Bloomsbury Publishing 
Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2025 [PDF ebook] 
The best advice on how to write and get published

‘What is your best investment? Buying a copy of the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook.’ Kimberley Chambers 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, radio and videogames.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 content for this edition includes articles on If at first you don’t succeed … by Jessica Irena Smith, The importance of story development by Greg Mosse, Writing for readers by Rachel Mc Lean, Creating a poetry comic by Chrissy Williams, Ghosting: writing other people’s stories by Gillian Stern, Romantic motifs by Sue Moorcroft, How a publicist can help you by Hannah Hargrave, Writing across forms by Rob Gittins, Pitching your travel ideas by Jen & Sim Benson, The hybrid author by Simon Mc Leave. ‘The wealth of information is staggering.’ The Times