GHOSTOLOGY… The Complete Guide to the Study of Ghosts
Ever since Dragonology in 2003, author Dugald Steer has been the ‘ghost writer’ for the majority of the Ologies – Templar Publishing‘s hugely popular and successful [...]
An Amazing Animal Atlas of Scotland
Anders Frang is a freelance illustrator from Denmark. He studied at the Danish Design School in Copenhagen as well as Edinburgh College of Art and he is currently based in Edinburgh. He has been [...]
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Posted Support relating to the impact of Covid-19
Here are some sources of support for writers and illustrators in these challenging times. The Authors’ Emergency Fund launched by the Society of Authors – a joint initiative with the [...]
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Posted Interesting times – stay safe
These are interesting – if tough – times for us all. We’re fortunate in being able to continue to work very much as normal – and the publishing industry has responded [...]
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Posted The January Writers’ Tweet Pitch – why not pitch in?
Friday 10th January sees the return of the popular XpoNorth Writers’ Tweet Pitch – from 9am to 9pm literary agents and publishers in Scotland will be glued to their Twitter feed, [...]
Balloon to the Moon
Gill Arbuthnott‘s latest book – Balloon to the Moon – is a fascinating history of how space fascinated the human race through the ages until eventually they developed the [...]
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So you think you’ve got it bad…
It’s great news for Chae Strathie and illustrator Maris Morea – the first in a series of ‘So you think you’ve got it bad…‘ books about the Ancient Greeks has [...]
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Posted Walking Mountain by Joan Lennon
At various meetings with editors in London last week, amidst the pitching of FANTASTIC new books by writers and illustrators represented by Fraser Ross Associates, we found ourselves revisiting [...]
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Posted Bring us your manuscripts!
We’re teaming up with other literary agents and publishers based in Scotland, and the good people of XpoNorth for the third in our annual January Tweet Pitches. It’s a chance to pitch [...]
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Posted Other book festivals are available
The Edinburgh International Book Festival kicks off today – and as it’s our local, we’re particularly excited about it. FRA writers and illustrators appear at the following [...]