How to impress a publisher

Course Dates: 17/05/20
Time: 10:30 - 16:30
Location: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors:

Publishing insider Lisa Goll offers expert advice on how to impress a publisher, work with agents and become a star author.

Description

What is the course about?

Want to submit your manuscript to agents and publishers? This day workshop led by a publishing industry insider offers advice and guidance to aspiring authors on how to best present their work for publication. Advice will be given on finding the right agent for you, writing a professional cover letter and perfecting your synopsis.

What will we cover?

- How to find the right agent for you.
- Identifying your genre and other books in the same market.
- An overview of the submission process.
- How to write a cover letter and synopsis.
- What publishing options are available?
- How to work with agents.

What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...

- Understand where your book fits in the market
- Understand how to find an appropriate agent and how to work with them if offered representation.
- Understand how to put together an impressive submission package.
- Understand the publishing options available to you.

What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?

This course is aimed at students who are either writing a novel or have finished their manuscript. Students should either be ready to submit to agents and publishers or planning to submit in the near future.

How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?

You will be taught through a mix of pair work, group work, discussion and formal instruction from the tutor.

All writing courses at City Lit will involve an element of workshop. This means that students will produce work which will be discussed in an open and constructive environment with the tutor and other students. The college operates a policy of constructive criticism, and all feedback on another student’s work by the tutor and other students should be delivered in that spirit.

For classes longer than one day, regular reading and writing exercises will be set for completion at home to set deadlines.

Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?

Writing materials.

When I've finished, what course can I do next?

City Lit offers a range of courses for aspiring authors on topics such as novel writing, memoir, self-publishing and building an author platform. Browse the writing section of our website to find the perfect course for you.

All students are invited to join us at City Lit Talks Back, our monthly performance night for City Lit writers. Everyone is welcome, admission is free and there's no need to book in advance. Students are also encouraged to submit to Between the Lines, our annual anthology of creative writing. For the latest news, courses and events, stay in touch with the Department on Facebook and Twitter.

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A really good insight into the industry. I needed to learn how to navigate through the world of agents and publishers and this was a really good place to start. Also useful speaking to other students who were at differing levels of expertise and experience
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Review by Sarah K / (Posted on 22/02/2020)
A very practical course. It gives you lots of helpful tips and pointers on what to do when approaching a literary agent.
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Review by J.Kelly / (Posted on 23/02/2019)
Tutor Biographies
Lisa Goll

Lisa Goll has worked in publishing for the past fifteen years in a variety of marketing roles and is now Events Manager at Bloomsbury Publishing where she is responsible for the Bloomsbury Institute, Bloomsbury’s public events series. Beyond Bloomsbury, Lisa is the Owner and Chair of the London Writers’ Café – the country’s biggest fiction writing group – where she manages writing development and organises events for a community of 3,000+ fiction writers to realise their writing and publishing ambitions. As Chair of LWC since May 2010, Lisa has hosted more than 300 events for fiction writers. Lisa now teaches marketing and publishing courses at City Lit and is a qualified writing coach. Follow her @LisasShare and @Ldnwriterscafe

Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.

Book your place

Course Code: HW158

Sun, day, 17 May - 17 May '20

Duration: 1 session

Full fee: £59.00
Senior fee: £59.00
Concession: £24.00

Or call to enrol: 020 7831 7831

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or call 020 7492 2717

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