Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2025

'What is your best investment? Buying a copy of the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook [...] within 24 hours of sending off the first couple of chapters with a cover letter, an agent called wanting to see the rest of the book.' Kimberley Chambers

'[For] anyone who wants to know how the industry actually works.' Private Eye, 14 July 2023

This bestselling 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 provides 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
- copyright, finances and self-publishing
- marketing, prizes and festivals

The Yearbook provides up-to-date practical support on all aspects of being a writer. Revised and updated annually, it 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 crowdfund your creative idea then this Yearbook will help you. As well as sections on publishers and agents, newspapers and magazines, illustration, theatre and screen, there is a wealth of detail on the legal and financial aspects of being a writer or illustrator.

Additional articles, free advice, events information and editorial services at www.writersandartists.co.uk

'The wealth of information is staggering.' The Times