Writers' and Artists' Yearbook 2005

The best-selling guide to markets in all areas of the media, completely revised and updated, contains 6 new articles, 3 new listings and a foreword by top author Maeve Binchy.

New listings include: Creative writing courses for writers; Useful libraries for writers; Writer 's retreats ( with an introduction by Maggie Gee).New articles include: The Role of the Literary Agent ( Giles Gordon); Year- in- View of the publishing industry ( Nicholas Clee); The Writer 's Workspace ( Rib Davis);Inside the BBC ( Helena Weinstein); Understanding the Publishing Process ( Bill Swainson); Three successful authors writing about experiences infiction ( Joanna Trollope), non- fiction ( Simon Winchester) and children 's publishing ( JK Rowling).