Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 1997: A Diretory for Writers, Artists, Playwrights, Writers for Film, Radio (Writers' and Artists' Yearbook)

This guide to all areas of the media for writers, artists, photographers, cartoonists, poets and composers has been updated with many new entries. This edition includes a revised article by Jill Dick on "Writing for Newspapers", an updated survey on "Writing for Broadcasting" and a review by Alex Hamilton of his "Top Hundred Paperback Fastsellers" which he selects each year for "The Guardian". Authors' agents have listed their leading authors. Regular topics include writing for magazines and newspapers, children's publishing, writing for television and radio, marketing cartoons, poetry publishing, character merchandising, indexing, freelancing for artists and music publishing. Also included are detailed articles on general subjects such as word processing, self-publishing, libel, income tax, social security and copyright.