Tag: Brexit
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Why we need science fiction, and more news…

We Need Diverse Books, But Wattpad’s Machines Aren’t The Way (Forbes) In its announcement of Wattpad Books, Wattpad alluded to its perceived transformative role in the world of publishing when it said that its new division “will introduce diverse, new, and undiscovered voices to book lovers everywhere…. stories that speak to the diversity of Wattpad’s global…
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Whitewashing Book Covers, Actors Publishing Fiction, and more…

Australian science fiction authors feel let down by local publishers (ABC News Australia) While the overall Australian publishing scene is robust, Australian science fiction writers believe their work is not being adequately supported by the industry. “It’s quite difficult to get a science fiction novel published by an Australian publisher,” says Cat Sparks, a publisher…