What to expect from independent publicists publishers weekly. Based in london but running campaigns for the uk, ireland and australia. Im mostly busy illustrating childrens books, drawing comics and stickers. Books fluent will help you manage the detailed process of publishing independently and ensure your book has the best shot at successful publicity and marketing. Learn how to hire a freelance book publicist the balance careers. We see hundreds of indie and selfpublished books every month. As a publicist i keep uptodate with news stories, social media trends and reader. As with any other marketing channel, there is no guarantee of success in book publicity.
Gone are the days when publishers bought manuscripts simply because they were beautifully written and deserved to be published. Our annual roundup of freelance book publicists with a link to a pdf of our 2017 freelance publicists contact sheet. A good book publicist can take you places youre afraid to go on your own. Publishing trends publishes a freelance publicist contact. Services include developmental and copy editing, design and layout, creating physical and digital books, and distribution account management. A publicist is a key to a book s success in the media. Pavilion childrens books, canongate, nosy crow, simon.
Even if your publicist is able to get you coverage in the new york times, that might lead to a few sales only. Book publicity is a special beast, so its smart to. While attending, i sat in on two sessions focusing on book publicity, with panelists penny sansevieri, andrea dunlop and natalie obando all publicists or marketing consultants. Freelance publicists contact sheet 2017 publishing trends. Laura smythe freelance publicist childrens books laura. Heres what to look for when hiring a freelance book a freelance publicist and how to maximize his or her efforts.
Jul 22, 2018 a publicist is a key to a book s success in the media. How to find and work with a book publicist jane friedman this past weekend, i had the honor of speaking at the san francisco writers conference. Here are a few things you will want to know as you consider hiring one. While publishing houses usually assign an inhouse pro to work on each book, both traditionally published and indie or hybrid authors opt to hire a freelance book publicist to ensure individualized publicity attention for their books. Book pr from emma finnigan, an awardwinning publicist with 17 years experience in publishing. Of course, a publicist will never be able to guarantee any sort of coverage, but they should be able to tell you what you can realistically expect. Top 27 book specialists for hire in march 2020 upwork. Catherine also knows so much about the childrens book work and childrens reading as a whole, far beyond the books she promotes.
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