With a full list of upcoming LWC events:
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Summer
events
Our LIVE events with agents have been a great success
during lockdown. These are a great way to take part in the club from
your sofa. You will also receive the video of the event to watch back
at your leisure. Please join us. Members will be
invited to each event for free. For non-members, places are
limited, so please book in advance. The link to each event will be
sent out on the day of the event.
June
16: Sara O'Keefe of Aevitas Creative Management
Sara O' Keeffe has 20 years' publishing experience. She
began her career at Book Club Associates, before moving to the Orion
Publishing Group, where she was a Senior Commissioning Editor. She
then spent eight years as Editorial and then Publishing Director of
the Corvus commercial fiction imprint of Atlantic Books and also sat
on the Atlantic Books Limited Board of Directors. Sara has worked
with a host of major brand names in fiction, from crime writer
Minette Walters to bestselling author Elizabeth Buchan; Roman epic
series writer Robert Fabbri and award-winning science fiction writer
Chris Beckett. Sarah O'Keefe represents literary and commercial
fiction, along with some middle-grade and YA fiction.
July 14:
Kate Evans of PFD
Kate
Evans is an agent representing books and journalism.
She says:
I'm looking for
non-fiction that says something about the way we live- from beautiful
narrative non-fiction with a strong voice to passionate manifestos
from experts in their fields. Whether it's popular science, big
ideas, nature writing, memoir, fresh approaches to history or
insightful takes on pop culture, I am drawn to writing that makes
social, political, and economic issues accessible and engaging.
On the fiction side I read widely but
the common thread that runs through most novels I love is a sharply
observed take on relationships and strong characters I'll think about
long after I've left them on the page.
September 22:
Fiona Baird of WME Agency
 The
company was founded in April 2009 after the merger of the William
Morris Agency and the Endeavor
Agency. Endeavor represents artists in movies, television,
music, theatre, digital media, and publishing. Fiona works in the
London office as a literary agent. Her most recent deal was a
book entitled If
Then: How One Data Company Invented the Future"hidden
history" of data science by Jill
Lepore, a New Yorker writer and two-time Pulitzer
Prize finalist to John Murray.
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LWC: catch
up on this week's author-agent event
Hi there,
If you made the call, we hope you enjoyed the
session with Kirsty Eyre and Felicity Trewe. If you missed it here
is the video.
In this week's session, Literary agent Felicity Trewe
had wifi issues so we are including a bonus for you,
Both agent and author gave their time generously to
help you with ensuring your pitch is the best it can possibly
be. Do support Kirsty as a debut novelist if you are able
to,
If you would like to find out more about how to pitch
to Felicity - here we go .
Lastly, if you want to be sure your proposal is right
then join
Jacq for a zoom workshop where she will cover everything you
need for a winning pitch package. There are two half-day
sessions with assignments in between. Just let us know if you are
writing fiction (and memoir) or non-fiction so that you are enrolled
on the right workshops for your book.
Keep on writing. See you at our next event on
June 16.
Kirsty Mclachlan & Jacq Burns
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Write a
bestseller in 2020
Fiction and
non-fiction masterclasses starting online
Jacq Burns, Write a Besteller author and co-founder of
LWC walks you through your pitch step-by-step in 2 half-day
masterclasses. This is a group masterclass.
Online workshops. Sign up for the fiction or non-fiction
classes.
* If you would prefer to work over four months in a
small group of and have one-to-one feedback, support and an
introduction to an agent when you graduate, then check out the
Fiction and Non-fiction Mentorships.
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Upcoming
events with LWC
Until further notice all event will go ahead
online.
For Members and ticket
holders:
June 16: Sara O'Keefe of Aevitas Creative
Management
July 14: Kate Evans of PFD
September 22: Fiona Baird from WME Agency
October 27: Emily McDonald of 42 Management and
Production
November
24: to be announced
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