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Helen Lewis is a prize-winning publishing entrepreneur who has launched over 800 books during the past 15 years. She is the founder and director of Literally PR, an award-winning publicity and author branding agency established in 2012 while balancing life as a new mother. Today, LitPR specialises in strategic, done-for-you book marketing, PR campaigns, and long-term author brand building, proudly championing writers across the independent and traditional publishing landscape.
Passionate about diversity and inclusion in books, Helen co-founded the Diverse Book Awards, the Ink Book Prize, Hashtag Press, and Hashtag BLAK alongside award-winning author Abiola Bello.
Helen is a sought-after speaker and has chaired and appeared on panels at YALC, the London Book Fair, the Self Publishing Conference, and the Society of Authors. Her insights have been featured in The Guardian, The Bookseller, Candis, SME News, and more. She lives in rural Kent and is a single mum of two teenage daughters.
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Thomas R. Weaver - Artificial Wisdom“I knew I wanted to work with Literally PR a year before I was ready to. And when I finally did, they became the foundation that launched Artificial Wisdom as an indie success story. They were more than a PR and marketing agency: they were my most trusted advisors, true partners in helping me navigate those critical early stages of a release, linking me with distribution and sales contacts. They wrote my back cover blurb, advised me on my Amazon A+ marketing, and got my first actual author endorsement blurb.They secured my first reader reviews off the back of both Netgalley and an incredible online book tour, shaping my launch, and opened doors to trade press coverage that punched well above my indie weight. We created a Bookseller magazine cover takeover which got top buyers talking about the book. They helped me build my social media presence and strategy—something I’d barely touched before—and laid the groundwork for everything I’ve done since. They got me into book clubs, giveaways, interviews, podcasts, Christmas gift guides. We ran competitions with Mens Health and Digital Spy to build my newsletter.Quite simply, I wouldn’t be where I am now without them. The indie success of Artificial Wisdom was only possible because of we kickstarted a flywheel that didn’t stop turning, and allowed me to later land a traditional publishing deal, globally, with Penguin Random House. I couldn’t recommend Helen and LiterallyPR more highly.”
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