Category: Past Meetings

PPC March 2025 meeting – Wildlife and Nature press Emails:  Sarah McPherson, Managing Editor, BBC Wildlife Magazine:  Fergus Collins, Podcast Creator and Host, BBC Countryfile The Plodcast  Kate Green Deputy Editor and Books Editor, Country Life  Sarah Barrell, Senior Editor, National Geographic Traveller (UK): BBC Wildlife: Sarah McPherson – Sarah McPherson…

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…

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…

  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…

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…

  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…

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…

Speakers: Joel Golby, Joel Golby’s Book Club Mark Heywood, Behind the Spine Jess & Lauren, Book Reccos Joel Golby, Joel Golby’s Book Club Podcast comprises of Joel’s personal reading list, with 15-20 minutes of his reviews and thoughts Covers contemporary fiction Joel is a writer so there are also episodes on the writing process As…

Martin Chilton – Independent Digital only newspaper, not to be confused with the i newspaper Martin is a freelancer, but chief book critic Media partners of Hay and also involved with Henley Literary Festival They don’t have a books team, but Jessie Thompson is their arts editor who is very interested in books Jessie is…

Nina Pottell, Prima and Between the Covers Books editor Prima One of three jobs! Hairdresser, book consultant Between Covers Similar lead-times to Sara Manning (Red) Double page spread each month. Review 3 new releases. Theme 3 books under a theme. If I have a lot of books that month I’ll try and add in more…