How publishers work

A collection of articles for people looking want to gain a better understanding of a book’s journey once the final manuscript has been submitted, and also find out more about the various roles within the different aspects of the publishing process.

Blog
2 min read
19th November 2011
Edited
8th December 2020

The worlds of art and writing are home to many brilliant and passionate people, who have enormous experience and insight that can help...

Blog
7 min read
19th November 2011
Edited
8th December 2020

What is your role at Bloomsbury?

I am a commissioning editor, which means I acquire books for the Bloomsbury adult list. I left...

Blog
2 min read
18th November 2011
Edited
8th December 2020

An important point to grasp is that because publicity strives to achieve editorial space – i.e. to get your project included in a newspaper’...