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SUMMARY:How Do I Get Published?
UID:20260913-how-do-i-get-published@tourist.org.uk
STATUS:CONFIRMED
DTSTART:20260913T100000Z
DTEND:20260913T110000Z
LOCATION:Studio 27, White Rock Theatre, White Rock, Hastings, East Sussex, TN341JX, United Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:'How do I get published?' is a question that is frequently asked by aspiring writers. Our panel will answer this question from the perspectives of a literary agent, a leading publishing house, an independent publisher and a self-published author. We expect the discussion to be lively, wide-ranging and interactive, including the opportunity for you to put your questions to the panel. Each of our panellists will bring their own unique perspective on how you can bring your book out into the world!\n\n\nRobyn Drury (Ebury Press)\n\nRobyn Drury is Publishing Director at Ebury, the non-fiction division of Penguin Random House UK. Before joining Ebury in 2017, initially as a commissioning editor, she worked in a number of publishing roles as an independent bookseller, a rights executive, and a literary agent. She now runs Ebury’s narrative non-fiction team and publishes widely across the genres of non-fiction, with a particular interest in memoir. Authors on her list include British bestsellers such as Michael Rosen, Caitlin Moran and Eric Idle and international names including Gloria Steinem, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Belle Burden. She is also a qualified coach, working with individuals and small businesses in the creative industries. \n\n\nLouise Buckley (Hannah Shepherd Literary Agency)\n\nLouise Buckley has worked in publishing for over fifteen years. She was inspired to enter the industry after completing an MA in Creative Writing and then spent a hugely enjoyable year working as a bookseller for Waterstones, wishing that she could have a hand in publishing books.\n\nAfter a year working at Dorling Kindersley, she then spent almost five years working in the commercial fiction division at Pan Macmillan, where she published a mix of commercial bestsellers and award-winning authors.\n\nMore recently, she was an Associate Literary Agent at Zeno Agency Ltd. After a brief stint working outside of publishing, she now works as an Associate Literary Agent at Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency and also as an Editorial Consultant. She runs a successful Substack publication where she writes about how to edit your novel and how to get published.\n\nMel Atkinson (self-published)\n\nMelanie Atkinson is a horror writer living in Hastings. She is the author of several novels including the zombie thriller, The Last Night In Amsterdam and two short story collections. Her short stories have been published in numerous anthologies and she has run workshops at the UK Ghost Story Festival and Summer Scares. \n\nDavid Gamage (Earth Island Books)\n\nDavid is the managing director of Earth Island Publishing, Engineer Records and Earth Island Books. He has worked in publishing for over thirty years, starting out in newspapers, moving into B2B magazines, and now running his own book publishing company.\n\nHis independent publishers are winners of The Stationers’ Company ‘Innovation Excellence Award’ and he’s a writer and author.\n\nHe has dealt with most aspects of the trade, from design and content creation, through print and sustainability, to marketing, PR, sales and distribution. \n\nAs a member of the Institute of Paper, Printing & Publishing, as well as various other industry associations, he sits on judging panels for several awards.\n\nWorking with both printed and online publications, he has travelled worldwide to promote the industry.\n\n'How do I get published?' is a question that is frequently asked by aspiring writers. Our panel will answer this question from the perspectives of a literary agent, a leading publishing house, an independent publisher and a self-published author. We expect the discussion to be lively, wide-ranging and interactive, including the opportunity for you to put your questions to the panel. Each of our panellists will bring their own unique perspective on how you can bring your book out into the world!\n\n\nRobyn Drury (Ebury Press)\n\nRobyn Drury is Publishing Director at Ebury, the non-fiction division of Penguin Random House UK. Before joining Ebury in 2017, initially as a commissioning editor, she worked in a number of publishing roles as an independent bookseller, a rights executive, and a literary agent. She now runs Ebury’s narrative non-fiction team and publishes widely across the genres of non-fiction, with a particular interest in memoir. Authors on her list include British bestsellers such as Michael Rosen, Caitlin Moran and Eric Idle and international names including Gloria Steinem, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Belle Burden. She is also a qualified coach, working with individuals and small businesses in the creative industries. \n\n\nLouise Buckley (Hannah Shepherd Literary Agency)\n\nLouise Buckley has worked in publishing for over fifteen years. She was inspired to enter the industry after completing an MA in Creative Writing and then spent a hugely enjoyable year working as a bookseller for Waterstones, wishing that she could have a hand in publishing books.\n\n\nAfter a year working at Dorling Kindersley, she then spent almost five years working in the commercial fiction division at Pan Macmillan, where she published a mix of commercial bestsellers and award-winning authors.\n\n\nMore recently, she was an Associate Literary Agent at Zeno Agency Ltd. After a brief stint working outside of publishing, she now works as an Associate Literary Agent at Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency and also as an Editorial Consultant. She runs a successful Substack publication where she writes about how to edit your novel and how to get published.\n\n\nMel Atkinson (self-published)\n\nMelanie Atkinson is a horror writer living in Hastings. She is the author of several novels including the zombie thriller, The Last Night In Amsterdam and two short story collections. Her short stories have been published in numerous anthologies and she has run workshops at the UK Ghost Story Festival and Summer Scares. \n\n\nDavid Gamage (Earth Island Books)\n\nDavid is the managing director of Earth Island Publishing, Engineer Records and Earth Island Books. He has worked in publishing for over thirty years, starting out in newspapers, moving into B2B magazines, and now running his own book publishing company.\n\n\nHis independent publishers are winners of The Stationers’ Company ‘Innovation Excellence Award’ and he’s a writer and author.\n\n\nHe has dealt with most aspects of the trade, from design and content creation, through print and sustainability, to marketing, PR, sales and distribution. \n\nAs a member of the Institute of Paper, Printing & Publishing, as well as various other industry associations, he sits on judging panels for several awards.\n\nWorking with both printed and online publications, he has travelled worldwide to promote the industry.\n\n'How do I get published?' is a question that is frequently asked by aspiring writers. Our panel will answer this question from the perspectives of a literary agent, a leading publishing house, an independent publisher and a self-published author. We expect the discussion to be lively, wide-ranging and interactive, including the opportunity for you to put your questions to the panel. Each of our panellists will bring their own unique perspective on how you can bring your book out into the world!\n\n\nRobyn Drury (Ebury Press)\n\nRobyn Drury is Publishing Director at Ebury, the non-fiction division of Penguin Random House UK. Before joining Ebury in 2017, initially as a commissioning editor, she worked in a number of publishing roles as an independent bookseller, a rights executive, and a literary agent. She now runs Ebury’s narrative non-fiction team and publishes widely across the genres of non-fiction, with a particular interest in memoir. Authors on her list include British bestsellers such as Michael Rosen, Caitlin Moran and Eric Idle and international names including Gloria Steinem, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Belle Burden. She is also a qualified coach, working with individuals and small businesses in the creative industries. \n\n\nLouise Buckley (Hannah Shepherd Literary Agency)\n\nLouise Buckley has worked in publishing for over fifteen years. She was inspired to enter the industry after completing an MA in Creative Writing and then spent a hugely enjoyable year working as a bookseller for Waterstones, wishing that she could have a hand in publishing books.\n\n\nAfter a year working at Dorling Kindersley, she then spent almost five years working in the commercial fiction division at Pan Macmillan, where she published a mix of commercial bestsellers and award-winning authors.\n\n\nMore recently, she was an Associate Literary Agent at Zeno Agency Ltd. After a brief stint working outside of publishing, she now works as an Associate Literary Agent at Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency and also as an Editorial Consultant. She runs a successful Substack publication where she writes about how to edit your novel and how to get published.\n\n\nMel Atkinson (self-published)\n\nMelanie Atkinson is a horror writer living in Hastings. She is the author of several novels including the zombie thriller, The Last Night In Amsterdam and two short story collections. Her short stories have been published in numerous anthologies and she has run workshops at the UK Ghost Story Festival and Summer Scares. \n\n\nDavid Gamage (Earth Island Books)\n\nDavid is the managing director of Earth Island Publishing, Engineer Records and Earth Island Books. He has worked in publishing for over thirty years, starting out in newspapers, moving into B2B magazines, and now running his own book publishing company.\n\n\nHis independent publishers are winners of The Stationers’ Company ‘Innovation Excellence Award’ and he’s a writer and author.\n\nHe has dealt with most aspects of the trade, from design and content creation, through print and sustainability, to marketing, PR, sales and distribution. \n\nAs a member of the Institute of Paper, Printing & Publishing, as well as various other industry associations, he sits on judging panels for several awards.\n\nWorking with both printed and online publications, he has travelled worldwide to promote the industry.\n\nSteve Amos (Hosting)\n\nSteve has been involved with the Hastings Book Festival since it began in 2018. For the last three years he has organised the bookfair and is currently part of the Festival steering group. In 2019 Silverhill Press published Steve's book Two Sides of an Indie Dad, a collection of autobiographical writing and short fiction. He is currently working on a memoir about his experiences as a single dad of two (brilliant!) neuro-divergent sons. Steve works as a trainer and facilitator, delivering work-based courses in management and communication skills.
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