''This book is an excellent place to start. I love it and hope your copy becomes as dog-eared with overuse as many of my old ones did.'' David Cohen

This bestselling Writers'' & Artists'' Yearbook contains a wealth of information on all aspects of writing and becoming a published author, plus a comprehensive directory of media contacts.

Packed with practical tips, it includes expert advice from renowned authors and industry insiders on:

• submitting to agents and publishers
• writing non-fiction and fiction across different genres and formats
• poetry, plays, broadcast media and illustration
• marketing and self-publishing
• legal and financial information
• writing prizes and festivals.

Revised and updated annually, the Yearbook includes thousands of industry contacts and over 80 articles from writers of all forms and genres, including award-winning novelists, poets and playwrights, scriptwriters for TV and audio, songwriters and comedians.

If you want to find a literary or illustration agent or publisher, would like to self-publish or to crowdfund your creative idea then this Yearbook will help you.

New articles for this year include:

• Foreword by Naomi Alderman
• Author–editor relationships by Željka Maroševic
• Literary fiction by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan
• Short story collections by Vanessa Onwuemezi
• Nature writing by Sophie Pavelle
• Inclusivity in publishing by Aki Schilz
• Your debut novel by Jennie Godfrey
• Getting poetry published by Pascale Petit
• Being a lyricist by Kathryn Williams
• Scriptwriting by Robert Taylor
• Comedy writing by Dave Cohen
• Characters for TV by Kira-Anne Pelican
• Playwriting by Carmen Marcus
• Literary agents by Eve White
• Writer development initiative by Julia Forster
• BookTok and social media promotion by Rosie Hewlett