Quickly following on from our last Meet the Team post, we’re carrying on the Children’s Book Agency theme. This week, it’s the turn of Chloe Davis, the children’s agency assistant, who gives us an insight into what her typical day looks like, as well as how she got into Publishing. First of all, what is…
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Meet the Team – Lydia Silver
Our Meet the Team series is back! In this second post, we speak to children’s book agent Lydia Silver about her journey to agenting and what she looks for in submissions. First of all, what is your role at the agency? I’m one of the children’s agents, so I represent authors writing for children, from…
Darley Anderson Author’s Book Club: Sandie Jones reviews A WINDOW BREAKS
Welcome to the first meeting of the Darley Anderson Author’s Book Club! Every month we’ll be asking our authors to give us their top recommendations, why they love them, and why we should too! Whatever your tastes, the Club will aim to bring readers and authors together and to push our ‘members’ out of their…
Meet the Team – Rebeka Finch
It’s the start of 2020, so to ring in the new decade we’re doing a Meet the Team series. The final years of the 2010s brought lots of changes to the Agency and a number of fresh faces have joined the ranks. In this series of posts, you’ll get a little insight into who we…
Mary Hargreaves’ top podcast recommendations for aspiring authors
Writing – it’s a solitary business. It’s often difficult to stay connected with the wider industry and fellow writers when you’re cooped up with just your keyboard for company. But as author Mary Hargreaves has discovered, one of the best ways of feeling part of the writing community is through the power of podcasts. Mary,…
A. M. Howell on the highs and lows of the submission process and her journey to publication
In case you missed it (if you’re living under a rock, or have become a hermit, or get all your news delivered by snail), last week was the Frankfurt Book Fair. It’s where everyone announces their big books, and it’s easy to get lost in the buzzy deal headlines and general excitement. And that news…
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