One Sixth of a Gill by Jean Gill
‘A rare treat‘ – J.G. Harlond, author of ‘The Empress Emerald’ ‘An eclectic mix – quite unputdownable‘ – B.A. Morton, author of prize-winning crime novel ‘Mrs Jones’ Five-minute reads. Meet people you will never forget: the night photographer, the gynaecologist’s wife, the rescue dog. Dip into whatever suits your mood, from comedy to murders; from fantastic stories to blog posts, by way of love poetry. Fully illustrated by the author; Jean Gill’s original photographs are as thought-provoking as her writing. An out of body experience for adventurous readers. Or, of course, you can ’Live Safe’. Not for you the blind alley on a dark night, wolf-lope pacing you step for step as shadows flare on the walls. Purchase Link: Amazon Author Interview What are the main themes of your book? It’s a full collection of very varied shorts: fiction, poetry and non-fiction so each piece is different but certain themes do recur in my writing. Dogs (of course), photography, childhood, love and loss all feature, and I think the common element is emotion. I’d like readers to feel what they read and to think about it. Brain food for busy readers. Who or what inspired your story? ‘The Night Photographer’ arose from me reading a technical photography book on night photography that starts with advice on staying safe while risking the inevitable dangers of being out in the dark with an expensive camera and a tripod. That made me think about what kind of people night photographers are and then I was inside my character, much too easily! The funniest back-story is probably that behind ‘The Gynaecologist’s Wife’. I wrote the poem in my head while undergoing an appointment and to distract myself from what was going on, I started wondering what the specialist’s wife thought of his daily activities and how it affected their sex life. It’s a good job that doctor had no idea what I was thinking. What do you like best about your primary characters? They are quirky and, I hope, memorable. Lou, the rescue dog, is in a series of true stories. He’s a special dog and I think the way I feel about him shows in the writing. What are their worst peculiarities? I’d say ‘best’ peculiarities because that’s exactly what makes them interesting. They live on the edge and sometimes well beyond it. The night photographer says, ‘Trespass is my territory,’ and I think that’s true of many of the characters. How do your main characters evolve? Lou was in a shelter cage for nearly three years when I sprung him and his return to family life was very moving. One of my fictional characters is a middle-aged woman who discovers a somewhat innovatory method of improving her appearance – the twists in this story have been well-received. What’s the principal message you want to send to your audience? No message. Just an experience. What’s the nicest thing anyone has said about your book? First reactions are all so positive it’s hard to choose but this is the most recent. ‘Each page will bring out a myriad of emotions you never knew you had.’ C.M.Stibbe Where can we purchase it? Amazon About the Author Jean Gill is a Welsh writer and photographer living in the south of France with a big white dog, a scruffy black dog, a Nikon...
read moreSearching for Von Honningsbergs by Rowena Wiseman
Lawson is sent overseas to retrieve three paintings for an exhibition. He has a thorny love affair with an anorexic Russian Latvian firetwirler, does a deal with two shady characters in Brazil and runs for his life from a madman in Beijing. When Lawson discovers that he has actually become involved in an art world scam, he begins to question the true value of art. What are the main themes of your book? SEARCHING FOR VON HONNINGSBERGS is all about art – what are the stories behind artworks, why did an artist paint a certain piece, why did someone end up with a particular artwork on their wall and what does it mean to them? It also questions how we interpret art. There’s a whole industry around art – there are curators, art historians, auction houses, collectors, marketers (my main character Lawson calls these people ‘parasites’) … do we lose the artist’s original intention in other people’s interpretations? Can we ever really know exactly what was in an artist’s head when they created an artwork? What is the true value of art? And finally, one of the big questions asked at the end – is it okay to do the wrong thing for the right reason? Who or what inspired your story? SEARCHING FOR VON HONNINGSBERGS was inspired by an article I read in Melbourne’s major newspaper about an art curator going overseas to search for some Sidney Nolan paintings. I began wondering about how artworks end up distributed all over the world, who owns these works and how did they come to be in their collection? What, essentially, was the story behind those artworks? What do you like best about your primary characters? I lived with Lawson’s voice in my head for many years – I find him witty, sardonic and straight up about the way things are. He hasn’t been sucked into the ‘art world wank’. He is an insider on the outside. What are their worst peculiarities? Lawson is probably pretty self-centred at the beginning, however, he does develop empathy for others along the way. I’ve got another character, called Baiba, who Lawson has a brief and stormy affair with. She’s an anorexic Latvian Russian firetwirler, who smokes cigarettes only on the weekend and gives herself orgasms to burn fat. I had a lot of fun with her as a character. How does your main character evolve? Lawson dreams of being an artist, he spends a lot of time imagining his exhibition openings, the articles people are going to write about him and his set of adoring fans, but he’s not actually producing any artworks. By the end of his journey he is actually motivated to start painting. By his own admission, as an art student he was always too proud and thought he was too talented (just no one had noticed yet) to take criticism. But by the end of the story, he realises that he doesn’t know it all and he still has a lot to learn. What’s the principal message you want to send to your audience? Perhaps that there is much more to a work of art than what we just see. What’s the nicest thing anyone has said about your book? In 2007 SEARCHING FOR VON HONNINGSBERGS was longlisted for the Australian Vogel...
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The following list consists of links to submission calendars for UK and International writing competitions. These links will be regularly updated. January 1st January 2017 – Exeter Novel Prize 6th January 2017 – Georgina Henry/Women in Journalism Award for Innovation 9th January 2017 – Notting Hill Editions Essay Prize 9th January 2017 – Templar Poetry Portfolio Awards 9th January 2017 – The Feature Script Competition 12th January 2017 – Orwell Prize 15th January 2017 – Basil Bunting Poetry Award 15th January 2017 – Keats-Shelley Prize 16th January 2017 – Magma Poetry Competition 20th January 2017- National Memory Day Creative Writing Competition 20th January 2015 – KISHBOO Short Story Competition 23rd January 2017 – Wilbur Smith Prizes 29th January 2017 – Strokestown International Poetry Prize 30th January 2017 – Open House 2017 30th January 2017 – The Red Planet Prize 31st January 2017 – Arundel Festival Theatre Trail Writers’ Competition 31st January 2017 – Bath Flash Fiction Novella in Flash 31st January 2017 – Caine Prize for African Writing TBC 31st January 2017 – Dundee International Book Prize TBC January 2017 – BBC International Playwriting Competition 31st January 2017 – Fish Short Memoir Contest 31st January 2017 – Hippocrates Prize 31st January 2017 – Plough Prize TBC 31st January 2017 – Plymouth Writers’ Group Open Competition 31st January 2017 – Poetry Business Book & Pamphlet 31st January 2017- Poetry Business New Poet’s Prize 31st January 2017 – Teignmouth Poetry Festival Competition 31st January 2015 – British Haiku Awards 31st January 2015 – The Caine Prize for African Writing 31st January 2015 – Chudleigh Phoenix Annual Short Story Competition 31st January 2015 – Fish Prize for Memoir 31st January 2015 – James White Award 31st January 2015 – Kent and Sussex Poetry Society Open Competition 31st January 2015 – New Venture Theatre and Sussex Playwrights Ten-Minute Play Competition 31st January 2015 – Crime Writers Association Debut Dagger Award February 2nd February 2017 – Northern Writers’ Awards TBC 10th February 2017 – Lucy Cavendish College Fiction Prize 13th February 2017 – Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook 2017 Short Story Competition 14th February 2017 – Spotlight First Novel Competition TBC 14th February 2017 – York Literature Festival/YorkMix Poetry Competition TBC 17th February 2017 – Christopher Tower Poetry Competition 20th February 2017 – Reader’s Digest 100-word Competition 20th February 2017 – Emerging Writer Award 28th February 2017- Artificium Short Stories and In Brief 28th February 2017 – Exeter Writers Short Story Competition 28th February 2017 – Crime Writers Association Debut Dagger Award 28th February 2017 – Crime Writers Association Margery Allingham Short Story Competition 28th February 2017 – Fish Flash Fiction Contest 28th February 2017 – Kelpies Prize TBC 28th February 2017 – Papatango New Writing Prize 28th February 2017 – The Bristol Poetry Prize 28th February 2017 – Writers Bureau Annual Short Story 28th February 2015 – Fish Prize for Flash Fiction 28th February 2015 – Dark Tales Short Story Competition 28th February 2015 – Exeter Writers Short Story Competition 28th February 2015 – The Fiction Desk Ghost Story Competition 28th February 2015 – Sentinel Literary Quarterly Poetry Competition 28th February 2015 – Sentinel Literary Quarterly Short Story Competition 28th February 2015 – Lewis Wright Short Story Competition 28th February 2015 – Herbert Spencer Poetry Competition 28th February 2015 – Kelpies Prize March 1st March 2017 – New Welsh Writing Awards 1st March 2017 – Bridgend Writers’...
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UK Awards (for UK citizens) Author’s Club First Novel Award Betty Trask Award Man Booker Prize The National Book Awards Chancellor’s Gold Medal Desmond Elliott Prize (annual award for a first novel written in English and published in the UK) Forward Prize Hawthornden Prize Hessell-Tiltman Prize James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction John Llewellyn Rhys Prize Marsh Biography Award Meyer-Whitworth Award Newdigate Prize The Orwell Prize Samuel Johnson Prize Somerset Maugham Award T. S. Eliot Prize Waverton Good Read Award Costa Book Awards International Awards Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for children’s and youth literature Balint Balassi Memorial Sword Award for poets and translators (presented annually to outstanding Hungarian poets and European poets who translate pieces of Hungarian literature) The Bookseller Diagram Prize (for Oddest Book Title of the Year) Commonwealth Book Prize Commonwealth Writers’ Prize – Best First Book Commonwealth Writers’ Prize – Best Book Costa Book Awards for writers based in the UK and Ireland Dayton Literary Peace Prize Duff Cooper Prize Dundee International Book Prize Desmond Elliott Prize (annual award for a first novel written in English and published in the UK) European Union Prize for Literature Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize Goethe Prize Guardian First Book Award Hans Christian Andersen Award for children’s literature IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Independent Foreign Fiction Prize International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Jan Michalski Prize for Literature Jerusalem Prize KONS International Literary Award LA Times Book Prize for Fiction Man Booker International Prize Montreal International Poetry Prize National Book Award for Fiction for a book written by an American citizen and published by an American publisher National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction honours the best literature published in the United States Neustadt International Prize for Literature Nobel Prize in Literature Ovid Prize Paris Literary Prize PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Premio Iberoamericano Planeta-Casa de América de Narrativa Princess of Asturias Awards Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Women’s Prize for Fiction English Language Chancellor’s Gold Medal for poetry Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for English-language women playwrights Lionel Gelber Prize Warwick Prize for Writing Truman Capote Award for literary criticism in the English language – University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. The Marsh Children’s Literature in Translation Award Biography Marsh Biography Award – awarded biennially for the best biography written by a British author and first published in the UK during the two preceding years. Children’s Literature Newbery Medal and Newbery Honor (USA) Carnegie Medal (UK) Caldecott Medal and Caldecott Honor (USA) for illustration Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards (Australia) Governor General’s Award for English language Children’s Literature (Canada) Jane Addams Children’s Book Award (USA) Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (USA) Hans Christian Andersen Award (International) Kate Greenaway Medal for illustration (UK) Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award (USA) Guardian Award (UK) Coretta Scott King Award for African-American Literature (USA) Tir na n-Og Awards (Wales, UK) Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (UK) Literary Classics Children’s and Young Adult Book Awards (International) Prix Sorcières (France) Governor General’s Award for French language children’s literature (Canada) Bisto Book of the Year Awards (Now CBI Book of the Year Awards) (Ireland) Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award (USA) Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers’ Literature (USA) The Eilis Dillon Award (Ireland) Angus Book Award (UK) Pura Belpré Award for Latino literature (USA) Marsh Award for...
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What is a blog tour and how can it help? The purpose of a blog tour (a virtual book tour) is to generate a buzz for your book. Instead of having to tour several cities – and surrender to the roads and railways – you can do it all from the comfort of your own home. Rather than moving from store to store, you progress through a number of scheduled blog stops. Coverage may consist of a book review, a character interview, a question and answer session, a book giveaway or a guest post. A successful tour requires a canny coordinator who is strategic in selecting blogs with a relevant readership, and is able to build anticipation with a powerful social media presence, and an engaging schedule full of prizes and fun. Are bloggers paid to review? No, payment is made to the tour planner to schedule, coordinate and produce promotional material for the tour. Bloggers do not receive payment for writing reviews. Virtual Writers works as an intermediary between the author/publishing house and the blogger. The relationship is reciprocal; the author gets exposure and the blogger has outstanding material to add to their site, which in turn increases visitor numbers and Google rank. This is known as cross-promotion and works well within the indie world of publishing. Will the tour increase my sales? The object of a blog tour is to raise your visibility and get your book in front of fresh eyes, so you can garner new readers. You will likely see an increase in social media followers and reviews, but we cannot guarantee increased sales. Can I be guaranteed positive review coverage? No, unfortunately we cannot guarantee a positive review, in fact, there is no guarantee that your book will be accepted by bloggers for review. We try to match you with bloggers who have a preference for your genre, but it is solely down to the judgement of the blogger in question. Many prefer to do an interview, while others prefer a guest post. Regardless, you can be sure that you will be connected to popular bloggers who love your genre. What happens if a host unexpectedly pulls out or fails to post? Every effort is made to adhere to the schedule, however, we may have to find a replacement site for you, if the original is unable to post on time. Rest assured we will find a suitable replacement so your tour stop numbers will be unaffected. What is expected of the author? We ask that you have your finished guest posts and interviews ready 4 weeks before they are due to be published. We ask that you make every effort to promote your blog tour and create a buzz via your own social media channels, at news groups and any forums you frequent. You are advised to make an appearance on each of the blogs you are featured, by responding to comments and interacting with blog visitors. You may also want to think about setting up a Facebook and Goodreads event page. Please be aware we require 3 months advanced notice before the proposed tour date. The author/publisher agrees to send ARCs/pdf/ebook copies of the book to host bloggers at least 6 weeks prior to the scheduled tour date. What is expected of the host blog? We ask that author interview questions are sent to the author 6 weeks prior...
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ALPHABETICAL LISTING A Abri Creative Writing Holidays Agriturismo Villa La Rogaia Almaserra Vella Arvon Writing Centres B Bica Boa Writing Retreat C Cabin on the Hill Casa Ana Writers’ Retreat Chalet la Giettaz Writing Retreat Cinnamon Press – Writing Week at Tyn-y-coed Circle of Misse The Coach House Cove Park Creative Escapes Cubertou Creative Writing Holiday F Farncombe Estate G Gorfanc Hideaway I Isle of Tanera Mor K Kalikalos Centre L La Muse Limnisa Writing Retreat M Montagnes in France Morrocan Writing Retreat with Carol Birch Mslexia’s Listings P Paxos Life Activities Poetry and Creative Writing at Chateau Ventenac S Scottish Book Trust Skyros Writers’ Lab T Ty Newydd Writers’ Centre W The Watermill at Posara Ways With Words Windbreak House The Write Retreat Ltd. Writers’ Retreat in Devon Writers’ Retreat in Spain The Writing Horse COUNTRY LISTING England Arvon Writing Centres Cabin on the Hill Farncombe Estate Writers’ Retreat in Devon France Abri Creative Writing Holidays Chalet la Giettaz Writing Retreat Circle of Misse Cubertou Creative Writing Holiday La Muse Montagnes in France Poetry and Creative Writing at Chateau Ventenac Greece Kalikalos Centre Limnisa Writing Retreat Paxos Life Activities Skyros Writers’ Lab Italy Agriturismo Villa La Rogaia The Watermill at Posara Ways With Words The Writing Horse Morroco Creative Escapes Morrocan Writing Retreat with Carol Birch Portugal Bica Boa Writing Retreat Scotland Arvon Writing Centres The Coach House Cove Park Isle of Tanera Mor Scottish Book Trust Spain Almaserra Vella Casa Ana Writers’ Retreat Writers’ Retreat in Spain USA Windbreak House Wales Cinnamon Press – Writing Week at Tyn-y-coed Gorfanc Hideaway Ty Newydd Writers’ Centre If you host a writing retreat and would like to be included please contact us and we’ll add you to our...
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A Ashbourne Festival 19 June– 5 July 2015: Ashbourne Arts , St John’s Community Hall, King Street, Ashbourne, DE6 1EA. Tel: 01335 348707. Email:info@ashbournearts.co.uk B Borders Book Festival 11-14 June 2015: Borders Book Festival, Harmony House, St Mary’s Road, Melrose, TD6 9LJ. Tel: 0844 357 1060. Email:info@bordersbookfestival.org Bridlington Poetry Festival 19-21 June 2015: Contact – Libraries and Information, Council Offices, Skirlaugh, HU11 5HN. Booking: 01482 392699. Email:brid.poetryfest@eastriding.gov.uk Buxton Festival 10-25 July 2015: Contact – Buxton Festival , 3 The Square, Buxton , Derbyshire, SK17 6AZ Tel: 01298 70395, Booking: 0845 12 72 190. Email:info@buxtonfestival.co.uk Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival (Words by the Sea) 17-20 September 2015 C Chorlton Arts Festival 15-24 May 2015: Arts festival with some literary events. D Dartington Hall Festival – The Telegraph Ways With Words 3-13 July 2015: Contact – Ways with Words , Droridge Farm, Dartington , Totnes , Devon, TQ99 6JQ. Tel: 01803 867373. Booking: 01803 867311. Email: admin@wayswithwords.co.uk E Edinburgh Festival Fringe 7-31 August 2015: Contact – 180 High Street , Edinburgh , Scotland EH1 1QS. Tel. +44 (0)131 226 0026. Ticket booking (June-September only): +44 (0)131 226 0000. Email: admin@edfringe.com Edinburgh International Book Festival, 15-31 August 2015: Contact – Edinburgh International Book Festival , 5 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4DR. Tel: 0131 718 5666 . Email: admin@edbookfest.co.uk F Frome Festival 3-12 July 2015: Contact – Frome Festival Ltd, 5 The Bridge, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1AR. Booking: 01373 455420 G Grassington Festival 13-28 June 2015: Contact – Grassington Festival, The Festival Office, Garrs Lane, Grassington, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 5AT. Tel: 01756 752691 . Email: info@grassington-festival.org.uk H Hebden Bridge Arts Festival 26 June – 5 July 2015: Contact – New Oxford House , Albert Street, Hebden Bridge , West Yorkshire HX7 7BT. Tel: 01422 842684. Email:helen@hbaf.co.uk Henley Festival 8-12 July 2015: Contact – 14 Friday Street , Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire RG9 1AH. Tel:01491 843400. Booking: 01491 843404. Email:info@henley-festival.co.uk Hampstead and Highgate Literary Festival No festival in 2015: London Jewish Cultural Centre, Ivy House, 94-96 North End Road, London, NW11 7SX. Tel: 020 8511 7900. Email: litfest@ljcc.org.uk I J K L Ludlow Festival 2015 dates TBA: Ludlow Arts Festival Ltd, Head Office, Tenbury House, 36 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells, Worcs, WR15 8AA. Tel: 01584 819005. Email: admin@ludlowartsfestival.co.uk Lichfield Festival 3-12 July 2015: Contact – Festival Office , 7 The Close, Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 7LD. Tel: 01543 412121. Email: Lichfield.fest@lichfield-arts.org.uk Ledbury Poetry Festival 3-12 July 2015: Contact – Victoria Patch (Festival Manager) , Ledbury Poetry Festival , Church Street, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 1DH . Tel: 0845 458 1743 . Email: admin@poetry-festival.com Latitude Festival 16-19 July 2015: Henham Park, Southwold, Sunrise Coast, Suffolk M N National Eisteddfod of Wales 1-8 August 2015: Contact – 15 Mold Business Park, Wrexham Road, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 1XP. Tel: 0845 4090 400. Email:gwyb@eisteddfod.org.uk Nain Book & Arts Festival 1-6 September 2015: 53 King Street, Nairn, IV12 4NP. Tel: 01667 451804 Email: enquiries@nairnfestival.co.uk O P Port Eliot Festival 30 July-2nd August 2015: Contact – Port Eliot Festival Office, St. Germans, Cornwall, PL12 5ND. Tel. 01503 232783. Email: info@porteliotfestival.com Q R Rye Festival 11-27 September 2015: Tel: 07790 193000 . Email: info@ryeartsfestival.co.uk S St Magnus Festival 19-24 June 2015: Contact – St Magnus International Festival, 60 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1DN. Tel: +44 (0)1856 871445. Email: info@stmagnusfestival.com T The Telegraph Hay Festival 21-31 May 2015. International arts festival. Contact – The Drill Hall, 25 Lion Street, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5AD. Email:admin@hayfestival.org U V W Worcestershire LitFest & Fringe 12-21 June 2015: Contact – The Worcestershire Literary Festival, Unit 2, The Triangle, Wildwood Drive, Worcester, WR5 2QX. Tel: 0845 490 0157. Email: info@worcslitfest.com Winchester...
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A Arts Council England 14 Great Peter Street, London, SW1P 3NQ 0845 300 6200 0161 934 4426 Email: enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk Association of Authors’ Agents (AAA) 10 Iron Bridge House, Bridge Aproach, London, NW1 8BD 020 7722 7674 020 7836 9541 Arvon Foundation Runs poetry-writing courses throughout the year at Arvon National (London), The Hurst (Shropshire), Lumb Bank (Yorkshire), Totleigh Barton (Devon) and Moniack Mhor (Scotland). Tel: 020 7324 2554 Association of Christian Writers 23 Moorend Lane, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3BQ Email: admin@christianwriters.org.uk Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) Represents the interests of all UK writers and safeguards their intellectual property rights. The Writers’ House, 13 Haydon Street, London, EC3N 1DB 020 7264 5700 020 7264 5755 Email: alcs@alcs.co.uk B The Bookseller Leading business magazine for the book industry. Crowne House, 56-58 Southwark Street, London, SE1 1UN 020 3358 0360 020 7420 6103 Booksellers Association (BA) of the United Kingdom & Ireland Minster House, 72 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, SW1V 1BA 020 7802 0802 020 7802 0803 Email: mail@booksellers.org.uk Booktrust Independent reading and writing charity. 45 East Hill, London, SW18 2QZ 020 8516 2988 020 8516 2978 British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) is the voice for music writers. 2nd floor, British Music House, 26 Berners Street, London, W1T 3LR 020 7636 2929 020 7636 2212 British Centre for Literary Translation (BCLT) Britain’s leading centre for the development, promotion and support of literary translation and contemporary writing from around the world. British Centre for Literary Translation School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing University of East Anglia Norwich Research Park Norwich NR4 7TJ UK Tel +44 (0)1603 592785 Fax +44 (0)1603 592737 Email: bclt@uea.ac.uk The British Library 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB 020 7412 7332 020 7412 7340 C Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) Formerly the Library Association. Leading voice for information, library and knowledge practitioners, working to advocate strongly, provide unity through shared values and develop skills and excellence. 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE 020 7255 0500 020 7255 0501 Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) 90 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 4LP 020 7631 5555 020 7631 5500 Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) PO Box 3408, Norwich, NR3 3WE Email: info@thecwa.co.uk D E F G H I Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators Professional body representing information development professionals. Airport House, Purley Way, Croydon, CR0 0XZ 020 8253 4506 020 8253 4510 Email: istc@istc.org.uk Institute of Translating and Interpreting (ITI) Professional association of translators and interpreters. Milton Keynes Business Centre, Foxhunter Drive, Linford Wood, Milton Keynes, MK14 6GD Tel. +44 (0) 1908 325250 Email: info@iti.org.uk Intellectual Property Office Official government body responsible for granting Intellectual Property (IP) rights in the United Kingdom. Intellectual Property Office, Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport, South Wales, NP10 8QQ, United Kingdom Tel: 0300 300 2000 Email: information@ipo.gov.uk ISBN, SAN, and DOI Agencies 3rd Floor, Midas House, 62 Goldsworth Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 6LQ 0870 777 8712 0870 777 8714 Email: isbn@nielsenbookdata.co.uk J K L London Library Largest independent lending library in the world. 14 St James’s Square, London, SW1Y 4LG 020 7930 7705 020 7766 4766 M N National Union of Journalists (NUJ) Trade union for working journalists. Headland House, 308-312 Gray’s Inn Road, London, WC1X 8DP Tel: 020 7843 3705 Fax: 020...
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