Public Lending Rights unchanged for 2013

The Public Lending Rights incomes have been frozen for this year.

The money paid out annually to writers in order to compensate for books loaned out from libraries will be at 6.2 pence per loan, the same amount as last year, with a top payment of £6,600.

Ed Vaizey, the Culture Minister and a man due to receive a 11% pay rise along with other fat cat MPs, confirmed recently that the amount allocated to the PLR scheme would remain unchanged.

Authors eligible for PLR will receive their statements in January and I, for one, can't bloody wait.

Writer's News

CHICK LIT - Deany Judd, a former teacher who became a successful writer is hoping to inspire others to follow their liteterary dreams. She spent ten years teaching teens at Glasgow comprehensive before becoming a freelance feature writer. Now, together with a team of writers, she has launched Literary Chicks offering online writing courses for hopeful writers. Check them out HERE


BOOKS WANTED - Solstice Publishing are actively seking submissions in the horror, thriller,sci-fi and adventure genres. Check them out HERE

FREE FEEDBACK - Writing is, by its nature, a solitary business and feedback can often be difficuly to obtain. Now a new free online writer's circle has been launched to help - check out Fiction feedback

BBC MAGAZINES - Have appointed Fegus Collins as the new editor of Countryfile Magazine.

I Spy returns - I remember these books when I was a kid so it is great news that the I-Spy series is about to be relaunched. The children's books which stopped publishing in 2002 will now be relaunched soon - titles include I-Spy Nature, I-Spy Creepie Crawlies and I-Spy Bird.

Crime fiction and articles wanted - Gumshoe, the US based website, is looking for articles, interviews and fiction related to the crime genre. Editor, Gayle Surrette states that - short stories should be no longer than 1,000 words. The site will pay a nominal fee for all material used. HERE