Category: Past Meetings

  • Bookshop Roundtable – october 2026

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    Sophie and Kya (The Read Room): Round table events (50-60 people) so everyone feelsthey have time with the authorLooking to move into the virtual space soon, to globalise a bit moreAuthor selection: they look at catalogues or react to tailored pitchesHost their events in their favourite places in Manchester. Like it to feel very connected…

  • PPC Meeting – Substacks – September 2026

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    Emma Rowley – Substack Marie-Louise Patton – Penguin Random House Natasha Lunn – Conversations on Love Elizabeth Morris – Crib Notes Signature Crib Notes — books reviews curated for different reading appetites with thoughtson how/why/when to readhttps://cribnotesbookclub.substack.com/publish/post/180504594Marginalia — personal essays about reading & more https://cribnotesbookclub.substack.com/p/a-surprisingly-good-reading-summerhttps://cribnotesbookclub.substack.com/p/how-i-read-when-i-dont-have-timehttps://cribnotesbookclub.substack.com/p/i-couldnt-go-on-a-reading-retreatHonest Opinions — reviews of the big new books my readers most…

  • PPC Awards – Top Tips for Writing a Strong Submission Form

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    There is no single magic formula for an award-winning entry – but the strongest forms makethe judges immediately understand how you made a difference.

  • PPC Meeting – BBC Radio 4 – July 2026

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    Laura Northedge, BBC Audio Planning Robyn Read, Free Thinking and New Generation Thinkers Olive Clancy, Loose Ends Laura Northedge Olive Clancy Robyn Read

  • PPC Meeting – Features Editors – 3rd June 2026

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    Publishers Publicity Circle – June meeting – Features Wednesday 3rd June at 11am Matt Nixson, The Daily ExpressSadhbh O’Sullivan, The i Paper Matt Nixson: The Daily Express

  • PPC meeting – Sports media – April 2026

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    Anil Kandola – guest booker TalkSportWorks as guest booker Monday to Wednesday – allocates guests across all shows, a fluidrole across different shows and topicsAlways looking for a good sports-related angle but doesn’t have to be someone directlyrelated to sport. Ie comedian Paul Smith – from Liverpool but not a football fan = a goodtalking…

  • The Future of Marketing & Publicity | Notes How the roles of M&P have evolved and how can their talents merge for a new Age – March 2026

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    Notes from the PPC Panel at London Book Fair March 2026 Chair: Eve Wersocki-Morris, Director | EWM PRPanellists: Cynthia Hamilton, Head of PR & Marketing | The History PressPolly Osborn, Associate Managing Director | Simon & Schuster UKSriya Varadharajan, Senior Publicity Manager | Penguin Michael JosephJaverya Iqbal, Senior Marketing Manager | Orion Books How do…

  • Monthly Meeting – Podcasts – February 2026

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    Kate Lyons- Podcast Booker Phil Williams- Books on the Beach podcast Sophie and Chaya- The Bibliophiles Philippa Hall: The Quick Book Reviews podcast

  • Monthly Meeting – Freelancers – November 2025

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    Graeme Green– Journalist for more than 30 years– The role of a freelancer is to have connections/develop relationships with editors and have a really good idea of what will be a good fit for his editors.– Constantly in touch with PRs, going through emails– Will send out alerts to contacts to ask for suggestions of…

  • Monthly Meeting – Book Clubs – October 2025

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    Maria Garbutt-Lucero – Between Two BooksFlorence Welch Book Club Yes to indie press. Not self-published Samantha De Haas – Service95Dua Lipa’s book club Lucy Ellis – Lucy’s Book Club Omma Ahmed – The Candid Book Club – Omma standing in Kim Carker – Bookscape Books