Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pippa DaCosta


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The result was delete. T. Canens (talk) 10:55, 19 January 2017 (UTC)

Pippa DaCosta

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ot enough coverage in independent, reliable sources to verify or sustian article. Fails Wikipedia's General Notability Guidelines and WP:NAUTHOR. Most of books I have checked are all self-published using Amazons CreateSpace platform though two seem to be published by a "real" publisher, Bloomsbury Publishing. The sources, excepting one interview, are either publisher PR or from Kirkus, a pay-for-reviews shop. The only other thing is an article she wrote for The Guardian. J bh Talk  00:16, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
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Please note in relation to: WP:NAUTHOR 1, The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by peers or successors. See: http://selfpublishingadvice.org/should-indies-go-wide-fbf16/ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9NTKOGuhjY and Pippa also published a number of articles for Writers & Artists yearbook: https://www.writersandartists.co.uk/writers/advice/821/self-publishing/considering-self-publishing/ and https://www.writersandartists.co.uk/writers/advice/882/self-publishing/marketing-and-publicity/ and https://www.writersandartists.co.uk/writers/advice/873/self-publishing/considering-self-publishing/ The Writers & Artists Yearbook is a respected and well-known yearly publication in the UK.

Kirkus Reviews are a well-known and respected reviews company, and while the links cited in the article are for Kirkus Indie, please note from their website that Kirkus indipendent reviews are treated in exactly the same way as trade professional reviews. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/indie-reviews/ "INDIE AUTHORS GET THE SAME UNBIASED, PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS AS TRADITIONALLY PUBLISHED AUTHORS." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Devilinside121 (talk • contribs) 09:48, 12 January 2017 (UTC)  — Devilinside121 (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

She is also published by Tantor Audio. I'm not sure the insinuated insults about 'real' publishers suit the tone, but since we've started Tantor Audio is a 'real' publisher. DaCosta has 14 titles on Audible where even self-publishing comes with a rather higher barrier to entry and her books have in excess of 1,000 ratings there. I've noted only a single review given in exchange for a gifted copy so far. JohnnyOverload (talk) 11:01, 12 January 2017 (UTC) — JohnnyOverload (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Weak Delete. There is some coverage. The Bookseller notes that she was picked up by Bloomsbury, so although she may have started out self-published, she is no longer. It also mentions that Beyond The Veil "reached the quarter finals in the fantasy category of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award." A feature in USA Today picked out The Girl From Above as one of its "Memorable Books of 2016" here. There is also coverage in sci-fi and fantasy websites such as SFF World and All Things Urban Fantasy. But having searched I don't think this is sufficient to meet WP:NAUTHOR or the "significant coverage in reliable sources" demanded by WP:GNG.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 13:57, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete, as per Pawnkingthree's rationale. Not notable at this time that I can tell, but I'm not opposed to changing my vote if someone can show notability with more coverage. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 23:49, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

As notable as other Wikipedia author examples: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._M._Ward https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeaniene_Frost https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacia_Kane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith_Saintcrow (links supplied as examples). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Devilinside121 (talk • contribs) 08:03, 18 January 2017 (UTC)


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