London, Wednesday 6 December 2023. The London Guide Honest (LBF) is happy to announce as we speak audio system and matters for its standard strands for authors and illustrators: the three-day Writer HQ programme, in addition to the one-day convention Writers’ Summit.
L-R: Lemn Sissay, Anya Smith, Abiola Bello, Rachel Hill, Nicola Solomon
The one-day convention Writers’ Summit will kick begin the week of the Honest, on Monday 11th March, on the new venue of Novotel West London. The convention goals to equip authors with sensible instruments for his or her writing journey, empowering 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, business and skilled recommendation, in addition to networking alternatives.
With audio system together with writers and illustrators Natasha Carthew, Hazel Mead, Tabitha Rayne, Greg Buchanan, Natasha Bowen, Abiola Bello, Sana Rasoul, Davina Hamilton, Yvonne Battle-Felton, Sacha Black, Dan Holloway and main specialists from HarperCollins, Rethink Press, Bitter Lemon Press, The Various Guide Awards, Writing East Midlands CIC, The Working Class Writers Competition, Reedsy, Stardust Guide Companies, BookBrunch amongst others.
With a keynote delivered by Lisa Sharkey, Senior Vice President at HarperCollins US, matters mentioned on the day will embody how authors can personal their very own media, getting began within the e-book business, variety and inclusion in books, mastering the technical particulars of publishing (formatting, cowl design, modifying), writing in a contemporary market, and discovering the assist you want in your journey as a author.
Going down between Tuesday 12th and Thursday 14th March at London Olympia, audio system taking part within the Writer HQ programme of talks and panels embody: Lemn Sissay, Vicky Palmer, Gavin Esler, Danielle Jawando, Manon Steffan Ros, Charlotte Eyre, Orna Ross, Joanna Penn, Amy Could, Anya Smith, Zubs, alongside key business specialists from Penguin Random Home, HarperCollins, Hodder, Amazon KDP, Storymix, The Carnegie Awards, Society of Authors and lots of extra.
Designed to share insights into the present traits and sizzling matters of the e-book business, talks at Writer HQ will cowl TikTok and social media suggestions, neurodiverse tales, methods to put together for publication, writers and psychological well being, the YA e-book market, constructing tomorrow’s readers and extra. As soon as once more, Writer HQ will probably be sponsored by Kindle Direct Publishing, with a collection of periods that includes bestselling self-published authors and KDP specialists offering recommendation and steerage for authors.
On the afternoon of Wednesday 13th March, Writer HQ will carry again its particular Illustrators Programme, that includes a enterprise masterclass on contracts and copyright, valuable recommendation on methods to get your illustrations revealed, the method behind a canopy design, and a networking reception for illustrators.
Confirmed audio system on the Illustrators Programme embody Illustrator of the Honest Flavia Z Drago, award-winning illustrator Jennifer N R Smith, Matthew Kelly of HarperCollins Youngsters’s Books, Charlotte Abrams-Simpson of Orion, Joanna McInerney of Large Image Press, Rachel Hill and Sarah Morris from the Affiliation of Illustrators and extra. New to this 12 months, the revised Illustrators Gallery will host a particular show of the winners of the 2023 World Illustration Awards.
Lisa Sharkey, Senior Vice President at HarperCollins US and Writers’ Summit Keynote Speaker, stated: “As Jorge Luis Borges as soon as stated ‘I’ve at all times imagined that Paradise will probably be a form of library.’ For individuals who love books, whose lives and careers are pushed by the ability, magnificence, and marvel of phrases, it seems like arriving in Paradise if you stroll via The London Guide Honest. I can’t wait to be again seeing the smorgasbord of concepts from the worldwide zeitgeist and appreciating the cultural melting pot as I stroll from sales space to sales space admiring books from world wide, assembly with my colleagues and buddies.”
Gareth Rapley, Director of The London Guide Honest, stated: “Our providing to authors and illustrators is likely one of the most vital strands of the Honest – they’re the artistic cogs that maintain our business going. We’re excited to announce an unbelievable line-up of occasions as a part of Writer HQ, the Writers’ Summit and our standard Illustrators Programme. From masterclasses to insightful conversations from specialists within the area, networking alternatives to sensible workshops, The London Guide Honest will provide one thing to perspective, new, latest, and veteran authors alike. We’re thrilled to have so many sensible writers, illustrators, publishers and main voices within the business sharing their information and insights at subsequent 12 months’s Honest.
WRITERS’ SUMMIT | MONDAY 11TH MARCH | NOVOTEL WEST LONDON
Highlights from the Writers’ Summit programme embody:
Chair’s Opening Remarks: Be a part of Lucy McCarraher, Founding father of Rethink Press, for her welcome and introduction to the present writing panorama.
Keynote Deal with: How Authors Can Personal their Personal Media: All authors fear about writing their books, however usually they don’t assume via how they’re going to elevate consciousness about themselves and their books internationally! In as we speak’s crowded panorama, how can authors discover the best communities? Ought to they be throughout social media or ought to they merely have a look at one social media vertical? Can AI assist with advertising and marketing? What are the most effective advertising and marketing and PR strategies? Lisa Sharkey, Senior Vice President and Director of Inventive Growth at HarperCollins US, shares her perception on how authors can personal their very own media.
The Writer’s Journey: Making the Most Of your Publishing Expertise: Be a part of us for a thought-provoking dialog as we delve into the challenges and obstacles that authors face. This debate will cowl a variety of matters, together with the preliminary steps of coming into the business, securing a writer, and dealing with an agent, in addition to the advertising and marketing points of selling and illustrating a e-book. Audio system embody illustrator Hazel Mead; self-published writer Tabitha Rayne; Joshua Fletcher, AKA Anxiousness Josh, therapist & writer on the Faculty of Anxiousness; and Nicola Solomon, Chief Govt Officer of the Society of Authors.
Important Abilities in Bookmaking: A session designed to equip self-publishing authors with prime suggestions for modifying, e-book formatting and canopy design. Business specialists will information you thru the intricacies of those important points of e-book manufacturing, empowering you with the information and instruments wanted to create a cultured and marketable e-book. With Nastasia Bishop-McHugh, Founding father of Stardust Guide Companies; Martin Cavanagh, Content material Advertising Supervisor at Reedsy; and writer and editor Roz Morris.
Panel dialogue: Changing into a Author in a Trendy Market: Be a part of us for an enlightening session as we discover the world of rising codecs for writing, and the transformative energy of recent applied sciences, together with AI, within the realm of literature. Audio system will delve into the impression that these new mediums have on the normal publishing business. Audio system embody Greg Buchanan, writer of Sixteen Horses, and online game author; Lucy McCarraher, Founding father of Rethink Press; Natasha Carthew, Creative Director of The Working Class Writers Competition; François von Hurter, Co-founder of Bitter Lemon Press; and Jo Henry, Managing Director of BookBrunch.
Dan Holloway in Dialog with Sacha Black: Sacha Black is a lover of phrases, costly sneakers, and breaking the foundations, whose books and podcast for authors can train you methods to enhance your writing and change into a badass entrepreneur. Dan Holloway is a part-time author of darkish fiction and a efficiency poet recognized for experimental narratives that fuse avant-garde and introspective themes. Be a part of them for a wide-ranging and entertaining dialog that may span the varied spectrum of unbiased author-publishing.
Variety & Inclusion In Books – Have We Completed Sufficient? Acquire a broader understanding of how variety and inclusion (D&I) are delivered within the wider artistic industries and have interaction in a thought-provoking dialog with Kurdish writer Sana Rasoul; Abiola Bello, Writer, Writer and Co-Founding father of The Various Guide Awards; author and instructor Natasha Bowen; and Helen Lewis, Founding father of Actually PR and Co-founder of The Various Guide Awards.
Discovering Your Village organised by The Society of Authors: Being a printed author is difficult, not simply the writing however navigating the publishing world, realizing what path to take, methods to consider contracts, know if you’re being taken benefit of, discover funding and maximise alternatives. How do you discover your writing village to assist you thru good occasions and unhealthy? Audio system embody authors Davina Hamilton, Trish Cooke, Yvonne Battle-Felton, Abie Longstaff, and Johanna Clarke of the Society of Authors.
Chair’s Closing Remarks: Be a part of Henderson Mullin, Chief Govt of Writing East Midlands CIC, as we wrap the day and replicate on key learnings and takeaways from the convention.
AUTHOR HQ | TUESDAY 12TH MARCH – THURSDAY 14TH MARCH
Highlights from the Writer HQ line-up, sponsored by Kindle Direct Publishing, Bookvault, and Kevin Anderson & Associates embody:
Getting ready for Publication: Get skilled recommendation on methods to put together for the publication of your subsequent e-book, with audio system together with Jasmine Richards, Founder and Editorial Director of the children’ fiction growth studio Storymix, and Vicky Palmer, Inventive & Advertising Director at Hodder and former Advertising Director at Transworld, who gained a Nibbie for her stellar Advertising Marketing campaign for Classes in Chemistry.
Maintaining with Social Media: Social media is a large instrument for readers and e-book consumers, however how far ought to authors be maintaining with it when it could generally really feel so overwhelming? From X, to Instagram, Threads to TikTok, with out forgetting Fb, what recommendation do the specialists have for authors to advertise their model and books? Be a part of Lisa Sharkey, SVP at HarperCollins US; Publishing Marketing consultant Ain Deheb Bensenouci; and Jojo Schlattner, Senior Social Media Supervisor at Penguin Random Home UK.
How I Write: Properly-known authors Lemn Sissay (My Title is Why, The Fireplace Individuals) and Gavin Esler (How Britain Ends) share a glimpse of their writing life, providing perception into how they wrote their best-known books.
The Rise & Rise of the Indie Writer: Self-Publishing Futures: Exploring newest traits and future predictions in self-publishing, with a specific deal with the impression of AI (synthetic and augmented intelligence) on unbiased authors. Audio system embody: Michael La Ronn, fantasy writer, YouTuber, and founding father of Writer Degree Up; Joanna Penn, writer and award-winning entrepreneur, founding father of The Inventive Penn; and Orna Ross, novelist, poet and founding father of the Alliance of Unbiased Authors.
Lead Position for Neurodiverse Tales, Characters and Authors: Bestselling charts are that includes neurodiverse tales, foremost characters and authors greater than ever, so we hear from writers about their writing journey, getting revealed and what’s to come back. Audio system embody authors Marina Magdalena, Talia Hibbert, Holly Smale and Nicola Solomon, Chief Govt of the Society of Authors.
Nice Suggestions for Self-publishing Success: Wish to be taught extra about methods to market your e-book and tackle your target market? Be a part of the organisers of the Selfies Guide Awards and indie authors for some tip tops from the specialists on profiting from your self-published work. The discuss will probably be adopted by the presentation of this 12 months’s Selfies Guide Awards for the most effective indie revealed grownup fiction, grownup non-fiction and kids’s e-book from 2023, adopted by networking drinks.
The Yoto Carnegie Shortlist Announcement 2024: This particular panel occasion will see the 2024 shortlisted titles for the Yoto Carnegie Medals for Writing and Illustration completely revealed, following a dialogue in regards to the Awards’ mission to empower the following era via books and studying. Jake Hope, Carnegie Awards Govt will probably be in dialog with 2024 Chair of Judges Maura Farrelly; 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing winner, Manon Steffan Ros; and 2023 Yoto Carnegie Shadowers’ Selection Medal for Illustration winner, Joe Todd-Stanton.
Diversifying Authors, Diversifying Incomes: This panel session will sort out the various methods through which self-publishing contributes to selling variety and inclusivity – in content material, in viewers attain, in publishing choices, and in earnings streams. Hear from profitable indie authors on why they selected self-publishing for its artistic freedom.
You’ve bought this! Psychological Well being Resilience for Writers: Being a author will be lonely and emotional – rejection will be onerous however so can success. How do you take care of rejection? With imposter syndrome? With submit publication blues? How do you share psychological well being points along with your writer or your agent? And who will assist you if you end up feeling fragile? Be a part of author and educational Lily Dunn; award-winning comics creator Hannah Berry; writer and wellness speaker Chloé Pierre; Anna Body, Communications Director at Canongate; and Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin, who writes underneath the pen identify of Sam Blake.
YA Highlight: How To Get Seen in a Crowded Market: YA books are trending, however with a crowded market which is especially influenced by BookTok, how will you get your e-book get seen? Audio system on this panel embody writer Danielle Jawando, journalist Charlotte Eyre and BookToker Samantha Soar (@samfallingbooks).
Authors and BookTok: Content material Creators Main the Discipline on TikTok Share Their Suggestions and Recommendation: BookTok’s affect on the e-book gross sales market is plain, so we’re listening to from the content material creator specialists themselves about their suggestions and recommendation for authors desirous to make their mark on TikTok. Be a part of BookTokers Joe Reads (@joe.reads), Amy Could (@amymaybooks), content material creator Anya Smith and Bookstagrammer and schoolteacher Zubs (@Zubscovered).
Getting Began: Constructing Tomorrow’s Readers: Be a part of Steve Antony, award-winning author and illustrator of twenty-two youngsters’s books, and ‘Faculty Libraries Champion’ of the Faculty Library Affiliation, about methods to elevate the following era of readers.
ILLUSTRATORS AFTERNOON | WEDNESDAY 13TH MARCH
Highlights from the Illustrators Afternoon programme, as a part of Writer HQ, embody:
Illustrator of the Honest – Flavia Z Drago: A particular in-conversation occasion with the Illustrator of the Honest, Flavia Z Drago. Born and raised in Mexico Metropolis, Flavia studied Youngsters’s Guide Illustration at Anglia Ruskin College in Cambridge, UK and is at present collaborating with Walker Books in London, making image books with monsters as foremost characters. Her first image e-book as an writer and illustrator known as Gustavo the Shy Ghost (2020) grew to become #1 in The New York Occasions Greatest Sellers; it was adopted by Leila the Excellent Witch (2022) and by Vlad the Fabulous Vampire (2023). In 2021 she was the winner of the Klaus Flugge Prize.
AOI Publishing Contracts Masterclass: On this mini masterclass, The Affiliation of Illustrators (AOI) will information you thru copyright, contracts, rights, advances, royalties and vital clauses to be careful for, with Sarah Morris, Membership Supervisor on the Affiliation of Illustrators.
AOI Panel Dialogue – Getting Your Illustrations Revealed: Wish to know methods to catch a choice maker’s eye, and get revealed? Be a part of the AOI’s CEO, Rachel Hill in dialogue with Joanna McInerney, Head of Large Image Press; Matthew Kelly, Artwork Director (Fiction & Manufacturers) at Harper Collins Youngsters’s Books; and Charlotte Abrams-Simpson, Artwork Director at Orion Publishing Group.
In Dialog with illustrator Jennifer N R Smith: An perception into award-winning illustrator Jennifer N R Smith’s artistic observe, inspirations and journey that led to her first youngsters’s e-book, Glow, being revealed by Thames & Hudson in 2023 as the primary within the pure historical past collection Wild Wonders, with the second e-book to quickly be launched in 2024. The session will probably be chaired by Sarah Morris, Membership Supervisor on the Affiliation of Illustrators.
Illustrators’ Afternoon Networking Reception: Be a part of fellow illustrators and creatives within the Illustrators Gallery space for a casual networking reception.
Additional particulars about The London Guide 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 Guide Honest (LBF) is the world’s largest spring e-book commerce and publishing occasion, and can return to its house at Olympia London from 12 – 14 March 2024. Customer registration is now open, at this hyperlink.
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View the complete Writers’ Summit programme right here, and the Writer HQ programme right here.
