Adele Parks • Beth O’Leary • Bobby Palmer • Elif Shafak • Maggie Aderin-Pocock • William Hussey • Jamie Good • Black British E-book Pageant • Lou Gilmond • Bonnier Books • Penguin Random Home UK • Meet Cute E-book Fest • The Booksellers Affiliation • Society of Authors • Abiola Bello • Jojo Silva • HarperCollins Creator and Design Academy • Simon & Schuster • Alice Mcllroy • London Writers Salon • Alliance of Impartial Authors • Bloomsbury • Books on the Hill • Saara El-Arifi • The Ladies’s Prize Belief
London, Thursday 12 December 2024. The London E-book Honest (LBF) is happy to disclose audio system and subjects for the 2025 editions of its massively common providing for authors and illustrators: the three-day Creator HQ programme, and one-day Writers’ Summit convention.
L-R: Bobby Palmer, Saara El-Arifi, Beth O’Leary, William Hussey, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Opening the week of the Honest, the one-day Writers’ Summit convention will happen on Monday 10th March, at Novotel West London. The annual convention goals to offer authors with sensible instruments for his or her writing profession, enabling them to get their work seen by brokers, publishers and readers in an more and more crowded market. The day will characteristic workshops, panel discussions, trade and skilled recommendation, in addition to networking alternatives.
Audio system embody authors Alice McIlroy and Abiola Bello, Capital Xtra radio presenter Jojo Silva and main consultants from London Writers Salon, Simon & Schuster, Alliance of Impartial Authors, Ethan Ellenberg Literary Company, Maggie Marr Authorized amongst others.
With a keynote delivered by Rose Sandy, Founding father of the HarperCollins Creator and Design Academy, subjects mentioned on the day will embody how writing programs may help authors get revealed, what to anticipate from the publishing course of and prime ideas for securing an agent. Visitors will even take pleasure in a live-guided journalling session, to assist them take up the teachings of the day and return to the convention renewed and related.
Going down between Tuesday 11th and Thursday 13th March at London Olympia, the much-anticipated Creator HQ programme of talks and panels will characteristic: Elif Shafak, Adele Parks, Bobby Palmer, Beth O’Leary, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, William Hussey, Gill Lewis and Georgina Moore alongside key trade consultants from Penguin Random Home UK, Bonnier Books, The Booksellers Affiliation, BKS, Meet Cute E-book Pageant, Black British E-book Pageant , The Ladies’s Prize Belief and extra.
Talks at Creator HQ are designed to share insights into present developments and scorching subjects within the guide trade, in addition to provide recommendation for aspiring, rising and established authors. The 2025 programme will cowl ideas for rising an viewers on social media, the right way to put together for publication, the romance class and its future trajectory, how the publishing trade can assist dyslexic authors and readers, and extra. As soon as once more, Creator HQ will probably be sponsored by Kindle Direct Publishing.
On the afternoon of Wednesday 12th March, Creator HQ will convey again its particular Illustrators Programme, that includes classes from the Affiliation of Illustrators earlier than a networking reception for illustrators.
Confirmed audio system on the Illustrators Programme embody a particular session with the primary ever Inventive of the Honest, Jamie Good together with an interactive draw-along the place company will have the ability to recreate a few of his much-loved characters. The Illustrators Gallery will even host a particular show of the winners of the 2024 World Illustration Awards.
Rose Sandy, Founding father of the HarperCollins Creator and Design Academy, mentioned: “I’m thrilled to be delivering the keynote on the London E-book Honest’s Writers Summit 2025, the place we’ll discover how each author has their very own distinctive path to success. Tales form our world, whether or not by means of conventional publishing, digital media, display screen or groundbreaking new codecs. I can’t wait to share insights in regards to the 4 author archetypes I’ve recognized and assist authors uncover which resonates with their inventive spirit. In any case, there’s no single ‘proper manner’ to be a storyteller – there’s solely your manner.”
Adam Ridgway, Director of The London E-book Honest, mentioned: “Our devoted programme for authors and illustrators is integral to The London E-book Honest – as considered one of our hottest theatres, Creator HQ proves how essential a inventive neighborhood is for nurturing expertise. In the meantime, the Writers’ Summit is certain to equip each rising and established authors with important instruments to navigate the trade, and getting their work seen. It’s a honour to convey collectively a wealth of creator and illustrator company to listen to insights from a few of in the present day’s best inventive abilities and skilled trade audio system. We’re thrilled to have the prospect to be part of their publishing journey, whether or not they’re simply embarking or growing an already established profession.”
WRITERS’ SUMMIT | MONDAY 11TH MARCH | NOVOTEL WEST LONDON
Highlights from the Writers’ Summit programme embody:
Chair’s Opening Remarks: Be part of Jojo Silva, Capital Xtra Radio Presenter, for her welcome and introduction to summit.
Keynote Tackle: Select Your Personal Journey: The session will invite writers to find 4 distinct author archetypes: The Legacy Keeper, The Voice of Change, The Story Fountain and The Strategic Storyteller. Via real-world examples, from the meticulous craft of John Le Carré to the social impression of Margaret Atwood, to the platform-building prowess of James Clear — this keynote demonstrates how understanding a private inventive archetype can inform not simply an creator’s publishing choices however their whole storytelling profession.
Getting Printed, Tackling Huge Themes & How a Writing Course Can Assist: Creator Alice McIlroy discusses her journey from sprinting to the inventive technique of writing a full-length sci-fi novel, growing a writing neighborhood, the steps to interact and work with an agent and the way a course just like the Faber Academy Novel Writing Course may help.
Writers’ Hour at Writers’ Summit: Led by Co-Founders of London Writers Salon, Parul Bavishi and Matt Trinetti, this stay Writers’ Hour Session will provide attendees the prospect to make mates and write alongside friends in a guided journaling workshop, designed to assist them take up the teachings of the day and return to the convention renewed and related.
In Dialog With: Lucy Pearse and Abiola Bello: Fiction Editorial Director at Simon & Schuster Kids’s Books, Lucy Pearse talks to and Abiola Bello, bestselling creator of kids’s and YA literature, exploring the publishing course of from manuscript to market. Count on an inside perspective on what publishers search in submissions, in addition to tips about connecting with publishers and brokers based mostly on tried and examined strategies, making this a necessary session for any aspiring authors trying to navigate the literary panorama.
Society of Authors Panel Session: What Does a Writer Really Do? This session will assist authors spot the worthwhile publishing offers from the scams, with consultants providing insider ideas, recommendation, finest practise and steering, in addition to pinpointing precisely what a standard writer will provide and the place they’ll add worth.
Interactive Panel: High Suggestions from Brokers: Main literary brokers Ethan Ellenberg and Maggie Marr be part of Orna Ross, the Founder and Director of the Alliance of Impartial Authors to share sensible recommendation on connecting with brokers and securing that all-important illustration to kick-start your publishing journey.
Chair’s Closing Remarks: Jojo Silva, Capital Xtra Radio Presenter, will wrap the day and replicate on key learnings and takeaways from the convention.
AUTHOR HQ | TUESDAY 11TH MARCH – THURSDAY 13TH MARCH
Highlights from the Creator HQ line-up, sponsored by Kindle Direct Publishing, Lulu E-book Publishers and Kevin Anderson Associates embody:
Making ready for Publication: Get skilled recommendation on the right way to put together for the publication of your subsequent guide, with audio system Lou Gilmond, Founding father of Fairlight Books and thriller creator, Amber Ivatt, Head of Publicity at Bonnier Books UK and Bookseller Rising Star 2024, and Esther Solomon Tulley, creator and founding father of numerous guide publishing firm Genuine Value, chaired by James Spackman, co-founder of the bks Company.
Maintaining with Social Media: Social media is a big device for readers and guide patrons, however how far ought to authors be maintaining with it when it may typically really feel so overwhelming? With a specific give attention to TikTok and whether or not this can proceed to be essentially the most impactful platform for books, what recommendation do the consultants have for authors to advertise their model and books? Panellists will embody Social Media Supervisor at Penguin Random Home UK Religion Kelly and Rising Star Content material Creator of the Yr (TikTok E-book Awards) JP Reads, chaired by Yolanda Copes-Stepney.
How I Write: Effectively-known authors Elif Shafak (There Are Rivers within the Sky, The Island of Lacking Bushes), Adele Parks (First Spouse’s Shadow, Simply Between Us) and Bobby Palmer (Isaac and the Egg) speak to Georgina Moore (The Garnett Ladies) about their writing life and processes, providing perception into how they wrote their best-known books.
Highlight On Dyslexia: 1 in 10 folks within the UK alone stay with dyslexia, a studying problem that primarily impacts the abilities concerned in correct and fluent phrase studying and spelling. So how is the publishing trade assembly the wants of dyslexic authors and readers? We hear from creator and trade voices together with non-fiction creator and area scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock (Am I Product of Stardust), youngsters’s creator Gill Lewis (Sky Hawk, The Island Vet), Alastair Sims, Writer at Books on the Hill, Elizabeth Kellingley from Bloomsbury and Ailsa Bathgate from Barringtonstokes.
Past the Love Story: Charting the Way forward for Romance in Publishing: The romance class is trending proper now, and with so many common books available in the market, how can writers get theirs to face out, and what are readers and publishers in search of subsequent within the style? Andi Forsythe, founding father of Meet Cute E-book Fest talks to authors William Hussey (The Boy I Love, Damaged Hearts and Zombie Elements), Beth O’Leary (The Flat Share, The Swap) and Saara El-Arifi (Faebound Trilogy, Cleopatra).
Creator Connections: Maximising Alternatives with Bookshops and Festivals: Bookshops and pageant organisers provide recommendation on the right way to join with readers by means of occasions, what’s working proper now in addition to the challenges they face, and the right way to set up these all-important connections, to get an occasion off the bottom. Fleur Sinclair, President of the Booksellers Affiliation and proprietor of the award-winning Sevenoaks Bookshop, talks to Selina Brown, Founding father of the Black British E-book Pageant, Sue Porter, proprietor of Linghams Bookshop and Euan Tait, Occasions Supervisor at Portobello Bookshop.
The Ladies’s Prize 30 Years on: Why We Nonetheless Have to Sort out Inequality for Feminine Writers: The Ladies’ Prize for Fiction celebrates its thirtieth anniversary in 2025. Throughout this milestone 12 months, the Ladies’s Prize Belief, the charity behind the worldwide prize that’s awarded yearly, appears again at what it’s achieved during the last three many years, while exploring what’s now wanted to attain real fairness on the planet of books. Claire Shanahan, the Belief’s Govt Director, will probably be chatting with the writers Package de Waal and Chloe Timms about how we would take away limitations for writers from all backgrounds.
ILLUSTRATORS AFTERNOON | WEDNESDAY 11th March
Highlights from the Illustrators Afternoon programme, as a part of Creator HQ, embody:
Inventive of the Honest – Jamie Good: A particular in-conversation occasion with the primary ever Inventive of the Honest, Jamie Good together with an interactive draw-along the place company will have the ability to recreate a few of his much-loved characters. Jamie was named Illustrator of the Yr on the British E-book Awards 2024, and gained Illustrated Kids’s E-book of the Yr for Bunny vs Monkey: Multiverse Combine-up and Illustrator of the Yr at The Lollies Awards 2024. His comedian Fish-Head Steve was the primary comedian to be shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Humorous Prize. Jamie has illustrated comics for The Sunday Instances, the Dandy and the Beano. His well-loved Bunny vs Monkey and Looshkin tales are repeatedly revealed in The Phoenix comedian, and as bestselling graphic novels.
AOI Publishing Contracts Masterclass with Q&A: On this mini masterclass, The Affiliation of Illustrators (AOI) will information you thru copyright, contracts, rights, advances, royalties and essential clauses to be careful for, led by Sarah Morris, Membership Supervisor at AOI.
Getting your Illustrations Printed: Need to know the right way to catch a choice maker’s eye, and get revealed? Be part of the AOI’s CEO, Rachel Hill for an open and trustworthy dialogue with three commissioners from the publishing trade.
Illustrators’ Afternoon Networking Reception: Be part of fellow illustrators and creatives within the Illustrators Gallery space for an off-the-cuff networking reception.
Additional particulars about The London E-book Honest line-up will probably be revealed within the run as much as the Honest and will probably be out there at this web page.
The London E-book Honest (LBF) is the world’s largest spring guide commerce and publishing occasion, and can return to its house at Olympia London from 11 -13 March 2025. Customer registration is now open right here.
