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Uncovering Publishing

Uncovering Publishing

di Sydney Allen and Emma Kiesling

Stagione 2

Chelsea Graham on the Publishing Post & more: Part 2

Chelsea Graham is a senior editor in audio at Bonnier working across our fiction list. She boasts a Master's degree in Publishing from the University of Derby. Before her role at Bonnier, she worked in audio at Bloomsbury and in editorial at two magazines. Last but very much not least, she is also the founder and Editor in Chief of The Publishing Post, which continues to be one of the best resources for publishing hopefuls--and it doesn’t cost a dime. She's also a regular speaker for the Society of Young Publishers and the recipient of the London Book Fair Trailblazers award.

Chelsea Graham on the Publishing Post & more: Part 1

Chelsea Graham is a senior editor in audio at Bonnier working across our fiction list. She boasts a Master's degree in Publishing from the University of Derby. Before her role at Bonnier, she worked in audio at Bloomsbury and in editorial at two magazines. Last but very much not least, she is also the founder and Editor in Chief of The Publishing Post, which continues to be one of the best resources for publishing hopefuls--and it doesn’t cost a dime. She's also a regular speaker for the Society of Young Publishers and the recipient of the London Book Fair Trailblazers award. Chelsea's Picks: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin None of This is True by Lisa Jewell (Audiobook!) Shag, Married, Annoyed (podcast)

Publicity with Josie Cassaglia

Josie Cassaglia is a Publicity Officer at Duckworth Books. She did the UCL Publishing Master’s alongside us, coming from the University of Kent and FU Berlin. Josie's picks: Three Women by Lisa Taddeo The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Catherine Webb The Rest is History (podcast)

Agenting with Rhian Parry

Rhian Parry is a Welsh literary agency assistant at The Blair Partnership who did the MA with us at UCL. She’s also an agented author, !!Big Spoiler Alert for the CRESCENT CITY series by Sarah J. Maas!! Rhian's Picks The Secret History by Donna Tartt Book Lovers by Emily Henry My Lady Jane (series)

Scouting with Gabriella Chipol

Gabriella Chipol is an Assistant Book-to-Film Scout at CTL Scouting. She’s also a published poet and works closely with the Gibraltarian Ministry of Culture and has participated in several documentaries showcasing her work. She joined CTL scouting in 2023 - she’s the resident BookTok and Romantasy expert, reading for both the English and Spanish markets. Gabriella's picks: Midnight Chicken: & Other Recipes Worth Living For by Ella Risbridger A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Heritage Agenting with Lily Kovacs

Lily Kovacs is currently the Assistant to the Heritage Department at Curtis Brown. We talk about her experience in the UCL Publishing Master's programme, getting her first publishing role with Curtis Brown, and the world of heritage publishing. Lily's picks: Happy Place by Emily Henry A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles The Infernal Devices trilogy by Cassandra Clare

We work in Publishing!

We graduated! We're working in publishing! In this season premiere, catch up with the cohosts, from where they are now to how they got there, plus a round two of all our publishing icebreakers. Books from our protracted book chat:Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Vicious by LJ Shen Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone and many more... Keep an eye out this season for great interviews with new entrants to the publishing world, plus some other exciting surprise guests!

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Dr. Francesca Coppa on Fanfiction

In the Season 1 finale, Dr. Francesca Coppa, co-founder of the Organisation for Transformative Works—the parent organisation of Archive of our Own (ao3)—talks the meaning of fandom, the value of the fanfiction space, the success of the OTW, and the transition from fanfiction to traditional publishing.Dr. Francesca Copa is currently a professor of English and director of women’s and gender studies at Muhlenberg College, She co-founded the organisation for transformative works, the company behind archive of our own, in 2007. She currently contributes to the Transformative worlds and cultures journal, and in communications for the OTW, she does background on fandom to journalists. She is a published author of several books, most recently of The Fanfiction reader: folk tales for the digital age and Vidding: a history. Dr. Coppa's recs and picks:- Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole series- The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt- Blue Heaven by Joe Keenan

Chris Liew on Ebook Production

Today we're chatting with Chris Liew, Complex Ebooks Producer for Penguin. What goes into making ebooks work smoothly? Why do we read in particular formats? Chris also shares his path into publishing and, as always, some excellent recommendations in our icebreakers.Chris' picks:Scholomance series by Naomi Novik (Series) Apollo Remastered (Book) Big Panda and Tiny Dragon (Book) Ori and the Blind Forest (Video Game) Hades (Video Game) Hollow Kight (Video Game) Fight Club (Film) Chicken Boy (Book)

Polly Smith on Events at the Bookseller

This week, Polly Smith talks running events like the British Book Awards and FutureBook for The Bookseller, as well as her career from a young publishing hopeful to her place at the center of British publishing today. Polly Smith is Events Executive at the Bookseller. After graduating from Newcastle University with a degree in English Literature, Polly interned for the Publisher’s Association before moving over to The Bookseller as an event coordinator. Clearly not busy enough, Polly also joined the Society of Young Publishers as a UK events officer before being promoted to her current role of Events Executive. She is currently in the midst of planning the British Book Awards, also called the Nibbies. Important dates: 17th March - British Book Awards Shortlist 15th May - British Book Awards Polly's icebreaker picks: The Bees by Laline Paull The Vore by Brian Catling

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