (Click to download PDF.)
FOR WRITERS
- Register for BookLife.com and submit your book for free review consideration by Publishers Weekly.
- Indie Writers: Building Your Email List
- You Make the Rules: Tips from an Indie Author (insert photo) by the way, I know this woman, she was a Shakespeare intern in 2004, her father is Peter Bellwood.
MARKETING
- 25 Ways to a Great Book Launch (PDF)
- How YouTube Helps Your Social Media Marketing
- 4 Affordable Ways to Master Book Marketing
- How to Build an Author Platform Through Email Lists
- Growing Your Presence on Social Media
NEW LITERARY AGENTS LOOKING FOR CLIENTS
- Kieryn Ziegler of Dystel, Goderich & Bourret
- Eva Scalzo at Speilburg Literary Agency
- Cynthia Ruchti of Books & Such Management
- Rachel Horowitz of The Bent Agency
- Michelle S. Lazurek of WordWise Media Services
- Jennifer Chen Tran of Bradford Literary
JOB LISTINGS
- Online Content & Social Media Associate – NetGalley & Bookish.
- Customer Service & Community Assistant – NetGalley.
- Children’s Reviews Editor – Publishers Weekly – New York.
- Assistant Art Director – Publishers Weekly – New York.
- Publishing Manager – Western National Parks Association – Tucson.
- Senior Editor – Central Recovery Press – Las Vegas.
- Publicist/Senior Publicist – HarperCollins – New York.
- Senior Manager, Web Operations & eCommerce – Workman Publishing Co. – New York.
- Director of Bookstore Retail and Event Operations – More Than Words – Boston.