Author: Kelly Pike
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Monthly Meeting – Substack – February 2025
Elizabeth Morris – Crib Notes Been writing on Substack for 5 years Newsletter features book reviews – aimed at parents, with fairly literary tastes, mothers who love reading but struggle to take the time Monthly issues of her Substack Every issue has a loose theme o Books to read when you’re tired and cross o…
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Monthly Meeting – Children’s Media – February 2025
Charley Rogers – Editor Teach Primary / Teach Reading and Writing Target age 5-11 Teach Primary – 8 issues a year / Teach Reading and Writing – 2 issues a year (roughly spring and autumn) Interested in books which relate to teachers / the classroom and resources which can be used in the classroom along…
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PPC Announce 2024 Annual Awards Judging Line Up & Shortlists
The Publishers’ Publicity Circle (PPC) is delighted to announce the shortlists for the 2024 PPC Annual Awards, which celebrate the best campaigns carried out by book publicists between December 2023 and November 2024. The awards will be judged by a panel of book industry and media professionals consisting of Bea Carvalho – Head of Books,…
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Monthly Meeting – History media – December 2024
Speakers: – Danny Bird, Content Producer, BBC History magazine – Charlotte Casella, Programme Director – Talks, Schools Hub Manager Chalke History Festival – Dr Laura Bailey, Programme Director – Living History and Events, Chalke History Festival – Oliver Webb Carter, Editor, Aspects of History Danny Bird – BBC History magazine: – Danny is BBC…
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Monthly Meeting – Awards Masterclass – November 2024
This month’s meeting was all about the annual awards and hot tips from those who have won. The meeting was chaired by PPC chair Anna Frame who said that the Annual Awards are a great chance to shout about your work, get great coverage in the trade press, prizes are a £100 voucher and chance…
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Monthly meeting – BBC Radio 4 – October 2024
Laura Northedge – Woman’s Hour (fiction): Laura Northedge covers fiction for Woman’s Hour What they’re looking for – if they’re well known and haven’t been on in recent years If the author has a really interesting back-story or if they are an amazing speaker that you could sell them in for as that, then…
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PPC Award Category Definitions
Hardback non-fiction Award for the best campaign for a work of general non-fiction, published in hardback in its first edition. Hardback fiction Award for the best campaign for work of fiction, published in hardback in its first edition. Celebrity Award for the best campaign for a book in any format/edition (including fiction, memoir, autobiography, essays…
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Monthly Meeting – Serialisation – September 2024
Speakers Natasha Harding – The Sun, Book Columnist Veronica – The Sun, Associate Head of Features Audrey Ward – The Sunday Times, Head of Serialisation Audrey Ward Head of serialisation means that she considers books for straight extract or with an author interview or author interview alone if they have a good personal story…
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Campaigns Manager/Senior Campaigns Manager – The Book Publicist
Join The Book Publicist – A Thriving, Modern PR Agency with Flexibility at its Core! We’re on the lookout for a creative and dynamic PR professional to help bring the ideas of top authors and experts to life! As a Campaigns Manager/Senior Campaigns Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of PR for…
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Publicist – Penguin Press (6-9 month FTC)
Are you looking for your next role in PR? Do you love good books and like to share that love? Do you have what it takes to deliver game-changing, creative campaigns? We are looking for a Publicist* to join the Penguin Press division to work on campaigns across our list. This opportunity is offered on…