We hear there is a Waterstones sale! Whether you have a gift card or not, do have a nosy for our books there.
For example, The Dark Within Them @isabellekenyon.bsky.social is on 50% off!
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#books💙📚 #thriller
Off to York to give a talk at York St John for their Publishing MA students, who are brainstorming starting a Publishing company!
Back to my lovely Uni town, 9 years from graduation!
Hi, I've wrote an essay on writing short fiction using poetry as a guide. Tis in this grand wee book from Fly On The Wall Press.
Title: The Subtle Art of Short Fiction
Ed: Isabelle Kenyon
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@flyonthewallpress.bsky.social
@isabellekenyon.bsky.social
(indeed most of my Publishing Academy members are career changers!)
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#PublishingCareers #EditorialJobs #BookPublishing #PublishingIndustry #CareerAdvice #GraduateJobs #LiteraryJournals #EditingJobs #BookEditing #PublishingTips #CareerChange #EntryLevelJobs #PublishingLife
Exactly what to say when reaching out to literary journals
Whether you're a recent grad or career-changer, this guide will help you take your first strategic steps into the publishing world
In our latest blog post, I break down:
How to decode publishing job titles
Why editorial roles are so hard to get
How to gain real editorial experience through volunteering...
Editorial is the most competitive department in publishing, but there's a proven way to build experience: volunteer with literary journals and magazines.
Want to break into publishing but don't know where to start?
Here's a hack about job titles :)
Editorial Assistant ✅ (graduate-friendly)
Assistant Editor ❌ (needs experience)
We've had the fantastic opportunity of interviewing the amazing @isabellekenyon.bsky.social of @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social
If you want to learn how to make it in publishing and the difficulties of running a one-person publishing house give it a read!
www.northernbooks.org/post/an-inte...
www.thebookseller.com/futurebook-c... V proud to see @isabellekenyon.bsky.social shortlisted for this prestigious award, in recognition of the fantastic work she's doing with @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social Always moving forwards. 📚💙❤️ FOTW Publishing Academy also listed for an Excellence Award. 👏👏
"Woman, Mapped will explore the journey of becoming a woman: the joys, the pain, and the defining moments that shape. We are seeking work that speaks honestly to what it means to live as a woman — politically, bodily, emotionally — and to be seen on our own terms"
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Poets! The news is out...
Submissions to "Woman, Mapped" to open shortly @foundationswift.bsky.social
www.rebeccaswiftfoundation.org/news/rebecca... #poets #submissions
Oo a preorder steal on WHSmith's (TJ Jones) for upcoming quirky speculative novel, The Water That May Come by @amylilwall.bsky.social ! £1 off and free delivery on preorders :D
www.tgjonesonline.co.uk/Product/Amy-... @inpressbooks.bsky.social #clifi #books📚💙
Looking for something to do in Manchester tomorrow eve? See you at our Summer party!
'Officers owe loyalty to the church more than to the people they are supposed to 'serve and protect'. In such a community it is easy to see why Amber, despite being surrounded by people, can feel alone.' - T O Munro reviews The Dark Within Them @isabellekenyon.bsky.social
@inpressbooks.bsky.social
🌎Book Review🌎
Today it’s my stop on the blog tour for The Planet Spins On Its Axis, Regardless by Kavita A. Jindal
#ThePlanetSpinsOnItsAxisRegardless #KavitaAJindal @isabellekenyon.bsky.social @servinghousebooks.bsky.social
💙📚 #booksky #bookblogger #bookreview #blogtour #books
Little Truffle helping me through 25 pages of proofing notes 📝 🤣
Our new Reading Is Resistance totes for our Summer Party arrive next week!!! 😀 ✨️📚
Looook!!! It’s the cover of my debut short story collection, NICE THINGS 🍑🍑🍑. I’m so thrilled for you all to be able to read it!!!!!
You're invited to the @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social Summer Party at Seesaw, Manchester, Fri 25th of July!
Relax, mingle, and connect
Expect book tables, signed copies, performances and plenty of bookish chatter.
Complimentary drinks and food
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Just FINISHED my module development for 'Publishing in the 21st Century' for Arts University Bournemouth's online MA in Creative Writing' - and in July it will be delivered, overseen by me! Amazing to create a training course to guide the next generation of publishers/creatives
My review of @johnironmonger.bsky.social ‘s wonderful “The Wager and the Bear” is live on the fantasy hive fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/05/the-...
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Looking forward to hearing more about this. Nathaniel knows his stuff. He worked for our previous sales and marketing partner and was a very diligent and personable guy. Always great to see the next generation making headway
Yes definitely!!
...The mentorship felt very collaborative and I definitely feel like I have a clearer sense of my next steps. I highly recommend reaching out to her for a chat." #publishing #publishingmentor
"Isabelle has been really approachable and generous as she's helped guide my thoughts toward establishing a micropress. She offered a wealth of clear, practical advice, which prompted me to think more deeply about my business plan and vision, while providing a suggested structure to do so...
Over the past year or so I've had the pleasure of mentoring two independent publishers starting/levelling up their publishing operations! Most recently Nathaniel Spain - keep an eye out for Carnyx Press when it opens later this year for submissions!
💙📚 #BookSky
Amy shares her candid reflections on the phenomenon of story-blindness—those narrative threads that make perfect sense to the author… but not to the reader.
She’s also included two versions of a pivotal scene, so you can see the transformation.
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Have you worked with an editor and realised you’ve been blind to plot issues or character threads that don’t quite present as you thought they did?!
Lilwall’s cli-fi novel The Water That May Come is in the final stages of editing and will be released with @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social Oct 25...
