Faber Academy has launched a three-day self-publishing course, with Faber Academy director Jason Cooper saying that it does not represent a conflict of interests for the publisher.

The course, "Bring Your Book to Market", will run in February 2012. Author, journalist and social media champion Ben Johncock and writer, blogger...

Transworld has acquired a debut novel by British scriptwriter Rachel Joyce, a graduate of Faber Academy's novel writing course, in a two-book deal.

Transworld publishing director Susanna Wadeson acquired world English rights to The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry through Clare Conville at Conville and Walsh, selling US...

Faber has promoted Becky Fincham to head of Faber Academy, replacing Patrick Keogh, who is leaving for a role at The Guardian Group.

Fincham joined the Academy six months ago having previously worked as publicity manager at Faber as well as roles at Headline Review and BCA, and has been fully responsible for many aspects of the...

Faber is to extend its creative writing school offshoot, the Faber Academy, into Canada.

The Toronto branch is likely to open in October 2010, and will offer long and short fiction and poetry courses. Miriam Toews, author of The Flying Troutmans, will be "involved in an essential way", according to academy head Patrick...