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Bateman New Zealand writer's handbook : an indispensable guide to getting published / Tina Shaw.

By:

Shaw, Tina [author.]

Contributor(s):

Parsons, John. New Zealand writer's handbook

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Auckland, N.Z. : David Bateman, 2013Edition: Sixth edition, fully revised and updatedDescription: 208 pages ; 21 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1869538366
9781869538361

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

808.02

Contents:

Getting started -- Technology -- Research in New Zealand -- Presentation -- Photography & illustration -- Writing for a market -- Writing for children -- Writing for overseas markets -- Contracts -- New Zealand copyright & defamation -- New Zealand taxation -- Publish yourself -- Metropolitan & daily newspapers -- Other newspapers -- Magazines & periodicals -- Book publishers -- Awards, competitions & financial assistance -- Organisations -- Courses for New Zealand writers -- Appendices (Common style problems ; Marking up ; Glossary).

Summary: "The Bateman New Zealand Writer's Handbook" is now a recommended text for many writing courses around the country.It is full of useful advice for those wanting to improve their chances of having work accepted by editors and publishers working in all print media. Along with extensive, fully updated lists of newspapers, periodicals and publishers, the book covers topics such as research, presentation of manuscripts, copyright and libel laws, taxation, proofreading and editing.There are chapters covering the area of writing for children and publishing one's own work, either through traditional printing or through e-book technology. The book also describes how to assess the potential market, by analysing what editors look for in a manuscript and helping writers sell themselves and their work"--Publisher's description.

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Previous ed. 2007, written by John Parsons.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 7-9) and index.

"The Bateman New Zealand Writer's Handbook" is now a recommended text for many writing courses around the country.It is full of useful advice for those wanting to improve their chances of having work accepted by editors and publishers working in all print media. Along with extensive, fully updated lists of newspapers, periodicals and publishers, the book covers topics such as research, presentation of manuscripts, copyright and libel laws, taxation, proofreading and editing.There are chapters covering the area of writing for children and publishing one's own work, either through traditional printing or through e-book technology. The book also describes how to assess the potential market, by analysing what editors look for in a manuscript and helping writers sell themselves and their work"--Publisher's description.

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