Information for AuthorsSince BNYA wishes that sailing is fully documented, we encourage people to write. In the interests of capturing knowledge about sailing, BNYA encourages those with knowledge and interest in sailing to become authors and have their work published. By this means any amount of undocumented information or that 'hidden' in private collections can be revealed to others with a shared interest. It has proved difficult to get commercial publishers to take an interest in what is a fairly specialised and possibly low-volume market. BNYA will publish relevant material and provide assistance to authors in the preparation, layout and design of their work, arrange printing and help with marketing. This service is undertaken on a voluntary basis with a revenue sharing agreement, although authors will need to cover some costs which will hopefully be recovered through sales. Don't think you need to do this all on your own. Maybe working with a co-author who lived through the same times will split the work and provide additional insight. Or perhaps you could edit contributions from a number of individuals with specialist input or knowledge. Formats may range from a monograph to a book, such as:
BNYA may have information already captured in the archive that will facilitate research for a writing project or may know of likely sources. Do contact us at any stage of the process, whether it's just an idea in the early stages or some has already been written and we'll help or advise. The writing is primarily the responsibility of the author although we may edit it as necessary and authors may need help with sourcing pictures or illustrations. Things to think about:
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