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          If you've got as far as looking, or 'Googling' an organisation providing services to authors, you must be serious about your work. This means you are thinking professionally, which is essential if you are going to compete with the thousands of authors seeking recognition in today's marketplace.

          BPL exists to help you achieve your goal. We can provide, or obtain for you, most of the services you require to produce the high standard of work mandatory today.

          The objective of every author is to be published. BPL will help authors to either find a publisher, although this is not guaranteed, or to arrange self-publishing if this is what our client wants to do.

          However, BPL can help you both to improve your work and also sell it via this website. This is our feature, found on our 'Services' page whereby you can, by means of an interactivity, receive criticism of your work from readers.

          We also offer online book sales, available by download from the site, or PDF file. Disks can also be ordered by arrangement. BPL will arrange ISBN requirements for electronic and CD books. If self-publishing, ISBN's will be obtained by your publisher, although BPL will arrange library copies to enable you to enjoy the benefit of the The British Lending Library royalties. If you are fortunate enough to have a mainstream publisher then all publishing details will be completed by them.

          The BPL site is still under construction, but all events can now be added; the Catalogue Index is vertsatile so if you have books for sale, of any kind, or magazines, this feature can now be used. Let us know if you are unable to find a suitable category for your item for sale and we will provide it. You will discover, you can add your comments, in the form of reviews, to any book displayed on this site, whether in electronic or regular format.

          If you have any queries at all, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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.........NEWS..............UPDATE..................

Have you heard of Bite-size?

          They produce shows that feature ten-minute plays and sometimes have competitions. They are also interested in scripts that educate on organisational life or that can form the basis of corporate communications activity. Themes that are typical are partnership, diversity and leadership. These should be sent to info@bite-size.org or visit the website www.bite-size.org for more information.

Thought of entering for the annual Dylan Thomas Prize?

          This is one of the highest paying in the world with a £60,000 prize. The deadline is only days away on April 30th. It is open to anyone or any mationality aged over 18 years on 3 November and under 30 on 3 April. It is for published works only and must have been published between 27 April 2006 and 30 April 2008. Entries must be from the following categories: poetry, novel, collection of short stories by one author, play that has been professionally performed, a broadcast raadio play, a professionally produced screenplay that has reulted in a feature-length film. Authors need to be nominated by their publishers, or producers in the case of performance art.

          Judges will be chaired by Peter Florence, director, the Hay Festival, and the winner will be announced in Swansea, Wales during the Dylan Thomas Festival on 10th. November.

          More information is available from: The Dylan Thomas Centre, Ty Llên, Somerset Place, Swansea SA1 1RR; Telephone 01792 474051; email tim@dylanthomasprize.com; website www.dylanthomasprize.com

          Also coming up very shortly is the Third Yeovil Literary Prize, organised by the Yeovil Community Arts Association. There are three categories: novels, short stories and poetry.

          Novels will be judged by Chrissy Banks for the Betty Bolingbroke-Kent Award, with 3 prizes of £750, £250 and £100 prizes. Three chapters and a synopsis are required and each entry costs £10.00

          She'll also be taking on the judging for the poetry competition with prizes of £400, £200 and £100. There's a 40 line limit and each entry is a fee of £5.00 or £10.00 for three.

          Elizabeth Buchan takes on the judging of the short story category. No more than 2000 words and prizes are £400, £200 and £100. Entries cost £5.00 each

          Closing date for all three categories is 31st. May 2008. Cheques should be made payable to YCAA Literary Section. For details and entry forms send an sae to Literary Prize, The Octagon Theatre, Hendford, Yeovil, BA20 1UX, United Kingdom or see the website at www.yeovilprize.co.uk

         More competitions and literary festivals can be found by clicking on the events link at the top of the page.

For paid markets and contact updates visit http://www.coumbebooks.co.uk/DCMarkets0508.htm