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  • Paperback: 976 pages
  • Publisher: David & Charles; 2008 edition (27 April 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0715326619
  • ISBN-13: 978-0715326619
  • Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.6 x 5.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 234,866 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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From The Lady. One of the most comprehensive guides to writing and getting published today. This book offers up to date information, listing over 4000 publishers, magazines and other outlets for writers to approach. It is full of practical tips and recommendations from expert contributors and successful authors --The Lady

From The Supplement. Well Presented, thick with pages of information and supplied with on line support it certainly seems to deliver what it promises. Nearly 100 pages of articles. they provide one of the best groundings for new writers that I have ever seen. Whatever field you are interested in writing for, these articles will give you a basic and realistic idea of how to get into it and what your chances reallly are. Especially useful and so obvious yet seldom seen is a glossary of terminology. The entries are clear and concise with lots of useful information and judging by our entry accurate. It equals or surpasses alll its rivals. Especially useful are the sections on resources. Well Indexed and full of useful information I think this must be the most comprehensive book for writers in or trying to get published in the UK and the price is certainly competitive. I think I can recommend it without reservation to anyone serious about being published especially if they are attempting to make it as a professional. --The Supplement

From Country Living. This indispensable reference book and website offers information about writing and getting published, including contacts and advice. --Country Living

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"Writer's Market UK" is the most single and comprehensive resource for all writers - whether you are taking a writing course, dreaming of being published, about to be published, or have already been published. It contains over 4,000 listings of UK and Irish book publishers, consumer magazines, trade journals, literary agents, online sources and more. Key features include: more directory listings than any other comparable resource; easy-to-use format and tabbed pages so you can quickly locate the exact information you need; fresh and up-to-date information; detailed articles; easy-to-use reference icons; detailed submission guidelines; tips on how to approach publishers; and, free 30 day subscription to unique website for writers and publishers.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Difficult to use, 31 Jul 2007
Like both the other market guides for the UK, this has a range of useful articles and comprehensive listings. It's particularly strong at listing creative writing and journalism courses around the country, and, for some unknown reason, contains information aimed directly at students (links to websites for students and a guide to how to write a dissertation) which is not relevant for most writers. But its biggest failure is its lack of a subject index. This means that the only way to find publishers who produce a particular type of book is to plough your way through the pages and read every entry. Unless you're trying to study writing, you'll be better off with The Writers and Artists Yearbook or The Writers Handbook.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Very poorly written, 26 Jul 2007
By Brighid (London, UK) - See all my reviews
I am extremely disappointed with this book. Today I went to this book to search for three magazines to send article queries to. None of the magazines were listed in this directory. I turned to my Writers' & Artists' Yearbook and voila, they were all in that one.

This book is full of holes. The layout is confusing, it's difficult to know exactly what you're looking at, and even more difficult to find anything you're looking for.

This is a poor imitation of the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook. I will be using the Writer's Market 2008 as a door-stop, and will be sticking with the real deal. Don't waste your money.
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33 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant!, 14 Jun 2007
I bought a copy of this book and have to say I am impressed. It's big, for one, at about 1000 pages. It's packed full too. The price is quite reasonable at 12.99. In another review, someone asked how it stacked up to The Artist's & Writer's Yearbook and gave this one three stars without actually having seen it. That seems like foul play to me. Try reading the book before you actually assign it a rating, hmm?

However - since the question was asked - I own both and must say I prefer this one. I'm not sure how they can afford to do it, but I'm glad they did. As noted, the book is big - about 160 pages larger than The Artist's & Writer's Yearbook and it has many more entries. Very comprehensive as well. Not only does each entry have updated contact info, etc., they also provide insider info, as well as tips for tailoring your work properly for the magazine or book publisher that you're interested in. The book also covers broadcast media, agents, writing organizations, writer's groups, competitions, etc. There's also a lengthy overview of how the publishing industry works (about 100 pages worth of material right there).

Two other big benefits: This book is less expensive than every other market book / writer's handbook I could find AND it has this special web site that you can access for a month that provides all the entries from the book online, in addition to a bunch of others that they couldn't fit into the book. It's a promotional thing, I guess, but you can continue on the web site longer if you want.

Great foreword by Peter Ackroyd by the way. Really very inspiring.
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