#Publishing

Cheyenne Campbell 🧜🏼‍♀️

chylu

I’ve noticed a discouraging trend lately with the publishing industry’s push for diversity in submissions, based on some recent #amquerying interactions and discussions w/other writers. I’m 100% behind the push

beth phelan

beth_phelan

it seems people DO need to hear this: if you’re advertising yourself as a brand new agency, saying you have 10 or 20 years of “experience in the publishing industry”

Nicolás

nicolasr6y

I've been thinking a lot abt how literally every single interview I've ever gotten in publishing has come abt from a connection I’ve made (whether that's a friend, previous/current supervisor,

Namina Forna

NaminaForna

When I tell people it took me 12 years to get an agent, people always act shocked. But the reality of publishing and life in general is that Black people

☀️ Dayman (ah-ah-ah) ☀️

HLMacfarlane

Possibly long thread ahead! I thought I'd address a few points for why I think self-publishing is great, even if your ultimate intention is to get picked up by an

Jo Maugham

JolyonMaugham

Gavin Williamson says appeals against the grade you were awarded will be free. This may or may not be good politics but it's terribly misleading. Appeals may be free but

m cox

mmdotcox

I cannot stop thinking about the Re-Thinking 'Diversity' in Publishing report, which, as I said yesterday, I particularly urge all my industry colleagues to read: https://www.spreadtheword.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Rethinkin

Covid Fact Check UK

fact_covid

The government has published a preprint on the role of children in transmission of COVID-19. It was considered at SAGE on 4/11: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/935125/tfc-covid

Josh MacAlister

JoshMacAlister

There have been a bunch of questions about the review over the weekend. Here’s my best go at answering ones that have been asked by a few people.. 1) Is

stuart mcdonald

ActuaryByDay

Some comments on excess mortality in the second wave, which seems to be hotly contested at the moment.Headline: there is excess mortality.ONS data shows us that death numbers have been

Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi)

IndieAuthorALLI

If you are unaware of this unfair treatment of authors by @acx_com @Audible_AU @audible_com @audibleuk etc. check out this excellent explanation by @SusanMayWriter : https://www.susanmaywriter.net/single-post/audiblegate-the-incredible-stor

jen

bookavid

So in relation to publishing pros + readers only wanting Black pain stories... the 1st thing i did when i got promoted to editor was email almost all agencies who

Pulp Librarian

PulpLibrarian

Today in pulp... the mysterious JX Williams! #FridayFeeling JX Williams was an alias used by many writers who knocked out cheesy sex pulp for Greenleaf publishing. At least 20% of

Kamlesh Khunti

kamleshkhunti

SAGE papers on #CovidVaccine hesitancy in ethnic populations published Thanks to @JuliaHCox QResearch data showIn previous programmes (flu etc) minority populations 10-20% less likely to be vaccinated uptake in Bangladeshi

Kiel Phegley

KielPhegley

There's a rumor circulating about WB/AT&T fully moving DC Comics publishing operations to a licensing model. Effectively the death of DC as we know it. I find this dubious for

mark

__mrkmc

Not only this this guy a complete racist - he is simply wrong about this, and dangerously wrong.There are a lot of people ‘born and bred’ in this country who

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