A short course to help you get your manuscript read by agents and publishers
This course is about the submission package, that last vital hurdle lying across your path to publication, and the one at which seriously huge numbers of writers fall. This course is here to make sure that you're not one of them. Or, if this describes your submissions experience in the past, we'll pick you up, dust you down, and help you prepare a package that will give your manuscript its very best shot.
To be clear, a dazzling covering letter and gripping synopsis won't sell your book to a publisher if the book itself doesn't live up to the promises of the pitch. But if the promises of the pitch aren't presented clearly and engagingly, and in a professional manner, then the manuscript itself, even if it is quite stunningly brilliant, is unlikely to ever get read, and no-one will ever know how fabulous it is.
When: 09 January to 30 January
Sessions: 4 x 2 hours
Day of Week: Tuesday
Time: 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Venue: Zoom
Forum: Online
Tutor Feedback: Plenty
Price: £90
Course Programme 2024
Tuesday Evenings - 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Dates 2024
09 January
16 January
23 January
30 January
Session Focus
Week 1: Overview and Covering Letter Week 2: Synopsis and Structure Week 3: Synopsis
Week 4: Opening Pages
Each week you'll spend two hours on Zoom with your tutor and peers, focusing on one element of the package: the letter, the synopsis or the sample pages.
Our clients tell us the thing they most value is personal feedback on their work, so you'll get a generous level of feedback throughout this course.
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