Friday, 29 March 2024

London Festival of Writing 2024

With thanks to Jericho Writers for the details:

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If you've been waiting for the perfect moment to secure your spot at this year's London Festival of Writing, consider this your sign. The literary agent one-to-one booking system is opening next week on Tuesday 2 April at 12:00pm BST. Every ticket to the festival includes at least one agent one-to-one and these are on a first come first served basis, so make sure to get your ticket before the booking system opens so that you don't miss out on the agent you'd like to meet. There are also only 7 rooms left at the hotel, so if you'd like to stay on site to get the full festival experience, don't delay!

Interested in which literary agents are going to be attending? Take a look at our full festival brochure right here:

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What is the London Festival of Writing?

Since 2010, over three hundred writers per year have travelled to The Festival of Writing, which sees writers, literary agents and industry professionals gather from around the world for a weekend of writing workshops from bestselling authors, literary one-to-ones and more.

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This year, the festival in back in London, but bigger and better than ever before. With more workshops to choose from, more opportunities for networking, and a fabulous gala dinner on Saturday, you’re in for a real treat.

Featuring...

Vaseem Khan

Keynote speaker - The Five Magic Ingredients To Writing A Bestseller

Vaseem Khan is no stranger to the bestseller lists, having had his first crime novel, The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra, selected by the Sunday Times as one of the 40 best crime novels published 2015-2020. Two award-winning series later, and with translations in 17 languages, he was elected the first non-white Chair of the 70-year-old UK Crime Writers Association in 2023, and now he’s here to share his knowledge with the Jericho Writers community.

Graham Bartlett

Criminally Good: Writing Authentic Policing & Crime Scenarios

Starting with a gruesome murder, Graham will take you through the first 24 hours of a homicide enquiry. He’ll talk forensics, fast-track enquiries and the hunt for a killer. Then you’ll learn how to write authentic protagonists, antagonists and their supporting cast as well as plausible police dialogue.

Philippa East

Understanding Genre Conventions

Unlock the essential cheat-sheet to planning, writing and editing your next masterpiece with this deep dive into story genre. Discover the secrets of the core story “types” so that every tale you tell will perfectly satisfy your readers.

Silé Edwards

Perfect Your Query Letter

Who else is better placed to give you cutting-edge insight into your query letter than a practicing literary agent? In this session, Silé Edwards will live-critique a selection of pre-submitted query letters and offer actionable advice for improvement.

Imran Mahmood

Designing Your Novel For TV & Film

It’s something highly coveted by authors: a TV or film deal. But how can we increase the likelihood that our book will get picked up for an adaptation? Should we be honing our screenwriting skills and adapting our own work for screen?

Marve Michael Anson & Rebecca Hilsdon

Keynote Speaker - The Realities of Being An Author

Join Marve Michael Anson, her editor Rebecca Hilsdon and Debi Alper as we discuss just what it means to be an author; the highs, the lows and everything in between.