How To Get Published – Belfast in association w/ Writers & Artists and the Open University
8th June 2019 – 9:30am to 4:00pm
Overview
We’re pleased to be partnering with The Open University to bring a day of advice on the writing and publishing process. This full-day conference, held in the heart of Belfast, includes talks on various aspects of the writing journey from best-selling authors, a networking lunch and an informative interactive panel discussion with leading literary agents.
If you’re an aspiring writer with a manuscript and ready to submit, or simply at the beginning of your writing journey, don’t miss out on what promises to be a day essential to helping you work towards producing a publishable manuscript.
Schedule
09.30-10.00: Registration and welcome teas and coffees
10.00-11.00: How to build a narrative with Paul McVeigh
11.00-11.20: Comfort break
11.20-12.20: Researching the story with Garrett Carr
12.20-13.30: Lunch break (lunch included)
13.30-14.30: Creating your protagonist with Geraldine Quigley
14.30-14.50: Comfort break
14.50-16.00: How to submit your work to agents and independent presses: practical tips from literary agent Nicola Barr and editor Patsy Horton
16.00-17.00: Reception