How to get published: a conference for writers

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How to get published: a conference for writers
Alison Baverstock

• Friday 11th September 2009: 9.30am-5.00pm
• Saturday 12th September 2009: 9.30am-5.00pm

If you feel there’s a book in you - but don’t know how to get it out - this two-day conference will answer your every question - from what to write about and how to keep going, to the most appropriate format and timing for submission. The two days are led by Alison Baverstock (author and Senior Lecturer on Kingston’s Publishing MA), supported by an impressive range of industry experts and writers. If you plan to get published, this is an invaluable investment.

The two days are packed with really practical advice, and there is a wealth of stimulating speakers attending, including literary agent Carole Blake, Richard Charkin (Executive Director of Bloomsbury Publishing), authors Chris Cleave, Mary Lawson and Michael Ridpath – and many more.* There are also sessions on how to write a synopsis, how to present your work to publishers and agents and how to spot important trends in publishing.

• Download programme (PDF file, 793 KB)

*Due to unforeseen circumstances, Justine Picardie has been forced to withdraw from the conference. We are delighted to welcome Anne Sebba in her place.  Anne Sebba is a former Reuters Foreign Correspondent and the author of nine non fiction books. Her latest was Jennie Churchill : Winston's American Mother, and she is currently researching a Life of Wallis Simpson. She is also an official Nadfas lecturer and a broadcaster and is working on a Radio 4 documentary about the pianist Joyce Hatto