London Writers Club Publisher event 28 November

On 28 November, London Writers Club have a meet the publisher event with Jo Dickinson of Simon and Schuster, full details below:

 

Join us for an evening with publisher, Jo Dickinson of Simon & Schuster   Tuesday, 28 November, 6.30-8.30pm   Adam House (The Rehearsal Room), 7-10 Adam Street, The Strand, WC2N 6AA     Members come for free but do let us know if you'd like us to reserve a place here.    Non-members - tickets £15 in advance, £20 on the door.      Quick Q and A with publisher, Jo Dickinson What I'm looking to acquire?   For S&S I am looking for stylish, compelling crime fiction and thrillers: I want to be shocked by twists and intrigued by unreliable narrators; swept along by a relentless narrative pace; gripped by drama. I will also happily settle down with 'cosier' crime, establishing series characters and developing the community and location as an integral part of the overall appeal. I am looking for women's fiction that makes the reader think and feel deeply - ensuring you wonder 'What would I do if that happened to me?'. And I also love well-written historical fiction - I will champion Ferney by James Long forever. For Scribner, I am keen to acquire beautifully crafted, evocative and original storytelling with broad appeal - my recent acquisition The History of Bees is a highlight.   Books I'm proud of/looking forward to:   Mothering Sunday by Graham Swift; The Caller by Chris Carter; This Love by Dani Atkins; The Outcasts of Time by Ian Mortimer; The Night Raid by Clare Harvey.   Join us on 28 November to find out more.   Want to perfect your pitch in the New Year and get your book ready to submit to agents in 2018?   Date: 19 January 2018   Central London location   What: Fiction workshop   This will be a small group of writers - and we have two bookings already so secure your place now and take your writing to the next level in 2018.     Full details here.      Cost: Non-member price: £197       Member price: £157         Contact   info@londonwritersclub.com     Stay Connected

 

London Writers' Club, St Marks Road, Teddington, Middlesex Tw11 9DE  England     info@londonwritersclub.com UPDATED INFORMATION               Please note we have a change of speaker and venue for Tuesday's event:   Join us for an evening with publisher, Carla Josephson of Simon & Schuster   Tuesday, 28 November, 6.30-8.30pm   Venue: Lumen URC, 88 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9RS     Members come for free but do let us know if you'd like us to reserve a place here.    Non-members - tickets £15 in advance, £20 on the door.      Carla is currently an editor at Simon and Schuster, where she commissions literary-commercial fiction as well as working editorially with authors from Graham Swift to Philippa Gregory. But she will be leaving Simon and Schuster to move to The Borough Press in the New Year. Definitely a good time to pitch to her!   Join us on 28 November to find out more.   Want to perfect your pitch in the New Year and get your book ready to submit to agents in 2018?   Date: 19 January 2018   Central London location   What: Fiction workshop   This will be a small group of writers - and we have two bookings already so secure your place now and take your writing to the next level in 2018.     Full details here.      Cost: Non-member price: £197       Member price: £157         Contact   info@londonwritersclub.com     Stay Connected