Events
Karolina Sutton, literary agent at Curtis Brown, will join TLC’s Canon Tales event at the June Literary Conference: Writing in a Digital Age.
The Canon Tales event will include ten of the most exciting publishers and agents in the UK, who will present their love of literature and what excites them, and the stories behind some of their favourite discoveries, through a series of rapid-fire visual images. A unique and hugely entertaining experience that will get you up close to the key people behind the slush pile. Click here to read about a previous Canon Tales event.
May 2011 the Karolina held a live webchat session with Guardian readers. Click here to read her frank and concise answers about what goes into literary agenting.
June 8-9th 2012, TLC offers an up-to-the-minute conference to make sense of the many possibilities open to writers today, with practical sessions, workshops, case studies, working examples, debates and networking.
Speakers include leading authors and industry figures: HARI KUNZRU, KATE MOSSE, NICOLA MORGAN, SIMON TREWIN, MARIA REJT, CATHRYN SUMMERHAYES, LINDA GRANT, DAVID GODWIN, ROBERT KROESE, KAROLINA SUTTON, plus many more!
The discussions will explore the key issues facing writers, such as making and selling ebooks, choosing to self-publish or go via traditional routes, an exploration of the emerging international markets, how technology changes literary forms, social media and other promotional tools.
In addition, the second day will offer a fast-paced presentation hosted by ten of the most exciting and engaged publishers and agents in the country, who will talk about the stories behind the books and what drives their own work in the industry. To top it off, the conference also sees the introduction of our very own “PEN FACTOR”, an open panel critique of six fictional projects, submitted by delegates.
In association with Free Word, Arvon, The Literary Platform and Commonwealth Writers.
Click here for more detailed information about the conference and the full programme. or email TLC at: info@literaryconsultancy.co.uk.
EARLY BIRD OFFER – If you book for The Literary Conference before April 30th, you will be eligible to receive a TLC manuscript assessment at 50% off on 50 page extracts. Click here for more information.
Click here to book for the conference.
TLC’s Big Publishing Debate created quite a stir back in September and continued interest from overseas writer’s magazines shows that these are prevalent issues for the non-English speaking publishing world alike.
Swedish Literary Adventurer, Katarina Trodden, who writes for the Swedish Authors’ Union, published an article about our debate and highlighted the important issues for writers that were raised by the panel and the audience that evening. For more information about the original debate or to read Robert McCrum’s articles in the Guardian, click here. The Author, published by the Swedish Authors’ Union six times a year, publishes articles that deal with authors’ and translators’ rights, freedom of speech and the publishing industry in Sweden and also includes information about scholarships, events and global publishing news. The website is in both Swedish and English.
Click here to read a summarised version of Katarina’s article in English or here for the Swedish version.
TLC will be at the Author Lounge at this year’s London Book Fair everyday between 11th – 13th April. TLC director, Rebecca Swift will hold a Q & A session about how TLC works, and answer questions about the publishing industry. Jess Porter or Solvej Todd will be on hand to help and answer any questions.
This year celebrates the 40th anniversary of the LBF and the fair will offer a wide variety of exciting events, lectures and discussions for both writers and industry professionals. Writers can come and hear Julia Donaldson talk about writing for children, join in a cookery demonstration at the Book Book Corner and finish with an interview with a celebrated author in the English PEN Literary Cafe.
The Free Word centre will also have a stand representing itself and all its resident organisations. Click here to order tickets in advance and avoid the queues.
How is the revolution in new technology changing the commercial publishing industry?
TLC’s final event for the Flow Festival on 28th September was a cutting-edge publishing debate, chaired by Robert McCrum, associate editor of The Observer. We engaged Santiago de la Mora, Head of Print Partnerships for Europe Google, alongside Dan Franklin, Head of Digital at Canongate Publishers and Bill Thompson, technology writer and digital guru.
In this urgent debate, the panel attempted to demystify the relationship between the internet and publishing, and asked if the brave new world of free content would decimate print industries and threaten the livelihoods of emerging and established writers. The audience was full of well informed writers and agents, such as Claire Alexander and Caroline Dawnay, who helped to create a lively and fascinting Q & A at the end.
Click here for the Bookseller review of the event or here for Robert McCrum’s full article in the Guardian.
TLC hosted a fabulous event last night on 22nd September, in which Fiona Mountain, historical novelist and author of Rebel Heiress, (previously published under the title Lady of the Butterflies) and Chair Paul Blezard, writer and presenter of One Word digital radio station, discussed her route to publication, and how two TLC reports helped her as part of a long journey into print. Paul Blezard teased out her story, from struggling writer to one who has just made it onto the bookshelves of Sainsbury’s.
During the second half of the event, Fiona and Paul were joined by literary agent Broo Doherty, creative writing tutor Greg Mosse, Professor Brenda Cooper and TLC’s Director Rebecca Swift. The panel discussed how to attract the attention of literary agents and the inner workings of the publishing industry. The Q & As went on into the night, focusing on very real questions such as whether writers can write what they really want to write anymore. After the interval, we had an energetic rapid-fire round of practice pitches of novels from members of the audience and the panel responded. It was inspiring, albeit rather terrifying, no doubt.
Part of the FLOW festival at the Free Word Centre with The Literary Consultancy & English PEN
As part of the FLOW festival at the Free Word Centre, The Literary Consultancy and English PEN presented Go With The Flow – A Lunchtime Literary Walk.
A walk around literary Clerkenwell that started and ended at Free Word. Writers Jake Arnott, Monique Roffey and Shazea Quraishi and the philosopher Robert Rowland Smith read from their books en route, and encouraged participants to do their own writing –and, of course, to bring an umbrella too!
During the weeks of 14th Sept – 5th Oct, the Free Word Centre in Farringdon presents their second annual festival. The Free Word Centre is England’s first centre for literature, literary and free expression. Shreela Ghosh, the director of Free Word, outlines ten snazzy points about the growing need and desire for literary festivals in the UK. Click here to read the entire article in the Bookseller.
The Literateur is very pleased to announce a competition aimed at finding the best in new writing, organised jointly with The Literary Consultancy.
From today (13.08.10) The Literateur is accepting entries of short stories and poetry. Stories should be no more than 5000 words, and poems no more than 50 lines in total. The submitted works must be previously unpublished. The competition is open to any one writing in English of any age, who has not had a book of poetry, or novel of over 50, 000 words, published commercially.
Please email your entries to competition@literateur.com. The closing date for entries is Monday 27th September. (If you have received a message with an earlier deadline date, please note that it has been extended and 27th is now the correct deadline.)
The two overall winners will be announced on the night, and their work will be published in The Literateur. The lucky winners will also receive an hour’s specialist consultation with The Literary Consultancy.