An Inside Look at Publishing with Juliet Pickering

Date: 06/11/2010 Times: 10am - 5pm Prices: £50 / £40 conc Location: Writers' Centre Norwich

Give yourself the best chance of getting ahead with this seminar led by A P Watt‘s Associate Agent, Juliet Pickering.

Description

Would you like to know how the publishing industry is changing and how you should present yourself to an agent? If so, discover where you might fit in and get detailed one to one feedback on your own work.

Given the great changes in the publishing industry and the challenges of finding an agent, we’d like to offer you the opportunity to give yourself the best chance of getting ahead with this seminar led by A P Watt’s Associate Agent, Juliet Pickering.

The agency represents authors such as Phillip Pullman and Giles Foden. Juliet’s interests cover literary fiction, well-written commercial fiction, mystery, narrative non-fiction, and food and travel writing, however anyone with an interest in getting published will benefit from this session.

The morning seminar will cover: how to submit your work; how to write an appealing synopsis; on-line and print on demand opportunities and how you can deal with rejection in the right way and a Q&A session.

Then you can discuss your own work in a twenty minute one to one feedback session. Juliet will provide you with constructive feedback on your approach and offer insider advice on how to tailor your offer to agents.

So keep one step ahead of the rest by booking today:

Phone: 01603 877177
email: info@writerscentrenorwich.org.uk

Twenty minute one to one sessions will take place between 1pm and 5pm at Writers’ Centre Norwich. Please indicate if you have a preferred time for your half hour slot. There will also be a quiet reading and writing space provided for those waiting for their session.

Course Material

If you would like to take part please send in a covering letter, synopsis and the first 5 pages of an extract of your work for Juliet to look over. Please send your submission pack to Sam Ruddock, sam.ruddock@writerscentrenorwich.org.uk, by Monday 18th October 2010.