Agent Seminar & One to One with Isobel Dixon
Date:
26/11/2011
Times:
10am-12pm: seminar, with afternoon 20 min one to o
Prices:
£50 / £40 conc
Location:
Writers' Centre Norwich
Book your place on this popular literature development workshop and explore the ins and outs of the literary agent’s world with Blake Friedmann’s Isobel Dixon.
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Description
Have you approached agents but had no success? Would you like to improve your chances?
Book your place on this popular literature development workshop and explore the ins and outs of the literary agent’s world with Blake Friedmann’s Isobel Dixon.
About the workshop
If you have a completed book or a work in progress; novel or non fiction, then here’s your chance to learn how to approach and secure an agent.
Isobel will begin with a talk and discussion about Blake Friedmann’s role representing a broad range of fiction and non-fiction writers. You’ll get an insight into what they look out for and which approaches work and why.
You’ll discuss your experiences with Isobel and your fellow writers and get a professional read, as well as a valuable 20 minute one to one feedback session looking at your work and agent approaches.
About the tutor
Isobel Dixon is a director of the Blake Friedmann Literary Agency where she represents writers from around the world. Her interests are wide-ranging and her clients' work includes literary fiction, young adult fiction, crime and thrillers, memoir, popular culture, biography, history and current affairs. Her clients have won all the major South African literary awards, and authors on her list have, among others, won the Caine Prize, Commonwealth and PEN Awards, the Barry Award and been shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize, the Ondaatje Prize, the Author's Club First Book Award, and the Booker Prize.
Isobel was born and educated in South Africa, and in Edinburgh where she completed Masters degrees in English Literature and Applied Linguistics. She has translated novels from the Afrikaans and her debut poetry collection Weather Eye (Carapace, 2001) won the Sanlam and the Olive Schreiner Prizes in South Africa. Her second collection A Fold in the Map is published by Salt in the UK and Jacana in South Africa, with her new collection The Tempest Prognosticator published by Salt in the UK and Random Umuzi in South Africa.
She is a Frankfurt Book Fair Fellow and often gives workshops on creative writing and agenting and speaks on panels at literary events, to students and to writers' groups.
Book your place on the link at the top of the page; these workshops get snapped up quickly!
Level: Writers with a book to pitch. Who would like to improve their pitching to agents, perhaps have previously approached but have had no success.
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VenueThis workshop will take place in the workshop room situated on the ground floor of the Writers’ Centre Norwich office, on 14 Princes Street.
The room provides an ideal environment for creative thinking and learning with plenty of space and natural light.
14 Princes Street is fully accessible. Please let us know if you have any access or other special requirements.
Course Material
You will be asked to submit the opening section of your novel or non-fiction work of up to 2000 words, double spaced to Sam Ruddock: sam.ruddock@writerscentrenorwich.org.uk by Friday 4th November 2011
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