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Elaine Bousfield is a newly published writer of young adult fiction who has stormed onto the scene with first book Albion.

To get a publishing contract for your novel, you need to work hard, attend literary events and workshops, enter contests, meet other writers and continue to write.

Finding a publishing agent for a manuscript requires a compelling query and novel synopsis. Here is how to write a synopsis.

The Harry Potter era may have drawn to a close, but Bloomsbury have a string of new bestsellers in the wings... So what does it take to make the cut?

James King has won the 2009 Amazon Annual Breakthrough Novel Award with "Bill Warrington's Last Chance," for a publishing contract with Penguin and a $25,000 advance.

Children's books are one of the few areas left where publishers are often open to unagented submissions. As a children's writer, do you need an agent for your book?

Writing a novel is only the beginning, if you are serious about being published then time invested in editing is essential.

By following a few simple steps, you'll be on your way to signing with a literary agency--and one step closer to finding a publisher for your work.

It's the same story every year: This year the novel will finally get published! This year could really be it. Here's how to finish a novel and get published this year.

Writing a novel means collecting and gathering lots of information and when a writer needs to find their writing voice they want all the important facts to hand.

Instead of writing an autobiography about anorexia, this author chose fiction. That has led to a series of books focused on eating disorder help for many sufferers.

Cell phone novels, called keitai shousetsu in Japanese, are the first literary genre to come out of the cellular age of text messaging. They've made it to America.

Writing a novel is an overwhelming task, but hold on to your pen. Writing the novel is only one of the steps to successfully finishing a book.

These tips will help a query letter stand out from the rest of a literary agent's slushpile.

The goal of NaNoWriMo is to write a novel during the month of November. Why do tens of thousands of writers participate every year and how do they make it?

It's only natural that after spending months or years writing a book you would want to get it published ASAP. But waiting a few weeks could actually be better.

The job of a literary agent is enormous, from helping with edits and revisions to negotiating contracts and foreign rights.

Many readers--and authors--can't get enough of their favorite characters. Here's how to write a successful series.

Here are a few of the best forums and websites designed to help new novelists every step of the way, from tips on writing to advice on publication and marketing.

Zelda (Sayre) Fitzgerald (1900-1948) had a spirit that defined the tumultuous, intoxicating, and mad Roaring Twenties that she loved.

With his latest release, best-selling author James Patterson introduces a new character -- hard-nosed, gentle-hearted, Irish cop and father of ten, Mike Bennett.

The Tolkien Trust is a prime example of how an author can use copyright laws to protect future assets gained from published novels.

The Ellery Queen tradition of literary excellence has made it one of the finest periodicals of it kind while supporting established as well as aspiring writers.

James Patterson is the author of 41 novels (to date) and is one of the most prolific -- and successful -- writers in the mystery genre.

Online publishing is growing segment of the book publishing world, and Ellora's Cave is a one of the best-known.

Ukrainian culture features again in Marina Lewycka's novel "Two Caravans", with a few Polish characters thrown in, following the life of immigrant workers in Britain.

In this part Ronald Fair, the prize-winning Christian author, talks about his experiences with making movies.

Peter Carey invokes dreamscapes, mythology and surrealism in order to provide startling clarity of vision, both commenting on and reflecting the nature of modern society

Novelists, even those who have yet to be published, should maintain a blog about their writing to attract follows and develop an online presence.

Strategies are offered to help you improve your writing capabilities. These 10 tips are designed for writers of all levels, because every writer wants to improve.

Freddie Smith is still grieving for his brother lost in the Great War. On holiday in France, a precipitous car crash leads him to reveal the region's war time secrets.

The author of the best selling 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas', John Boyne, illustrates the love and loss experienced as part of growing up in his new novel 'The Dare'.

Pat Barker is a revolutionary and contemporary writer; in all of her works she explores key and often uncomfortable ideas that are always relevant to modern day life.

Contests take place all over the world for book-length material, with the first prize being a publishing contract.

A brief biography of Mordecai Richler and his children, Daniel, Noah, Jacob, Emma and Martha, all who have followed in their father's literary footsteps.

Wrongly committed to a rural mental institution, Mrs Shoddy must escape into the safety of her memories in order to isolate herself from the suffering around her.

Gothic and romantic suspense novels by British authors Victoria Holt, Dorothy Eden, and Mary Stewart were in the height of their popularity in the 1960s and 1970s.

Burn is the Nebula Award winning novella by James Patrick Kelly from Tachyon Books; an Asimov's regular, Kelly's magnificent novella is set on the colony planet Walden.

This funny, moving and very raunchy contemporary drama chronicles publishing phenomenon Mills & Boon's history in three interwoven stories from three different periods

Elinor Wylie's life attracts more attention than her poems, but some of those poems are worth revisiting.

Writers need a way to get their novels, plays and poems noticed. Are writing competitions, awards and prizes the answer? Do they help to create successful writers?

You need no cyclone to reach Oz, only IDW Publishing's handsome collection of five acclaimed comic books by Eisner winner Eric Shanower.

Continuing the guide to often noted novelists, playwrights, and songwriters of the USA...Following the literary influences on the formation of the "American Dream."

Anyone who has written a novel can contact a literary agent, but there are a few ways that will lead to a guaranteed rejection letter.

An interesting, well-crafted query letter is the best way to pique a literary agent's interest in a novel.

Truman Capote's famous 1966 novel In Cold Blood was adapted into an Academy Award nominated 1967 film of the same name.

John Duncklee, a prolific writer of novels, nonfiction books, articles, and poetry, won the 2008 Spur Award from Western Writers of America for Best Western Poem.

Charlotte Bronte is one of our best loved and widely read writers, and produced one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century with Jane Eyre.

Increasingly aspiring and published authors alike are keeping up to date on the world of romance publishing by regularly reading industry-related blogs.

How a small Canadian publishing company became the number one provider of romance fiction in the world.