Recommended books for writers

Clear, practical advice on selling your work from the man behind the poetry publisher Salt.
 

An excellent, practical manual for anyone writing news stories or features for newspapers, mags or trade journals.

A comprehensive poetry manual that doesn't take itself too seriously. Highly recommended.

A wonderful miscellany of fact and fiction - guaranteed to provide inspiration when you can't think of a thing to write about.

Real poems for unreal times. 'A magnificent anthology' - Philip Pullman (and we agree with him).  

Whitbread Book of the Year, Man Booker longlisted - this book is the ultimate in 'show, don't tell'.

A clear, straightforward guide to punctuation, illustrated with plenty of practical examples.

Find alternatives for overworked words. Easier to use than Roget.

Bill Bryson's entertaining guide to all those words you've never been quite sure about. Both helpful and an excellent read.

You'll find some of our favourite books for writers  listed here, including manuals, reference books and inspirational examples of their genre.  Most will be available from your local library; if not, you can buy them via this page at normal Amazon prices.

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Lovely, lyrical poems full of ice, snow, Viking heroines and penguins. A delightful first collection, highly recommended by Sarah.

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