Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2026: The best advice on how to write and get published

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Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2026

The best advice on how to write and get published

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Bloomsbury Yearbooks
17 July 2025

Creative writing & creative writing guides; Writing & editing guides; Yearbooks, annuals, almanacs; Publishing industry

Series: Writers' and Artists'

‘What is your best investment? Buying a copy of the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook.’ Kimberley Chambers

This bestselling Writers' & Artists' Yearbook contains a wealth of information on all aspects of writing and becoming a published author, plus a comprehensive directory of media contacts.

Packed with practical tips, it includes expert advice from renowned authors and industry insiders on:

- submitting to agents and publishers

- writing non-fiction and fiction across different genres and formats

- poetry, plays, broadcast media and illustration

- marketing and self-publishing - legal and financial information

- writing prizes and festivals.

Revised and updated annually, the Yearbook includes thousands of industry contacts and over 80 articles from writers of all forms and genres, including award-winning novelists, poets and playwrights, scriptwriters for TV, radio and videogames.

If you want to find a literary or illustration agent or publisher, would like to self-publish or to crowdfund your creative idea then this Yearbook will help you.

‘The wealth of information is staggering.’ The Times

Imprint: Bloomsbury Yearbooks
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 119th edition
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 153mm,
ISBN: 9781399421249
ISBN 10: 1399421247
Series: Writers' and Artists'
Pages: 816
Publication Date: 17 July 2025
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Major sections on: Newspapers and magazines Books Poetry Screen and audio Theatre Literary agents Art and illustration Societies, prizes and festivals Self-publishing and indie authors Resources for writers Law and copyright Money, tax and benefits

For over 100 years, the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook has provided writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and scripts with invaluable and up-to-date advice on all aspects of the writing and publishing processes. Contributors to past editions include A. A. Milne, Fay Weldon, William Boyd, Bernard Cornwell, Terry Pratchett, J. K. Rowling, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Deborah Levy, Neil Gaiman, and hundreds of others. It remains the ultimate resource for creatives from a brand that can be trusted.

Reviews for Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2026: The best advice on how to write and get published

[For] anyone who wants to know how the industry actually works. * Private Eye * Crammed full of indispensable know-how. * Claire Fuller * WAYB remains an indispensable companion for anyone seriously committed to the profession of author, whether full-time or part-time; and as always it is particularly valued by those who are setting out hopefully on that vocational path.' * David Lodge * My final nugget of advice [is] go and get yourself the most recent version of the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook. It is such a valuable resource and you'll find the answers to all your questions about who you should be speaking with, how to contact them and what to say when you do, within those glorious covers. -- Niamh Ennis * Irish Country Magazine * A must for established and aspiring authors. * Society of Authors *