Publishing Talk Magazine issue 6 - Children's Publishing

Publishing Talk Magazine helps you to write, publish and sell your books with insider advice from bestselling authors and industry experts.

Read an exclusive interview with Children’s Laureate Malorie Blackman in our first children’s publishing themed issue. She speaks to Lucy Coats about her path to publication, top writing tips – and the need for greater diversity in children’s books.

Lucy Coats also looks at the state of the children’s book business, and has some great advice on writing for children. The opportunities in this market are increasingly digital, and Kate Wilson shares some valuable lessons learned while developing apps for children at Nosy Crow.

If you want to break into children’s publishing, children’s agent Hilary Delamere explains how an agent can help; Steven Lenton offers his tips for succeeding as an illustrator; and Suzanne Collier has advice on using LinkedIn to get your next publishing job. Kit Berry reveals how she built a community around her self-published Young Adult books, the Stonewylde series.

There’s also a writing workshop from Tom Evans, who invites us to awaken our inner child with our writing; and award-winning author Nicola Morgan gives us an insight into her writing. Social media is key to success, and there’s another WordPress tutorial, this time on managing your blog comments; plus advice on marketing your books with Pinterest.