Category: Past Meetings

Alison Finch Assistant Producer, Radio 4 Planning Team ● Feeds into many programmes including Front Row, Arts Hour, Loose Ends, Start The Week, Open Book, World Service programmes including the Conversation etc. ● Get sent a lot of pitches – chasing is not useful, ● Be discerning ● Alison works on Loose Ends – needs…

Shereen Low  BAUER MEDIA – WEEKLY WOMEN’S MAGAZINES & CRIME MONTHLY Works on the women’s weekly mags (Bella, Yours, Grazia, Closer & Heat) Also works on Crime Monthly Loves interviews with authors, especially celeb True life / real-life crime always of interest Interested in authors who write about Royals Grazia very female focused – strong…

Emma Bradshaw, Head of Campaigns What Is The BA? Membership organisation for booksellers in the UK & Ireland Represent over 95% of booksellers – chains, independents, and specialist bookshops Exists to represent, promote and advocate for its members National Book Tokens, Batchline etc are a part of the BA Membership Figures of independent bookshops in…

Frederick Studemann, Financial Times Been in post for five years as Literary Editor 2/3 fiction, 1/3 non-fiction Non-fiction covering core topics relating to finance / economics / business / society / geopolitics / China / tech British based but a very international operation Occasionally review books in other languages Publish earlier through the week online,…