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Writers & Artists team

Editor Alysoun Owen

Assistant editor Eden Phillips Harrington

Articles copy-editor Virginia Klein

Listings editors Lisa Carden, Rebecca Collins, Lauren MacGowan

Editorial assistance Emily Camera; Sophia Blackwell (poetry)

Production controller Jonathon Leech

The Editor welcomes readers to this edition of the Writers & Artists Yearbook

Welcome to the latest edition of the Yearbook. Inside you will find impartial and essential nuggets of advice and information from a wide range of experts with knowledge and experience of the world of writing, illustration and publishing. In his annual round-up (see on page 98),TomTivnan celebrates another successful publishing year of record sales, but suggests there may be rockier times ahead.

Although all the authors, literary agents, poets, playwrights, editors and commentators whose views grace these pages are all highly successful in their spheres, they were not always so. Debut novelist Sarah Clarke reminds us that getting into print can be a slow and lonely process; see .

Laura Smith, of audio publisher W.F. Howes, offers her tips on by Paul McVeigh.

Other new articles this year, ranging across genres, forms and markets, highlight the different opportunities for the writer and illustrator. On .

I hope these and all the other Yearbook articles provide you with added encouragement to explore your own creativity.

Alysoun Owen

Editor

All articles, listings and other material in this yearbook are reviewed and updated every year in consultation with the bodies, organisations, companies and individuals that we select for inclusion. To the best of our knowledge the websites, emails and other contact details are correct at the time of going to press.

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Short story competition

The annual Writers & Artists Yearbook Short Story Competition offers published and aspiring writers the chance to win a place on an Arvon Residential Writing Week (worth 850). In addition, the winners story will be published on the Writers & Artists website.

To enter the competition, submit a short story (for adults) of no more than 2,000 words, on the theme of love by 14 February 2023 to waybcompetitions@bloomsbury.com. For full details, terms and conditions, and to find out more about how to submit your entry, visit www.writersandartists.co.uk/competitions.

For advice on short stories, see by Paul McVeigh on.

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