Much like the train from Manchester to Leeds, the north’s bid to level up the publishing industry is a slow and trundling journey with more stops and delays than HS2. But unlike the axed high speed rail plans, and in all corners of the north, this revolution IS happening - albeit gradually. According to the ‘A Year in Publishing’ report by the Publishers’s Association , statistics showed growth for the sector nationally in 2022, with total sales for the UK’s publishing industry reaching £6.
It definitely looked like a case of confidence, contacts and cost being a barrier for many northern writers .” In other strides forward the agency is imminently holding two free events to promote Water Street by JP Maxwell and Ashleigh Nugent, visiting libraries at Kirkby & Huyton to inspire writers.