Lest you may not have heard, two of the UK’s leading editors will be at the VWC’s ‘Get Writing’ Conference at the University of Hertfordshire on Saturday 20th February…
‘Step aside, JK Rowling and Ian McEwan,’ says Richard Brooks in the Sunday Times today. Simon Beckett was ‘Last year’s best-selling British fiction writer in Continental Europe.’ Who is his publisher? Simon Taylor at Bantam Books. Simon Taylor is coming to GW10. As an editorial director at Transworld, part of the Random House Group, he also commissions into Doubleday, Corgi and Black Swan. We are hugely privileged to have Simon Taylor as one of our keynote speakers, and not only has he agreed to talk, but to listen to private one-to-one pitches as well. In fact we are doubly privileged because appearing alongside him will be Marlene Johnson, managing director of the Children’s Division of Hachette UK, and she also will be listening to authors promote their work. Thanks to them, delegates will have a rare opportunity to talk to leading editors face to face.
The Conference features even more: ‘Crime Writer of the year,’ Mark Billingham; leading literary agents, John Jarrold, Anna Power and Philip Patterson; distinguished editorial adviser, Kathy Gale – along with Adèle Geras, author of over 90 books, and Imran Ahmad, possibly the ‘funniest writer ever’ – in addition to a great selection of workshops and optional talks, with lunch included, all for only £45.
We’re just a few places away from selling out completely. If you’ve not already booked, then book now at www.vwc.org.uk. It’s a chance not to be missed.