Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! (Otherwise known as the day where people seem to be carrying around a lot more flowers than is usual.) It’s time for us to decide once and for all what the best love story of all time is. All this week we’ve been posting a new answer each day from one…
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What’s the Best Love Story of All Time, Emma?
Well, it’s that time of year again. The week of love is here (otherwise known as the week of chocolate and things shaped like hearts culminating in a lot of heart-shaped chocolates). We’ve been getting into the Valentine’s Day spirit here at the agency and we thought it was about time we asked Darley’s angels…
Getting Into Publishing – Emma Winter Rights Assistant
‘Don’t worry, you’ll get there soon enough’ and ‘If it’s worth getting, it’s worth waiting for’ were among the many platitudes that kept me going whilst trying to get a job in publishing. Having graduated in 2011, with a BA Hons in American Literature and Creative Writing, there was nothing I really wanted to do more…
Getting Into Publishing – Mary Darby Rights Executive
Don’t you have to know somebody who knows somebody who knew somebody else’s Grandfather’s niece? No. At least, not always. My job search, for example, didn’t involve anyone but countless internship enquiry letters and me. James Caan would have been proud. Having recently returned from a year working as an English teacher in a far-flung…
Book Fairs and Book Worms
Jon Holder has dedicated Monster of the Month to London Book Fair and has created these bookish creatures… And Mary Darby, Rights Executive, is talking foreign rights. In the frantic run up to the London Book Fair I thought I’d take some time out from preparing for my 56 meetings and introduce you to the…
Literary Agency – Dictionary Corner – Publishing Terms Translated
Have you ever spoken to someone in publishing or browsed the submission portion of an agency’s website and wondered what on earth we’re all talking about? Well, wonder no more. Here in Dictionary Corner we will strive to shed some light on the technical jargon and industry lingos that often confuse new writers. Literary Agency…
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