Comments on: Writer’s Market UK 2009 - Review

By: sara

sara — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:42:02 +0000

Hello.
Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog. I’ve replied to you there, but thought I’d pop over to say thank you!

By: Andrew Philip

Andrew Philip — Sat, 31 May 2008 09:52:55 +0000

Even better, then.

By: Fiona

Fiona — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:00:25 +0000

They’ve all got chapters on tax

By: Andrew Philip

Andrew Philip — Fri, 30 May 2008 17:48:19 +0000

Thanks, Fiona, that’s very useful. The other two are on the reference shelf at the Scottish Poetry Library, but I was thinking of buying one (or more) this year anyway. It hadn’t occurred to me they’d be tax deductable (maybe I need the one with the chapter on tax).

By: Fiona

Fiona — Fri, 30 May 2008 15:31:00 +0000

There’s an excellent article on poetry outlets for beginners, but probably nothing a more experienced poet like you doesn’t know about already. What would be useful for you is a 17-page directory listing of UK&Irish poetry publishers. Some very good insider info and tips, as far as I can tell. I don’t have a copy of Writers’ Handbook to hand, but the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2008 has two articles on poetry - ‘Getting Poetry Published’ and ‘Approaching a Poetry Publisher’followed by a 7 page list of poetry support organisations, competitions etc. Their list of poetry publishers however, is simply that, a list of names with no other info. You’re supposed to refer back to the general listings for further info, but this is no way as user friendly as Writer’s Market, nor does it provide as much information. So out of the two, definitely Writer’s Market. Hope that helps

By: Andrew Philip

Andrew Philip — Fri, 30 May 2008 14:56:51 +0000

Would you recommend it for poetry? Or, perhaps a better question, which of the three would you recommend for poetry?